Weekend with a Writer

The Friends of the Essex Public Library presents “Weekend with a Writer”, a program designed to bring residents and visitors together with noted authors to share their love for literature.

Over the course of a weekend, residents and students of the community and area visitors have the opportunity to meet with the selected author in an intimate setting with an extended time frame in which they can discuss the author’s works and the nuances of writing and publishing. The weekend always begins on Friday night with an Author Dinner at a local venue. Here the audience can meet the author and purchase books while sampling local cuisine and offerings from area wineries. On Saturday there is usually a second event held at the library, geared to the author’s preference. We might offer a lecture, or a writer’s workshop – we have even held an antiques road show. In this more casual setting authors and their fans can share rich communication about the value and pleasure of reading.

We also host the occasional lunchtime “Weekday with a Writer” when an author is unable to spend an entire weekend with us. No matter what the program, the mission remains constant: to share a love for literature.

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