Special Events
Over the course of each year, the Library hosts a number of special events. Most of these are free and open to the public, although due to space considerations, a few are restricted to members of the Academy community. The list below highlights some of the events of the past few years.
2007 George Bennett Fellow Nam Le to Read from his Works
May 20, 2008
Academy Library, Kaplanoff Periodicals Room| EVENT
Michiko Kakutani of The New York Times calls Le's The Boat a "remarkable collection"
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Lamont Poet Dave Smith Reads From His Poetry
October 24, 2007
Assembly Hall, Academy Building|
Smith is the first poet in the Academy Library's Lamont Poetry Series this year
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Eamon Grennan - Lamont Poet
February 21, 2007
Assembly Hall|
Eamon Grennan, the most recent poet in the Lamont Poetry Series, gave a reading on February 21 ...
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A Christmas Carol
December 12, 2006
Rockefeller Hall|
An annual event shortly before winter break is the reading of "A Christmas Carol", by Charles Dickens.
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