Friends of the Goddard Library present Dr. Marilyn Button of Lincoln University “‘On, ever onward:’ the Rallying Cry of Victorian Entrepreneurial Charity” March 16, 4 to 6 p.m. Rare Book Room, Goddard Library The talk is free and open to the public, but seating is limited. Please contact Linda Scricco at 508-793-7573 or email FGL@clarku.edu in advance…
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April 27: Friends of Goddard Library presents alum Daniel Desimone ’72 on learning Shakespeare
DANIEL DESIMONE ’72 ERIC WEINMANN LIBRARIAN, FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY IN WASHINGTON, DC The Friends of the Goddard Library present Daniel Desimone ’72 Eric Weinmann Librarian, Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C. Learning Shakespeare at an Advanced Age Begin to understand Shakespeare and the editions of his work Wednesday, April 27 Celebrate William Shakespeare on the 400th anniversary of…
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Friends of the Goddard Library to hold annual book sale, Sept. 25-26
The Friends of Goddard Library will hold its annual book sale on Thursday and Friday, Sept. 25 and 26, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Academic Commons. More than 10,000 books are available, priced at one dollar for hardcovers and fifty cents for paperbacks. The only exception is several separated tables with about…
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Register now for Friends of Goddard Library’s Book & Author Dinner, April 29
The Friends Book & Author Dinner Returns! This event will be held in Tilton Hall at the Higgins University Center on April 29th. The registration deadline is April 21. Tickets are $60 and $85. Our speakers will be noted authors Dr. Okey Ndibe, James Dempsey, and Nicholas Basbanes. Dr. Ndibe teaches creative writing at Trinity…
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Goddard Library lecture will feature Dr. Mary Kelley of UVM on research, writing
Pen and Ink Communion: Forging Communities In and Through Print Wednesday, April 16; Reception, 4 p.m.; Lecture, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Rare Book Room, Goddard Library Dr. Mary Kelley, professor of History, American Culture, and Women’s Studies at the University of Michigan and this year’s AAS/Mellon Distinguished Scholar in Residence, will speak on her research…
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Writer Ellen Cooney, M.A. ’78, will discuss creative process at Oct. 16 event
Ellen Cooney: The Working Writer and the Creative Process Wednesday, Oct. 16 at 4 p.m. (Reception followed by program) Rare Book Room, Goddard Library Noted author Ellen Cooney, M.A.’78, will discuss her creative writing process and her career of more than 25 years. She is the author of nine novels and has taught creative writing at…
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Annual Goddard book sale is Thursday & Friday in Academic Commons
Thursday, Sept. 26 an Friday, Sept. 27; 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Academic Commons The annual Goddard Library Book Sale, sponsored by the Friends of the R.H. Goddard Library, will be held this week in the Academic Commons. More than 6,000 books are available priced at $1 for hard-covers and 50¢ for paperbacks. The only exception…
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TODAY: Friends of the Goddard Library presents talk by former director of the British Museum
‘The British Museum and Library at the New Millennium’ Dr. Robert Anderson, director of the British Museum from 1992-2002, will speak in the Rare Book Room of Goddard Library on Wednesday, April 10, from 4 to 6 p.m. Dr. Anderson oversaw the British Museum’s move to St. Pancras as well as the millennium redevelopment of…
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Prof. Akcam to lecture on ‘Young Turks’ Crime Against Humanity’ on March 20
Internationally renowned Armenian genocide scholar and Clark professor Taner Akcam will speak about his 2012 book, “The Young Turks Crime Against Humanity,” on Wednesday, March 20 at 4 p.m. This program, sponsored by the Friends of Goddard Library, will be held in the Library’s Rare Book Room and is free and open to the public.…
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Annual library book sale is Sept. 27-28
Our Annual Book Sale, sponsored by the Friends of the Goddard Library, will be held Thursday, Sept. 27 and Friday, Sept. 28 in the Academic Commons. Most hard-bound books will be priced at $1, and most soft cover books will be $.50. Clean out your summer reading, as donations of used or new books are still…