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A picture of RF Kuang next to her novels "Yellowface" and "Babel"

Rebecca F. Kuang, Asian American Representation in Literature

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
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Program Type:
Author Talk
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Register Here Join us online for a thrilling conversation with Rebecca F. Kuang (R.F. Kuang) as she chats with us about her New York Times bestselling novel, Yellowface. Yellowf...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual Event Calendar
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Author Talk
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Smithsonian Curator Matt Shindell on the left with the cover of For the Love of Mars: A Human History of the Red Planet on the right

For the Love of Mars: A Human History of the Red Planet with Smithsonian Curator Matt Shindell

Monday, June 3, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Program Type:
Author Talk
Age Group:
Adults
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Register Here Mars and its secrets have fascinated and mystified humans since ancient times. Due to its vivid color and visibility, geologic kinship with Earth, and potential as...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual Event Calendar
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Talk
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Picture of Freida McFadden on left with three novel covers to right

Psychological Thrillers and the Queen of Twists– An Author Talk with Freida McFadden

Thursday, June 13, 2024 at 8:00pm - 9:00pm
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Program Type:
Author Talk
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Register Here Get your popcorn and take a seat as we pick the brain of the queen of twists herself, Freida McFadden! McFadden will join us to chat about writing psychological th...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual Event Calendar
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Talk
Event Details:

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Author Tiffany Jewell to left of two covers of her books

Unpacking a History of Systemic Racism in the American Education System with Tiffany Jewell

Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Program Type:
Author Talk
Age Group:
Adults
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Register Here Join us as #1 New York Times bestselling author Tiffany Jewell highlights the inequities Black and Brown students face from preschool through college as she presen...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual Event Calendar
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Talk
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Connecticut 169 book cover to the left in front of a semi-transparent picture of the CT river with verbiage on right

Connecticut 169 Club: Your Passport and Guide to Connecticut

Saturday, June 29, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Multi-Purpose Room 6 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Author Talk, Education, Travel & Culture
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us for a book talk and signing by author and historian Marty Podskoch. His new book, The Connecticut 169 Club: Your Passport and Guide to Exploring Connecticut, encourages tra...

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Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Talk, Education, Travel & Culture
Required
Event Details:

Join us for a book talk and signing by author and historian Marty Podskoch.

Owl signing in mountains in bottom right with picture of "Story Telling" sign to left of verbiage

Diverse Storytelling

Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room 1+2+3 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Art & Crafts, Author Talk, Education, Special Event
Age Group:
Tweens (Ages 8-12), Teens
Event Details:

Following a storytelling performance by Len Cabral, learn how to use movement, gesture, voice and silence to tell your own stories. This program is generously funded by a grant ...

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Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Tweens (Ages 8-12), Teens
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Author Talk, Education, Special Event
Required
Event Details:

Following a storytelling performance by Len Cabral, learn how to use movement, gesture, voice and silence to tell your own stories.

This program is generously funded by a grant provided by the James H. Napier Foundation.