Celebrate National Arts and Humanities Month with PA Humanities!
October is National Arts and Humanities month, recognizing and celebrating the importance of culture in the United States. Celebrate with PA Humanities!
Getting to know Jean-Pierre Brice
We are excited to introduce the newest member of our PA Humanities staff, Jean-Pierre Brice. He goes by Jean-Pierre, JP, Pierre, and sometimes Uncle P, and this longtime Chester resident is now our Community Programs Manager.
Trying Everything: Exploring the Humanities World as a Summer Intern
By Maia Schwallie During my first couple of weeks as a summer intern at PA Humanities, I spent a lot of time absorbing the complexities of the humanities world. As I slowly learned the ropes, my coworkers shared with me that when they first started working at PA Humanities, it took time to truly understand…
History, storytelling part of ‘awesome vibe’ in downtown Shippensburg
By Karen Price A neglected boxcar rusting in the woods, a grassy lot and hundreds of bankers boxes filled with old documents may seem like pieces to three very different puzzles, but today they are key elements of the story of revitalization in downtown Shippensburg. Shippensburg Station sits at the trailhead of the Cumberland Valley…
PA teens push back against book banning, censorship
Members of the Brandywine Community Library Teen Reading Lounge Location learn about the Holocaust through novel “Prisoner B-3087” by Alan Gratz, an author whose work was recently challenged by a school board member in Kutztown, PA.
Young poets bring joy to their community at Carroll Park
Third graders from Samuel Powell Elementary School share their poetry with the West Philadelphia community at the latest Rain Poetry reveal event at Carroll Park.