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Upcoming Events
From Member events to ALOUD programs, and much much more, stay up on the Library Foundation’s activities.
ALOUD
September 26 @ 7:00 pm
The Vaster Wilds
Bestselling novelist Lauren Groff returns to ALOUD with her riveting novel, The Vaster Wilds. Set in the colonial wilderness, the…
ALOUD
September 28 @ 7:00 pm
First Gen: A Memoir
From former White House aide to President Obama and Harvard graduate, Alejandra Campoverdi comes a riveting unflinching memoir on navigating…
ALOUD
October 11 @ 7:00 pm
An Amerikan Family: The Shakurs and the Nation They Created
“Magnificent…. A uniquely intimate history of Black liberation.” The Los Angeles Times Award winning journalist Santi Elijah Holley brings us…
Exhibitions
October 16 @ 6:30 pm
Cloudspotting with the Cloud Appreciation Society
As featured in Something in Common, the 2022 exhibition at Central Library. Join Gavin Pretor-Pinney, founder of the Cloud Appreciation Society, for an…
ALOUD
October 18 @ 7:00 pm
Dwell Time: A Memoir of Art, Exile and Repair
“Masterful revelation about life and art imitating each other in maintenance and repair” – Kirkus Review Renowned art conservator Rosa…
ALOUD
November 9 @ 7:00 pm
To Free the Captives: A Plea for the American Soul
ALOUD welcomes two-time Poet Laureate of the United States and Pulitzer Prize–winner Tracy K. Smith with her remarkable book To…Spotlight
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