Library
Join us Monday, Oct. 17 at 7:00 p.m. for a discussion with historian Michael Takiff, author of the new book, A Complicated Man: The Life of Bill Clinton as Told by Those Who Know Him, in Central Library's Auditorium.
Takiff will share his work assembling the first complete oral history on the life of the 42nd president of the United States:
The book will be available for purchase and signing at this event.
- Mid-week Movies At Westover
The Westover Branch Library is the place to be Wednesday nights for movies. Come join us! This week: W.-Wednesday, Oct. 26, 6:30pm " In an unprecedented undertaking, acclaimed director Oliver Stone brings the life of our 43rd President to the big screen..."...
- Author Talk: "images Of America--fort Myer" - March 24
Join us Thursday, March 24 for a discussion with author John Michael Kupik, author of Images of America - Fort Myer, from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. in Central Auditorium. During the Civil War, Washington DC was the most fortified city in the world with 70 fortifications...
- Author Talk: "getting A Grip 2"
Join us at the Shirlington Branch Library Tuesday, May 18, at 7 p.m., for a discussion with Frances Moore Lappé, author of Getting a Grip 2: Clarity, creativity and courage for the world we really want. The New York Times Book Review called "Getting...
- "the Birth Of Virginia's Aristocracy" Author Talk At Central - 03/04
Join us at Central Library for a discussion with local historian James Thompson, about his new book The Birth of Virginia's Aristocracy, this Thursday, March 4, at 7 p.m. James' work examines how the first civil society formed in Virginia, what...
- Author Talk: "making News In The Digital Era" - 01/07
Join us at Central Auditorium on Thursday, Jan. 7, at 7 p.m., for a discussion with media strategist and award winning journalist David E. Henderson, on his new book Making News in the Digital Era. "Every day, people in all walks of life, from movie stars...
Library
Tonight, Oct. 17, at Central: "A Complicated Man: The Life of Bill Clinton"
Join us Monday, Oct. 17 at 7:00 p.m. for a discussion with historian Michael Takiff, author of the new book, A Complicated Man: The Life of Bill Clinton as Told by Those Who Know Him, in Central Library's Auditorium.Takiff will share his work assembling the first complete oral history on the life of the 42nd president of the United States:
He brings together 169 people to tell President Clinton?s biography: from the cousin who took him to the Saturday afternoon Westerns in Hope, Arkansas, to a former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, from classmates at every stage of his education to journalists like Sam Donaldson and Tom Brokaw, as well as over two dozen current or former members of Congress, from Democrats like Barney Frank and John Lewis to Republicans like Bob Dole and the late Henry Hyde.
The book will be available for purchase and signing at this event.
- Mid-week Movies At Westover
The Westover Branch Library is the place to be Wednesday nights for movies. Come join us! This week: W.-Wednesday, Oct. 26, 6:30pm " In an unprecedented undertaking, acclaimed director Oliver Stone brings the life of our 43rd President to the big screen..."...
- Author Talk: "images Of America--fort Myer" - March 24
Join us Thursday, March 24 for a discussion with author John Michael Kupik, author of Images of America - Fort Myer, from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. in Central Auditorium. During the Civil War, Washington DC was the most fortified city in the world with 70 fortifications...
- Author Talk: "getting A Grip 2"
Join us at the Shirlington Branch Library Tuesday, May 18, at 7 p.m., for a discussion with Frances Moore Lappé, author of Getting a Grip 2: Clarity, creativity and courage for the world we really want. The New York Times Book Review called "Getting...
- "the Birth Of Virginia's Aristocracy" Author Talk At Central - 03/04
Join us at Central Library for a discussion with local historian James Thompson, about his new book The Birth of Virginia's Aristocracy, this Thursday, March 4, at 7 p.m. James' work examines how the first civil society formed in Virginia, what...
- Author Talk: "making News In The Digital Era" - 01/07
Join us at Central Auditorium on Thursday, Jan. 7, at 7 p.m., for a discussion with media strategist and award winning journalist David E. Henderson, on his new book Making News in the Digital Era. "Every day, people in all walks of life, from movie stars...