Author Talk with Emily St. John Mandel (Author of “Station Eleven”)

Looking for something to do on Thursday night (March 26)? Why not tune into an author talk with Emily St. John Mandel where she will be discussing her new book, The Glass Elevator, and answering online audience questions. This event is hosted by the Free Library of Philadelphia.

To register for this event, click here.

In conversation with Beth Kephart,  the award-winning author of more than twenty-five books, including Going OverHandling the Truth: On the Writing of Memoir, and most recently The Great Upending.

A finalist for the National Book Award and the PEN/Faulkner Award, Emily St. John Mandel’s bestselling Station 11 vacillates in time between the world that we know and the dystopic travails of a Shakespearean acting troupe in the years following a global plague. Her other novels include Last Night in Montreal, The Lola Quartet, and The Singer’s Gun, winner of the 2014 Prix Mystère de la Critique in France. She is a staff writer for art and culture magazine The Millions. In The Glass Hotel, Mandel tells a tale of a gargantuan Ponzi scheme, cryptic threats, and the clandestine landscapes that exist just below the veneer of ordinary life.

Information for Employees who are Impacted by COVID-19

UPDATE: FOR MORE UP TO DATE INFORMATION FOR UNEMPLOYMENT, CLICK HERE

If you are employed in Pennsylvania and are unable to work because of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), you may be eligible for Unemployment or Workers’ Compensation benefits. The Department of Labor & Industry will continue to provide important employment benefit updates as the situation evolves.

You may be eligible if:

  • Your employer temporarily closes or goes out of business because of COVID-19
  • Your employer reduces your hours because of COVID-19
  • You have been told not to work because your employer feels you might get or spread COVID-19
  • You have been told to quarantine or self-isolate, or live/work in a county under government-recommended mitigation efforts

For more information on what to do to file for unemploment, click here.

To begin filing for unemployment in the state of Pennsylvania, click here.

Illegal Lockouts – Know Your Rights

In response to the corona virus emergency, many courts are closed and no evictions are being processed at this time. As a result, landlords may attempt to remove tenants illegally for nonpayment of rent or other reasons. Legal Aid of Southeastern PA can help you to file an emergency petition with the courts. 

What do you do if you’re illegally locked out?

• Call the police. Show them proof that you are a tenant.

• Call Legal Aid of Southeastern PA (LASP) at 877-429-5994 or www.lasp.org/applyhere