The library hosts special events and exhibits from time to time. Some examples:
- We have exhibited some of our older and rare books both in the library and down on the main floor of the building, during special events
- A private collection of over 200 crosses from all over the world has been on loan for exhibit in the library, twice in recent years
- Every April during Poetry Month, the library is festooned with poems, everywhere you look
- We host book signings, as well as book talks. Faculty as well as local experts have shared their knowledge with us
WINTER / SPRING 2017 TALKS:
Talks are presented in the 4th floor library on Sundays, from 2- 4 pm
Free admission. No reservations required.
Refreshments served.
February 26: Msgr. Charles Fink on "The Expansive Mind of
John Henry Newman FLYER
March 26: Msgr. John Strynkowski on "The Apostolic Exhortation
Amoris Laetitia -- One Year Later" FLYER
April 23: Fr. Robert Lauder on "Walker Percy: Existentialist Novelist"
May 7: Dr. Alexandar Burke on "Paul of Tarsus:
Missionary,Theologian, Mystic and Martyr"
June 11: Author Amy Welborn and illustrator Ann Kissane Engelhart,
speaking on "How Can We Communicate the Beauty of our
Catholic Faith to Children?"
Autumn 2016 Lectures in the Library:
Sept. 11th: Fr. Joseph Koterski on Dante's Divine Comedy
Oct. 23rd: Anthony Marinelli on
Teens and Faith: A View from the Classroom Flyer
Nov. 13th: Clara Sarrocco on
Sigrid Undset: Tales of Saints and Sinners Flyer
Book Talks for the 2015-2016 season:
September 13, 2015
Elizabeth Scalia speaking about and signing her book Strange Gods: Unmasking the Idols in Everyday Life
(published by Ave Maria Press 2013)
Click here for PHOTOS of the event, and Click here for a flyer
________________________________
Oct. 25, 2015
Lisa Mladinich, speaking and signing her book True Radiance: Finding Grace in the Second Half of Life
(coming out in October from Servant Books)
Click here for more information
Click here for photos of the event.
Missed the talk? Click HERE to listen to a recording.
________________________________________________
Nov. 15, 2015
Dr. Alexander Burke, speaking on “John the Theologian in the Gospel of John”
Click here for a flyer
Click Here for photos from the event.
Missed the talk? Click HERE to listen to a recording.
________________________________________________
March 13, 2016
Msgr. James Swiader, on “Graham Greene's The End of the Affair: Sin, Sacrifice, and Salvation.”
Click here for a flyer
Click here for photos of the event
________________________________________________
April 10, 2016
Dr. Marc Ricciardi speaking on “Milton’s Trinitarian Triumvirate: God For, As and In Man”
Click Here for a flyer
Click Here for photos of the event
Missed the talk? Click HERE to listen to a recording.
___________________________________
April 24, 2016
Elizabeth Scalia on her new book: Little Sins Mean a Lot (from Our Sunday Visitor in the spring)
Click here for FLYER
__________________________________________________
May 22, 2016
Fr. John Morrison on " C. S. Lewis and the Moral Imagination: of Marshwiggles and Dragons, Apostate Clerics and Lizards.
Click here for photos of the event
Click here for a FLYER
Missed the talk? Click HERE to listen to a recording.
Spring 2015 Book Talks:
Willa Cather's Death Comes for the Archbishop (March)
Book signing with poet Annabelle Moseley (April)
The novels of Michael O’Brien (May) PODCAST AVAILABLE! CLICK HERE: O'BRIEN