You can watch for free on the Library Facebook page, purchase a copy of the book for 10 and pick it up at your local branch after the release date or in the toledo region, a signed book plate delivered to your door through the secure, on the website and you see them following people joining us. Someone you remember as maria from sesame street. We host the author of the bestseller, on october 20 second inspirational american poet into the rights activist giovanni. And doctor michael, all these events include options for the enhanced experience, delivered to your home, toledolibrary. Org. None of it would be possible without the Financial Support of the Library Legacy foundation, allowed the library to host great programs for the conversation and countless programs that are so vital to our community. We are grateful for presenting media sponsors, our program is recorded where youtube channel, Facebook Live and send your questions any time you are in the discussion. I am so pleased to int
Joining, there are three different ways to join. You can watch for free on the Library Facebook page and you can purchase a copy of the book for ten dollars and pick it up at your local branch after the release page or as is tonights case you can purchase the enhanced experience and receive a copy of the book and have dinner from a local restaurant delivered to your door the night of the program and watch. You can read about all of those menus on the website and while you are there you will see in the coming weeks we welcome sonja as many of you may remember from sesame street. And on october 202nd we welcome american poet and civil rights activist. There are a lot more. All of these events with the enhanced experience where you get a special meal delivered to your home. I would be remiss if i didnt mention none of this would be possible without the generous Financial Support of the Library Legacy foundation to host programs like tonights conversation and countless other programs and s
Doing something in person and a different topic but im thrilled to be kicking off the festival. Its my honor to introduce three people to you. First is roger whose work has been published in 14 languages. The author of five New York Times notable books of the year and three times bestsellers including the memoirs the boy detective and making toast which was originally an essay in the new yorker. The story im, a collection on the writing life came out in april on life, love and responsibility will be out in october. Rogers also written seven offbroadway plays notably in the oneperson free speech in america but he performed at the american place theatre and which was named one of the times ten best plays of 91. Last spring he performed and played piano which will go to the center for the arts at stony brook in new york next year. He also wrote the screenplay for his bestselling novel that will star doctor channing and currently is in production. Roger is distinguished professor of englis
People to you. The first is roger rosenblatt, whose work has been published in 14 languages. He has three best sellers, kayak morning, the boy detective and another that was in the new yorker. The story i am, came out april and cold moon, live, love and responsibility will be out in october. Rogers written seven off broadway play, the one person free speech in america that he performed at the american place theater and which was named one of times of the times best plays of 1991. Last spring at bay theater in sag harbor, he performed and his play lives in the basement, does nothing will go to the center for arts at stony brook and a theater in new york next year. He also wrote the screen play for his best selling novel which which is currently in production. Roger is a professor of english and writing. Creative writing at harvard where he high school his ph. D. And among honors, george 0 polk award, and a peabody on Time Magazine and pbs. In ireland he played on an International Basket
Good evening about him to einsteins war at the lynn howe library and the National World war i museum good evening and welcome to instant. Were a program in partnership with linda howell, the library of national War One Museum and memorial. Two cultural institutions located right ear in kansas city, missouri. And we are delighted to be able to stand at that intersection of science and history and bring in great conversations like this one. Now it is my pleasure and my honor to introduce the president of Linda Hall Library, lisa barry. Thank you, laura. We also are pleased to present tonights program in association with the National World war i museum and memorial. For the past several years, our two institutions and worked together to present programs on a wide range of topics, illustrating the role played by science in the first world war. Tonights event, ice tyrants war, how triumph amid the vicious nationalism of world war i, discusses the effects of that war on the Global Scientific