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Saturday, April 19, 2008 - 2:00 PM | Lecture | Members' Room
The first American writer to live by his pen and the first to gain an international reputation, Washington Irving gave his fledgling nation her own distinct literature with works such as A History of New York and "Rip van Winkle." Jones'
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Thursday, April 17, 2008 - 4:00 PM | Children | Members' Room
The Feiffers share their story and talk about how they worked together to create a tale of a "satisfying journey of self-discovery" that "becomes funnier with each reading," according to School Library Journal.
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008 - 6:30 PM | Lecture | Members' Room
Author Jackson and two of the country's leading authorities on books and libraries discuss the role of books in the context of the Internet and changes to publishers and libraries.
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Tuesday, December 4, 2007 - 6:30 PM | Lecture | Temple Israel
Marco Polo, the scion of a wealthy Venetian merchant family, was only seventeen when he set out in 1271 with his father and uncle on their journey to Asia.
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Thursday, November 8, 2007 - 4:00 PM | Children | Members' Room
Brett Helquist talks about how he became a children's author and illustrator, starting with a childhood love of comic books, and describe the process of creating the illustrations for A Series of Unfortunate Events and other books.
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