Past Events
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Thursday, May 17, 2001 - 6:30 PM | Lecture | Members' Room
The author of Book Business describes how digital publishing may change books and libraries as profoundly as the invention of movable type.
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Tuesday, April 10, 2001 - 6:30 PM | Lecture | Members' Room
The author of Emerson: The Mind on Fire focuses on the American prophet's views of history, the modern self, religion, and poetry.
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Tuesday, March 20, 2001 - 6:30 PM | Lecture | Members' Room
The author of Hawthorne: A Life unravels the history of this elusive man and his busy Yankee world.
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Tuesday, March 6, 2001 - 6:30 PM | Lecture | Members' Room
Cynthia Ozick brings her views on New York City to the Library with a lecture based on her essay "The Synthetic Sublime." Ms.
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Tuesday, February 6, 2001 - 6:30 PM | Lecture | Temple Israel
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. turns his sharp eye on his own past in A Life in the Twentieth Century: Innocent Beginnings 1917-1950. This event is co-sponsored by WNET/Thirteen New York.
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Tuesday, December 5, 2000 - 6:30 PM | Lecture | Temple Israel
The husband-and-wife team, Washington Post and New York Times journalist Karl E. Meyer and CBS documentary producer Shareen Blair Brysac, offer fluent guide to the rich and complex history of Central Asia and Tibet.
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Wednesday, November 15, 2000 - 6:30 PM | Lecture | Members' Room
Dr. Putnam summarizes the various interpretive angles, identifies themes that permeate the epic, and analyzes the poem's influence on later writers, including Ovid, Lucan, Seneca, and Dante.
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Tuesday, October 24, 2000 - 6:30 PM | Lecture | Temple Israel
Ms. Hertog's first full study of the aviator and writer gives a picture of her marriage, her triumphs, her personal tragedies, and her commitment to writing. This event is co-sponsored by WNET/Thirteen New York.
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Friday, February 25, 2000 - 6:30 PM | Lecture | Temple Israel
Graham Greene became friends with Shirley Hazzard and her husband, Francis Steegmuller on Capri in the 1960s. Ms.
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Wednesday, October 27, 1999 - 6:30 PM | Reading Group | Members' Room
Dr. Beye leads three evenings of discussion on Homer's epic poem.
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Tuesday, October 19, 1999 - 6:30 PM | Lecture | Temple Israel
The distinguished Biblical scholar speaks on his book The Great Poems of the Bible. This event is co-sponsored by WNET/Thirteen New York.
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Thursday, September 16, 1999 - 6:30 PM | Lecture | Temple Israel
Mr. Evans offers a thoughtful and provocative analysis of the great movements and events of the years 1889-1989 as America rose to a position of political and cultural dominance. This event is co-sponsored by WNET/Thirteen New York.
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Wednesday, April 14, 1999 - 6:30 PM | Lecture | Temple Israel
Benita Eisler's biography of Lord Byron uses newly available family archives to reveal a man, poet and celebrity who is an astonishingly contemporary figure in many ways. This event is co-sponsored by WNET/Thirteen New York.
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Thursday, February 18, 1999 - 6:30 PM | Reading Group | Members' Room
The Library observes Pushkin's 200th birthday with an exploration of his major works of drama, prose, and poetry.
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Wednesday, February 10, 1999 - 6:30 PM | Lecture | Temple Israel
Ms. Winer talks about the American musical theater's remarkable return from decades of decline with the advent of rock musicals and its "British Invasion." This event is co-sponsored by WNET/Thirteen New York.
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Tuesday, October 20, 1998 - 6:30 PM | Lecture | Temple Israel
The author discusses her bestselling biography Everybody Was So Young: Gerald and Sara Murphy, a Lost Generation Love Story. This event is co-sponsored by WNET/Thirteen New York.
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Wednesday, September 30, 1998 - 6:30 PM | Reading Group | Members' Room
A Swarthmore associate professor introduces Milton's majestic work.
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Saturday, September 12, 1998 - 8:00 PM | Performance | offsite
The noted literary scholar and Irish parliamentarian performs his Joycean program "Do You Hear What I'm Seeing?"
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Wednesday, May 6, 1998 - 6:30 PM | Lecture | Members' Room
The foremost living authority on Keats speaks on her National Book Award-winning biography.
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Tuesday, April 28, 1998 - 6:30 PM | Lecture | Temple Israel
The author of more than forty mystery novels hosts a panel discussion of the genre. This event is co-sponsored by WNET/Thirteen New York.
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Thursday, February 26, 1998 - 6:30 PM | Lecture | Temple Israel
The Harvard University professor lectures on her book The Art of Shakespeare's Sonnets. This event is co-sponsored by WNET/Thirteen New York.
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Tuesday, February 3, 1998 - 6:30 PM | Lecture | Temple Israel
Ms. Goldsmith's book captures a vivid era where women fight for equality in a world of robber barons and corrupt politicians. This event is co-sponsored with WNET/Thirteen New York.
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Wednesday, December 3, 1997 - 6:30 PM | Lecture | Members' Room
The Yale professor considers Jamesian works written over about twenty years.
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Tuesday, November 18, 1997 - 6:30 PM | Lecture | Temple Israel
The Pulitzer Prize-winner focuses on New York City in the context of Moses's life and work. This event is co-sponsored with WNET/Thirteen New York.
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Sunday, November 9, 1997 - 7:00 PM | Performance | Members' Room
The acclaimed actress delivers a one-woman performance adapted from stories of Virginia Woolf.