Author Video: Blaine Harden Discusses “Escape From Camp 14″
Click here to view the embedded video. Washington Post correspondent Blaine Harden discusses his book Escape from Camp 14: One Man’s Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West at the...
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A Burmese Origin Fairytale
Book Bubble: Pyusawhti and the Four Great Beasts With Special Guest Magdalena Serpa Click here to view the embedded video. If you enjoyed the story of Pyusawhti, check out these origin stories from...
View ArticleVideo: Kimberly Palmer on “The Economy of You” and Making Your Life...
Some valuable advice from author Kimberly Palmer, senior money editor for U.S. News & World ReportClick here to view the embedded video. As part of the Library’s Smart Money series of talks,...
View ArticleVideo: Poet Melanie McCabe at Westover
Reading from “What the Neighbors Know” On April 2, local poet Melanie McCabe read selections from her second book at the Westover Branch Library. “What the Neighbors Know” traces the disintegration of...
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Stories About Dreams That Come True
Stories by Long Branch Students Book Bubble: Season 2, Episode 1 Click here to view the embedded video. Episode 1 includes three stories written by Long Branch Elementary School students in the...
View ArticleVideo: Brigid Schulte on Her Best-Seller About Personal Time, “Overwhelmed”
Washington Post writer, author, busy Northern Virginia mom and wife Brigid Schulte shared stories from the research–both scientific and personal–that went into creating her best-selling exploration of...
View ArticleVideo: Shut Up and Write with Barry Lyga
Click here to view the embedded video. On June 24, 2014, Barry Lyga, author of “I Hunt Killers,” “The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy & Goth Girl,” and much more, talked to Jon Skovron about how...
View ArticleVideo: Richard Ford in Conversation
Arlington Reads 2014 It was a conversation those in attendance say they will remember for a very long time.Click here to view the embedded video. But even if you weren’t amid the full house in Central...
View ArticleAuthor Video: Charlie Clark on “Arlington County Chronicles”
Click here to view the embedded video. Journalist and local historian Charlie Clark discusses the new anthology of his popular “Our Man in Arlington” column, which runs in the Falls Church News-Press...
View ArticleVideo: Elizabeth Drew on Nixon’s Fate
Elizabeth Drew, Journalist as Historian Arlington Public Library was honored to host journalism great Elizabeth Drew almost 40 years to the day that Richard Nixon flew away from the White House,...
View ArticleVideo: Ann Patchett at Central
Watch a masterful talk by the great Ann Patchett at Arlington Central Library The acclaimed author, essayist, book store co-owner and dog lover drew a devoted overflow crowd for her Arlington Reads...
View ArticleCar-Free Options, Endless Destinations
A short video on the latest happenings at Central and how to get there car-free Click here to view the embedded video. The Library helps you get where you want to go. A car-free diet makes the trip...
View ArticleVideo: YA Author Meg Medina on Bullying
Click here to view the embedded video. Recorded Monday, Oct. 27 at Central Library, by Allan Yankosky / 1411 Media. Ms. Medina is the 2014 recipient of the Pura Belpré medal and the 2013 CYBILS Fiction...
View ArticleVideo: Shut Up and Write on Writing Across Ages
Click here to view the embedded video. Shut Up and Write is a series of panel discussions on writing Young Adult Fiction, moderated by author Jon Skovron. On Sept. 23, 2014, Skovron spoke with authors...
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Video: Veteran White House Photojournalist Dennis Brack on “Presidential...
Video of the “Presidential Picture” author talk at Central Library on Nov. 24, 2014. Click here to view the embedded video. Presidents can stay only eight years but veteran photojournalists like Dennis...
View ArticleVideo: Author Beth Macy on “Factory Man,” A Virginia Comeback Story
Author and journalist Beth Macy at Central Library on Oct. 7, 2014 discussing her best-seller, “Factory Man: How One Furniture Maker Battled Offshoring, Stayed Local and Helped Save an American Town.”...
View ArticleVideo: Estate Planning for 20s and 30s
Click here to view the embedded video. Recorded Jan. 28, 2015 at Central Library, by Allan Yankosky / 1411 Media. Ryan A. Brown, Esq. is an attorney with Arlington Law Group. This presentation is not...
View ArticleVideo: What You Need to Know About Medicare
Click here to view the embedded video. Recorded Feb. 4, 2015 at Central Library, by Allan Yankosky / 1411 Media. Presented by John Glowacky, certified Medicare counselor with the Virginia Insurance...
View ArticleVideo: Former Classic Rock D.J. Beau Phillips on “I Killed Pink Floyd’s Pig”
Video of the tales-from-classic-rock author at Central Library on Jan. 15, 2015 Phillips, a veteran big-market d.j. and former MTV executive, shared tales of encounters with Led Zeppelin, the Rolling...
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Making Unexpected Friends, Finding Unexpected Heroes
Book Bubble Season 2 (Episode 8) Stories by Long Branch Students Click here to view the embedded video. This episode includes three stories written by Long Branch Elementary School students in the...
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