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May 2013
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David Sanger Lecture

Location: Central Library

David Sanger Lecture

Location: Central Library

Frances Mayes Lecture

Location: Central Library

Frances Mayes Lecture

Location: Central Library

Douglas Rushkoff Lecture

Location: Central Library

Douglas Rushkoff Lecture

Location: Central Library

OC Noir Author Event

Location: Newport Beach Central Library

Dr. David Kessler Lecture

Location: Central Library

Dr. David Kessler Lecture

Location: Central Library

Tatjana Soli

Location: Central Library

07:00PM - 11:59AM
Tatjana Soli Tuesday, June 22 @ 7:00pm The Lotus Eaters

Eleanor Coppola

Location: Newport Beach Central Library

07:00PM - 11:59AM
An Evening with Eleanor Coppola, author of Notes on a Life

Meghan Daum

Location: Central Library

Susan Vreeland

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Billy Collins Lecture

Location: Central Library at 7 pm

Billy Collins Lecture

Location: Central Library at 2 pm

Ruth Reichl Lecture

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Ruth Reichl Lecture

Location: Central Library at 2pm

Peter Stekel

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Dave Eggers Lecture

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Dave Eggers Lecture

Location: Central Library at 2pm

Katie Arnoldi

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Andrew Ross Sorkin Lecture

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Andrew Ross Sorkin Lecture

Location: Central Library at 2pm

Sebastian Junger Lecture

Location: Central Library

Library Live! Lisa Lee

Location: Central Library

Library Live! Shawn Green

Location: Central Library

Jeffrey Toobin Lecture

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Library Live! Stephanie McClellan, M.D.

Location: Central Library

Peter McBride

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Memoir Writing Workshop

Location: Central Library Conference Room

Book Discussion Group

Location: Central Library @ 9:15 am (Friends Meeting Room)

George Friedman lecture

Location: Central Library at 7pm

George Friedman lecture

Location: Central Library at 2pm

Memoir Writing Workshop

Location: Central Library Conference Room

Memoir Writing Workshop

Location: Central Library Conference Room

Robert D. Kline

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Memoir Writing Workshop

Location: Central Library Conference Room

Steven Levy

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Memoir Writing Workshop

Location: Central Library Conference Room

Sebastian Smee

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Sebastian Smee

Location: Central Library at 2pm

Memoir Writing Workshop

Location: Central Library Conference Room

Book Discussion Group

Location: Central Library at 9:15 am (Friends Meeting Room)

Hunter Drohojowska-Philp

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Book Discussion Group

Location: Central Library at 9:15 am (Friends Meeting Room)

Alexandra Fuller

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Alexandra Fuller

Location: Central Library at 2pm

Book Discussion Group

Location: Central Library at 9:15 am (Friends Meeting Room)

Greg Gorman

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

Ken Auletta

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Ken Auletta

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Book Discussion Group

Location: Central Library at 9:15 am (Friends Meeting Room)

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library @ 10am

10:00AM - 11:30AM
September 10 - Introduction and Quiz - Peter Kote

Erik Larson

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Erik Larson In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler’s Berlin Thursday, September 13 @ 7pm Widely acclaimed as the master of page-turning nonfiction sagas including Devil in the White City, Erik Larson once again brings a past world alive—this time, the ominous and ever-changing realm of Nazi Berlin during Hitler’s first full year as chancellor.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library @ 10am

10:00AM - 11:30AM
September 17 - Annuities and Mutual Funds - Peter Kote

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library @ 10am

10:00AM - 11:30AM
September 24 - Financial Planning I - Carl Lachman

Kati Marton

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Kati Marton Paris: A Love Story Monday, September 24 @ 7pm Kati Marton is the author of seven books including Enemies of the People: My Family’s Journey to America, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and the subject of an upcoming motion picture. She lives in New York City

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library @ 10am

10:00AM - 11:30AM
October 1 - Financial Planning II - Carl Lachman

Erwin Chemerinsky

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Erwin Chemerinsky The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Thursday, October 4 @ 7pm Erwin Chemerinsky is the founding dean and distinguished professor of law at the University of California, Irvine School of Law. His areas of expertise are constitutional law, federal practice, civil rights and civil liberties and appellate litigation. He is the author of seven books including The Conservative Assault on the Constitution and nearly 200 articles in top law reviews.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library @ 10am

10:00AM - 11:30AM
October 8 - Long Term Care - Carole Ann Burr

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library @ 10am

10:00AM - 11:30AM
October 15 - Fixed Income Investing - Jim Fletcher

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library @ 10am

10:00AM - 11:30AM
October 22 - Equity Investing - Christine Blanchard

Peter Bohlin

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Meet the architect behind the new Civic Center design. Learn about his vision for this multifaceted facility, the inspiration behind his contemporary design, and the distinctive features that will serve the community for years to come.

William Mann

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
William Mann Hello, Gorgeous Tuesday, October 23 @ 7pm Acclaimed Hollywood biographer William Mann, author of Kate: The Woman Who Was Hepburn, as well as several other works of fiction and nonfiction, has once again taken on an iconic character from an entirely new angle, completely redefining her public persona. This latest offering chronicles Barbra Streisand’s climb to fame during her New York years.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library @ 10am

10:00AM - 11:30AM
October 29 - The Big Take Away - Mark Rylance

Tatjana Soli

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Tatjana Soli The Forgetting Tree Thursday, November 8 @ 7pm New York Times bestselling author Tatjana Soli (The Lotus Eaters) will speak about her new novel to be released in September, The Forgetting Tree. Haunting, tough, triumphant and profound, The Forgetting Tree explores the intimate ties we have to one another.

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

Sherry Turkle

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Referred to by many as the Margaret Mead of digital culture, Sherry Turkle has spent the last thirty years researching the psychology of people’s relationships with technology. Professor Turkle’s most recent book is Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other. As the digital age sparks increasing debate about what new technologies and increased connectivity are doing to our brains, comes this chilling examination of what our iPods and iPads are doing to our relationships, and to how we actually think.

Sherry Turkle

Location: Central Library @ 2pm

02:00PM - 03:30PM
Referred to by many as the Margaret Mead of digital culture, Sherry Turkle has spent the last thirty years researching the psychology of people’s relationships with technology. Professor Turkle’s most recent book is Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other. As the digital age sparks increasing debate about what new technologies and increased connectivity are doing to our brains, comes this chilling examination of what our iPods and iPads are doing to our relationships, and to how we actually think.

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

A Night at the Oscars

Location: Port Theatre, 2905 East Coast Highway, Corona del Mar, CA 92625

06:00PM - 09:30PM
A Night at the Oscars with Robert Kline Wednesday, February 20, 2013 6:00pm Reception 7:00pm Program

Dr. Hans Keirstead

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Thursday, February 28, 2013 Dr. Hans Keirstead, Assistant Professor, Anatomy and Neurobiology, UCI School of Medicine. Stem Cells: The Future of Medicine.

Adam Gopnik

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Adam Gopnik might be the ultimate New Yorker. He has been writing for The New Yorker since 1986 and became its art critic in 1987. During his tenure at the magazine, he has written fiction and humor pieces, book reviews, profiles, reporting pieces, and more than a hundred stories for “The Talk of the Town” and “Comment.” His new book, The Table Comes First: Family, France, and the Meaning of Food is a beguiling tour of the morals and manners of our present food mania, in search of eating’s deeper truths.

Adam Gopnik

Location: Central Library @ 2pm

02:00PM - 03:30PM
Adam Gopnik might be the ultimate New Yorker. He has been writing for The New Yorker since 1986 and became its art critic in 1987. During his tenure at the magazine, he has written fiction and humor pieces, book reviews, profiles, reporting pieces, and more than a hundred stories for “The Talk of the Town” and “Comment.” His new book, The Table Comes First: Family, France, and the Meaning of Food is a beguiling tour of the morals and manners of our present food mania, in search of eating’s deeper truths.

Making Memories For Children

Location: Five Crowns Restaurant, 3801 East Coast Highway, Corona del Mar

12:00PM - 02:00PM
CULINARY ADVENTURE Sunday, March 10, 12-2pm

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

Making Memories For Children

Location: The Ecology Center, 32701 Alipaz, San Juan Capistrano

12:00PM - 02:00PM
FROM FARM TO TABLE Sunday, March 17, 12-2pm

Deborah Landis

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Thursday, March 21, 2013 Deborah Landis, Director, The David C. Copley Center for Costume Design at UCLA Hollywood Sketchbook: A Century of Costume Illustration

Making Memories For Children

Location: Five Crowns Restaurant, 3801 East Coast Highway, Corona del Mar

12:00PM - 02:00PM
BRUNCH AT FIVE CROWNS Sunday, March 24, 12-2pm Five Crowns Restaurant, Corona del Mar

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library

10:00AM - 11:30AM
It’s Your Estate Mondays 10:00am to 11:30am April 1 - May 20, 2013 Central Library 1000 Avocado, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Reservations not required; attend as many sessions as you like.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library

10:00AM - 11:30AM
Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 10:30AM It’s Your Estate Mondays 10:00am to 11:30am April 1 - May 20, 2013 Central Library 1000 Avocado, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Reservations not required; attend as many sessions as you like.

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

Alexander McCall Smith

Location: Central Library @ 7:30pm

07:30PM - 08:30PM
Alexander McCall Smith has written more than 80 books, including specialist academic titles, short story collections, and a number of immensely popular children’s books. He is best known for his internationally acclaimed and bestselling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, which currently has 13 volumes. The series has now been translated into 45 languages and has sold over 20 million copies worldwide. Note: 6:30 pm Wine Reception; 7:30 pm Program. Book sales and signing and dessert reception to follow

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library

10:00AM - 11:30AM
Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 10:30AM It’s Your Estate Mondays 10:00am to 11:30am April 1 - May 20, 2013 Central Library 1000 Avocado, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Reservations not required; attend as many sessions as you like.

Literacy Luncheon

Location: Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club, Corona del Mar

11:00AM - 02:00PM
6th ANNUAL GIFT OF LITERACY LUNCHEON WITH AUTHOR T. JEFFERSON PARKER

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library

10:00AM - 11:30AM
Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 11:30AM Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 10:30AM It’s Your Estate Mondays 10:00am to 11:30am April 1 - May 20, 2013 Central Library 1000 Avocado, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Reservations not required; attend as many sessions as you like.

Anna Quindlen

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Bestselling author, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and social critic Anna Quindlen’s library of work provides perspectives on daily life, delicately balancing the political with the personal. In her new memoir, Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake, Quindlen writes about her life and the lives of women today, looking back and ahead—and celebrating it all—as she considers marriage, girlfriends, our mothers, faith, loss, all that stuff in our closets, and more.

Anna Quindlen

Location: Central Library @ 2pm

02:00PM - 03:30PM
Bestselling author, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and social critic Anna Quindlen’s library of work provides perspectives on daily life, delicately balancing the political with the personal. In her new memoir, Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake, Quindlen writes about her life and the lives of women today, looking back and ahead—and celebrating it all—as she considers marriage, girlfriends, our mothers, faith, loss, all that stuff in our closets, and more.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library

10:00AM - 11:30AM
Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 11:30AM Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 10:30AM It’s Your Estate Mondays 10:00am to 11:30am April 1 - May 20, 2013 Central Library 1000 Avocado, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Reservations not required; attend as many sessions as you like.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library

10:00AM - 11:30AM
Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 11:30AM Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 11:30AM Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 10:30AM It’s Your Estate Mondays 10:00am to 11:30am April 1 - May 20, 2013 Central Library 1000 Avocado, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Reservations not required; attend as many sessions as you like.

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

Barry Ritholtz

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Barry Ritholtz is an American author, newspaper columnist, blogger, equities analyst, CEO of Fusion IQ and guest commentator on Bloomberg Television. He is also a former contributor to CNBC and TheStreet.com. He is one of the few strategists who saw the housing implosion and derivatives disaster far in advance. Ritholtz is the author of Bailout Nation.

Barry Ritholtz

Location: Central Library @ 2pm

02:00PM - 03:30PM
May 10-11 Barry Ritholtz is an American author, newspaper columnist, blogger, equities analyst, CEO of Fusion IQ and guest commentator on Bloomberg Television. He is also a former contributor to CNBC and TheStreet.com. He is one of the few strategists who saw the housing implosion and derivatives disaster far in advance. Ritholtz is the author of Bailout Nation.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library

10:00AM - 11:30AM
Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 11:30AM Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 11:30AM Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 10:30AM It’s Your Estate Mondays 10:00am to 11:30am April 1 - May 20, 2013 Central Library 1000 Avocado, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Reservations not required; attend as many sessions as you like.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library

10:00AM - 11:30AM
Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 11:30AM Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 11:30AM Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 10:30AM It’s Your Estate Mondays 10:00am to 11:30am April 1 - May 20, 2013 Central Library 1000 Avocado, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Reservations not required; attend as many sessions as you like.

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

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David Sanger Lecture

Location: Central Library

David Sanger Lecture

Location: Central Library

Frances Mayes Lecture

Location: Central Library

Frances Mayes Lecture

Location: Central Library

Douglas Rushkoff Lecture

Location: Central Library

Douglas Rushkoff Lecture

Location: Central Library

OC Noir Author Event

Location: Newport Beach Central Library

Dr. David Kessler Lecture

Location: Central Library

Dr. David Kessler Lecture

Location: Central Library

Tatjana Soli

Location: Central Library

07:00PM - 11:59AM
Tatjana Soli Tuesday, June 22 @ 7:00pm The Lotus Eaters

Eleanor Coppola

Location: Newport Beach Central Library

07:00PM - 11:59AM
An Evening with Eleanor Coppola, author of Notes on a Life

Meghan Daum

Location: Central Library

Susan Vreeland

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Billy Collins Lecture

Location: Central Library at 7 pm

Billy Collins Lecture

Location: Central Library at 2 pm

Ruth Reichl Lecture

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Ruth Reichl Lecture

Location: Central Library at 2pm

Peter Stekel

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Dave Eggers Lecture

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Dave Eggers Lecture

Location: Central Library at 2pm

Katie Arnoldi

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Andrew Ross Sorkin Lecture

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Andrew Ross Sorkin Lecture

Location: Central Library at 2pm

Sebastian Junger Lecture

Location: Central Library

Library Live! Lisa Lee

Location: Central Library

Library Live! Shawn Green

Location: Central Library

Jeffrey Toobin Lecture

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Library Live! Stephanie McClellan, M.D.

Location: Central Library

Peter McBride

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Memoir Writing Workshop

Location: Central Library Conference Room

Book Discussion Group

Location: Central Library @ 9:15 am (Friends Meeting Room)

George Friedman lecture

Location: Central Library at 7pm

George Friedman lecture

Location: Central Library at 2pm

Memoir Writing Workshop

Location: Central Library Conference Room

Memoir Writing Workshop

Location: Central Library Conference Room

Robert D. Kline

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Memoir Writing Workshop

Location: Central Library Conference Room

Steven Levy

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Memoir Writing Workshop

Location: Central Library Conference Room

Sebastian Smee

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Sebastian Smee

Location: Central Library at 2pm

Memoir Writing Workshop

Location: Central Library Conference Room

Book Discussion Group

Location: Central Library at 9:15 am (Friends Meeting Room)

Hunter Drohojowska-Philp

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Book Discussion Group

Location: Central Library at 9:15 am (Friends Meeting Room)

Alexandra Fuller

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Alexandra Fuller

Location: Central Library at 2pm

Book Discussion Group

Location: Central Library at 9:15 am (Friends Meeting Room)

Greg Gorman

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

Ken Auletta

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Ken Auletta

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Book Discussion Group

Location: Central Library at 9:15 am (Friends Meeting Room)

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library @ 10am

10:00AM - 11:30AM
September 10 - Introduction and Quiz - Peter Kote

Erik Larson

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Erik Larson In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler’s Berlin Thursday, September 13 @ 7pm Widely acclaimed as the master of page-turning nonfiction sagas including Devil in the White City, Erik Larson once again brings a past world alive—this time, the ominous and ever-changing realm of Nazi Berlin during Hitler’s first full year as chancellor.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library @ 10am

10:00AM - 11:30AM
September 17 - Annuities and Mutual Funds - Peter Kote

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library @ 10am

10:00AM - 11:30AM
September 24 - Financial Planning I - Carl Lachman

Kati Marton

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Kati Marton Paris: A Love Story Monday, September 24 @ 7pm Kati Marton is the author of seven books including Enemies of the People: My Family’s Journey to America, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and the subject of an upcoming motion picture. She lives in New York City

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library @ 10am

10:00AM - 11:30AM
October 1 - Financial Planning II - Carl Lachman

Erwin Chemerinsky

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Erwin Chemerinsky The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Thursday, October 4 @ 7pm Erwin Chemerinsky is the founding dean and distinguished professor of law at the University of California, Irvine School of Law. His areas of expertise are constitutional law, federal practice, civil rights and civil liberties and appellate litigation. He is the author of seven books including The Conservative Assault on the Constitution and nearly 200 articles in top law reviews.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library @ 10am

10:00AM - 11:30AM
October 8 - Long Term Care - Carole Ann Burr

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library @ 10am

10:00AM - 11:30AM
October 15 - Fixed Income Investing - Jim Fletcher

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library @ 10am

10:00AM - 11:30AM
October 22 - Equity Investing - Christine Blanchard

Peter Bohlin

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Meet the architect behind the new Civic Center design. Learn about his vision for this multifaceted facility, the inspiration behind his contemporary design, and the distinctive features that will serve the community for years to come.

William Mann

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
William Mann Hello, Gorgeous Tuesday, October 23 @ 7pm Acclaimed Hollywood biographer William Mann, author of Kate: The Woman Who Was Hepburn, as well as several other works of fiction and nonfiction, has once again taken on an iconic character from an entirely new angle, completely redefining her public persona. This latest offering chronicles Barbra Streisand’s climb to fame during her New York years.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library @ 10am

10:00AM - 11:30AM
October 29 - The Big Take Away - Mark Rylance

Tatjana Soli

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Tatjana Soli The Forgetting Tree Thursday, November 8 @ 7pm New York Times bestselling author Tatjana Soli (The Lotus Eaters) will speak about her new novel to be released in September, The Forgetting Tree. Haunting, tough, triumphant and profound, The Forgetting Tree explores the intimate ties we have to one another.

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

Sherry Turkle

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Referred to by many as the Margaret Mead of digital culture, Sherry Turkle has spent the last thirty years researching the psychology of people’s relationships with technology. Professor Turkle’s most recent book is Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other. As the digital age sparks increasing debate about what new technologies and increased connectivity are doing to our brains, comes this chilling examination of what our iPods and iPads are doing to our relationships, and to how we actually think.

Sherry Turkle

Location: Central Library @ 2pm

02:00PM - 03:30PM
Referred to by many as the Margaret Mead of digital culture, Sherry Turkle has spent the last thirty years researching the psychology of people’s relationships with technology. Professor Turkle’s most recent book is Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other. As the digital age sparks increasing debate about what new technologies and increased connectivity are doing to our brains, comes this chilling examination of what our iPods and iPads are doing to our relationships, and to how we actually think.

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

A Night at the Oscars

Location: Port Theatre, 2905 East Coast Highway, Corona del Mar, CA 92625

06:00PM - 09:30PM
A Night at the Oscars with Robert Kline Wednesday, February 20, 2013 6:00pm Reception 7:00pm Program

Dr. Hans Keirstead

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Thursday, February 28, 2013 Dr. Hans Keirstead, Assistant Professor, Anatomy and Neurobiology, UCI School of Medicine. Stem Cells: The Future of Medicine.

Adam Gopnik

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Adam Gopnik might be the ultimate New Yorker. He has been writing for The New Yorker since 1986 and became its art critic in 1987. During his tenure at the magazine, he has written fiction and humor pieces, book reviews, profiles, reporting pieces, and more than a hundred stories for “The Talk of the Town” and “Comment.” His new book, The Table Comes First: Family, France, and the Meaning of Food is a beguiling tour of the morals and manners of our present food mania, in search of eating’s deeper truths.

Adam Gopnik

Location: Central Library @ 2pm

02:00PM - 03:30PM
Adam Gopnik might be the ultimate New Yorker. He has been writing for The New Yorker since 1986 and became its art critic in 1987. During his tenure at the magazine, he has written fiction and humor pieces, book reviews, profiles, reporting pieces, and more than a hundred stories for “The Talk of the Town” and “Comment.” His new book, The Table Comes First: Family, France, and the Meaning of Food is a beguiling tour of the morals and manners of our present food mania, in search of eating’s deeper truths.

Making Memories For Children

Location: Five Crowns Restaurant, 3801 East Coast Highway, Corona del Mar

12:00PM - 02:00PM
CULINARY ADVENTURE Sunday, March 10, 12-2pm

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

Making Memories For Children

Location: The Ecology Center, 32701 Alipaz, San Juan Capistrano

12:00PM - 02:00PM
FROM FARM TO TABLE Sunday, March 17, 12-2pm

Deborah Landis

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Thursday, March 21, 2013 Deborah Landis, Director, The David C. Copley Center for Costume Design at UCLA Hollywood Sketchbook: A Century of Costume Illustration

Making Memories For Children

Location: Five Crowns Restaurant, 3801 East Coast Highway, Corona del Mar

12:00PM - 02:00PM
BRUNCH AT FIVE CROWNS Sunday, March 24, 12-2pm Five Crowns Restaurant, Corona del Mar

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library

10:00AM - 11:30AM
It’s Your Estate Mondays 10:00am to 11:30am April 1 - May 20, 2013 Central Library 1000 Avocado, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Reservations not required; attend as many sessions as you like.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library

10:00AM - 11:30AM
Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 10:30AM It’s Your Estate Mondays 10:00am to 11:30am April 1 - May 20, 2013 Central Library 1000 Avocado, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Reservations not required; attend as many sessions as you like.

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

Alexander McCall Smith

Location: Central Library @ 7:30pm

07:30PM - 08:30PM
Alexander McCall Smith has written more than 80 books, including specialist academic titles, short story collections, and a number of immensely popular children’s books. He is best known for his internationally acclaimed and bestselling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, which currently has 13 volumes. The series has now been translated into 45 languages and has sold over 20 million copies worldwide. Note: 6:30 pm Wine Reception; 7:30 pm Program. Book sales and signing and dessert reception to follow

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library

10:00AM - 11:30AM
Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 10:30AM It’s Your Estate Mondays 10:00am to 11:30am April 1 - May 20, 2013 Central Library 1000 Avocado, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Reservations not required; attend as many sessions as you like.

Literacy Luncheon

Location: Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club, Corona del Mar

11:00AM - 02:00PM
6th ANNUAL GIFT OF LITERACY LUNCHEON WITH AUTHOR T. JEFFERSON PARKER

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library

10:00AM - 11:30AM
Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 11:30AM Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 10:30AM It’s Your Estate Mondays 10:00am to 11:30am April 1 - May 20, 2013 Central Library 1000 Avocado, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Reservations not required; attend as many sessions as you like.

Anna Quindlen

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Bestselling author, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and social critic Anna Quindlen’s library of work provides perspectives on daily life, delicately balancing the political with the personal. In her new memoir, Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake, Quindlen writes about her life and the lives of women today, looking back and ahead—and celebrating it all—as she considers marriage, girlfriends, our mothers, faith, loss, all that stuff in our closets, and more.

Anna Quindlen

Location: Central Library @ 2pm

02:00PM - 03:30PM
Bestselling author, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and social critic Anna Quindlen’s library of work provides perspectives on daily life, delicately balancing the political with the personal. In her new memoir, Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake, Quindlen writes about her life and the lives of women today, looking back and ahead—and celebrating it all—as she considers marriage, girlfriends, our mothers, faith, loss, all that stuff in our closets, and more.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library

10:00AM - 11:30AM
Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 11:30AM Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 10:30AM It’s Your Estate Mondays 10:00am to 11:30am April 1 - May 20, 2013 Central Library 1000 Avocado, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Reservations not required; attend as many sessions as you like.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library

10:00AM - 11:30AM
Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 11:30AM Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 11:30AM Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 10:30AM It’s Your Estate Mondays 10:00am to 11:30am April 1 - May 20, 2013 Central Library 1000 Avocado, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Reservations not required; attend as many sessions as you like.

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

Barry Ritholtz

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Barry Ritholtz is an American author, newspaper columnist, blogger, equities analyst, CEO of Fusion IQ and guest commentator on Bloomberg Television. He is also a former contributor to CNBC and TheStreet.com. He is one of the few strategists who saw the housing implosion and derivatives disaster far in advance. Ritholtz is the author of Bailout Nation.

Barry Ritholtz

Location: Central Library @ 2pm

02:00PM - 03:30PM
May 10-11 Barry Ritholtz is an American author, newspaper columnist, blogger, equities analyst, CEO of Fusion IQ and guest commentator on Bloomberg Television. He is also a former contributor to CNBC and TheStreet.com. He is one of the few strategists who saw the housing implosion and derivatives disaster far in advance. Ritholtz is the author of Bailout Nation.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library

10:00AM - 11:30AM
Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 11:30AM Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 11:30AM Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 10:30AM It’s Your Estate Mondays 10:00am to 11:30am April 1 - May 20, 2013 Central Library 1000 Avocado, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Reservations not required; attend as many sessions as you like.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library

10:00AM - 11:30AM
Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 11:30AM Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 11:30AM Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 10:30AM It’s Your Estate Mondays 10:00am to 11:30am April 1 - May 20, 2013 Central Library 1000 Avocado, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Reservations not required; attend as many sessions as you like.

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

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David Sanger Lecture

Location: Central Library

David Sanger Lecture

Location: Central Library

Frances Mayes Lecture

Location: Central Library

Frances Mayes Lecture

Location: Central Library

Douglas Rushkoff Lecture

Location: Central Library

Douglas Rushkoff Lecture

Location: Central Library

OC Noir Author Event

Location: Newport Beach Central Library

Dr. David Kessler Lecture

Location: Central Library

Dr. David Kessler Lecture

Location: Central Library

Tatjana Soli

Location: Central Library

07:00PM - 11:59AM
Tatjana Soli Tuesday, June 22 @ 7:00pm The Lotus Eaters

Eleanor Coppola

Location: Newport Beach Central Library

07:00PM - 11:59AM
An Evening with Eleanor Coppola, author of Notes on a Life

Meghan Daum

Location: Central Library

Susan Vreeland

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Billy Collins Lecture

Location: Central Library at 7 pm

Billy Collins Lecture

Location: Central Library at 2 pm

Ruth Reichl Lecture

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Ruth Reichl Lecture

Location: Central Library at 2pm

Peter Stekel

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Dave Eggers Lecture

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Dave Eggers Lecture

Location: Central Library at 2pm

Katie Arnoldi

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Andrew Ross Sorkin Lecture

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Andrew Ross Sorkin Lecture

Location: Central Library at 2pm

Sebastian Junger Lecture

Location: Central Library

Library Live! Lisa Lee

Location: Central Library

Library Live! Shawn Green

Location: Central Library

Jeffrey Toobin Lecture

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Library Live! Stephanie McClellan, M.D.

Location: Central Library

Peter McBride

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Memoir Writing Workshop

Location: Central Library Conference Room

Book Discussion Group

Location: Central Library @ 9:15 am (Friends Meeting Room)

George Friedman lecture

Location: Central Library at 7pm

George Friedman lecture

Location: Central Library at 2pm

Memoir Writing Workshop

Location: Central Library Conference Room

Memoir Writing Workshop

Location: Central Library Conference Room

Robert D. Kline

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Memoir Writing Workshop

Location: Central Library Conference Room

Steven Levy

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Memoir Writing Workshop

Location: Central Library Conference Room

Sebastian Smee

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Sebastian Smee

Location: Central Library at 2pm

Memoir Writing Workshop

Location: Central Library Conference Room

Book Discussion Group

Location: Central Library at 9:15 am (Friends Meeting Room)

Hunter Drohojowska-Philp

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Book Discussion Group

Location: Central Library at 9:15 am (Friends Meeting Room)

Alexandra Fuller

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Alexandra Fuller

Location: Central Library at 2pm

Book Discussion Group

Location: Central Library at 9:15 am (Friends Meeting Room)

Greg Gorman

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

Ken Auletta

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Ken Auletta

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Book Discussion Group

Location: Central Library at 9:15 am (Friends Meeting Room)

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library @ 10am

10:00AM - 11:30AM
September 10 - Introduction and Quiz - Peter Kote

Erik Larson

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Erik Larson In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler’s Berlin Thursday, September 13 @ 7pm Widely acclaimed as the master of page-turning nonfiction sagas including Devil in the White City, Erik Larson once again brings a past world alive—this time, the ominous and ever-changing realm of Nazi Berlin during Hitler’s first full year as chancellor.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library @ 10am

10:00AM - 11:30AM
September 17 - Annuities and Mutual Funds - Peter Kote

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library @ 10am

10:00AM - 11:30AM
September 24 - Financial Planning I - Carl Lachman

Kati Marton

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Kati Marton Paris: A Love Story Monday, September 24 @ 7pm Kati Marton is the author of seven books including Enemies of the People: My Family’s Journey to America, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and the subject of an upcoming motion picture. She lives in New York City

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library @ 10am

10:00AM - 11:30AM
October 1 - Financial Planning II - Carl Lachman

Erwin Chemerinsky

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Erwin Chemerinsky The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Thursday, October 4 @ 7pm Erwin Chemerinsky is the founding dean and distinguished professor of law at the University of California, Irvine School of Law. His areas of expertise are constitutional law, federal practice, civil rights and civil liberties and appellate litigation. He is the author of seven books including The Conservative Assault on the Constitution and nearly 200 articles in top law reviews.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library @ 10am

10:00AM - 11:30AM
October 8 - Long Term Care - Carole Ann Burr

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library @ 10am

10:00AM - 11:30AM
October 15 - Fixed Income Investing - Jim Fletcher

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library @ 10am

10:00AM - 11:30AM
October 22 - Equity Investing - Christine Blanchard

Peter Bohlin

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Meet the architect behind the new Civic Center design. Learn about his vision for this multifaceted facility, the inspiration behind his contemporary design, and the distinctive features that will serve the community for years to come.

William Mann

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
William Mann Hello, Gorgeous Tuesday, October 23 @ 7pm Acclaimed Hollywood biographer William Mann, author of Kate: The Woman Who Was Hepburn, as well as several other works of fiction and nonfiction, has once again taken on an iconic character from an entirely new angle, completely redefining her public persona. This latest offering chronicles Barbra Streisand’s climb to fame during her New York years.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library @ 10am

10:00AM - 11:30AM
October 29 - The Big Take Away - Mark Rylance

Tatjana Soli

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Tatjana Soli The Forgetting Tree Thursday, November 8 @ 7pm New York Times bestselling author Tatjana Soli (The Lotus Eaters) will speak about her new novel to be released in September, The Forgetting Tree. Haunting, tough, triumphant and profound, The Forgetting Tree explores the intimate ties we have to one another.

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

Sherry Turkle

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Referred to by many as the Margaret Mead of digital culture, Sherry Turkle has spent the last thirty years researching the psychology of people’s relationships with technology. Professor Turkle’s most recent book is Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other. As the digital age sparks increasing debate about what new technologies and increased connectivity are doing to our brains, comes this chilling examination of what our iPods and iPads are doing to our relationships, and to how we actually think.

Sherry Turkle

Location: Central Library @ 2pm

02:00PM - 03:30PM
Referred to by many as the Margaret Mead of digital culture, Sherry Turkle has spent the last thirty years researching the psychology of people’s relationships with technology. Professor Turkle’s most recent book is Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other. As the digital age sparks increasing debate about what new technologies and increased connectivity are doing to our brains, comes this chilling examination of what our iPods and iPads are doing to our relationships, and to how we actually think.

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

A Night at the Oscars

Location: Port Theatre, 2905 East Coast Highway, Corona del Mar, CA 92625

06:00PM - 09:30PM
A Night at the Oscars with Robert Kline Wednesday, February 20, 2013 6:00pm Reception 7:00pm Program

Dr. Hans Keirstead

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Thursday, February 28, 2013 Dr. Hans Keirstead, Assistant Professor, Anatomy and Neurobiology, UCI School of Medicine. Stem Cells: The Future of Medicine.

Adam Gopnik

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Adam Gopnik might be the ultimate New Yorker. He has been writing for The New Yorker since 1986 and became its art critic in 1987. During his tenure at the magazine, he has written fiction and humor pieces, book reviews, profiles, reporting pieces, and more than a hundred stories for “The Talk of the Town” and “Comment.” His new book, The Table Comes First: Family, France, and the Meaning of Food is a beguiling tour of the morals and manners of our present food mania, in search of eating’s deeper truths.

Adam Gopnik

Location: Central Library @ 2pm

02:00PM - 03:30PM
Adam Gopnik might be the ultimate New Yorker. He has been writing for The New Yorker since 1986 and became its art critic in 1987. During his tenure at the magazine, he has written fiction and humor pieces, book reviews, profiles, reporting pieces, and more than a hundred stories for “The Talk of the Town” and “Comment.” His new book, The Table Comes First: Family, France, and the Meaning of Food is a beguiling tour of the morals and manners of our present food mania, in search of eating’s deeper truths.

Making Memories For Children

Location: Five Crowns Restaurant, 3801 East Coast Highway, Corona del Mar

12:00PM - 02:00PM
CULINARY ADVENTURE Sunday, March 10, 12-2pm

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

Making Memories For Children

Location: The Ecology Center, 32701 Alipaz, San Juan Capistrano

12:00PM - 02:00PM
FROM FARM TO TABLE Sunday, March 17, 12-2pm

Deborah Landis

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Thursday, March 21, 2013 Deborah Landis, Director, The David C. Copley Center for Costume Design at UCLA Hollywood Sketchbook: A Century of Costume Illustration

Making Memories For Children

Location: Five Crowns Restaurant, 3801 East Coast Highway, Corona del Mar

12:00PM - 02:00PM
BRUNCH AT FIVE CROWNS Sunday, March 24, 12-2pm Five Crowns Restaurant, Corona del Mar

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library

10:00AM - 11:30AM
It’s Your Estate Mondays 10:00am to 11:30am April 1 - May 20, 2013 Central Library 1000 Avocado, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Reservations not required; attend as many sessions as you like.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library

10:00AM - 11:30AM
Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 10:30AM It’s Your Estate Mondays 10:00am to 11:30am April 1 - May 20, 2013 Central Library 1000 Avocado, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Reservations not required; attend as many sessions as you like.

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

Alexander McCall Smith

Location: Central Library @ 7:30pm

07:30PM - 08:30PM
Alexander McCall Smith has written more than 80 books, including specialist academic titles, short story collections, and a number of immensely popular children’s books. He is best known for his internationally acclaimed and bestselling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, which currently has 13 volumes. The series has now been translated into 45 languages and has sold over 20 million copies worldwide. Note: 6:30 pm Wine Reception; 7:30 pm Program. Book sales and signing and dessert reception to follow

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library

10:00AM - 11:30AM
Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 10:30AM It’s Your Estate Mondays 10:00am to 11:30am April 1 - May 20, 2013 Central Library 1000 Avocado, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Reservations not required; attend as many sessions as you like.

Literacy Luncheon

Location: Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club, Corona del Mar

11:00AM - 02:00PM
6th ANNUAL GIFT OF LITERACY LUNCHEON WITH AUTHOR T. JEFFERSON PARKER

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library

10:00AM - 11:30AM
Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 11:30AM Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 10:30AM It’s Your Estate Mondays 10:00am to 11:30am April 1 - May 20, 2013 Central Library 1000 Avocado, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Reservations not required; attend as many sessions as you like.

Anna Quindlen

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Bestselling author, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and social critic Anna Quindlen’s library of work provides perspectives on daily life, delicately balancing the political with the personal. In her new memoir, Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake, Quindlen writes about her life and the lives of women today, looking back and ahead—and celebrating it all—as she considers marriage, girlfriends, our mothers, faith, loss, all that stuff in our closets, and more.

Anna Quindlen

Location: Central Library @ 2pm

02:00PM - 03:30PM
Bestselling author, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and social critic Anna Quindlen’s library of work provides perspectives on daily life, delicately balancing the political with the personal. In her new memoir, Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake, Quindlen writes about her life and the lives of women today, looking back and ahead—and celebrating it all—as she considers marriage, girlfriends, our mothers, faith, loss, all that stuff in our closets, and more.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library

10:00AM - 11:30AM
Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 11:30AM Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 10:30AM It’s Your Estate Mondays 10:00am to 11:30am April 1 - May 20, 2013 Central Library 1000 Avocado, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Reservations not required; attend as many sessions as you like.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library

10:00AM - 11:30AM
Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 11:30AM Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 11:30AM Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 10:30AM It’s Your Estate Mondays 10:00am to 11:30am April 1 - May 20, 2013 Central Library 1000 Avocado, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Reservations not required; attend as many sessions as you like.

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

Barry Ritholtz

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Barry Ritholtz is an American author, newspaper columnist, blogger, equities analyst, CEO of Fusion IQ and guest commentator on Bloomberg Television. He is also a former contributor to CNBC and TheStreet.com. He is one of the few strategists who saw the housing implosion and derivatives disaster far in advance. Ritholtz is the author of Bailout Nation.

Barry Ritholtz

Location: Central Library @ 2pm

02:00PM - 03:30PM
May 10-11 Barry Ritholtz is an American author, newspaper columnist, blogger, equities analyst, CEO of Fusion IQ and guest commentator on Bloomberg Television. He is also a former contributor to CNBC and TheStreet.com. He is one of the few strategists who saw the housing implosion and derivatives disaster far in advance. Ritholtz is the author of Bailout Nation.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library

10:00AM - 11:30AM
Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 11:30AM Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 11:30AM Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 10:30AM It’s Your Estate Mondays 10:00am to 11:30am April 1 - May 20, 2013 Central Library 1000 Avocado, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Reservations not required; attend as many sessions as you like.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library

10:00AM - 11:30AM
Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 11:30AM Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 11:30AM Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 10:30AM It’s Your Estate Mondays 10:00am to 11:30am April 1 - May 20, 2013 Central Library 1000 Avocado, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Reservations not required; attend as many sessions as you like.

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

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David Sanger Lecture

Location: Central Library

David Sanger Lecture

Location: Central Library

Frances Mayes Lecture

Location: Central Library

Frances Mayes Lecture

Location: Central Library

Douglas Rushkoff Lecture

Location: Central Library

Douglas Rushkoff Lecture

Location: Central Library

OC Noir Author Event

Location: Newport Beach Central Library

Dr. David Kessler Lecture

Location: Central Library

Dr. David Kessler Lecture

Location: Central Library

Tatjana Soli

Location: Central Library

07:00PM - 11:59AM
Tatjana Soli Tuesday, June 22 @ 7:00pm The Lotus Eaters

Eleanor Coppola

Location: Newport Beach Central Library

07:00PM - 11:59AM
An Evening with Eleanor Coppola, author of Notes on a Life

Meghan Daum

Location: Central Library

Susan Vreeland

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Billy Collins Lecture

Location: Central Library at 7 pm

Billy Collins Lecture

Location: Central Library at 2 pm

Ruth Reichl Lecture

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Ruth Reichl Lecture

Location: Central Library at 2pm

Peter Stekel

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Dave Eggers Lecture

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Dave Eggers Lecture

Location: Central Library at 2pm

Katie Arnoldi

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Andrew Ross Sorkin Lecture

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Andrew Ross Sorkin Lecture

Location: Central Library at 2pm

Sebastian Junger Lecture

Location: Central Library

Library Live! Lisa Lee

Location: Central Library

Library Live! Shawn Green

Location: Central Library

Jeffrey Toobin Lecture

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Library Live! Stephanie McClellan, M.D.

Location: Central Library

Peter McBride

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Memoir Writing Workshop

Location: Central Library Conference Room

Book Discussion Group

Location: Central Library @ 9:15 am (Friends Meeting Room)

George Friedman lecture

Location: Central Library at 7pm

George Friedman lecture

Location: Central Library at 2pm

Memoir Writing Workshop

Location: Central Library Conference Room

Memoir Writing Workshop

Location: Central Library Conference Room

Robert D. Kline

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Memoir Writing Workshop

Location: Central Library Conference Room

Steven Levy

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Memoir Writing Workshop

Location: Central Library Conference Room

Sebastian Smee

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Sebastian Smee

Location: Central Library at 2pm

Memoir Writing Workshop

Location: Central Library Conference Room

Book Discussion Group

Location: Central Library at 9:15 am (Friends Meeting Room)

Hunter Drohojowska-Philp

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Book Discussion Group

Location: Central Library at 9:15 am (Friends Meeting Room)

Alexandra Fuller

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Alexandra Fuller

Location: Central Library at 2pm

Book Discussion Group

Location: Central Library at 9:15 am (Friends Meeting Room)

Greg Gorman

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

Ken Auletta

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Ken Auletta

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Book Discussion Group

Location: Central Library at 9:15 am (Friends Meeting Room)

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library @ 10am

10:00AM - 11:30AM
September 10 - Introduction and Quiz - Peter Kote

Erik Larson

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Erik Larson In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler’s Berlin Thursday, September 13 @ 7pm Widely acclaimed as the master of page-turning nonfiction sagas including Devil in the White City, Erik Larson once again brings a past world alive—this time, the ominous and ever-changing realm of Nazi Berlin during Hitler’s first full year as chancellor.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library @ 10am

10:00AM - 11:30AM
September 17 - Annuities and Mutual Funds - Peter Kote

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library @ 10am

10:00AM - 11:30AM
September 24 - Financial Planning I - Carl Lachman

Kati Marton

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Kati Marton Paris: A Love Story Monday, September 24 @ 7pm Kati Marton is the author of seven books including Enemies of the People: My Family’s Journey to America, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and the subject of an upcoming motion picture. She lives in New York City

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library @ 10am

10:00AM - 11:30AM
October 1 - Financial Planning II - Carl Lachman

Erwin Chemerinsky

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Erwin Chemerinsky The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Thursday, October 4 @ 7pm Erwin Chemerinsky is the founding dean and distinguished professor of law at the University of California, Irvine School of Law. His areas of expertise are constitutional law, federal practice, civil rights and civil liberties and appellate litigation. He is the author of seven books including The Conservative Assault on the Constitution and nearly 200 articles in top law reviews.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library @ 10am

10:00AM - 11:30AM
October 8 - Long Term Care - Carole Ann Burr

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library @ 10am

10:00AM - 11:30AM
October 15 - Fixed Income Investing - Jim Fletcher

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library @ 10am

10:00AM - 11:30AM
October 22 - Equity Investing - Christine Blanchard

Peter Bohlin

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Meet the architect behind the new Civic Center design. Learn about his vision for this multifaceted facility, the inspiration behind his contemporary design, and the distinctive features that will serve the community for years to come.

William Mann

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
William Mann Hello, Gorgeous Tuesday, October 23 @ 7pm Acclaimed Hollywood biographer William Mann, author of Kate: The Woman Who Was Hepburn, as well as several other works of fiction and nonfiction, has once again taken on an iconic character from an entirely new angle, completely redefining her public persona. This latest offering chronicles Barbra Streisand’s climb to fame during her New York years.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library @ 10am

10:00AM - 11:30AM
October 29 - The Big Take Away - Mark Rylance

Tatjana Soli

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Tatjana Soli The Forgetting Tree Thursday, November 8 @ 7pm New York Times bestselling author Tatjana Soli (The Lotus Eaters) will speak about her new novel to be released in September, The Forgetting Tree. Haunting, tough, triumphant and profound, The Forgetting Tree explores the intimate ties we have to one another.

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

Sherry Turkle

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Referred to by many as the Margaret Mead of digital culture, Sherry Turkle has spent the last thirty years researching the psychology of people’s relationships with technology. Professor Turkle’s most recent book is Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other. As the digital age sparks increasing debate about what new technologies and increased connectivity are doing to our brains, comes this chilling examination of what our iPods and iPads are doing to our relationships, and to how we actually think.

Sherry Turkle

Location: Central Library @ 2pm

02:00PM - 03:30PM
Referred to by many as the Margaret Mead of digital culture, Sherry Turkle has spent the last thirty years researching the psychology of people’s relationships with technology. Professor Turkle’s most recent book is Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other. As the digital age sparks increasing debate about what new technologies and increased connectivity are doing to our brains, comes this chilling examination of what our iPods and iPads are doing to our relationships, and to how we actually think.

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

A Night at the Oscars

Location: Port Theatre, 2905 East Coast Highway, Corona del Mar, CA 92625

06:00PM - 09:30PM
A Night at the Oscars with Robert Kline Wednesday, February 20, 2013 6:00pm Reception 7:00pm Program

Dr. Hans Keirstead

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Thursday, February 28, 2013 Dr. Hans Keirstead, Assistant Professor, Anatomy and Neurobiology, UCI School of Medicine. Stem Cells: The Future of Medicine.

Adam Gopnik

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Adam Gopnik might be the ultimate New Yorker. He has been writing for The New Yorker since 1986 and became its art critic in 1987. During his tenure at the magazine, he has written fiction and humor pieces, book reviews, profiles, reporting pieces, and more than a hundred stories for “The Talk of the Town” and “Comment.” His new book, The Table Comes First: Family, France, and the Meaning of Food is a beguiling tour of the morals and manners of our present food mania, in search of eating’s deeper truths.

Adam Gopnik

Location: Central Library @ 2pm

02:00PM - 03:30PM
Adam Gopnik might be the ultimate New Yorker. He has been writing for The New Yorker since 1986 and became its art critic in 1987. During his tenure at the magazine, he has written fiction and humor pieces, book reviews, profiles, reporting pieces, and more than a hundred stories for “The Talk of the Town” and “Comment.” His new book, The Table Comes First: Family, France, and the Meaning of Food is a beguiling tour of the morals and manners of our present food mania, in search of eating’s deeper truths.

Making Memories For Children

Location: Five Crowns Restaurant, 3801 East Coast Highway, Corona del Mar

12:00PM - 02:00PM
CULINARY ADVENTURE Sunday, March 10, 12-2pm

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

Making Memories For Children

Location: The Ecology Center, 32701 Alipaz, San Juan Capistrano

12:00PM - 02:00PM
FROM FARM TO TABLE Sunday, March 17, 12-2pm

Deborah Landis

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Thursday, March 21, 2013 Deborah Landis, Director, The David C. Copley Center for Costume Design at UCLA Hollywood Sketchbook: A Century of Costume Illustration

Making Memories For Children

Location: Five Crowns Restaurant, 3801 East Coast Highway, Corona del Mar

12:00PM - 02:00PM
BRUNCH AT FIVE CROWNS Sunday, March 24, 12-2pm Five Crowns Restaurant, Corona del Mar

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library

10:00AM - 11:30AM
It’s Your Estate Mondays 10:00am to 11:30am April 1 - May 20, 2013 Central Library 1000 Avocado, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Reservations not required; attend as many sessions as you like.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library

10:00AM - 11:30AM
Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 10:30AM It’s Your Estate Mondays 10:00am to 11:30am April 1 - May 20, 2013 Central Library 1000 Avocado, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Reservations not required; attend as many sessions as you like.

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

Alexander McCall Smith

Location: Central Library @ 7:30pm

07:30PM - 08:30PM
Alexander McCall Smith has written more than 80 books, including specialist academic titles, short story collections, and a number of immensely popular children’s books. He is best known for his internationally acclaimed and bestselling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, which currently has 13 volumes. The series has now been translated into 45 languages and has sold over 20 million copies worldwide. Note: 6:30 pm Wine Reception; 7:30 pm Program. Book sales and signing and dessert reception to follow

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library

10:00AM - 11:30AM
Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 10:30AM It’s Your Estate Mondays 10:00am to 11:30am April 1 - May 20, 2013 Central Library 1000 Avocado, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Reservations not required; attend as many sessions as you like.

Literacy Luncheon

Location: Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club, Corona del Mar

11:00AM - 02:00PM
6th ANNUAL GIFT OF LITERACY LUNCHEON WITH AUTHOR T. JEFFERSON PARKER

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library

10:00AM - 11:30AM
Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 11:30AM Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 10:30AM It’s Your Estate Mondays 10:00am to 11:30am April 1 - May 20, 2013 Central Library 1000 Avocado, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Reservations not required; attend as many sessions as you like.

Anna Quindlen

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Bestselling author, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and social critic Anna Quindlen’s library of work provides perspectives on daily life, delicately balancing the political with the personal. In her new memoir, Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake, Quindlen writes about her life and the lives of women today, looking back and ahead—and celebrating it all—as she considers marriage, girlfriends, our mothers, faith, loss, all that stuff in our closets, and more.

Anna Quindlen

Location: Central Library @ 2pm

02:00PM - 03:30PM
Bestselling author, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and social critic Anna Quindlen’s library of work provides perspectives on daily life, delicately balancing the political with the personal. In her new memoir, Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake, Quindlen writes about her life and the lives of women today, looking back and ahead—and celebrating it all—as she considers marriage, girlfriends, our mothers, faith, loss, all that stuff in our closets, and more.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library

10:00AM - 11:30AM
Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 11:30AM Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 10:30AM It’s Your Estate Mondays 10:00am to 11:30am April 1 - May 20, 2013 Central Library 1000 Avocado, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Reservations not required; attend as many sessions as you like.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library

10:00AM - 11:30AM
Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 11:30AM Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 11:30AM Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 10:30AM It’s Your Estate Mondays 10:00am to 11:30am April 1 - May 20, 2013 Central Library 1000 Avocado, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Reservations not required; attend as many sessions as you like.

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

Barry Ritholtz

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Barry Ritholtz is an American author, newspaper columnist, blogger, equities analyst, CEO of Fusion IQ and guest commentator on Bloomberg Television. He is also a former contributor to CNBC and TheStreet.com. He is one of the few strategists who saw the housing implosion and derivatives disaster far in advance. Ritholtz is the author of Bailout Nation.

Barry Ritholtz

Location: Central Library @ 2pm

02:00PM - 03:30PM
May 10-11 Barry Ritholtz is an American author, newspaper columnist, blogger, equities analyst, CEO of Fusion IQ and guest commentator on Bloomberg Television. He is also a former contributor to CNBC and TheStreet.com. He is one of the few strategists who saw the housing implosion and derivatives disaster far in advance. Ritholtz is the author of Bailout Nation.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library

10:00AM - 11:30AM
Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 11:30AM Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 11:30AM Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 10:30AM It’s Your Estate Mondays 10:00am to 11:30am April 1 - May 20, 2013 Central Library 1000 Avocado, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Reservations not required; attend as many sessions as you like.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library

10:00AM - 11:30AM
Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 11:30AM Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 11:30AM Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 10:30AM It’s Your Estate Mondays 10:00am to 11:30am April 1 - May 20, 2013 Central Library 1000 Avocado, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Reservations not required; attend as many sessions as you like.

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

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David Sanger Lecture

Location: Central Library

David Sanger Lecture

Location: Central Library

Frances Mayes Lecture

Location: Central Library

Frances Mayes Lecture

Location: Central Library

Douglas Rushkoff Lecture

Location: Central Library

Douglas Rushkoff Lecture

Location: Central Library

OC Noir Author Event

Location: Newport Beach Central Library

Dr. David Kessler Lecture

Location: Central Library

Dr. David Kessler Lecture

Location: Central Library

Tatjana Soli

Location: Central Library

07:00PM - 11:59AM
Tatjana Soli Tuesday, June 22 @ 7:00pm The Lotus Eaters

Eleanor Coppola

Location: Newport Beach Central Library

07:00PM - 11:59AM
An Evening with Eleanor Coppola, author of Notes on a Life

Meghan Daum

Location: Central Library

Susan Vreeland

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Billy Collins Lecture

Location: Central Library at 7 pm

Billy Collins Lecture

Location: Central Library at 2 pm

Ruth Reichl Lecture

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Ruth Reichl Lecture

Location: Central Library at 2pm

Peter Stekel

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Dave Eggers Lecture

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Dave Eggers Lecture

Location: Central Library at 2pm

Katie Arnoldi

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Andrew Ross Sorkin Lecture

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Andrew Ross Sorkin Lecture

Location: Central Library at 2pm

Sebastian Junger Lecture

Location: Central Library

Library Live! Lisa Lee

Location: Central Library

Library Live! Shawn Green

Location: Central Library

Jeffrey Toobin Lecture

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Library Live! Stephanie McClellan, M.D.

Location: Central Library

Peter McBride

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Memoir Writing Workshop

Location: Central Library Conference Room

Book Discussion Group

Location: Central Library @ 9:15 am (Friends Meeting Room)

George Friedman lecture

Location: Central Library at 7pm

George Friedman lecture

Location: Central Library at 2pm

Memoir Writing Workshop

Location: Central Library Conference Room

Memoir Writing Workshop

Location: Central Library Conference Room

Robert D. Kline

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Memoir Writing Workshop

Location: Central Library Conference Room

Steven Levy

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Memoir Writing Workshop

Location: Central Library Conference Room

Sebastian Smee

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Sebastian Smee

Location: Central Library at 2pm

Memoir Writing Workshop

Location: Central Library Conference Room

Book Discussion Group

Location: Central Library at 9:15 am (Friends Meeting Room)

Hunter Drohojowska-Philp

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Book Discussion Group

Location: Central Library at 9:15 am (Friends Meeting Room)

Alexandra Fuller

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Alexandra Fuller

Location: Central Library at 2pm

Book Discussion Group

Location: Central Library at 9:15 am (Friends Meeting Room)

Greg Gorman

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

Ken Auletta

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Ken Auletta

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Book Discussion Group

Location: Central Library at 9:15 am (Friends Meeting Room)

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library @ 10am

10:00AM - 11:30AM
September 10 - Introduction and Quiz - Peter Kote

Erik Larson

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Erik Larson In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler’s Berlin Thursday, September 13 @ 7pm Widely acclaimed as the master of page-turning nonfiction sagas including Devil in the White City, Erik Larson once again brings a past world alive—this time, the ominous and ever-changing realm of Nazi Berlin during Hitler’s first full year as chancellor.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library @ 10am

10:00AM - 11:30AM
September 17 - Annuities and Mutual Funds - Peter Kote

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library @ 10am

10:00AM - 11:30AM
September 24 - Financial Planning I - Carl Lachman

Kati Marton

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Kati Marton Paris: A Love Story Monday, September 24 @ 7pm Kati Marton is the author of seven books including Enemies of the People: My Family’s Journey to America, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and the subject of an upcoming motion picture. She lives in New York City

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library @ 10am

10:00AM - 11:30AM
October 1 - Financial Planning II - Carl Lachman

Erwin Chemerinsky

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Erwin Chemerinsky The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Thursday, October 4 @ 7pm Erwin Chemerinsky is the founding dean and distinguished professor of law at the University of California, Irvine School of Law. His areas of expertise are constitutional law, federal practice, civil rights and civil liberties and appellate litigation. He is the author of seven books including The Conservative Assault on the Constitution and nearly 200 articles in top law reviews.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library @ 10am

10:00AM - 11:30AM
October 8 - Long Term Care - Carole Ann Burr

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library @ 10am

10:00AM - 11:30AM
October 15 - Fixed Income Investing - Jim Fletcher

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library @ 10am

10:00AM - 11:30AM
October 22 - Equity Investing - Christine Blanchard

Peter Bohlin

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Meet the architect behind the new Civic Center design. Learn about his vision for this multifaceted facility, the inspiration behind his contemporary design, and the distinctive features that will serve the community for years to come.

William Mann

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
William Mann Hello, Gorgeous Tuesday, October 23 @ 7pm Acclaimed Hollywood biographer William Mann, author of Kate: The Woman Who Was Hepburn, as well as several other works of fiction and nonfiction, has once again taken on an iconic character from an entirely new angle, completely redefining her public persona. This latest offering chronicles Barbra Streisand’s climb to fame during her New York years.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library @ 10am

10:00AM - 11:30AM
October 29 - The Big Take Away - Mark Rylance

Tatjana Soli

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Tatjana Soli The Forgetting Tree Thursday, November 8 @ 7pm New York Times bestselling author Tatjana Soli (The Lotus Eaters) will speak about her new novel to be released in September, The Forgetting Tree. Haunting, tough, triumphant and profound, The Forgetting Tree explores the intimate ties we have to one another.

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

Sherry Turkle

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Referred to by many as the Margaret Mead of digital culture, Sherry Turkle has spent the last thirty years researching the psychology of people’s relationships with technology. Professor Turkle’s most recent book is Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other. As the digital age sparks increasing debate about what new technologies and increased connectivity are doing to our brains, comes this chilling examination of what our iPods and iPads are doing to our relationships, and to how we actually think.

Sherry Turkle

Location: Central Library @ 2pm

02:00PM - 03:30PM
Referred to by many as the Margaret Mead of digital culture, Sherry Turkle has spent the last thirty years researching the psychology of people’s relationships with technology. Professor Turkle’s most recent book is Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other. As the digital age sparks increasing debate about what new technologies and increased connectivity are doing to our brains, comes this chilling examination of what our iPods and iPads are doing to our relationships, and to how we actually think.

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

A Night at the Oscars

Location: Port Theatre, 2905 East Coast Highway, Corona del Mar, CA 92625

06:00PM - 09:30PM
A Night at the Oscars with Robert Kline Wednesday, February 20, 2013 6:00pm Reception 7:00pm Program

Dr. Hans Keirstead

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Thursday, February 28, 2013 Dr. Hans Keirstead, Assistant Professor, Anatomy and Neurobiology, UCI School of Medicine. Stem Cells: The Future of Medicine.

Adam Gopnik

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Adam Gopnik might be the ultimate New Yorker. He has been writing for The New Yorker since 1986 and became its art critic in 1987. During his tenure at the magazine, he has written fiction and humor pieces, book reviews, profiles, reporting pieces, and more than a hundred stories for “The Talk of the Town” and “Comment.” His new book, The Table Comes First: Family, France, and the Meaning of Food is a beguiling tour of the morals and manners of our present food mania, in search of eating’s deeper truths.

Adam Gopnik

Location: Central Library @ 2pm

02:00PM - 03:30PM
Adam Gopnik might be the ultimate New Yorker. He has been writing for The New Yorker since 1986 and became its art critic in 1987. During his tenure at the magazine, he has written fiction and humor pieces, book reviews, profiles, reporting pieces, and more than a hundred stories for “The Talk of the Town” and “Comment.” His new book, The Table Comes First: Family, France, and the Meaning of Food is a beguiling tour of the morals and manners of our present food mania, in search of eating’s deeper truths.

Making Memories For Children

Location: Five Crowns Restaurant, 3801 East Coast Highway, Corona del Mar

12:00PM - 02:00PM
CULINARY ADVENTURE Sunday, March 10, 12-2pm

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

Making Memories For Children

Location: The Ecology Center, 32701 Alipaz, San Juan Capistrano

12:00PM - 02:00PM
FROM FARM TO TABLE Sunday, March 17, 12-2pm

Deborah Landis

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Thursday, March 21, 2013 Deborah Landis, Director, The David C. Copley Center for Costume Design at UCLA Hollywood Sketchbook: A Century of Costume Illustration

Making Memories For Children

Location: Five Crowns Restaurant, 3801 East Coast Highway, Corona del Mar

12:00PM - 02:00PM
BRUNCH AT FIVE CROWNS Sunday, March 24, 12-2pm Five Crowns Restaurant, Corona del Mar

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library

10:00AM - 11:30AM
It’s Your Estate Mondays 10:00am to 11:30am April 1 - May 20, 2013 Central Library 1000 Avocado, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Reservations not required; attend as many sessions as you like.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library

10:00AM - 11:30AM
Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 10:30AM It’s Your Estate Mondays 10:00am to 11:30am April 1 - May 20, 2013 Central Library 1000 Avocado, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Reservations not required; attend as many sessions as you like.

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

Alexander McCall Smith

Location: Central Library @ 7:30pm

07:30PM - 08:30PM
Alexander McCall Smith has written more than 80 books, including specialist academic titles, short story collections, and a number of immensely popular children’s books. He is best known for his internationally acclaimed and bestselling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, which currently has 13 volumes. The series has now been translated into 45 languages and has sold over 20 million copies worldwide. Note: 6:30 pm Wine Reception; 7:30 pm Program. Book sales and signing and dessert reception to follow

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library

10:00AM - 11:30AM
Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 10:30AM It’s Your Estate Mondays 10:00am to 11:30am April 1 - May 20, 2013 Central Library 1000 Avocado, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Reservations not required; attend as many sessions as you like.

Literacy Luncheon

Location: Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club, Corona del Mar

11:00AM - 02:00PM
6th ANNUAL GIFT OF LITERACY LUNCHEON WITH AUTHOR T. JEFFERSON PARKER

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library

10:00AM - 11:30AM
Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 11:30AM Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 10:30AM It’s Your Estate Mondays 10:00am to 11:30am April 1 - May 20, 2013 Central Library 1000 Avocado, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Reservations not required; attend as many sessions as you like.

Anna Quindlen

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Bestselling author, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and social critic Anna Quindlen’s library of work provides perspectives on daily life, delicately balancing the political with the personal. In her new memoir, Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake, Quindlen writes about her life and the lives of women today, looking back and ahead—and celebrating it all—as she considers marriage, girlfriends, our mothers, faith, loss, all that stuff in our closets, and more.

Anna Quindlen

Location: Central Library @ 2pm

02:00PM - 03:30PM
Bestselling author, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and social critic Anna Quindlen’s library of work provides perspectives on daily life, delicately balancing the political with the personal. In her new memoir, Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake, Quindlen writes about her life and the lives of women today, looking back and ahead—and celebrating it all—as she considers marriage, girlfriends, our mothers, faith, loss, all that stuff in our closets, and more.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library

10:00AM - 11:30AM
Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 11:30AM Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 10:30AM It’s Your Estate Mondays 10:00am to 11:30am April 1 - May 20, 2013 Central Library 1000 Avocado, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Reservations not required; attend as many sessions as you like.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library

10:00AM - 11:30AM
Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 11:30AM Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 11:30AM Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 10:30AM It’s Your Estate Mondays 10:00am to 11:30am April 1 - May 20, 2013 Central Library 1000 Avocado, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Reservations not required; attend as many sessions as you like.

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

Barry Ritholtz

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Barry Ritholtz is an American author, newspaper columnist, blogger, equities analyst, CEO of Fusion IQ and guest commentator on Bloomberg Television. He is also a former contributor to CNBC and TheStreet.com. He is one of the few strategists who saw the housing implosion and derivatives disaster far in advance. Ritholtz is the author of Bailout Nation.

Barry Ritholtz

Location: Central Library @ 2pm

02:00PM - 03:30PM
May 10-11 Barry Ritholtz is an American author, newspaper columnist, blogger, equities analyst, CEO of Fusion IQ and guest commentator on Bloomberg Television. He is also a former contributor to CNBC and TheStreet.com. He is one of the few strategists who saw the housing implosion and derivatives disaster far in advance. Ritholtz is the author of Bailout Nation.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library

10:00AM - 11:30AM
Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 11:30AM Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 11:30AM Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 10:30AM It’s Your Estate Mondays 10:00am to 11:30am April 1 - May 20, 2013 Central Library 1000 Avocado, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Reservations not required; attend as many sessions as you like.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library

10:00AM - 11:30AM
Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 11:30AM Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 11:30AM Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 10:30AM It’s Your Estate Mondays 10:00am to 11:30am April 1 - May 20, 2013 Central Library 1000 Avocado, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Reservations not required; attend as many sessions as you like.

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

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David Sanger Lecture

Location: Central Library

David Sanger Lecture

Location: Central Library

Frances Mayes Lecture

Location: Central Library

Frances Mayes Lecture

Location: Central Library

Douglas Rushkoff Lecture

Location: Central Library

Douglas Rushkoff Lecture

Location: Central Library

OC Noir Author Event

Location: Newport Beach Central Library

Dr. David Kessler Lecture

Location: Central Library

Dr. David Kessler Lecture

Location: Central Library

Tatjana Soli

Location: Central Library

07:00PM - 11:59AM
Tatjana Soli Tuesday, June 22 @ 7:00pm The Lotus Eaters

Eleanor Coppola

Location: Newport Beach Central Library

07:00PM - 11:59AM
An Evening with Eleanor Coppola, author of Notes on a Life

Meghan Daum

Location: Central Library

Susan Vreeland

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Billy Collins Lecture

Location: Central Library at 7 pm

Billy Collins Lecture

Location: Central Library at 2 pm

Ruth Reichl Lecture

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Ruth Reichl Lecture

Location: Central Library at 2pm

Peter Stekel

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Dave Eggers Lecture

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Dave Eggers Lecture

Location: Central Library at 2pm

Katie Arnoldi

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Andrew Ross Sorkin Lecture

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Andrew Ross Sorkin Lecture

Location: Central Library at 2pm

Sebastian Junger Lecture

Location: Central Library

Library Live! Lisa Lee

Location: Central Library

Library Live! Shawn Green

Location: Central Library

Jeffrey Toobin Lecture

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Library Live! Stephanie McClellan, M.D.

Location: Central Library

Peter McBride

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Memoir Writing Workshop

Location: Central Library Conference Room

Book Discussion Group

Location: Central Library @ 9:15 am (Friends Meeting Room)

George Friedman lecture

Location: Central Library at 7pm

George Friedman lecture

Location: Central Library at 2pm

Memoir Writing Workshop

Location: Central Library Conference Room

Memoir Writing Workshop

Location: Central Library Conference Room

Robert D. Kline

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Memoir Writing Workshop

Location: Central Library Conference Room

Steven Levy

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Memoir Writing Workshop

Location: Central Library Conference Room

Sebastian Smee

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Sebastian Smee

Location: Central Library at 2pm

Memoir Writing Workshop

Location: Central Library Conference Room

Book Discussion Group

Location: Central Library at 9:15 am (Friends Meeting Room)

Hunter Drohojowska-Philp

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Book Discussion Group

Location: Central Library at 9:15 am (Friends Meeting Room)

Alexandra Fuller

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Alexandra Fuller

Location: Central Library at 2pm

Book Discussion Group

Location: Central Library at 9:15 am (Friends Meeting Room)

Greg Gorman

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

Ken Auletta

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Ken Auletta

Location: Central Library at 7pm

Book Discussion Group

Location: Central Library at 9:15 am (Friends Meeting Room)

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library @ 10am

10:00AM - 11:30AM
September 10 - Introduction and Quiz - Peter Kote

Erik Larson

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Erik Larson In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler’s Berlin Thursday, September 13 @ 7pm Widely acclaimed as the master of page-turning nonfiction sagas including Devil in the White City, Erik Larson once again brings a past world alive—this time, the ominous and ever-changing realm of Nazi Berlin during Hitler’s first full year as chancellor.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library @ 10am

10:00AM - 11:30AM
September 17 - Annuities and Mutual Funds - Peter Kote

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library @ 10am

10:00AM - 11:30AM
September 24 - Financial Planning I - Carl Lachman

Kati Marton

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Kati Marton Paris: A Love Story Monday, September 24 @ 7pm Kati Marton is the author of seven books including Enemies of the People: My Family’s Journey to America, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and the subject of an upcoming motion picture. She lives in New York City

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library @ 10am

10:00AM - 11:30AM
October 1 - Financial Planning II - Carl Lachman

Erwin Chemerinsky

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Erwin Chemerinsky The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Thursday, October 4 @ 7pm Erwin Chemerinsky is the founding dean and distinguished professor of law at the University of California, Irvine School of Law. His areas of expertise are constitutional law, federal practice, civil rights and civil liberties and appellate litigation. He is the author of seven books including The Conservative Assault on the Constitution and nearly 200 articles in top law reviews.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library @ 10am

10:00AM - 11:30AM
October 8 - Long Term Care - Carole Ann Burr

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library @ 10am

10:00AM - 11:30AM
October 15 - Fixed Income Investing - Jim Fletcher

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library @ 10am

10:00AM - 11:30AM
October 22 - Equity Investing - Christine Blanchard

Peter Bohlin

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Meet the architect behind the new Civic Center design. Learn about his vision for this multifaceted facility, the inspiration behind his contemporary design, and the distinctive features that will serve the community for years to come.

William Mann

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
William Mann Hello, Gorgeous Tuesday, October 23 @ 7pm Acclaimed Hollywood biographer William Mann, author of Kate: The Woman Who Was Hepburn, as well as several other works of fiction and nonfiction, has once again taken on an iconic character from an entirely new angle, completely redefining her public persona. This latest offering chronicles Barbra Streisand’s climb to fame during her New York years.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library @ 10am

10:00AM - 11:30AM
October 29 - The Big Take Away - Mark Rylance

Tatjana Soli

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Tatjana Soli The Forgetting Tree Thursday, November 8 @ 7pm New York Times bestselling author Tatjana Soli (The Lotus Eaters) will speak about her new novel to be released in September, The Forgetting Tree. Haunting, tough, triumphant and profound, The Forgetting Tree explores the intimate ties we have to one another.

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

Sherry Turkle

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Referred to by many as the Margaret Mead of digital culture, Sherry Turkle has spent the last thirty years researching the psychology of people’s relationships with technology. Professor Turkle’s most recent book is Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other. As the digital age sparks increasing debate about what new technologies and increased connectivity are doing to our brains, comes this chilling examination of what our iPods and iPads are doing to our relationships, and to how we actually think.

Sherry Turkle

Location: Central Library @ 2pm

02:00PM - 03:30PM
Referred to by many as the Margaret Mead of digital culture, Sherry Turkle has spent the last thirty years researching the psychology of people’s relationships with technology. Professor Turkle’s most recent book is Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other. As the digital age sparks increasing debate about what new technologies and increased connectivity are doing to our brains, comes this chilling examination of what our iPods and iPads are doing to our relationships, and to how we actually think.

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

A Night at the Oscars

Location: Port Theatre, 2905 East Coast Highway, Corona del Mar, CA 92625

06:00PM - 09:30PM
A Night at the Oscars with Robert Kline Wednesday, February 20, 2013 6:00pm Reception 7:00pm Program

Dr. Hans Keirstead

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Thursday, February 28, 2013 Dr. Hans Keirstead, Assistant Professor, Anatomy and Neurobiology, UCI School of Medicine. Stem Cells: The Future of Medicine.

Adam Gopnik

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Adam Gopnik might be the ultimate New Yorker. He has been writing for The New Yorker since 1986 and became its art critic in 1987. During his tenure at the magazine, he has written fiction and humor pieces, book reviews, profiles, reporting pieces, and more than a hundred stories for “The Talk of the Town” and “Comment.” His new book, The Table Comes First: Family, France, and the Meaning of Food is a beguiling tour of the morals and manners of our present food mania, in search of eating’s deeper truths.

Adam Gopnik

Location: Central Library @ 2pm

02:00PM - 03:30PM
Adam Gopnik might be the ultimate New Yorker. He has been writing for The New Yorker since 1986 and became its art critic in 1987. During his tenure at the magazine, he has written fiction and humor pieces, book reviews, profiles, reporting pieces, and more than a hundred stories for “The Talk of the Town” and “Comment.” His new book, The Table Comes First: Family, France, and the Meaning of Food is a beguiling tour of the morals and manners of our present food mania, in search of eating’s deeper truths.

Making Memories For Children

Location: Five Crowns Restaurant, 3801 East Coast Highway, Corona del Mar

12:00PM - 02:00PM
CULINARY ADVENTURE Sunday, March 10, 12-2pm

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

Making Memories For Children

Location: The Ecology Center, 32701 Alipaz, San Juan Capistrano

12:00PM - 02:00PM
FROM FARM TO TABLE Sunday, March 17, 12-2pm

Deborah Landis

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Thursday, March 21, 2013 Deborah Landis, Director, The David C. Copley Center for Costume Design at UCLA Hollywood Sketchbook: A Century of Costume Illustration

Making Memories For Children

Location: Five Crowns Restaurant, 3801 East Coast Highway, Corona del Mar

12:00PM - 02:00PM
BRUNCH AT FIVE CROWNS Sunday, March 24, 12-2pm Five Crowns Restaurant, Corona del Mar

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library

10:00AM - 11:30AM
It’s Your Estate Mondays 10:00am to 11:30am April 1 - May 20, 2013 Central Library 1000 Avocado, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Reservations not required; attend as many sessions as you like.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library

10:00AM - 11:30AM
Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 10:30AM It’s Your Estate Mondays 10:00am to 11:30am April 1 - May 20, 2013 Central Library 1000 Avocado, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Reservations not required; attend as many sessions as you like.

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

Alexander McCall Smith

Location: Central Library @ 7:30pm

07:30PM - 08:30PM
Alexander McCall Smith has written more than 80 books, including specialist academic titles, short story collections, and a number of immensely popular children’s books. He is best known for his internationally acclaimed and bestselling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, which currently has 13 volumes. The series has now been translated into 45 languages and has sold over 20 million copies worldwide. Note: 6:30 pm Wine Reception; 7:30 pm Program. Book sales and signing and dessert reception to follow

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library

10:00AM - 11:30AM
Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 10:30AM It’s Your Estate Mondays 10:00am to 11:30am April 1 - May 20, 2013 Central Library 1000 Avocado, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Reservations not required; attend as many sessions as you like.

Literacy Luncheon

Location: Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club, Corona del Mar

11:00AM - 02:00PM
6th ANNUAL GIFT OF LITERACY LUNCHEON WITH AUTHOR T. JEFFERSON PARKER

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library

10:00AM - 11:30AM
Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 11:30AM Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 10:30AM It’s Your Estate Mondays 10:00am to 11:30am April 1 - May 20, 2013 Central Library 1000 Avocado, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Reservations not required; attend as many sessions as you like.

Anna Quindlen

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Bestselling author, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and social critic Anna Quindlen’s library of work provides perspectives on daily life, delicately balancing the political with the personal. In her new memoir, Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake, Quindlen writes about her life and the lives of women today, looking back and ahead—and celebrating it all—as she considers marriage, girlfriends, our mothers, faith, loss, all that stuff in our closets, and more.

Anna Quindlen

Location: Central Library @ 2pm

02:00PM - 03:30PM
Bestselling author, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and social critic Anna Quindlen’s library of work provides perspectives on daily life, delicately balancing the political with the personal. In her new memoir, Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake, Quindlen writes about her life and the lives of women today, looking back and ahead—and celebrating it all—as she considers marriage, girlfriends, our mothers, faith, loss, all that stuff in our closets, and more.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library

10:00AM - 11:30AM
Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 11:30AM Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 10:30AM It’s Your Estate Mondays 10:00am to 11:30am April 1 - May 20, 2013 Central Library 1000 Avocado, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Reservations not required; attend as many sessions as you like.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library

10:00AM - 11:30AM
Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 11:30AM Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 11:30AM Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 10:30AM It’s Your Estate Mondays 10:00am to 11:30am April 1 - May 20, 2013 Central Library 1000 Avocado, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Reservations not required; attend as many sessions as you like.

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

Barry Ritholtz

Location: Central Library @ 7pm

07:00PM - 08:30PM
Barry Ritholtz is an American author, newspaper columnist, blogger, equities analyst, CEO of Fusion IQ and guest commentator on Bloomberg Television. He is also a former contributor to CNBC and TheStreet.com. He is one of the few strategists who saw the housing implosion and derivatives disaster far in advance. Ritholtz is the author of Bailout Nation.

Barry Ritholtz

Location: Central Library @ 2pm

02:00PM - 03:30PM
May 10-11 Barry Ritholtz is an American author, newspaper columnist, blogger, equities analyst, CEO of Fusion IQ and guest commentator on Bloomberg Television. He is also a former contributor to CNBC and TheStreet.com. He is one of the few strategists who saw the housing implosion and derivatives disaster far in advance. Ritholtz is the author of Bailout Nation.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library

10:00AM - 11:30AM
Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 11:30AM Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 11:30AM Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 10:30AM It’s Your Estate Mondays 10:00am to 11:30am April 1 - May 20, 2013 Central Library 1000 Avocado, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Reservations not required; attend as many sessions as you like.

Financial Planning Workshop

Location: Central Library

10:00AM - 11:30AM
Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 11:30AM Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 11:30AM Financial Planning Workshop Location: Central Library 10:00AM - 10:30AM It’s Your Estate Mondays 10:00am to 11:30am April 1 - May 20, 2013 Central Library 1000 Avocado, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Reservations not required; attend as many sessions as you like.

Book Group

Location: Central Library

09:15AM - 11:00AM
Details: Authors are not present unless noted. Participation is free. The discussions are moderated by selected participants and library staff.

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