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James McBride, the 2024 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction winner, joins Live! At the Library on May 8 for a special conversation and book signing.
Also on May 8, visitors are invited to the Library’s Great Hall at 5 p.m. for a unique musical journey highlighting the intercultural tapestry of Jewish and Islamic traditions. Interweaving songs in Hebrew, Arabic, Spanish and Ladino, the New York Andalus Ensemble will present a pop-up performance celebrating shared cultural heritage and inspiration. Musicologist Edwin Seroussi will also discuss the Library’s Abraham Pinto collection and its recordings of 20th century Jewish Morocco.
Later in May, Live! At the Library will feature Jlin presenting the world premiere of an electronic music piece commissioned by the Library – and an electronic dance party – in the Great Hall on May 15. The series will mark the 100th anniversary of the Scripps National Spelling Bee on May 22. And the Library will present poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil at the second annual Mary Oliver Memorial Reading on May 29.
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