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Shareholder Spotlight: Susanna Poulson Dobson (1797-1843)

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New Hours for Researching at the Library Company

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Michael Zinman Collection of Early American Primers Now Available to Researchers

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From the New Director to Library Company Shareholders

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Shareholder-Member Update August 2026

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In Celebration of Retiring Senior Curator of Graphic Arts Sarah J. Weatherwax

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The Library Company of Philadelphia in the News

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Philadelphia’s Radical Revolution: From the Stamp Act to the Federal Constitution

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Shareholder Spotlight: Susanna Carmalt

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Shareholder Spotlight: Zaccheus Collins (1764-1831)

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Shareholder Spotlight: Marguerite Marie LaHalle Cret (1877-1965)

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Jessica Roney Appointed Director Designate of the Library Company of Philadelphia

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Shareholder Spotlight: Stephen Girard (1750-1831)

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Library Company Papers Project Launches New Web Portal

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