LCP Blog: Beyond the Reading Room

Illustration of the seal of the Library Company, with books pouring knowledge from single large jar to many smaller jars

Temple University Board Approves Merger with Library Company of Philadelphia

December 8, 2025/by Dana Dorman

Shareholder Spotlight: Connections to the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps

November 24, 2025/by Dana Dorman
Photograph of cover of sheet music "Welcome to Spring"

Shareholder Spotlight: S. Decatur Smith (1820-1908)

September 29, 2025/by Dana Dorman
Color engraving of the Library Company of Philadelphia's 1791 building on 5th and Library Streets

LCP’s Summer Mellon Interns Spotlight

August 29, 2025/by Grace Harrington
Black and white photograph of exterior of house

Shareholder Spotlight: Sarah Jenkins Harmar (1761-1847)

August 19, 2025/by Dana Dorman
Hand-colored map of United States showing geological details

Shareholder Spotlight: William Maclure (1763-1840)

July 18, 2025/by Dana Dorman

Library Company Announces Plans for Semiquincentennial

July 10, 2025/by Grace Harrington
Side portrait illustration of Frances Cadwalader Erskine, labeled Mrs. Erskine 1809

Shareholder Spotlight: Anne Bond Travis Erskine (circa 1792-1851)

June 24, 2025/by Dana Dorman
Photograph portrait of Frank Etting that appeared in published book

Shareholder Spotlight: Frank M. Etting (1833-1890)

May 27, 2025/by Dana Dorman
Photograph of miniature depicting Cadwalader Morris

Shareholder Spotlight: Cadwalader Morris (1741-1795)

April 21, 2025/by Dana Dorman

Library Company Acquires the William Woys Weaver Collection of Culinary Ephemera

April 7, 2025/by Grace Harrington
Illustration of the seal of the Library Company, with books pouring knowledge from single large jar to many smaller jars

Statement in Support of NEH

April 7, 2025/by Dana Dorman
Photograph of inside flyleaf of book with Emma M Bouvier incscription

Shareholder Spotlight: Emma M. Bouvier Drexel (1833-1883)

March 20, 2025/by Dana Dorman
Photographic postcard of the exterior of Christ Church

Shareholder Spotlight: Rev. Robert Blackwell (1748-1831)

February 20, 2025/by Dana Dorman

Announcing an Unparalleled Gift from Dr. Charles E. Rosenberg

January 31, 2025/by Grace Harrington

Shareholder Spotlight: Elizabeth Hewson Caldwell (1774-1851)

January 23, 2025/by Dana Dorman
Photograph of William Pepper membership ticket to the First Pan-American Medical Congress

Shareholder Spotlight: Dr. William Pepper (1843-1898)

December 12, 2024/by Dana Dorman
Lithograph portrait of Margaret Morris sitting in a chair holding a book

Shareholder Spotlight: Margaret Morris (1737-1816)

November 15, 2024/by Dana Dorman
Photograph of cover of bound volume titled Minutes of the Committee for Fixing the Value of Lost Books

Finding Aid Now Available for Library Company Institutional Records

November 7, 2024/by Dana Dorman
Photograph of signature of Jacob Duche on 1731 document

Shareholder Spotlight: Jacob Duché, Sr. (1708-1788)

October 14, 2024/by Dana Dorman
Illustration of exterior of Loganian Library with smaller inset sketches of other buildings at edge of page

Looking Back at the Loganian Library

October 4, 2024/by Dana Dorman
Illustration of large brick house and market next to it with pedestrians and cart out front

Shareholder Spotlight: Sarah Lukens Keene (circa 1783-1866)

September 16, 2024/by Dana Dorman

Are You A Molly?: August Program Bridges American Girl’s Past and Present

August 28, 2024/by Dan Shiman
Photo of text in minute book about Rees Lloyd's widow wanting share to be held in trust by her brother for her children

Shareholder Spotlight: Rees Lloyd (1709-1743)

August 14, 2024/by Dana Dorman

The Captivating World of 19th-Century American Trade Cards

August 8, 2024/by Dan Shiman