• Virtual Author Talk: The Creative and Compassionate Art of Seeing Others Deeply with David Brooks

    The Burnham Library 62 Main Street South, Burnham Library, Bridgewater, CT, United States
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    Adult Program

    REGISTER & SUBMIT QUESTIONS HERE via Digital Livestream or on Demand Join us for an online discussion with prominent cultural writer and bestselling author David Brooks on his book, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply, in which he helps us pose essential questions: If you want to know a person, what kind…

  • Virtual Author Talk: Secrets and Second Chances with Liz Moore

    The Burnham Library 62 Main Street South, Burnham Library, Bridgewater, CT, United States
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    Adult Program

    REGISTER & SUBMIT QUESTIONS HERE via Digital Livestream or on Demand We are thrilled to welcome Liz Moore to discuss her latest work, The God of the Woods, an instant New York…

  • Virtual Author Talk: Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women’s Magic with Dr. Lindsey Stewart

    The Burnham Library 62 Main Street South, Burnham Library, Bridgewater, CT, United States
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    REGISTER & SUBMIT QUESTIONS HERE via Digital Livestream or on Demand Feminist philosopher Dr. Lindsey Stewart’s book, The Conjuring of America: Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women’s Magic, tells the stories of Negro Mammies of slavery; the Voodoo Queens and Blues Women of Reconstruction; and the Granny Midwives and textile weavers of the…

  • Virtual Author Talk: Smithson’s Gamble: The Incredible History Behind the World’s Largest Museum with Smithsonian Curator Emeritus Tom Crouch

    The Burnham Library 62 Main Street South, Burnham Library, Bridgewater, CT, United States
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    A Library Speakers Consortium and Smithsonian Institution Collaboration REGISTER & SUBMIT QUESTIONS HERE via Digital Livestream or on Demand Tom D. Crouch, a Smithsonian veteran of almost 45 years, paints a robust picture of a unique American establishment and its lasting legacies in his book Smithson’s Gamble. Follow the fascinating growth and development of the world's…

  • Unlock the Hidden Power of Dreams with Sleep Expert Michelle Carr

    The Burnham Library 62 Main Street South, Burnham Library, Bridgewater, CT, United States
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    REGISTER & SUBMIT QUESTIONS HERE via Digital Livestream or on Demand Learn how to harness your dreams to improve your sleep and health with dream engineer Dr. Michelle Carr. In Nightmare Obscura, Dr. Carr unlocks the science behind the sleeping body. Drawing on her expertise in nightmares, lucid dreaming, and the cutting-edge field of dream engineering,…

  • Book Portals and Journeys of Literary Magic with Kate Quinn

    The Burnham Library 62 Main Street South, Burnham Library, Bridgewater, CT, United States
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    REGISTER & SUBMIT QUESTIONS HERE via Digital Livestream or on Demand You’re invited to join us for a virtual conversation with acclaimed author Kate Quinn about her latest fantastical work, The Astral Library, which poses the question: Have you ever wished you could live inside a book? Welcome to the Astral Library, where books are not…

  • America’s Failed Response to the Opioid Crisis with Author Shoshana Walter

    The Burnham Library 62 Main Street South, Burnham Library, Bridgewater, CT, United States
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    REGISTER & SUBMIT QUESTIONS HERE via Digital Livestream or on Demand Join us for a special conversation between award-winning journalist Shoshana Walter and bestselling and award-winning author Barbara Kingsolver as…