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Welcome to the Library Company of Philadelphia's Tumblr page! Founded by Ben Franklin in 1731, we are an independent research library specializing in American history and culture from the 17th through the 19th centuries. This page highlights materials from LCP's extensive collection of rare books, manuscripts, broadsides, ephemera, prints, photographs, and works of art.
Last Thursday, Digital Outreach Librarians, Arielle Middleman and
Concetta Barbera attended a Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special
Collections Libraries (PACSCL) workshop on “How to Make Animated Gifs”.
Lead by University of Pennsylvania’s and Gif Magician, Laura Aydelotte,
we learned the inside scoop on bringing our collections to life on
screen. Our recent #caturday is a result of our new skills. Speaking of scoops, #pacsclsocial ice cream social anyone?
Who can resist space cat? Let’s hope he has a good sense of direction because that compass won’t be much help.