Children's Lit. Research Collection of the Free Library of Philadelphia

Explore the history of Pennsylvania whiskey at a 21+ fundraising event!

Inspired by the exhibition “Our Five Senses,”* the Map Collection and the Children’s Literature Research Collection want to give you a taste of Pennsylvania history by bringing together special collections, regional distillers and their whiskeys.

For more information and to purchase tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sampling-history-whiskeys-of-pennsylvania-tickets-71363593429?aff=CLRC

Sometimes we feel like this #bear on #Mondays. You can find him in "All the Animals Where I Live" by Philip C. Stead. #FLPKids #KidsLit #KidsLitArt #FLP #FreeLibrary #FreeLibraryofPhiladelphia #FLPSpecialCollections #SpecialCollections #SpecialCollection #librariesofinstagram

It looks like this #cat is on the hunt! Have you ever seen your cat make these poses? This illustration comes from "Cat Wishes" by Calista Brill with pictures by Kenard Pak. We hope you all have a fantastic #caturday! ⠀ #FLPKids #KidsLit #KidsLitArt #FLP #FreeLibrary #FreeLibraryofPhiladelphia #FLPSpecialCollections #SpecialCollections #SpecialCollection #librariesofinstagram

Here are some #birds doing what they do best in "Balance the Birds" by Susie Ghahremani. We love the vivid colors in this #illustration. @boygirlparty #fowlfriday⠀ #FLPKids #KidsLit #KidsLitArt #FLP #FreeLibrary #FreeLibraryofPhiladelphia #FLPSpecialCollections #SpecialCollections #SpecialCollection #librariesofinstagram

An elevator full of buckets? And we’re in a good mood? That combination can only mean one thing - we’re setting up for a workshop on mold and conservation! Later today, 44 third graders will visit the library and learn about mold and preservation with us and bacteria and preservatives with @freelibrarycook. (See what we did there?) #flpkids #librariesofinstagram #specialcollectionsofinstagram

Here is the cover of "Wild Animals and Their Little Ones," by Rose Celli and illustrated by F. Rojankovsky. It was published in #1933. #wetnosewednesday ⠀ #FLPKids #KidsLit #KidsLitArt #FLP #FreeLibrary #FreeLibraryofPhiladelphia #FLPSpecialCollections #SpecialCollections #SpecialCollection #librariesofinstagram

This gift inscription can be found on the front free endpaper of "A Little Girl of Long Ago, " by Amanda M. Douglas. We like to imagine that Margaret gifted this book to herself, but Margaret was just a popular name during the first half of the 20th century. #marginaliamonday ⠀ #FLPKids #KidsLit #KidsLitArt #FLP #FreeLibrary #FreeLibraryofPhiladelphia #FLPSpecialCollections #SpecialCollections #SpecialCollection #librariesofinstagram

Look in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Squirrel Girl! In our opinion, she's the coolest #superhero in the #Marvel universe. Here she is gracing the #endpapers of "The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl: 2 Fuzzy, 2 Furious," a book by Shannon Hale and Dean Hale. #endoftheweekendpapers #squirrels #squirrelsofinstagram ⠀ #FLPKids #KidsLit #KidsLitArt #FLP #FreeLibrary #FreeLibraryofPhiladelphia #FLPSpecialCollections #SpecialCollections #SpecialCollection #librariesofinstagram

We posted the cover image to Pictures & Stories from Natural History (1886), published by the McLoughlin Brothers a few weeks ago, and now here is an image from the section on Domesticated Animals. This is Faithful Carlo, a Newfoundland dog in all his glory! ⠀ ⠀ #FLPKids #KidsLit #KidsLitArt #FLP #FreeLibrary #FreeLibraryofPhiladelphia #FLPSpecialCollections #SpecialCollections #SpecialCollection #librariesofinstagram #dogsofinstagram #wetnosewednesday #newfoundland #newfoundlanddog

We absolutely love this magnificent #typeface from "The Children's Big Book of Mother Goose." This #book was published in the #1930s by Whitman Publishing Company. Poor Humpty Dumpty! #mothergoose #typography #typetuesday #type #humptydumpty ⠀ #FLPKids #KidsLit #KidsLitArt #FLP #FreeLibrary #FreeLibraryofPhiladelphia #FLPSpecialCollections #SpecialCollections #SpecialCollection #librariesofinstagram