Join us at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 20 for an ONLINE discussion of Harvey Milk, a new opera based on the life of activist Harvey Milk. During his time as the “Mayor of Castro Street,” Milk fought for the rights of the disenfranchised, and paid the ultimate price for his work to advance those freedoms. This is the second of four discussions focusing on the operas of Opera Theatre of St. Louis’ 2022 festival season; each discussion will be led by one of Opera Theatre’s docents.
Each of the four presentations in this series will take place online and are free and open to all. Email reference@ucitylibrary.org to receive an email invitation to the Zoom event. Each event will also be live-streamed to UCPL’s Facebook page and YouTube channel.
Join us at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 6 for an ONLINE discussion of Awakenings, a new opera based on the book of the same title by Oliver Sacks. Based on the true story of Dr. Oliver Sacks, Awakenings is a moving story of memories, loss, and life rediscovered. This will be the first of four discussions focusing on the operas of Opera Theatre of St. Louis’ 2022 festival season; each discussion will be led by one of Opera Theatre’s docents.
Each of the four presentations in this series will take place online and are free and open to all. Email reference@ucitylibrary.org to receive an email invitation to the Zoom event. Each event will also be live-streamed to UCPL’s Facebook page and YouTube channel.
Join us at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 13 for a free ONLINE presentation of “Credit As An Asset,” an interactive discussion on how to build credit for better financial health. The presentation will be led by Tatiana Gillum, an asset building manager with Justine Peterson. With more than 10 years of experience in the finance industry, Ms. Gillum works to help educate the community to build generational wealth and financial success.
This program is free and open to all. For information on participating in the Zoom-based discussion, email reference@ucitylibrary.org. Additionally, this program will be live-streamed to UCPL’s Facebook and YouTube pages.
Join us at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 5 for an online book discussion of The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-Jones. This acclaimed book expands on the New York Times Magazine‘s groundbreaking issue, which reframed American history by placing slavery and its legacy at the center of the narrative.
This free online program is presented in partnership with the School District of University City’s Community Book Study of the same title. For information in participating in the Zoom-based discussion, email reference@ucitylibrary.org.
University City Public Library is excited to welcome Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Tony Messenger for an online program at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9. Mr. Messenger will discuss his new book, Profit and Punishment: How America Criminalizes the Poor in the Name of Justice.
As a metro columnist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Mr. Messenger has spent years in county and municipal courthouses documenting how poor Americans are convicted of minor crimes and then saddled with exorbitant fines and fees. If they are unable to pay, they are often sent to prison, where they are then charged a pay-to-stay bill, in a cycle that soon creates a mountain of debt that can take years to pay off. These insidious penalties are used to raise money for broken local and state budgets, often overseen by for-profit companies, and it is one of the central issues of the criminal justice reform movement. Mr. Messenger won a Pulitzer Prize in 2019 for his series of columns on this topic.
The program is free and open to all, and will be held virtually via Zoom. To participate, please email reference@ucitylibrary.org to register for the Zoom link. The Library will also broadcast the program on the Library’s Facebook and YouTube pages. Signed copies of Profit and Punishment will be available for purchase at Subterranean Books after the event.
Join us at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 26 when local author Margaret Hermes joins us for an online presentation. Ms. Hermes will discuss her latest novel, The Opposite of Chance, which centers on a sheltered woman who sets out on a solo journey around the world after learning of her husband’s philandering. A St. Louis resident, Ms. Hermes grew up in Chicago, and has published short stories in literary journals including River Styx, Fiction International, and The Literary Review. A collection of her short fiction, Relative Strangers, won the Bakwin Book Award.
This online program is free and open to all. For information on participating in the Zoom-based event, send an email to reference@ucitylibrary.org.
The Library will be closed all day Thursday, Nov. 24 and Friday, Nov. 25 for Thanksgiving.
The Library will be closed all day Monday, Sept. 5 for Labor Day.
The Library will be closed Monday, July 4 for Independence Day.
The Library will be closed all day Monday, May 29 for Memorial Day.
