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Summer of Wonder at the Frankford Library

Hello Frankford Community Member,

The Free Library has kicked off its Summer of Wonder Program, and the recently opened Frankford branch will also be participating.

Throughout the summer, children can keep track of their reading, activities, and library programs with the take-home Summer of Wonder Activity Map, available online in 13 languages. We’ve also included fun activity prompts, a draw-your-own comic panel, an anagram puzzle, and — most excitingly — a fold-out map of Philadelphia, where kids can plot their Summer of Wonder progress with our specially designed Philly Stickers.  Check in with your librarian to learn how you can earn prizes along the way, including books, lanyards, rubber ducks, museum passes, and more!

For more information, please see the links below.

Summer of Wonder 2025!

https://libwww.freelibrary.org/blog/post/5487

Activity Tracker

https://libwww.freelibrary.org/assets/pdf/programs/summerreading/kid/SOW25-activity-tracker-English.pdf

Online summary of events and programs (for Children & Adults)

https://libwww.freelibrary.org/programs/summerreading/#section-participate

Regards,

Gaspar Santos (Hel/Him/His)
Community Initiative Specialist
Community Engagement & Volunteer Services

267-334-5646  |  freelibrary.org
Rodin Place, Suit 201, 2000 Hamilton street, 19130

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Frankford Transportation Center Transit-Oriented Development

From the Frankford Community Development Corporation:

The Frankford Transportation Center Transit-Oriented Development at Frankford and Pratt is on schedule to begin demolition and construction later this year! You can look forward to 132 affordable apartments, ranging from studios to 3-bedroom units; a new supermarket; and a 40,000 sq. ft. City health center.

On June 5, 2025, Philadelphia City Council voted to approve funding of the health center project up to $21 million! We want to thank our councilperson, Quetcy Lozada, for her unwavering support of this project and sponsorship of the bill.

Stay tuned for more updates!

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It’s Easy to See

IT’S EASY TO SEE

I’m not mad and I’m not upset; this is a day I will never forget.
Dinner for two, late movie shows, long walks on the Avenue.
I’m lost without you, and it’s easy to see, I’m lost without you.
Long walks in the rain, playing games kicking sand, one on one shooting Hoops in the high school gym.
I’m lost without you, and it’s easy to see, I’m lost without you.
Will you ever come back to me. Movies make me so sad, when all I can do is stare at the screen, and think of you, and visions of us walking hand and hand down Lovers Lane, shooting stars up over our head.
These are the things I will always miss and never forget.
What I need is one last tender kiss, this is one of the things I will surely miss.
I’m not mad and I’m not upset, I’m just lost – without you.

BY LENNY JAYNES

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Memorial Day 2025

We wrote these books to keep the memory of their sacrifice alive.

“Frankford Heroes, 3rd Edition: Small town patriotism in a big city neighborhood“ by Robert F. Smiley and Richard W. Johnson

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“Heroes of Frankford High School” by Robert F. Smiley and Patricia M. Smiley

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