Upcoming Events

Lunch at La Mirabelle, March 2015

Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 2:00 p.m.
ZOOM DISCUSSION WITH MARIE ARANA

We are pleased to announce that Marie Arana, the Literary Director of the Library of Congress and Senior Advisor to Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, will join retiree Estelle Friedman in a discussion of her most recent book, Silver, Sword, and Stone: Three Crucibles of the Latin American Story. The Zoom program will take place on Tuesday, May 18th at 2:00 pm.

Ms. Arana was born in Peru to a Peruvian father and an American mother and came to the United States when she was nine. She is the author of several non-fiction books, including one on her bicultural childhood and another on the life of Simon Bolivar. She has also written two novels. She has hosted the annual Book Festival on the Mall in Washington and has been a judge for the National Book Critics Circle as well as for the Pulitzer Prize, and the National Book awards.

A link to the Zoom session will be e-mailed closer to the date of the talk. Please RSVP the association at retireesnypl@gmail.com if you would like to attend. Anyone who would like help with Zoom is welcome to contact Jane Kunstler (j.kunstler@att.net) to set up a practice session.

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