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  • Americans in Europe: Connection and Discovery

    Ruth Keeler Memorial Library 276 Titicus Rd., North Salem, New Your

    Stephen Rome will lead the discussion series. It is open to all, with no registration and we will have copies of the books for you. All sessions will be in person at the library, inside or outside depending on the weather, from 6:30 to 8:00. There is no registration.

    Tuesday, Sept 21 – The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris by David McCullough
    Tuesday, Oct 12 – In the Garden of the Beasts: Love, Terror and an American Family in Hitler’s Berlin by Erik Larson
    Tuesday, Nov. 9 – The Odyssey of the American Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War by Peter Carroll
    Tuesday, Dec 14 – In Europe’s Shadow: Two Cold Wars and a Thirty-Year Journey Through Romania and Beyond by Robert Kaplan

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    A FOUR PART DISCUSSION GROUP FUNDED BY A GRANT FROM HUMANITIESNY, HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY BOOK GROUP

  • Conversations with Local Gardeners

    Virtual Presentation

    Conversations with local gardeners now meeting on Zoom.

    Conversation with Local Gardeners meets monthly on the second Saturday of the month at 10:00 am. Bring your questions and ideas to this informal group of local expert garden enthusiasts.

    Register for Gardeners here.

  • History and Biography Book Group, New Series on Women’s Suffrage

    Ruth Keeler Memorial Library 276 Titicus Rd., North Salem, New Your

    This group will meet in person at the library. If you want to participate by Zoom, send us an email and we will (albeit primitively) try and accommodate. We welcome new people and have copies of the books for you to check out. The group will meet at 7:00 pm and run until about 8:30.

    April 12th – Suffrage: Women’s Long Battle for the Vote by Ellen Carol DuBois, UCLA Professor Emeritus of history and gender studies. This excellent and well written book is a chronological survey from 1848 – 1920.

    The following three books explore aspects of the drive for suffrage in more depth. All four books are short and very readable.

    May 10th – New Women in the Old West: From Settlers to Suffragists, an Untold American Story by Winifred Gallagher, journalist (NY Times, The Atlantic etc) and author of books on a variety of topics.

    June 14th – Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All by Martha Jones, Prof. of History, Johns Hopkins University.

    July 12th – The Woman’s Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote by Elaine Weiss, writer and journalist for The Atlantic, NY Times etc. Weiss focuses on the 1920 dramatic six week campaign in Nashville, Tennessee to secure the final state needed to pass the 19th amendment.

     

  • Writers Workshop for Aspiring and Accomplished Writers

    Virtual Presentation

    Join this informal, supportive group of accomplished and aspiring writers for a fun and inspiring Zoom program. It is led by local author, Maryanne D’Amato. Newcomers are welcome and encouraged.

    The group meets on the first and third Wednesdays of the month at 11:00 am. When the weather becomes nicer, the group may meet outside on library grounds.

    For more information, please contact the library or email maryannedamato32@gmail.com directly.

  • History and Biography Book Group, New Series on Women’s Suffrage

    Ruth Keeler Memorial Library 276 Titicus Rd., North Salem, New Your

    This group will meet in person at the library. If you want to participate by Zoom, send us an email and we will (albeit primitively) try and accommodate. We welcome new people and have copies of the books for you to check out. The group will meet at 7:00 pm and run until about 8:30.

    April 12th – Suffrage: Women’s Long Battle for the Vote by Ellen Carol DuBois, UCLA Professor Emeritus of history and gender studies. This excellent and well written book is a chronological survey from 1848 – 1920.

    The following three books explore aspects of the drive for suffrage in more depth. All four books are short and very readable.

    May 10th – New Women in the Old West: From Settlers to Suffragists, an Untold American Story by Winifred Gallagher, journalist (NY Times, The Atlantic etc) and author of books on a variety of topics.

    June 14th – Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All by Martha Jones, Prof. of History, Johns Hopkins University.

    July 12th – The Woman’s Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote by Elaine Weiss, writer and journalist for The Atlantic, NY Times etc. Weiss focuses on the 1920 dramatic six week campaign in Nashville, Tennessee to secure the final state needed to pass the 19th amendment.