FALL LECTURE SERIES

Friends of the Library Lecture Series
"CHARLES DICKENS AND VICTORIAN SOCIETY"
featuring Dr. Tatiana Holway, Ph.D.

This fall the Friends of Cary Library Lecture Series will welcome Charles Dickens scholar and author Tatiana Holway to present a series of four fascinating lectures on the Victorian era in England and its most popular author. Join us as we venture into Charles Dickens’ world.

Dr Holway's fascination with the Victorians started when she was studying for her PhD at Columbia University. Among her publications is a guide to Dickens' Bleak House, published in 2005. More recently, she has provided commentary for the Masterpiece Theater productions of Little Dorritt and The Old Curiosity Shop. These commentaries can be viewed at www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece.

The Fall Lecture Series is comprised of four lectures. Dr. Holway's first talk, entitled "The Victorian Door-Stopper, or, Why Is the Nineteenth-Century Novel So Big?" will take place on Tuesday evening, October 11, at 7:00 p.m. This talk will explore the social, cultural, and economic world in which Dickens lived.

Following this, on Tuesday evening, October 18, Dr. Holway will present "Who the Dickens?" a discussion focused on Dickens himself, and on his influence both in his own time and today.

In November, Dr. Holway will discuss “In the Archives: Adventures in Writing History,” relating her adventures and discoveries while writing about nineteenth-century Britain’s obsession with a giant tropical water lily named after Queen Victoria, how it lead to the colossal industrial Crystal Palace in London, and how the historian becomes a part of the story he or she tells.

All four lectures are free and open to all. Space is limited and seating will be on a first come, first serve basis.

Oct. 11 - "The Victorian Door-Stopper, or, Why is the Nineteenth-Century Novel So Big?
Oct. 18 - "Who the Dickens?"
Nov. 1 & 8 - "In the Archives: Adventures in Writing History" Writing about 19th century Britain's obsession with a giant tropical water lily named after Queen Victoria and how it led to the construction of the Crystal Palace in London in 1851.

FRIENDS' 22nd ANNUAL MEETING
"Highlights from the Worthen Collection"
Linda Carroll, Reference Librarian

Sunday, November 13, 2011 at 2 p.m.
Lower Level Meeting Room

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Come learn more about the fascinating collection of materials centered on life in Lexington during the late 19th through mid-20th centuries. These materials, collected and donated by the late Edwin B. Worthen, Sr., have now been catalogued and are being prepared for online presentation in a new Virtual Exhibit. Linda Carroll will preview this for us.

Following the talk there will be refreshments and a brief business meeting with election of officers.