Library Company History & Exhibitions Tour

Friday, May 1st at 11:00 AM

In-Person Event

Join us for a guided tour of the Library Company’s first-floor exhibition galleries. Learn more about the history of the de facto first Library of Congress and oldest colonial cultural institution in the United States. Guests will also learn more about art and artifacts on display in the Logan Room, and as well as hear about the collection materials showcased in our rotating exhibition space.

Space is limited, so please sign up for only one tour time per person. Tickets are available for all First Fridays from May 1st through October 2nd, 2026.

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Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at 7 PM ET

The Library Company is in the midst of big changes, not least the appointment of the first woman to lead the institution in its nearly 300-year history. This event is intended to introduce Jessica Choppin Roney, currently Director Designate, and later to be Director of the Library Company after our merger with Temple University. Join us for a conversation with her hosted by Maria Thompson, president of the Board of Trustees at the Library Company.

Dr. Roney is Associate Professor of History at Temple University and the author of Governed by a Spirit of Opposition: The Origins of American Political Practice in Colonial Philadelphia and the recent article, “‘An Expansion of the Same Society’: Republican Government and Empire in the Early Republic,” in the Journal of American History, both of which won prizes. She has served as the Director of the Program in Early American Economy and Society (PEAES) at the Library Company since 2024. Before that she was on the editorial staff of the Journal of the Early Republic from 2017 to 2024. Her work has been supported with fellowships from the McNeil Center for Early American Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, the American Philosophical Society, the Clements Library, the Society of the Cincinnati, the Filson Historical Society, the Arts and Humanities Research Council in Britain, the Ohio Academy of History, Ohio University, Temple University, and, of course!, the Library Company of Philadelphia. She lives in Philadelphia with her husband, two daughters, and two cats.

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Tuesday, May 19th | 5:15 pm | Hybrid
Shareholders Only

Meet and mingle with other shareholders, trustees, and staff as we elect our Board of Trustees and share updates about the institution’s work over the last year. Shareholder proxy information will be available by April 17, 2026. Stay tuned for an email and mailed packet.

Following the business meeting, join us for a closer look at the Library Company’s new exhibition, Philadelphia’s Radical Revolution, which explores the dramatic shifts that Philadelphians endured during the era of the American Revolution.

Director Designate Jessica Choppin Roney and Rider University Professor of History Aaron Sullivan will discuss how the era’s political transformations, from disaffection to radicalism to moderation, impacted city residents.

Reception to follow.

Library Company History & Exhibitions Tour

Friday, June 5th at 11:00 AM

In-Person Event

Join us for a guided tour of the Library Company’s first-floor exhibition galleries. Learn more about the history of the de facto first Library of Congress and oldest colonial cultural institution in the United States. Guests will also learn more about art and artifacts on display in the Logan Room, and as well as hear about the collection materials showcased in our rotating exhibition space.

Space is limited, so please sign up for only one tour time per person. Tickets are available for all First Fridays from May 1st through October 2nd, 2026.

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Library Company History & Exhibitions Tour

Friday, July 10th at 11:00 AM

In-Person Event

Join us for a guided tour of the Library Company’s first-floor exhibition galleries. Learn more about the history of the de facto first Library of Congress and oldest colonial cultural institution in the United States. Guests will also learn more about art and artifacts on display in the Logan Room, and as well as hear about the collection materials showcased in our rotating exhibition space.

Space is limited, so please sign up for only one tour time per person. Tickets are available for all First Fridays from May 1st through October 2nd, 2026.

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Library Company History & Exhibitions Tour

Friday, August 7th at 11:00 AM

In-Person Event

Join us for a guided tour of the Library Company’s first-floor exhibition galleries. Learn more about the history of the de facto first Library of Congress and oldest colonial cultural institution in the United States. Guests will also learn more about art and artifacts on display in the Logan Room, and as well as hear about the collection materials showcased in our rotating exhibition space.

Space is limited, so please sign up for only one tour time per person. Tickets are available for all First Fridays from May 1st through October 2nd, 2026.

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Library Company History & Exhibitions Tour

Friday, September 4th at 11:00 AM

In-Person Event

Join us for a guided tour of the Library Company’s first-floor exhibition galleries. Learn more about the history of the de facto first Library of Congress and oldest colonial cultural institution in the United States. Guests will also learn more about art and artifacts on display in the Logan Room, and as well as hear about the collection materials showcased in our rotating exhibition space.

Space is limited, so please sign up for only one tour time per person. Tickets are available for all First Fridays from May 1st through October 2nd, 2026.

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Library Company History & Exhibitions Tour

Friday, October 2nd at 11:00 AM

In-Person Event

Join us for a guided tour of the Library Company’s first-floor exhibition galleries. Learn more about the history of the de facto first Library of Congress and oldest colonial cultural institution in the United States. Guests will also learn more about art and artifacts on display in the Logan Room, and as well as hear about the collection materials showcased in our rotating exhibition space.

Space is limited, so please sign up for only one tour time per person. Tickets are available for all First Fridays from May 1st through October 2nd, 2026.

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