Welcome to PHC, Pennsylvania's only statewide organization dedicated to the humanities. Hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians are engaged by our book discussions, speakers bureau, arts and culture TV show with PCN-TV, grant funded projects and other public programs.

Highlights

Teen Reading Lounge

Including teen audiences in the public humanities is the first step in building a community of informed and engaged adults. Created by PHC for public libraries, Teen Reading Lounge is an interactive book discussion series that allows teens, ages 12-18, to read and talk about literature that matters to them.

Says one teen participant, “I never really thought about Percy Jackson and learning about the Greeks. It was so cool to learn more about Greek history and culture.”

Adds PHC board member Mary Garm, "PHC can play an important role in helping young people develop an awareness of how the humanities reach every corner of our lives. Working with them is our opportunity to deliver civility and culture to the world they will create." Read on to hear what participating libraries have to say about this new project.

Grants in Action!

To Cross an Ocean Four Centuries Long
May 24th

Join us on May 24 for haunting spirituals, thunderous percussion, and a heart wrenching narrative of three enslaved women. Presented by Senior Community Services in Chester, To Cross an Ocean Four Centuries Long, is a one-woman performance by scholar Amanda Kemp. Kemp says of her collaboration with the center, "Performing plays about African American history for African American seniors inspires me as a scholar. The seniors give immediate feedback when they sing along, interrupt a performance with a standing ovation or tell their stories during the talk-back."

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Upcoming Events

Pennsylvania German Music, Instruments and Dance
Friday, May 18
Mountainhome

Making Sense of the American Civil War @ Peters Township Public Library #4
Sunday, May 20
McMurray

Middletown Mondays 2012
Monday, May 21
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