Weinberg Memorial Library 20th Anniversary
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Events
June 2012
The Bard as our Contemporary:Revving up Shakespeare Luncheon
Noon-1:30 PM
The Weinberg Memorial Library, Heritage Room, 5th Floor
September 2012
Friday, September 28, 2012
Friends of the Library Distinguished Author Award Honoring Jay Parini, Axinn Professor of English & Creative Writing, Middlebury College Dinner with $1000 level sponsors
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Dinner and Award Ceremony to Follow
DeNaples Center 4th floor Auditorium
$60 per person, $55 Schemel and
Friends of the Library members
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Jay Parini, Ph.D., professor of literature and creative writing at Middlebury College, will receive the 2012 Royden B. Davis, S.J., Distinguished Author Award. A versatile and internationally acclaimed writer, Dr. Parini has published poetry, biographies, essays and novels. |
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12:30-2:00 PM: Lunch with the Distinguished Author Planning Committee & $500 level sponsors; Heritage Room Weinberg Memorial Library 4:00-5:00 PM: Book signing, Outside of The DeNaples Center Ballroom 5:00-8:30 PM: Dinner and Presentation, The DeNaples Center Ballroom |
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October 2012
Thursday October 25, 5:30 p.m.
Reception to Follow
Libraries and the Moral Life |
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 Knowledge of the human condition through time can be helpful in
understanding the present and preparing ourselves and others for thefuture.
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Carolyn Brown, Director of The Office of Scholarly Programs, Library of Congress |
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| Brennan Hall, Rose Room, Room 509 FREE and open to the public. Reservations are preferred. |
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| Monday, December 3, 5:30 p.m. Reception to Follow |
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| Native Son: Stephen Karam in Conversation with Paul Holdengraber | |
 Award-winning playwright Stephen Karam brings home the conversation
about his life and work with Paul Holdengraber, the dynamicdirector of
Public Programs at the New York Public Library. According to Karam, “No
matter how long I live in New York, Scrantonwill always be home.” |
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 Paul Holdengraber, Director of Public Programs at the New York Public
Library, and Stephen Karam, prize-winning playwright and native son. |
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| Center for Literary and Performing Arts, McDade Theatre FREE and open to the public. Reservations are preferred. |
November 2012
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Thursday, November 8 Noon to 1:30 PM |
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| Václav Havel: Profile of a Hero | |
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The lecture will focus on Havel’s impact as artist and intellectual and ultimately as president of the Czech Republic in the democratization of Eastern and Central Europe. |
| Martin Palous, Ph.D., former Czech ambassador to the United States and the United Nation and now director of the Václav Havel Presidential Library in Prague | |
| Brennan Hall, Room 509 Designated as a Weinberg Library 20th anniversary lecture. Luncheon Fees: $20 per luncheon per person $30 per luncheon per couple $90 per series of 5 per person $140 per series of 5 per couple * Free to Schemel Forum Members |
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Friday, November 16 |
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| Wine-tasting Fundraiser supporting the Weinberg Library’s Twentieth
Anniversary Campaign and the Edward R. Leahy, Jr. Clinic for the
Uninsured 5:00 – 8:00 PM The DeNaples Center Ballroom |
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March 2013
Tuesday, March 5, 2013, Noon - 1:30 p.m.
| War and Peace: Current Issues | |
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While war—especially of the interstate variety— is declining worldwide in both intensity and frequency, American troops have been active in war zones every year since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Current war and peace issues for the U.S.include Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria and Iran. On the horizon looms China. |
| * You may want to check Dr. Serwer’s blog, www.peacefare.net, which is dedicated to building peace worldwide. ** Designated as a Weinberg Library 20th Anniversary Lecture |
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| Daniel Serwer, Scholar, Middle East Institute and Professor, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University |
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The DeNaples Center Ballroom, Room 407 FREE and open to the public. Reservations are preferred. |
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