Orcs & Aliens Book Group
Join us for a lively discussion of Lagoon by Nnedi Okorafor at 7 p.m. Monday, June 10 in the UCPL makerspace. Email Kara at kkrekeler@ucitylibrary.org for more information.
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Orcs & Aliens Book Group
Join us for a lively discussion of Walkaway by Cory Doctorow at 7 p.m. Monday, May 13 in the UCPL makerspace. For information, email Kara at kkrekeler@ucitylibrary.org.
Computer Class: Google Calendar
Build on concepts from our Google Docs Basics session and apply what you’ve learned in our new Google Calendar class.
Learn how to create, edit and share multiple calendars, set timed reminders, create events, and more. This is a great tool for setting a schedule and getting organized. Bring your questions!
It is recommended that attendees already have a Gmail account before attending this session. A limited number of Chromebooks will be available for patron use and they are first-come, first-served. Patrons are welcome to bring their own laptop, tablet or notepad to follow along and take notes. Adults only.
This class will be held in the Makerspace. To register for this event, email reference@ucitylibrary.org or call 314-727-3150.
Computer Class: Google Docs Basics
Build on concepts from our Intro to Gmail session and apply what you’ve learned in our new Google Docs Basics class.
Learn how to create a folder in your Google Drive account, create and edit a Google word document, and how to share it, print it, and more. This is a great class for those who have difficulty using programs like Microsoft Word. Bring your questions!
It is recommended that attendees already have a Gmail account before attending this session. A limited number of Chromebooks will be available for patron use and they are first-come, first-served. Patrons are welcome to bring their own laptop, tablet or notepad to follow along and take notes. Adults only.
This class will be held in the Makerspace. To register for this event, email reference@ucitylibrary.org or call 314-727-3150.
Computer Class: Intro to Gmail
Build on the concepts from the Internet Basics classes and apply what you’ve learned in our Intro to Gmail session.
Learn how to label, organize and search for emails, attach items from your Google Drive account, avoid spam, and more.
It is recommended that attendees already have a Gmail account before attending this session. A limited number of Chromebooks will be available for patron use and they are first-come, first-served. Patrons are welcome to bring their own laptop, tablet or notepad to follow along and take notes. Adults only.
This class will be held in the Makerspace. Please note that the Makerspace is on the second floor of the library and our elevator is currently out-of-service.
To register for this event, email reference@ucitylibrary.org or call 314-727-3150.
Online Author Event: Xochitl Gonzalez
Join us at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 17 for an online chat with award-winning and bestselling author Xochitl Gonzalez about her newest novel Anita de Monte Laughs Last.
Anita de Monte Laughs Last is a propulsive, witty examination of power, love, and art, daring to ask who gets to be remembered and who is left behind in the rarefied world of the elite. In 1985. Anita de Monte, a rising star in the art world, is found dead in New York City; her tragic death is the talk of the town. Until it isn’t. By 1998 Anita’s name had been all but forgotten―certainly by the time Raquel, a third-year art history student was preparing her final thesis. She stumbles upon Anita’s story, raising questions about the dynamics of her own relationship with a well-connected older student, which eerily mirrors that of the forgotten artist.
Xochitl Gonzalez is the New York Times bestselling author of Olga Dies Dreaming. Named a Best of 2022 by The New York Times, TIME, Kirkus, Washington Post, and NPR, Olga Dies Dreaming was the winner of the Brooklyn Public Library Book Prize in Fiction and The New York City Book Awards.
Online Author Event: Diane Foley & Colum McCann
Join us at 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 9 for a one-of-a-kind conversation with National Book Award-winner Colum McCann as he is joined by Diane Foley, the inspiration behind the heartrending book American Mother.
American Mother is the story of a mother who, in the course of confronting her son’s killer, gets to the elemental heart of violence and forgiveness. Diane Foley is the mother of Jim, a freelance journalist captured and beheaded by ISIS in 2014, an image that became one of the most iconic of the 21st century. Seven years later, Diane gets the chance to spend three days with the murderer of her son in a Virginia courthouse, inspiring her to tell her life story. What unfolds is one of the most compelling narratives in recent literary history, channeled into searing reality by New York Times bestselling author Colum McCann, who brings us on a journey of strength, resilience, and radical empathy.
Online Author Event: Smithsonian Curator Paula J. Johnson
Virtually step into the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History
with Curator Paula Johnson as she discusses the book Smithsonian American Table:
The Foods, People, and Innovations That Feed Us on Tuesday, April 2 at 1
p.m. via digital live-stream in partnership with UCPL!
Register and view more Author Talks here.
Closed for Easter
U City Book Group
Join us for a lively discussion of James by Percival Everett at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23 in the auditorium. For more information, email pjwall@ucitylibrary.org.
