Past Events
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Thursday, November 13, 2014 - 6:30 PM | Lecture | Members' Room | Open to the Public | $10 with advance registration; $15 at the doorA glorious full tour of McClatchy’s career as a poet of urbanity, intellect, and prismatic emotion.Event Recording
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Tuesday, November 11, 2014 - 10:00 AM | The Writing Life | For Members Only | Whitridge Room | Free of charge; registration requiredThe author of more than thirty books discusses the difference between being blocked and being stuck, with effective ways for getting unstuck.
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Sunday, November 9, 2014 - 6:30 PM | Performance | Open to the Public | The Liederkranz Foundation, 6 East 87th Street | $20 with advance registration; $25 at the doorYoung Boston-based artists combine a spoken-word script with archival film footage, still photographs, artwork, and music to evoke first-hand perceptions of World War One.
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Friday, November 7, 2014 - 4:00 PM | Children | Members' Room | For Members and Their Guests | Grade 3 and Older | $5 per person payable at the door
Luigi Lemoncello, an eccentric inventor of video and board games, returns to his hometown to build a new, state-of-the-art library.
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Thursday, November 6, 2014 - 6:30 PM | Lecture | Open to the Public | Members' Room | $10 with advance registration; $15 at the doorScience journalist Billings explores the past and future of the search for Earth-like planets through in-depth reporting and interviews with the astronomers and planetary scientists at its forefront.Event Recording
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Saturday, October 25, 2014 - 11:00 AM | Children | Whitridge Room | For Members and Their Guests | Age 3 and Older | $5 Per Child
Kick off your Halloween adventures at the Children's Library with some slightly scary stories and story theater games.
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Friday, October 24, 2014 - 3:30 PM | Children | Whitridge Room | For Members and Their Guests | Grades 4-8 | $10 per participant payable at the door
In this ongoing series, young writers are invited to join notable writers in exploring different genres.
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Thursday, October 23, 2014 - 6:30 PM | Lecture | For Members and Their Guests | The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College (695 Park Avenue, entrance on 68th Street) | $10 with advance registration; $15 at the doorFrom the author of the New York Times bestseller A Train in Winter comes the fascinating story of a French village that helped save thousands hunted by the Gestapo during World War II.
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Tuesday, October 14, 2014 - 6:30 PM | Lecture | For Members and Their Guests | The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College (695 Park Avenue, entrance on 68th Street) | $10 with advance registration; $15 at the doorThe celebrated drama critic of the New Yorker gives us the definitive biography of America’s greatest playwright, from his tempestuous public persona to the plays that reshaped the nation’s sense of itself.
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Tuesday, October 14, 2014 - 10:00 AM | The Writing Life | For Members Only | Whitridge Room | Free of Charge | Advance Registration Required
When we come into possession of family letters, we may initially not know what to do with them. Sallie Bingham will discuss using techniques of fiction and research to both use and transcend the purely personal.
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Tuesday, October 7, 2014 - 6:30 PM | Lecture | Open to the Public | Members' Room | $10 with advance registration; $15 at the doorA husband and wife are caught in the crosscurrents of the treacherous Cultural Cold War era.
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Sunday, October 5, 2014 - 3:00 PM | Performance | Open to the Public | Members' Room | $20 with advance registration/$25 at the doorThe America’s Songs author discusses the versatility and genius of iconic musical theater composer Richard Rodgers, with examples performed by soprano Sara Holliday and pianist Christopher Bradshaw.Event Recording
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Wednesday, October 1, 2014 - 6:30 PM | Lecture | Members' Room | Open to the Public | $10 with advance registration; $15 at the doorRubin undertakes a decade-long odyssey to recover the stories of the last survivors from the American Expeditionary Forces of World War One.
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Tuesday, September 23, 2014 - 6:30 PM | Lecture | Open to the Public | Members' Room | $10 with advance registration; $15 at the doorBorn into one of the wealthiest families in New York, Huguette Clark spent much of her adulthood as a modern-day Miss Havisham. Gordon’s book solves the mysteries of what turned a vivacious young socialite into a recluse and what her life was like inside her gilded cage.
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Wednesday, September 17, 2014 - 2:00 PM | Reading Group | For Members Only | Whitridge Room | See below for session information
Willa Cather (1876-1947) is one of America’s important and often controversial writers.
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Wednesday, September 17, 2014 - 11:00 AM | Reading Group | For Members Only | Whitridge Room | See below for session informationPerennial popular seminar leader James Kraft engages participants on classic and lesser-known works of the iconic American author (and Library member) Willa Cather.
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Tuesday, September 16, 2014 - 11:00 AM | Reading Group | For Members Only | Whitridge Room | See below for session informationThe CT State University professor emeritus leads discussion of works by Raleigh, Marvell, Donne, Shakespeare, and others.
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Monday, September 15, 2014 - 10:00 AM | The Writing Life | For Members Only | Whitridge Room | $100 for six sessions | Registration required | Limited to 10 members
Compelling memoirs share one virtue: Their authors tell the truth. That is what makes writing them so challenging and demanding of courage. In this workshop, you will be guided to finding that truth and giving it voice.
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Thursday, June 12, 2014 - 6:30 PM | Lecture | Open to the Public | Members' Room | $10 with advance registration; $15 at the doorThe author of Reading the OED presents an eye-opening look at language “mistakes,” including “hopefully” and “literally” vs. “figuratively,” and how they came to be accepted as correct—or not. Whether you consider yourself a stickler, a nitpicker, or a rule-breaker in the know, Bad English is sure to enlighten, enrage, and perhaps even inspire.
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Sunday, June 8, 2014 - 3:00 PM | Performance | Open to the Public | Members' Room | $20 with advance registration; $25 at the door
The Library's Members' Room was originally built for chamber music.
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Tuesday, June 3, 2014 - 6:30 PM | Lecture | Open to the Public | Members' Room | $10 with advance registration; $15 at the doorHoping to explore “the real ground of literature,” Phyllis Rose reads a full shelf of fiction in the Society Library’s Stack 6, from LEQ to LES, and finds an extreme adventure along the way.
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Monday, May 19, 2014 - 10:00 AM | Technology | Taught by Syed Rasool
Buying a new laptop or desktop PC can be quite confusing. Many people find it difficult to compare prices, features, processor types, etc to find the right choice for their requirements.
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Friday, May 16, 2014 - 10:00 AM | Technology | Taught by Peri Pignetti and Matthew Bright
This is an advanced class for those who are active on multiple social media platforms.
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Thursday, May 15, 2014 - 6:30 PM | Lecture | Open to the Public | Members' Room | $10 with advance registration; $15 at the doorSpring 2014 marks the 450th anniversary of the birth of William Shakespeare. Using the Folger Library’s archives and previously unknown resources here and abroad, Grant recounts the American success story of the remarkable husband and wife who ensured that Shakespeare would have a beautiful home in America.
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Friday, May 9, 2014 - 4:00 PM | Children | Members' Room | Grades K-4 | For Members and Their Guests | $5 per person, payable at the door
Come celebrate inventive and inspired storytelling with award-winning author-illustrator Chris Raschka.
