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The Writing Life

Writing Life Poetry Workshop: Being in Conversation with a Work of Art with Diane Mehta

Tuesday, April 2, 2024 - 2:00pm | Whitridge Room | for members and guests | free of charge | registration required
How do you share your connection to an artwork, and give words to the seemingly irrepressible so that others will feel, see, and sense what you feel so deeply about? We’ll explore the enthusiasms and emotions that accompany our favorite art by reading poems of experiences with art.
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The Writing Life

Prompt! In Person with Carol Weston

Thursday, January 4, 2024 - 11:00am Thursday, February 1, 2024 - 11:00am Thursday, March 14, 2024 - 11:00am Thursday, April 4, 2024 - 11:00am Thursday, May 9, 2024 - 11:00am Thursday, June 6, 2024 - 11:00am | Whitridge Room | for members only | free of charge | registration required
Join your fellow member writers for a fun and stimulating hour+ of prompts, writing, and sharing.
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The Writing Life

Prompt! Online with Charlie Allenson

Friday, February 2, 2024 - 11:00am Friday, March 1, 2024 - 11:00am Friday, April 5, 2024 - 11:00am | Zoom | for members only | free of charge | registration required
Join your fellow member writers for a fun and stimulating hour+ of prompts, writing, and sharing.
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The Writing Life

Writing Life Poetry Workshop: Write What You’ve Always Wanted To Write with Esther Cohen

Thursday, February 15, 2024 - 2:00pm Thursday, March 21, 2024 - 2:00pm Thursday, April 11, 2024 - 2:00pm | on the Zoom Meetings platform | open to the public; free for members | separate sessions | registration required
Join poet and teacher Esther Cohen to write the poems we've always intended to write.
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The Writing Life

Writing Life Daytime Talk: Mastering Social Media Video Storytelling to Sell Your Book, with Miral Sattar

Tuesday, April 23, 2024 - 3:30pm | Whitridge Room | for members only | free of charge | registration required
What works and what doesn't when marketing your book on social media? This workshop will teach you how to record social media videos with just your smartphone and master BookTok and BookStagram Reels.
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The Writing Life

Prompt! In Person with Carol Weston

Thursday, January 4, 2024 - 11:00am Thursday, February 1, 2024 - 11:00am Thursday, March 14, 2024 - 11:00am Thursday, April 4, 2024 - 11:00am Thursday, May 9, 2024 - 11:00am Thursday, June 6, 2024 - 11:00am | Whitridge Room | for members only | free of charge | registration required
Join your fellow member writers for a fun and stimulating hour+ of prompts, writing, and sharing.
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The Writing Life

Prompt! In Person with Carol Weston

Thursday, January 4, 2024 - 11:00am Thursday, February 1, 2024 - 11:00am Thursday, March 14, 2024 - 11:00am Thursday, April 4, 2024 - 11:00am Thursday, May 9, 2024 - 11:00am Thursday, June 6, 2024 - 11:00am | Whitridge Room | for members only | free of charge | registration required
Join your fellow member writers for a fun and stimulating hour+ of prompts, writing, and sharing.
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Exhibitions

The Library showcases our historic collections and the literary culture of the city with themed public exhibitions on the second floor. Exhibitions are offered for six to twelve months, and both members and nonmembers are welcome to drop by any time the Library is open.

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