Join us for a conversation with author and speaker Lee Woodruff, and essayist and food writer Kate Washington, as they speak about their new books. Tuesday, March 30, 7PM on Zoom. Presented by Book Ya Ya, The Rye Free Reading Room, and The Irvington Library. Register at ryelibrary.org/events and click on date.

Bringing our communities together for an important conversation around CASTE by Isabel Wilkerson A Virtual Visit and Discussion from Ms. Wilkerson on April 25th at 4PM. Hear Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson talk about her #1 nonfiction book of the year, “Caste”, an “instant American classic” that examines the unspoken caste system that shapes our …

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Join this fascinating talk presented by Jeffrey S. Urbin of the Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum. Wednesday, March 10, 6:30 PM, On Zoom. Register by clicking on events calendar date. Though blessed with the Roosevelt name, fame and fortune, Eleanor Roosevelt’s early life was far from the comfortable, carefree and attentive life her husband had …

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Explore the French Impressionist whose art often focused on modern young women and children— Berthe Marie Pauline Morisot (1841-1895), who captured her world in a vibrant, changing style. Thursday, March 4, 6 PM, On Zoom. Go to ryelibrary.org/events and click on date to register. Presented by Mike Norris, MA in classics and Ph.D. in art …

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