LFI 2025/weekend

LFI 2025 weekend meeting

Intro

This is an in-person weekend meeting for the 2025 cohort of Library Freedom Institute.

Please read and abide by our community documents

Community Agreements

• W.A.I.T. – Why Am I Talking?
• Recognize Power & Privilege
• E.L.M.O. - Enough Let's Move On
• Make Space, Take Space
• Confidentiality/Chill Chatham House Rule
• Provide Grace and Be Forgiving
• Oops/Ouch Accountability
• Self Care and Community Care
• Write Bigger/Speak Up/Deaf Applause and Hand Signals
• One Mic, One Speaker
• Get On Stack
• Someone Remembers to Keep Time

Weekend details at a glance

Date	Time	What's happening
July 25	all day/everyone arrives	Possible group activities in the daytime; social stuff in the evening (ideas to come)
July 26	10-4 at Friends Center, 1501 Cherry Street	Meeting
July 26	5 pm	Group dinner at Dim Sum Garden, 1020 Race Street
July 27	10-4 at Friends Center, 1501 Cherry Street	Meeting

Things to know before your arrival in Philly

Transit from airport

There is an easy and convenient airport train that runs every 30 minutes. It will take you very close to the hotel and venue.

Venue

Friends Center, MLK Room, 1501 Cherry Street, Philadelphia PA

Hotel

Best Western Plus Philadelphia Convention Center, 1225 Vine Street

Group dinner

TBD

Transit locally

• All of our "official" locations - hotel, venue, and dinner - are accessible by multiple forms of public transit.
• Public transit:
• Parking:
• Bikes:

Things to do

• Local site with event info: https://www.westphillylocal.com/

Name	Type of activity	Website/location	Things to know

Weather

July is hot and sticky here! It will be HUMID. Stay hydrated! Wear sunscreen! All of our stuff will be in air conditioning. Hottest part of the day is around 3-5 pm.