Enjoy a range of free virtual talks from bestselling authors and thought leaders. Brought to you in partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium. Register, view full schedule, and find recordings of past events here.
The Golden Ticket to College Admissions Is Not What You Think: Redefining Success for Parents of Teens with Dr. Irena Smith
Story Circle Network’s Gilda Award-Winner and Former Lecturer and Stanford Admissions Officer
Thursday, August 15th at 2:00 PM EDT
An Exploration of Friendship, Reckoning, and Hope with novelist Shelby Van Pelt
Author of the Instant New York Times bestseller Remarkably Bright Creatures
Wednesday, August 21st at 7:00 PM EDT
Capturing the Human Drama Through History with Garrett Graff
New York Times Bestselling Author and Pulitzer Prize Finalist
Tuesday, September 10th at 2:00 PM EDT
Living with an Expansive Mind in a Distracted World with Dr. Nate Klemp
New York Times Bestselling Co-Author of Start Here: Master the Lifelong Skill of Well-Being
Wednesday, September 18th at 2:00 PM EDT
A Deep Dive in Character Development with Global Sensation Liane Moriarty
#1 New York Times Bestselling Author of Big Little Lies, The Husband’s Secret, and Apples Never Fall
Saturday, September 21st at 7:00 PM EDT
A Journey into the Hidden World of Tropical Bats with Scientists from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Presented by Smithsonian Scientists Dr. Rachel Page, Dr. Dina Dechmann, and Dr. Teague O’Mara
Wednesday, October 2nd at 2:00 PM EDT
Liberating Latin American Genre Fiction: In Conversation with Bestselling Author Silvia Moreno-Garcia
New York Times Bestselling Author of Mexican Gothic and Gods of Jade and Shadow
Wednesday, October 9th at 7:00 PM EDT
Maybe You Should Talk To Someone: Examining the Truths and Fictions we Tell Ourselves with Lori Gottlieb
Instant New York Times Bestseller of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
Tuesday, October 22nd at 2:00 PM EDT