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Author Talk with Leonard S. Marcus

Sesquicentennial Author Series

2023-02-19 14:00:00 2023-02-19 16:00:00 America/New_York Author Talk with Leonard S. Marcus Sesquicentennial Author Series featuring Leonard S. Marcus. In partnership with Columbus Museum of Art. Main Library - Reading Room

Sunday, February 19
2:00pm - 4:00pm

Main Library

Reading Room

Sesquicentennial Author Series featuring Leonard S. Marcus. In partnership with Columbus Museum of Art.

SESQUICENTENNIAL AUTHOR SERIES
Author Talk featuring Leonard S. Marcus

Sunday, Feb. 19

Main Library

1 p.m. | Library opens

1:30 p.m. | Seating opens in the second floor Reading Room

2 p.m. | Author Talk with Leonard S. Marcus

2:45 p.m.| Audience Q&A

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Leonard’s pathfinding writings and exhibitions have earned him acclaim as one of the world’s preeminent authorities on children’s books and the people who create them. He is the author of more than 25 award-winning biographies, histories, interview collections, and inside looks at the making of children’s literature’s enduring classics. His reviews and commentary have been featured in the New York Times Book Review, Washington Post, The Horn Book, and on numerous radio and television programs including Good Morning America, All Things Considered, PBS NewsHour, and BBC Radio 4, among others.

EVENT DETAILS

Free parking available in Main Library's attached garage. The Library opens at 1 p.m. The Siemer Family Reading Room opens at 1 p.m. for seating, and the program will begin at 2 p.m.

The event is free to the public but registration is requested.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Sesquicentennial | Authors at the Library | Author Visit |

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