The Free Library of Philadelphia's Youth Services and Programs Division aims to give children programs they'll be interested in, but it also provides something else: a safe space away from violence.
PHILADELPHIA -- As Angela Lomax sat in Shakespeare Park in Center City, she enjoyed a great performance that consisted of professionals playing music and her nephew, Ivan, dancing nonstop.Ivan's impromptu dance break was courtesy of the Free Library of Philadelphia as it hosted"Make Music Philly" in the park across the street from its library branch on the Ben Franklin Parkway.
" not too many safe places around. So to be able to bring him to a safe place and I know he can be free is super important," said Lomax. "We need funds from the city council and the city to be able to fund our libraries," said Erme Maula after participating in a rally for Friends of the Free Library earlier this spring.
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