Arthur Curley Memorial Lecture 

 

  9 years of provocative presenters

 

2008

 

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Regina Carter

Jazz violinist

Click here to see Regina discuss her career

 

2007

Joe Klein

Joe Klein

Time Magazine Columnist

"Islam, Iraq, and the War on Terror"

 

2006

Reginald R. Robinson

Reginald Robinson

Ragtime composer, pianist

2005

Mendelssohn String Quartet

Mendelssohn String Quartet

2004

Richard Rodriguez

Richard Rodriguez

"The Color Brown and the
Meaning of the Library"

2003

Brenda Dixon Gottschild

Brenda Dixon Gottschild

"The Dancing Body as a
Measure of Culture"

2002

Andrei Codrescu

Andrei Codrescu

"Whose Story is it Anyway:
Storytelling and History"

2001

 

Lewis H. Lapham

Lewis H. Lapham

"The Public Library as the Ark of Liberty"


2000

 

Jim Hightower

Jim Hightower

"If the Gods Had Meant Us to Vote They Would Have Given Us Candidates"


 

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About the lectureArthur Curley

The Arthur Curley Memorial Lecture is held annually at ALA Midwinter Meetings and honors ALA past president Arthur Curley.

Arthur Curley served as president of the American Library Association in 1994-1995 and was director of the Boston Public Library. He was a champion of the arts and of the library’s role as a center that can transform the community.  The lecture series commemorates his lifelong dedication to the principles of intellectual freedom and free public access to information. Mr. Curley was an ALA member for more than 30 years.

Donate to the Arthur Curley Memorial Fund

To donate to the Arthur Curley Memorial Fund, visit the ALA Development Office Web site.

The Public Awareness Committee's 2007-2008 Arthur Curley Memorial Lecture committee members:

John W. Berry, Chair; Lawrence J. Corbus, Theresa M. Fredericka, Rhonda Herman, Norman L. Maas, Cheryl M. McCoy, Susan M. Ralph, Richard T. Sweeney

 

 

Suggestions for future lectures?

E-mail: Mark Gould, Director, ALA Public Information Office

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