Attend: Literary

  • Summer Shorts

    August 8, 2013 - 10:30am - 11:30am

    Librarian Kristin Friberg leads a discussion of “Tenth of December” by George Saunders as part of this summer series that focuses on short stories. Princeton Room

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  • Poets at the Library

    August 12, 2013 - 7:30pm - 9:00pm
    Location: Fireplace, 2nd Floor

    Featured poets Dan Maguire and Eric Heller read from their works for 20 minutes each followed by an open-mic session. Maguire is a native Philadelphian who lives in Baltimore. His work has won several prizes and awards, appeared in numerous publications, and has been favorably reviewed by such poets as Robert Bly and Gerald Stern....

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  • Books on Tap

    August 27, 2013 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
    Location: Yankee Doodle Tap Room, Nassau Inn

    Librarian Kristin Friberg leads a discussion of “The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving” by Jonathan Evison. After losing virtually everything meaningful in his life, Benjamin trains to be a caregiver, but his first client, a fiercely independent teen with muscular dystrophy, gives him more than he bargained for and soon the...

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  • Literary Tours: Literary Brooklyn Heights & A Stroll Over The Brooklyn Bridge

    Literary Tours: Literary Brooklyn Heights & A Stroll Over The Brooklyn Bridge
    October 22, 2013 - 8:00am - 6:00pm
    Location: Departure from All bus tours depart at 8:00am from the Community Park North/Pettoranello Gardens parking lot.

    Since the days when young Walt Whitman stayed late after work to publish his first work, Leaves of Grass, Brooklyn Heights has been noted for its literary harvests.

    Join us as we discover one of New York’s most architecturally distinguished neighborhoods.  Stroll the delightful tree-lined streets in a quest to discover...

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