Annual Dinner
The Library Company of Philadelphia has been gathering for an annual dinner since our founding in 1731. To learn more about this year’s event and available sponsorship opportunities, please contact the Development Office at [email protected] or 215-546-3181 ext. 118.
295th Annual Dinner – Featuring Dr. William Woys Weaver
Thursday, November 12, 2026
Presented In-Person
The Down Town Club by Cescaphe
600 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA
This year, we are pleased to be featuring Dr. William Woys Weaver discussing his new book, Pepperpot City: Philadelphia and the Foundation of American Cuisine (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2026). To learn more about this year’s sponsorship opportunities, please contact [email protected] or call 215-546-3181 ext. 118.
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Past Annual Dinners:
294th Annual Dinner (November 13, 2025) – featuring Frank Cogliano
293rd Annual Dinner (October 28, 2024) – featuring Craig L. Symonds
292nd Annual Dinner (November 9, 2023) – featuring Drew Gilpin Faust
291st Annual Dinner (December 5, 2022) – featuring Jim Downs
290thAnnual Dinner (December 6, 2021) – featuring Annette Gordon-Reed
289th Annual Dinner (November 9, 2020) – featuring Rick Atkinson
288th Annual Dinner (November 14, 2019) – featuring David Blight
287th Annual Dinner (November 15, 2018) – featuring Stephen Fried
