Our Events

In celebration of the bicentennial of our fellow historic institution All Souls Unitarian Church, scholar Linn Cary Mehta looks at the mission and history of the city's liberal institutions in the first half of the 19th century and their use by writers including Herman Melville and Catharine Sedgwick.

A captivating storyteller shares tales from around the world that families will treasure.

This seminar looks at Whitman (born in May 1819) as poet, American, man.

Euripides' tragic plays competed directly with Homer's epic Iliad to challenge his Athenians. Twenty-four hundred years later, they still shock.

The higher your search ranking, the more likely your website will be found. In this talk, Miral Sattar will show you best practices for optimizing your web pages and getting the best results from searches on Google and Amazon so writers can get found, read, and followed.

Euripides' tragic plays competed directly with Homer's epic Iliad to challenge his Athenians. Twenty-four hundred years later, they still shock.

Come write with us on second Fridays based on prompts from novelist and educator Carol Weston.

It's your Library. Learn about all the ways to make use of our collections, building, and services in a friendly presentation/Q&A with a staff member. Sessions last 45-60 minutes.

Join your fellow members every third Wednesday of the month for an informal drop-in hour of wine and light refreshments.

The Library closes at 5:00 PM on Tuesday, December 31 and remains closed Wednesday, January 1, 2020. Otherwise we observe normal hours.

Educator Blanche Siegal leads informal discussions of the beloved Victorian author Anthony Trollope and other master writers of the same century. This popular group is now in its ninth season.