Out of Africa, Broken for You, Jacob Have I Loved

Forbidden- Beverly Jenkins Beloved- Toni Morrison Agent Running in the Field- John Le Carre

the thief of always - clive barker rabbit hill - robert lawson animal farm - george orwell

Forty Rooms by Olga Grushin Among Others by Jo Walton Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

Where the Crawdads Sing Looking for Alaska Into the Wild

Book snacks but make them women in translation... May we challenge you to read a woman in translation this month? All under 200 pages, here are some books we recommend reading this August for "Women in Translation" month. All these are available on The Athenaeum shelves...

And the longlist is... Stop by the Members Lounge to see our display of the Booker Prize longlist!

“Cull, Cut, Craft: The Legacy and Practice of Collage” begins with the opening of the juried exhibition Paper Trails, which features artworks by over 60 artists. Join us at the First Friday opening on September 6th, at 6pm.

And kudos to The Athenaeum of Philadelphia / for offering a section that’s dedicated to short books, for those times when we just want a “book snack” #reading #librarians

August is "Women in Translation" month! Why not start with these five books translated from the Japanese? All available on the Athenaeum shelves~

Starting now, all tickets to Opera Philadelphia's 2024-2025 Season are just $11 or Pick Your Price. Any amount over $11 helps support other operagoers and the art they make! Reserve now for the best seats: operaphila.org/pyp youtu.be/5pC_B3qMvl8

The Athenaeum will be at this year's 20/20 Photo Festival at Cherry Street Pier on September 7th! Come learn about Philadelphia's photographic history, our library's photo book catalogue, and see the works of the other great photographers who will be joining us there!

How we're spending our long Labor Day Weekend. See you tomorrow! "Atlantic City" Robert M. Skaler Postcard Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia

September 6 is Read a Book Day! What are you reading today? #ReadABookDay

Our new exhibition with @collagephiladelphia got a shout out in Metro Philadelphia's weekend issue! Paper Trails is now open until October 26... Come through!

The Moss Symposium approaches! Here's our excellent lineup, and some other collage events you should absolutely register for on our website. philaathenaeum.org/programs-event…

Next Monday, we're celebrating Carrie Rickey's new book, A Complicated Passion: The Life & Work of Agnes Varda! A book signing will follow the program. Register: philaathenaeum.org/event-detail/?…

The Paper Trails exhibition is still on view at The Athenaeum until October 26! Here's a link to all works available for purchase: collagephiladelphia.com/paper-trails