Event List

Join us for a celebration of verse from one of America's greatest living poets! Reginald Dwayne Betts, a MacArthur Fellow and the founder & director of Freedom Reads, will perf...

Dog on It by Spencer QuinnIn the first Chet & Bernie mystery, a dog and a down-on-his-luck private investigator take on a case involving a missing teenager. This well-behaved a...

Wordsmith and Wonder: An Author Talk with Jodi PicoultJoin us as we chat with the New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult about her newest novel By Any Other Name. In 1581, ...

The Stories, Science, and History of Trees with Smithsonian Gardens Greenhouse Horticulturalist Matthew FlemingJoin horticulturalist Matthew Fleming as he guides us through the sec...

Ages 3-5 | Registration RequiredTake a walk through nature and listen to a story! Join retired kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Stowe, to find hidden pages from a book along a trail...

Ages 3-5 | Registration RequiredTake a walk through nature and listen to a story! Join retired kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Stowe, to find hidden pages from a book along a trail...

VIRTUAL & IN-PERSON MEETINGHow to Read a Book by Monica WoodA young woman named Violet has been convicted of manslaughter for a drunk driving accident that caused a woman’s dea...

Grades K-5 | Registration RequiredLearning to read can be intimidating, but reading to a cute animal can be comforting. Sign up for a time slot to read a book to a furry friend. Ch...

Grades K-5 | Registration RequiredLearning to read can be intimidating, but reading to a cute animal can be comforting. Sign up for a time slot to read a book to a furry friend. Ch...

Grades K-5 | Registration RequiredLearning to read can be intimidating, but reading to a cute animal can be comforting. Sign up for a time slot to read a book to a furry friend. Ch...

Grades K-5 | Registration RequiredLearning to read can be intimidating, but reading to a cute animal can be comforting. Sign up for a time slot to read a book to a furry friend. Ch...

The Thrill of Writing Action, Adventure, and Suspense: A Conversation with Bestselling Author Gregg HurwitzJoin us for a conversation with New York Times bestselling author Gregg H...

Meet Monica Wood as she discusses her newest novel How To Read a Book. Copies will be available for purchase and signing. Register for a seat or Zoom link!ABOUT THE BOOKSet in Port...

Join us for a Mental Health Awareness Month panel conversation! Expert panelists will discuss topics related to The Anxious Generation, a 2024 bestseller by social psychologist Jon...

“I Hear American Singing,/the varied carols I hear” are the opening lines of a poem in Walt Whitman’s 1860 version of his monumental “Leaves of Grass.” Whitman proceeds in the poem...

“I Hear American Singing,/the varied carols I hear” are the opening lines of a poem in Walt Whitman’s 1860 version of his monumental “Leaves of Grass.” Whitman proceeds in the poem...

Ages 3-5 | Registration RequiredTake a walk through nature and listen to a story! Join retired kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Stowe, to find hidden pages from a book along a trail...

Ages 3-5 | Registration RequiredTake a walk through nature and listen to a story! Join retired kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Stowe, to find hidden pages from a book along a trail...

“I Hear American Singing,/the varied carols I hear” are the opening lines of a poem in Walt Whitman’s 1860 version of his monumental “Leaves of Grass.” Whitman proceeds in the poem...

“I Hear American Singing,/the varied carols I hear” are the opening lines of a poem in Walt Whitman’s 1860 version of his monumental “Leaves of Grass.” Whitman proceeds in the poem...

Ages 3-5 | Registration RequiredTake a walk through nature and listen to a story! Join retired kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Stowe, to find hidden pages from a book along a trail...