Vision: Building an enlightened community devoted to lifelong learning.

Mission: The Free Library of Philadelphia advances literacy, guides learning, and inspires curiosity.

Robert Heim, Chair
Sherry Swirsky, Vice Chair
Pamela Dembe, Vice Chair
Tobey Gordon Dichter, Vice Chair, Ex-Officio
Darwin Beauvais, Secretary
Melissa Grimm, Treasurer
Sara S. Moran, Assistant Secretary
Siobhan A. Reardon, Assistant Treasurer

Donna Allie
Steven M. Altschuler
Christopher Arlene
Jacqueline Barnett
Darwin Beauvais
Peter A. Benoliel
Patricia A. Coulter
Pamela Dembe
Tobey Gordon Dichter
W. Wilson Goode, Sr.
Melissa Grimm
Robert Heim
Nancy D. Kolb
H. W. Jerome Maddox
Noel Mayo
Sonia Sanchez
John J. Soroko
Sherry Swirsky
Nicholas D. Torres
Ignatius C. Wang
Shelly Yanoff

Joseph Burke
Gloria Twine Chisum
Armand Della Porta
Herman Mattleman
Teresa M. Sarmina

Michael DiBerardinis, Deputy Mayor for Environmental and Community Resources
Irv Ackelsberg, Friends of the Free Library