Join the North Philadelphia Arts and Culture Alliance on Saturday, April 24th, for the 2nd Annual Treasures of North Philadelphia Open House! Explore the wealth of art and culture of Central North Philadelphia as over a dozen organizations open their doors to celebrate the diverse and plentiful programs that make this neighborhood special. The special exhibition, The Radical, The Alternative, The Political—Posters from the Contemporary Culture Collection, will be on display at Paley, and the Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection will be open special Saturday hours! Find out more about participants and programs happening at North Philly arts and culture spots that day: http://www.northphillyarts.org/

TEMPLE BOOK CLUB DISCUSSION Temple Book Club Reads Cristina Henríquez’s The World in Half April 22, 1:00 p.m. The final book club discussion of the 2010 season is a discussion of Henriquez’s first novel. The World in Half is the tale of a young woman in Chicago and her deeply divided identity.

CELEBRATE NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK April 13, 1:00 p.m. Renee Hobbs on copyright, fair use and digital learning Paley Library Lecture Hall Renee Hobbs is a national expert on media literacy and education, and this afternoon, she shares insight on her latest work. She founded the Media Education Lab at Temple, the Partnership for Media Education, is a co-editor of the Journal for Media Literacy Education, and has developed a number of tools for teachers, students and others interested in media education. Her latest project, “Copyright Clarity: How Fair Use Supports Digital Learning,” explores educational uses of materials related to mass media, popular culture and digital media. Hobbs’ latest work also helps educators apply the principles of fair use to the most common classroom scenarios.

CELEBRATE NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK April 12, Performance 2:00 p.m., Panel Discussion 3:00 p.m. Paley Library Lecture Hall First Lady of Philadelphia: The Life and Times of Deborah Franklin – A Personal Story (conceived by Roberta Sloan, written by Dennis Moritz and Roberta Sloan, directed by David O’Connor) Deborah Read Franklin, Benjamin Franklin’s wife, takes her long-overdue leap into the historic limelight on stage in this entertaining world premiere. Mrs. Franklin is positively unforgettable–charming, warm, wise, fearless, and abundantly opinionated. She is the unsung First Lady of Philadelphia. Temple University Libraries and GenEd present an encore performance of this new work. After the performance, scholars Laura Levitt, Roland Williams, and Susan Klepp, as well as writer and performer Roberta Sloan, will discuss the role that scholars and historical methods played in the creation of this artistic work.

Inside Temple History: A Conversation with Professor James Hilty on the Research and Surprises of 125 Years of Service to Philadelphia, the Nation, and the World April 8, 3:00 p.m., Paley Library Lecture Temple University: 125 Years of Service to Philadelphia, the Nation, and the World, by noted historian and Temple professor James Hilty, offers the first full history of Temple University. The book presents a rich chronicle from founder Russell Conwell’s vision to democratize, diversify, and broaden the reach of higher education to Temple’s present day status as the twenty-eighth largest university and the fifth largest provider of professional education in the United States. Join Dr. Hilty as he reveals the secrets of his research, discusses the connection between the book and archives,

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS SHOWCASE The John T. McIntyre Collection April 7, 4:00 p.m. John T. McIntyre (1871-1951) was a Philadelphia-based writer who penned novels, plays and juvenile books for sixty-years. This showcase brings the life and works of this lesser known, but intriguing, local author to the fore by examining his manuscripts and books, found only in the Special Collections Department. Join us for a Special Collections Showcase and learn more about an author every Philadelphian should know.

The Top Secret Rosies of WWII An Illustrated Lecture by LeAnn Erickson March 30, 1:30 pm Filmmaker and Temple professor LeAnn Erickson reveals a hidden history of top-secret women war workers during World War II. Through her lecture, she will demonstrate how she constructed her historical documentary, and how libraries, archives, documents and painstaking research come together to create her documentary project The Top Secret Rosies: The Female Computers of WW II. This event includes a screening of the trailer of Erickson’s still-in-process documentary.