Gardiner Library

Live, Virtual Author Events

Join us for an ongoing series of virtual author talks, from New York Times bestselling authors and thought leaders representing a wide variety of genres and topics.

Brought to you in partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium and made possible through the generous donation of Stephanie and Greg Boyd.

Upcoming Speakers

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Living the Otter Life with Katherine Applegate (3rd-6th Grade)
Newbery Medalist and New York Times Bestselling Author
Tuesday, June 24th at 4:00 PM EDT
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Dibuja tu mundo con Raúl the Third (Preescolar a 2.º grado)
Ilustrador, autor y artista, bestseller del New York Times y tres veces ganador del premio Pura Belpre
Tuesday, July 8th at 2:00 PM EDT
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Drawing Your World with Raúl The Third (PK-2nd Grade)
New York Times Bestselling and Three-Time Pura Belpre Award-Winning Illustrator, Author, and Artist
Tuesday, July 8th at 4:00 PM EDT
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Past Event Recordings

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Explore Unexpected Twists and Turns with Bestselling Author Lisa Jewell
#1 New York Times Bestselling Author of None of This Is True and Then She Was Gone
Tuesday, June 10th at 2:00 PM EDT

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Extinctopedia–A Discovery of What We Have Lost, What is at Risk, and What To Do About it with Smithsonian Scientists
A Library Speakers Consortium and Smithsonian Institution Collaboration
Wednesday, June 4th at 2:00 PM EDT

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How Judy Blume Rewrote Childhood for All of Us with Author Rachelle Bergstein
Lifestyle Writer, Editor, and Bestselling Author of The Genius of Judy
Wednesday, May 21st at 2:00 PM EDT

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