Philadelphia2035. Webjunction. WebJunction Receives $250,000 IMLS Grant to Support Libraries’ Roles in National Broadband Adoption Efforts. FLP agency cards to all KEYSPOTS. Pew Study: Philadelphia Free Library, Like Other Big-City Libraries, Struggles to Keep up with Residents’ Changing Demands. Philadelphia, PA - 03/07/2012 - A new report from The Pew Charitable Trusts’ Philadelphia Research Initiative finds that the Free Library of Philadelphia, like urban libraries across America, is struggling to keep up with the changing demands of city residents who have come to rely on their neighborhood libraries to perform an ever-wider range of functions.
“The Library in the City: Changing Demands and A Challenging Future,” which includes results of a poll on Philadelphians’ attitudes toward their libraries, examines the role being played by the Free Library and big-city library systems across the country. It finds that these institutions often support and complement the work of other public agencies in ways that go largely unrecognized.
Due partly to their role as society’s default provider of computer and Internet access, today’s urban libraries help residents—including those with limited incomes and educations—find jobs and connect to government services and benefits. IMLS letters of support from partners. Techmobile launch at PEC's Rowan House.
No one could have predicted that Rena Rowan Damone, a little girl from humble beginnings in war torn Lido Poland, would later become the famous fashion designer, businesswoman, and philanthropist we know and regard so highly today.
As co-founder of the Jones New York clothing line, Rena Rowan Damone’s creative philosophy and leadership skills touch not only the fields of business and fashion, they also serve to encourage and inspire philanthropy in others. "My childhood and early years made me stronger--and I’m happy that I had some suffering, so I can appreciate what I have now and what I can do for others," Mrs. Rowan Damone explains. In 1995, she established the Rena Rowan Foundation for the Homeless, recognizing the needs of Philadelphia’s most vulnerable citizens, particularly homeless women with children. In 1997, Mrs. Our longtime PEC friend continues to be an inspiration to staff and families at Rowan House. Mayor's Commission on Literacy grantee.
Mercy Neighborhood Ministries of Philadelphia. Nicetown-Tioga FLP branch. Gaudenzia. Tioga United. OIC/FLP. Philadelphia OIC, Inc. School Net-SDP. Connect Philly. Digital access is a first step that will connect citizens to better opportunities.
To better access city services, education opportunities, jobs and more, we have to work together as a city to make access to the Internet as easy as possible. Bec ause of that charge, we have launched Connect Philly. The city's Freedom Rings Partnership ân initiative that is steadily opening public computer centers that offer access and training to citizens âelped us collect the largest and most complet list of Internet-accessible locations to date. Using any mobile phone, citizens can now send their address by text message to find the closest available Internet access point. Try it now: type an address in an SMS message (i.e. â15 Market St.âo 215-240-7296. For those with access, the Internet is an essential utility. Temple University.