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Between Biography and Memoir: Balancing Research with Recollection

Date: Jul 23, 2016
Time: 2pm

This program is currently closed to online reservations.

To RSVP, please email Sharon Padua, Director of Major and Planned Gifts, at sharonpadua@lfla.org with your name, email address, and telephone number.

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The role of the biographer, Virginia Woolf once wrote, is to “admit contradictory versions of the same face.”

This is, in fact, the challenge of both the biographer and the memoirist—constructing a living (or once-living) person on the page, without reducing him or her to a single dimension. This seminar/workshop will address the issues and techniques of biography and memoir—as well as some storytelling methods of literary nonfiction that have been appropriated from fiction.

M.G. Lord is the author of an award-winning concept-driven biography of the movie star Elizabeth Taylor and a cultural history of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab that is also a memoir of her difficult rocket engineer father. She will look at the importance of research, and how it can deepen the telling of any life, even one’s own. She will also discuss ethical and legal concerns, including copyright restrictions on unpublished material and the privacy rights of nonpublic figures.

This is a free program that will be held at the Studio City Branch Library. Space is limited, so please respond early. For more information, please contact Sharon Padua, Director of Major and Planned Gifts, at sharonpadua@lfla.org or 213.292.6268.

 

Reservation and Wait-list Policy

LFLA Members will receive advance notice to make reservations, before being open to the general public.

Reservations will be taken until the program is full, at which point a waiting list will be maintained. If you or anyone in your party can no longer attend, please inform us ahead of time to the best of your ability so we can keep an accurate reservation count as well as accommodate other guests who wish to attend. If you are on the waiting list and a reserved guest cancels, the Library Foundation will contact you regarding availability.

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Our Panelists

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Stacy Lieberman
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John F. Szabo
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Austin Cross

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Stacy Lieberman
President

Sponsorship Opportunities

Sponsor Level

$100K

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$15K

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Sponsor Level

$10K

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Frequently asked questions

Due to room capacity and the interactive nature of this program, program space will be limited to no more than 50. Once that capacity is reached, we will maintain a waitlist. If you need to cancel your reservation, please let us know as soon as possible.

LFLA is hosting writers’ seminars in branch libraries in East and West Valley regions to engage Members and library patrons living in this area.

The Studio City Branch Library has ample parking on-site.

Please bring a pen and a notebook. Also, bring questions and be ready for an engaging discussion with M.G. and fellow participants!

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Stacy Lieberman

As President and CEO of the Library Foundation of Los Angeles (LFLA), Stacy Lieberman is an innovative and inclusive leader whose career dwells at the intersection of arts and culture, lifelong learning, storytelling, and equitable access. Stacy guides the Foundation’s philanthropic and public-facing priorities to serve the Los Angeles Public Library, embracing the notion that libraries are beacons of democracy where everyone is welcome. She works intentionally with community leaders, donors, and internal and external strategic partners to raise awareness and resources for the Library and its life-changing initiatives.

With more than 20 years of experience as a senior executive, Stacy has left an indelible mark on iconic L.A. arts, non-profit, and educational institutions such as The Broad, the Autry Museum of the American West, and the Skirball Cultural Center. Building on an early career in book publishing, she has dedicated her professional life to sharing stories and broadening the reach of public institutions to welcome visitors and students of all ages and backgrounds to experience educational, arts, and cultural opportunities.