Sharing for all who may be interested -
I visited the beautiful historic Union League of Philadelphia
in June 2010 during the ACRL RBMS Pre-Conference week, and I highly recommend visiting and/or participating in the LCP Annual Dinner / Best, Karen W.
Library Company of Philadelphia - Founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1731
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Library Company of Philadelphia Annual Dinner
http://www.librarycompany.org/annualdinner/
The Board of Trustees and the Director invite you to attend
The Library Company of Philadelphia's 280th Annual Dinner
Tuesday, November 15th
Reception at 5:30 pm, The Library Company of Philadelphia, 1314 Locust St.
Dinner at 7:00 pm, The Union League of Philadelphia, 140 South Broad St.
This year featuring David S. Reynolds author of Mightier Than the Sword:
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" and the Battle for America
The cost of the dinner is $100 per person.
RSVP by November 7th
In addition, we welcome you to join the Board of Trustees in
supporting this year's event by participating at either the Librarian
($350) or Conservator ($250) level. All sponsors will receive a copy
of Mr. Reynolds' book (inscribed by the author) and Librarians will
receive a complimentary one-year Friend membership in the Library
Company for a friend or family member of their choice. In this way you
will be helping to widen our circle of friends at the same time that
you provide valuable underwriting for this major event! Please
respond by November 7th to ensure your listing on our Annual Dinner
program.
About Our Speaker
DAVID S. REYNOLDS is Distinguished Professor of English and American
Studies at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. His
most recent book, Mightier than the Sword: "Uncle Tom's Cabin" and the
Battle for America, is a fascinating look at the cultural roots,
political impact, and enduring legacy of Harriet Beecher Stowe's
revolutionary bestseller. In a fitting tribute on the 200th
anniversary of Stowe's birth (and in this year of the Civil War
Sesquicentennial), Reynolds reveals the book's impact not only on the
abolitionist movement and the American Civil War, but also on the
wider world stage, where it even contributed to the end of serfdom in
Russia. He demonstrates how the book has fueled lasting conflicts over
the very meaning of America. David Reynolds' previous books include
John Brown, Abolitionist; Walt Whitman's America; and Beneath the
American Renaissance. He is a winner of the Bancroft Prize, the
Ambassador Book Award, and the Christian Gauss Award, and a finalist
for the National Book Critics Circle Award.
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Karen Weaver, MLS Electronic Resources Statistician Collection Management
--Member, ALA LHRT Membership & Outreach Committee (MOC)