The Council Literary Series:
Maggie Shipstead

Date: Friday, Oct 15, 2021
Time: 11am–2pm
Location: Luxe Sunset Boulevard Hotel
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The Council Literary Series Luncheon and Author Program with Maggie Shipstead

Friday, October 15, 2021
11:00 a.m. Reception
11:30 a.m. Author Program
12:30 p.m. Luncheon and Book Signing

LUXE Sunset Boulevard Hotel
11461 Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90049
*Complimentary Valet Parking

Hostesess
Katie Marsano Bryan and Patty Elias Rosenfeld

 

Due to the popularity of The Council events, a reservation is required.
Please feel free to call Elizabeth Toms, Director of Council Relations, at (213) 228-7506

 

Frequently asked questions

Maggie Shipstead

Maggie Shipstead is the New York Times-bestselling author of the novels Great Circle, Astonish Me, and Seating Arrangements, which won the Dylan Thomas Prize and the L.A. Times Book Prize for First Fiction. She is a graduate of Harvard and the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, a former Wallace Stegner Fellow at Stanford, and the recipient of a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. A frequent contributor to travel magazines, she is often away from her home in Los Angeles.


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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.