ROSAMOND GIFFORD LECTURE SERIES 2008-2009

Sponsored by the Friends of the Central Library, the Rosamond Gifford Lecture Series is the largest library-related lecture series in the United States. It offers the Greater Syracuse community a chance to hear world-class authors with a variety of viewpoints talk about their craft, their lives, and what's on their minds. This is the 12th season of the lecture series. Past seasons have featured a variety of talented writers, including Pulitzer and Nobel prize winners.

David Remnick - Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Search the OCPL Catalog An Article and Excerpt on NPR Biography from Seattle Arts & Lectures An Article in The Washington Post

Carl Hiaasen - Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Search the OCPL Catalog Carl Hiaasen Homepage An Interview at Powells.com Miami Herald Columns

Ann Patchett - Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Search the OCPL Catalog Ann Patchett Homepage An Interview at Powells.com Biography at BookBrowse.com

Sarah Vowell - Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Search the OCPL Catalog Biography at The Steven Barclay Agency An Interview at Powells.com An Article and Excerpt at NPR

Marjane Satrapi - Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Search the OCPL Catalog Random House Author Spotlight An Interview at Powells.com An Article in The International Herald Tribune

Neil deGrasse Tyson - Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Search the OCPL Catalog Neil deGrasse Tyson Homepage Transcript & Podcast of an Interview at Wired.com Brief biography at the American Museum of Natural History

Ishmael Beah - Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Search the OCPL Catalog A Long Way Gone.com An Interview at Powells.com Biography at UNICEF

Ticket prices remain the same:

Initial Lecture Ticket: $25
Season Subscription: $125
Patron Level: $225
Literary Circle Level: $500

Tickets are available at the Oncenter Box Office located on the second floor of the War Memorial or through www.ticketmaster.com

For more information, call (315) 435-2121 or (315) 435-8006.

Lectures are held in the John H. Mulroy Civic Center, 441 Montgomery Street, Syracuse, New York.
All lectures begin at 7:30 PM.

For information on how to become a sponsor of the Rosamond Gifford Lecture Series, please contact
our FOCL office at 435-1832.

Proceeds of the Rosamond Gifford Lecture Series will be used by Friends of the Central Library for new book and material acquisitions as well as children's programming at the Central Library and city branches.