Oakland author and one of California's most celebrated librarians and public historians, Dorothy Lazard will read from her coming-of-age memoir, What You Don't Know Will Make a Whole New World, and discuss the challenges, techniques, and cultural benefits of grounding personal narratives in specific place and time.
About the Speaker
Dorothy Lazard is best known for her work at the Oakland Public Library's Oakland History Center where she hosted history lectures, mounted exhibits, and wrote articles about Oakland history. She holds a MLIS degree (UC Berkeley) and a MFA degree in Creative Nonfiction (Goucher College), and has received awards for her work in local history.
Ways to Attend
Please join us in person at the OLLI office (1995 University Ave., Suite 365) or online via a livestream link that will be shared in confirmation emails. The event will also be recorded and posted on our YouTube channel as soon as it's captioned.
All are welcome!
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