Friday, May 17 2013 at 02:00 PM (Get Tickets)
Location:
Library Company of Philadelphia
1314 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
United States
Event Description:
The tour will offer a, behind-the-scenes look inside the workings of the Library Company. Founded in 1731 by Benjamin Franklin, the Library Company is America’s first successful lending library and oldest cultural institution. Today, the Library Company is an independent research library and houses over half a million rare books, manuscripts, pamphlets, prints, and photographs relating to early American history. It also includes the libraries of Benjamin Rush and James Logan.
Get a exclusive look at rare, library collection of early American imprints; learn how books are conserved in the bindery; and view an exhibition of the Remnant Remnants of Everyday Life, which explores the stories and evolution behind the production, dissemination, and preservation of ephemera.