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Finding Your Own True Voice: Approaches to Personal Narrative

Date: Aug 19, 2017
Time: 10am
Location: Palms-Rancho Park Library

** We are no longer accepting online reservations for this program. **

To make a reservation, please email Sharon Padua, Director of Major and Planned Gifts, at sharonpadua@lfla.org with 1) your name, 2) email address and 3) telephone number.

I write entirely to find out what I’m thinking, what I’m looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear. – Joan Didion

The best first-person narratives are as much about “the who” as “the what”, as in who’s telling the story and why. Acclaimed author, memoirist and instructor Dinah Lenney will lead a discussion that will look at a sampling of published memoirs and personal essays to explore a range of strategies for discovering our best material and getting it to the page.

Participants will play with prompts to activate memory and imagination, allowing for time travel between present and past, and to develop the balance between narration and reflection (show and tell) so rewarding for writers and readers of creative nonfiction.

 

This is a free program that will be held at the Palms-Rancho Park Library from 10 am to 1 pm. 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. If you are on the waiting list and a reserved guest cancels, the Library Foundation will contact you regarding availability.

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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 40. 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.

The Palms-Rancho Park Library has an ample parking lot. There is also street parking available — please pay attention to parking signs.

Please bring a pen and a notebook, a laptop or other writing device. Also, bring questions and be ready for an engaging discussion with Dinah and fellow participants!

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Los Angeles, CA 90071

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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.