Charles L. Durham Library

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Charles L. Durham Library Formerly the Mantua Branch, the library was renamed in 1995 to honor Judge Charles L. Durham.

Serving the Mantua and Powelton communities, the library is located near the Drexel University campus and the Philadelphia Zoo.

We are closed for entry, but if you're picking up a hold, please give us a call or knock hard on the door.We are sorry f...
10/13/2026

We are closed for entry, but if you're picking up a hold, please give us a call or knock hard on the door.

We are sorry for the inconvience.

Take a sneak peek of the books that are to hit the shelves soon thanks to the Everett Beauregard Foundation ! We are so...
10/09/2026

Take a sneak peek of the books that are to hit the shelves soon thanks to the Everett Beauregard Foundation ! We are so proud to work with them. Tucked inside some books you might see a bookmark with some kind words. :)

Animal Tales with the Philadelphia Zoo is today! Can you guess what creature might be stopping by based on the story we ...
10/08/2026

Animal Tales with the Philadelphia Zoo is today! Can you guess what creature might be stopping by based on the story we will read? Hope to see you at 3:45PM!

DUE TO ROAD CONSTRUCTION Chalk the Block is cancelled this week. It doesn't feel safe to have kiddos outside while they ...
10/05/2026

DUE TO ROAD CONSTRUCTION Chalk the Block is cancelled this week. It doesn't feel safe to have kiddos outside while they are drilling up the road next to the library. We apologize for the inconvinence, but we thought it would be done this week!

Check out our October LEAP calendar! Not-so-secret secret: Rah is working with kiddos on another community art project o...
10/01/2026

Check out our October LEAP calendar! Not-so-secret secret: Rah is working with kiddos on another community art project on some of the craft days :) Stop by to participate!

Can you believe it's already October?! We can't.
09/30/2026

Can you believe it's already October?! We can't.

Take and make crafts are back! Stop by librarian Christina's desk to get a free acorn craft while supplies last.
09/28/2026

Take and make crafts are back! Stop by librarian Christina's desk to get a free acorn craft while supplies last.

Happy September! LEAP has so many fun after school activities all for FREE.
09/02/2026

Happy September! LEAP has so many fun after school activities all for FREE.

We can't believe it is September already! Check out our calendar chock full of activities.🍂🍎🍂Family fun with Read Baby R...
08/31/2026

We can't believe it is September already! Check out our calendar chock full of activities.

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Family fun with Read Baby Read, Chalk the Block, Family Storytime.
STEM activities for school aged to teens with Science Saturdays.
Beginner English for adults.

Fresh book drop!
08/26/2026

Fresh book drop!

Address

3320 Haverford Avenue
Philadelphia, PA
19104

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 6pm
Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm

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