Friends of the Durham Library present: A Conversation with Sarah Vowell
Date: Thu, Apr 23, 2026
Time: 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Venue: Main Library – Main Auditorium, Durham
Price: Free
Category: Community
<p style="margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Join us for a special Friends of the Durham Library feature event at Library Fest!</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/friends-of-the-durham-library-present-sarah-vowell-at-library-fest-2026-tickets-1983784911071"><span style="background-color:#ffff00;">REGISTER HERE</span></a></strong></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"></span></span></span></p> <p>Join Durham County Library's own <a href="https://durhamcountylibrary.org/accessibility/">Jennifer Jamsky</a> in conversation with New York Times bestselling author<a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Sarah-Vowell/1558688"> Sarah Vowell.</a></p> <p>Sarah Vowell is the <em><em>New York </em></em><em><em>Times</em></em> bestselling author of seven nonfiction books on American history and culture. By examining the connections between the American past and present, she offers personal, often humorous accounts of American history as well as current events and politics. Her book, <em><em>Lafayette in the Somewhat United </em></em><em><em>States</em></em>, explores both the ideas and the battles of the American Revolution, especially the patriot founders’ alliance with France as personified by the teenage volunteer in George Washington’s army, the Marquis de Lafayette.</p> <p><strong><strong>This event is free to the public, but space is limited and <a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/e/friends-of-the-durham-library-present-sarah-vowell-at-library-fest-2026-tickets-1983784911071">registration is required.</a> Doors will open at 5:15 pm and all registrants must be checked in no later than 5:50 pm, at which point wait