BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:Events Booking BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ac583ed475b4 SUMMARY:The Stories\, Science\, and History of Birds with Smithsonian Biolo gist Jay Falk DESCRIPTION:Delve into the fascinating world of birds through astonishing p hotography and clear explanations in this absorbing global guide\, The Bir d Book: The Stories\, Science\, and History of Birds. DTSTART:20250805T180000Z DTEND:20250805T190000Z DTSTAMP:20250804T184601Z ORGANIZER;CN=Mathews Memorial Library:MAILTO:info@mathewslibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ac583ed4763c SUMMARY:Author Talk with Casey McQuiston DESCRIPTION:Returning to Romance Through Food and Flirty Fun in Fiction wit h Casey McQuiston DTSTART:20250820T230000Z DTEND:20250821T000000Z DTSTAMP:20250804T191939Z ORGANIZER;CN=Mathews Memorial Library:MAILTO:info@mathewslibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ac583ed4764f SUMMARY:Author Talk with Daniel Kraus DESCRIPTION:Prepare to launch into the darkest depths of deep space! Join u s online as we sit down with master storyteller Daniel Kraus\, winner of t he 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction\, to celebrate the release of his breat htaking new novel\, \;The Sixth Nik. DTSTART:20260908T230000Z DTEND:20260909T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260814T235412Z ORGANIZER;CN=Mathews Memorial Library:MAILTO:info@mathewslibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ac583ed47660 SUMMARY:Author Talk with G. Neri DESCRIPTION:Offering a unique glimpse into the heart of America’s history - the good\, the bad\, and the ugly - celebrated author G. Neri invites r eaders for a journey through the U.S. in his funny and heartfelt book\,&nb sp\;My Bicentennial Summer. \; DTSTART:20260820T230000Z DTEND:20260821T000000Z DTSTAMP:20250116T235358Z ORGANIZER;CN=Mathews Memorial Library:MAILTO:info@mathewslibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ac583ed4766f SUMMARY:Author Talk with Lucky Diaz DESCRIPTION:Join us for an empowering\, eye-opening virtual conversation wi th renowned wellness expert Yasmine Cheyenne as we discuss her transformat ive new book\, \;The Comeback Era: From Limiting Beliefs to Living Wit hout Limits. \; DTSTART:20260924T230000Z DTEND:20260925T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260815T000210Z ORGANIZER;CN=Mathews Memorial Library:MAILTO:info@mathewslibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ac583ed4767f SUMMARY:Author Talk with Carolyn Russo DESCRIPTION:Join us for a captivating online conversation with acclaimed au thor and Smithsonian curator Carolyn Russo as we dive into her fascinating book\, The Ascent of Rauschenberg. DTSTART:20261008T180000Z DTEND:20261008T190000Z DTSTAMP:20261007T004457Z ORGANIZER;CN=Mathews Memorial Library:MAILTO:info@mathewslibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ac583ed4768f SUMMARY:Author Talk with Yasmine Cheyenne DESCRIPTION:Join us for an empowering\, eye-opening virtual conversation wi th renowned wellness expert Yasmine Cheyenne as we discuss her transformat ive new book\, \;The Comeback Era: From Limiting Beliefs to Living Wit hout Limits. \; DTSTART:20260926T180000Z DTEND:20260926T190000Z DTSTAMP:20260814T235819Z ORGANIZER;CN=Mathews Memorial Library:MAILTO:info@mathewslibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ac583ed4769d SUMMARY:Author Talk with Cherie Dimaline DESCRIPTION:Step into the atmospheric and deeply moving world of storytelli ng with acclaimed Métis author Cherie Dimaline as we discuss her captivat ing body of work and her haunting Young Adult novel\, Funeral Songs for Dy ing Girls. DTSTART:20261027T180000Z DTEND:20261027T190000Z DTSTAMP:20261007T005810Z ORGANIZER;CN=Mathews Memorial Library:MAILTO:info@mathewslibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ac583ed476ab SUMMARY:Author Talk with Mark Groves DESCRIPTION:If you’re tired of repeating the same relational patterns and feeling like you lose yourself in your partnerships\, then this event is for you! Join us for a transformative conversation with relationship exper t Mark Groves as we discuss his groundbreaking book\, Liberated Love: How to Release Codependency\, Reduce Conflict\, and Create Extraordinary Relat ionships. \; DTSTART:20261027T180000Z DTEND:20261027T190000Z DTSTAMP:20261007T005226Z ORGANIZER;CN=Mathews Memorial Library:MAILTO:info@mathewslibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ac583ed476b7 SUMMARY:Author Talk with David O. Stewart DESCRIPTION:Join us as we chat with award-winning historian David O. Stewar t about his newest work\, \;The Democracy We Must Keep\, and the quest ion he explores throughout the book: What did America's founders say about democracy\, and can we remain true to their vision for America? DTSTART:20260901T180000Z DTEND:20260901T190000Z DTSTAMP:20260814T233601Z ORGANIZER;CN=Mathews Memorial Library:MAILTO:info@mathewslibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ac583ed476c5 SUMMARY:Author Talk with Lucy Foley DESCRIPTION:Join us for a thrilling conversation with acclaimed author Lucy Foley as we delve into her brand-new Miss Marple mystery\, \;Murder a t the Grand Alpine Hotel. \; DTSTART:20260827T180000Z DTEND:20260827T190000Z DTSTAMP:20260814T233131Z ORGANIZER;CN=Mathews Memorial Library:MAILTO:info@mathewslibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ac583ed476d3 SUMMARY:Horticulturalist Matthew Fleming DESCRIPTION:The Stories\, Science\, and History of Trees with Smithsonian G ardens Greenhouse Horticulturalist Matthew Fleming DTSTART:20250408T180000Z DTEND:20250408T190000Z DTSTAMP:20250116T235358Z ORGANIZER;CN=Mathews Memorial Library:MAILTO:info@mathewslibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ac583ed476df SUMMARY:Author Gregg Hurwitz DESCRIPTION:The Thrill of Writing Action\, Adventure\, and Suspense DTSTART:20250424T230000Z DTEND:20250425T000000Z DTSTAMP:20250116T235358Z ORGANIZER;CN=Mathews Memorial Library:MAILTO:info@mathewslibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ac583ed476eb SUMMARY:Author Liann Zhang DESCRIPTION:On Writing a Brilliant\, Dark\, and Diabolical Thriller DTSTART:20250514T230000Z DTEND:20250515T000000Z DTSTAMP:20250116T235358Z ORGANIZER;CN=Mathews Memorial Library:MAILTO:info@mathewslibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ac583ed476f8 SUMMARY:Author Rachelle Bergstein DESCRIPTION:How Judy Blume Rewrote Childhood for All of Us... \;There w ill be an in-person Watch Party at the library for this event! DTSTART:20250521T180000Z DTEND:20250521T190000Z DTSTAMP:20250116T235358Z ORGANIZER;CN=Mathews Memorial Library:MAILTO:info@mathewslibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ac583ed47705 SUMMARY:Extinctopedia DESCRIPTION:Extinctopedia–A Discovery of What We Have Lost\, What is at R isk\, and What To Do About it with Smithsonian Scientists DTSTART:20250604T180000Z DTEND:20250604T190000Z DTSTAMP:20250513T211900Z ORGANIZER;CN=Mathews Memorial Library:MAILTO:info@mathewslibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ac583ed47713 SUMMARY:Author Lisa Jewell DESCRIPTION:Explore Unexpected Twists and Turns with Bestselling Author Lis a Jewell. \; There will be a Watch Party at the library for this eve nt! DTSTART:20250610T180000Z DTEND:20250610T190000Z DTSTAMP:20250514T000323Z ORGANIZER;CN=Mathews Memorial Library:MAILTO:info@mathewslibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ac583ed47721 SUMMARY:How to Use Anxiety to Thrive DESCRIPTION:Dr. David H. Rosmarin DTSTART:20250507T180000Z DTEND:20250507T190000Z DTSTAMP:20250116T235358Z ORGANIZER;CN=Mathews Memorial Library:MAILTO:info@mathewslibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ac583ed4772e SUMMARY:Author Katherine Applegate DESCRIPTION:Living the Otter Life with Katherine Applegate. Audience: Kid s \;3rd-6th Grade DTSTART:20250624T200000Z DTEND:20250624T210000Z DTSTAMP:20250514T001232Z ORGANIZER;CN=Mathews Memorial Library:MAILTO:info@mathewslibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ac583ed4773c SUMMARY:Author Raúl The Third DESCRIPTION:Join author and illustrator Raúl The Third as he discusses his book ¡Vamos! Let’s Go Read!. Audience: Preschool - 2nd Grade DTSTART:20250708T200000Z DTEND:20250708T210000Z DTSTAMP:20250604T215050Z ORGANIZER;CN=Mathews Memorial Library:MAILTO:info@mathewslibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ac583ed4774a SUMMARY:Author Marie Lu DESCRIPTION:Explore the intricate world of Legend with Marie Lu as she enco urages readers to look beyond the surface and reveal hidden secrets. Aud ience: 9th - 12th Grade DTSTART:20250717T200000Z DTEND:20250717T210000Z DTSTAMP:20250604T221209Z ORGANIZER;CN=Mathews Memorial Library:MAILTO:info@mathewslibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ac583ed47759 SUMMARY:Author Rex Ogle DESCRIPTION:join award-winning author Rex Ogle as he talks about his strugg les to navigate sixth grade as written about in his book Free Lunch. Aud ience: 5th-8th Grade DTSTART:20250723T200000Z DTEND:20250723T204500Z DTSTAMP:20250604T223520Z ORGANIZER;CN=Mathews Memorial Library:MAILTO:info@mathewslibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ac583ed47767 SUMMARY:Author Talk with Tasha Eurich DESCRIPTION:How to Thrive in a World of Constant Chaos with Organizational Psychologist Dr. Tasha Euric DTSTART:20250828T180000Z DTEND:20250828T190000Z DTSTAMP:20250804T184601Z ORGANIZER;CN=Mathews Memorial Library:MAILTO:info@mathewslibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ac583ed47774 SUMMARY:Author Talk with Hannah Nicole Maehrer DESCRIPTION:On Writing Darkly Charming Villainous Love with Hannah Nicole M aehrer\, New York Times Bestselling Author and TikTok Superstar DTSTART:20250903T230000Z DTEND:20250904T000000Z DTSTAMP:20250815T213338Z ORGANIZER;CN=Mathews Memorial Library:MAILTO:info@mathewslibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ac583ed47782 SUMMARY:Author Talk with Jefferson Fisher DESCRIPTION:Argue Less and Talk More with Communication Expert Jefferson Fi sher\, New York Times Bestselling Author and Social Media Sensation DTSTART:20250910T180000Z DTEND:20250910T190000Z DTSTAMP:20250815T215250Z ORGANIZER;CN=Mathews Memorial Library:MAILTO:info@mathewslibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ac583ed47790 SUMMARY:Author Talk with Gabe Henry DESCRIPTION:Our Failed Attempts to Make English Eezier to Spell with Author Gabe Henry\, Simplified Spelling Historian and Author of Enough is Enuf a nd Eating Salad Drunk DTSTART:20250917T180000Z DTEND:20250917T190000Z DTSTAMP:20250815T220815Z ORGANIZER;CN=Mathews Memorial Library:MAILTO:info@mathewslibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ac583ed4779e SUMMARY:Author Talk: Nuestra América DESCRIPTION:Stories of 30 Inspiring Latinas/Latinos Who Have Shaped the Uni ted States with Smithsonian Educators DTSTART:20251002T180000Z DTEND:20251002T190000Z DTSTAMP:20250818T230001Z ORGANIZER;CN=Mathews Memorial Library:MAILTO:info@mathewslibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ac583ed477ab SUMMARY:Neurologist and Author Pria Anand DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to a fascinating conversation with neurologist and author Pria Anand to chat about her new book The Electric Mind: A Neu rologist on the Strangeness and Wonder of Our Brains DTSTART:20250731T180000Z DTEND:20250731T190000Z DTSTAMP:20250604T225129Z ORGANIZER;CN=Mathews Memorial Library:MAILTO:info@mathewslibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ac583ed477b9 SUMMARY:Author Talk: Leigh Bardugo DESCRIPTION:10 Years of Daring Heists and Lovable Outcasts in YA Fantasy wi th Leigh Bardugo\, \;#1 New York Times Bestselling and Award-Winning A uthor of Six of Crows and Shadow and Bone Series DTSTART:20251009T230000Z DTEND:20251010T000000Z DTSTAMP:20250818T235826Z ORGANIZER;CN=Mathews Memorial Library:MAILTO:info@mathewslibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ac583ed477c7 SUMMARY:Author Talk: Malala Yousafzai DESCRIPTION:Finding My Way with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai \, Bestselling Author and Education Activist DTSTART:20251022T230000Z DTEND:20251023T000000Z DTSTAMP:20250910T180718Z ORGANIZER;CN=Mathews Memorial Library:MAILTO:info@mathewslibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ac583ed477d4 SUMMARY:Author Talk: Philippa Gregory DESCRIPTION:Courtly Intrigue and Whispers as Weapons with Historical Fictio n Queen Philippa Gregory\, Bestselling Author of The Other Boleyn Girl and Leading Voice in Historical Fiction DTSTART:20251029T180000Z DTEND:20251029T190000Z DTSTAMP:20250819T000359Z ORGANIZER;CN=Mathews Memorial Library:MAILTO:info@mathewslibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ac583ed477e1 SUMMARY:Author Talk: Joseph Lee DESCRIPTION:Community\, Power\, and the Search for Indigenous Identity with Award-Winning Journalist Joseph Lee\, Author of the Debut Memoir Nothing More of This Land DTSTART:20251105T180000Z DTEND:20251105T190000Z DTSTAMP:20251029T213532Z ORGANIZER;CN=Mathews Memorial Library:MAILTO:info@mathewslibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ac583ed477ef SUMMARY:Author Talk: Amanda Peters DESCRIPTION:The Search for Truth and the Persistence of Love Across Time wi th Award-Winning Novelist Amanda Peters\, Bestselling Author and Winner of the 2024 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction DTSTART:20251114T000000Z DTEND:20251114T010000Z DTSTAMP:20251029T224701Z ORGANIZER;CN=Mathews Memorial Library:MAILTO:info@mathewslibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ac583ed47805 SUMMARY:Author Talk: Charles Duhigg DESCRIPTION:Unlock the Secret Language of Connection with Supercommunicator Charles Duhigg\, Pulitzer-Prize Winning Journalist and New York Times Bes tselling Author of The Power of Habit DTSTART:20251118T190000Z DTEND:20251118T200000Z DTSTAMP:20251029T225623Z ORGANIZER;CN=Mathews Memorial Library:MAILTO:info@mathewslibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ac583ed47813 SUMMARY:Author Talk: Sue Hincenbergs DESCRIPTION:Scheming Wives and High-Stakes Hilarity with Author Sue Hincenb ergs\, Author of The Retirement Plan and Award-Winning Television Producer DTSTART:20251202T190000Z DTEND:20251202T200000Z DTSTAMP:20251030T002008Z ORGANIZER;CN=Mathews Memorial Library:MAILTO:info@mathewslibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ac583ed47821 SUMMARY:Author Talk: David Brooks DESCRIPTION:The Creative and Compassionate Art of Seeing Others Deeply with David Brooks\, Leading Cultural and Political Commentator and Bestselling Author of The Road to Character DTSTART:20260113T190000Z DTEND:20260113T200000Z DTSTAMP:20251119T021710Z ORGANIZER;CN=Mathews Memorial Library:MAILTO:info@mathewslibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ac583ed47830 SUMMARY:Author Talk: Julia Hotz DESCRIPTION:Nature\, Art\, and Service as Medicine with Journalist Julia Ho tz\, Journalist and Award-Winning Author of The Connection Cure DTSTART:20260120T190000Z DTEND:20260120T200000Z DTSTAMP:20251119T022915Z ORGANIZER;CN=Mathews Memorial Library:MAILTO:info@mathewslibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ac583ed4783d SUMMARY:Author Talk: Liz Moore DESCRIPTION:Secrets and Second Chances with Liz Moore\, New York Times Best selling and Award-Winning Author of The God of the Woods and Long Bright R iver DTSTART:20260129T000000Z DTEND:20260129T010000Z DTSTAMP:20251231T230521Z ORGANIZER;CN=Mathews Memorial Library:MAILTO:info@mathewslibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ac583ed4784b SUMMARY:Author Talk: Vanessa Riley DESCRIPTION:Swashbuckling Heroines and High Seas Adventures with Novelist V anessa Riley\, Award-Winning Author of Island Queen and Murder in Westmins ter DTSTART:20260206T000000Z DTEND:20260206T010000Z DTSTAMP:20251119T023245Z ORGANIZER;CN=Mathews Memorial Library:MAILTO:info@mathewslibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ac583ed4785c SUMMARY:Author Talk: Lindsey Stewart DESCRIPTION:Mojos\, Mermaids\, Medicine\, and 400 Years of Black Women’s Magic with Dr. Lindsey Stewart\, Award-Winning Author and Professor of Phi losophy DTSTART:20260212T190000Z DTEND:20260212T200000Z DTSTAMP:20251231T231000Z ORGANIZER;CN=Mathews Memorial Library:MAILTO:info@mathewslibrary.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR