Program #89, Book Talk #43, Library #8: Liberty Public Library, Liberty, NY

Liberty, NY looks exactly as it did back in the day, but it's also radically different, y'namean?

The audience filled up the room to near-bursting, which seems to be happening with more frequency lately, and for which I'm thankful.

For this Kristallnacht event, Hope Blecher Croney led off the evening with a discussion of her art installation at the library, and her daffodil project. I noted that the audience became very emotional, as did the library director when discussing the broad implications of the event we gathered for. I took this as a cue to be extraordinarily selective with my word choices, particularly when discussing some of the brutality of Zaidy's War experience. I didn't want to trigger anyone.

Afterwards, a few of the participants thanked me for just that, and complimented my storytelling panache. I work to improve my craft every day, and the efforts are showing dividends and receiving appreciation.

Tonight I'm off to the Cherry Hill Public Library to speak at a Veterans Day event. Perhaps I'll see you there: https://chplnj.libcal.com/event/17376721