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Meet Stefanie Foster Brown, Author of My Heart Speaks Kriolu

11:00am–12:15pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: First Floor New Materials Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4), Kids (grades K-2), Kids (grades K-5), Families
Program Type: Author Events, Books & Reading, Storytime
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Picture book author Stefanie Foster Brown will read from her new book, My Heart Speaks Kriolu, about the relationship between a young girl and her grandfather.

Book sale and signing will follow.

Ages 3 to 8.

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Friends-Sponsored

This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Ferguson Library.

An Evening with Kiran Desai, Author of the Booker Prize-Shortlisted Novel The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny

6:30pm–7:30pm
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Events
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Meet bestselling author Kiran Desai, who will discuss her latest novel, The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny.

An Evening with Deborah Archer, ACLU President and Author of Dividing Lines: How Transportation Infrastructure Reinforces Racial Inequality

6:30pm–7:30pm
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Events, Community
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A special evening with Deborah Archer, current ACLU president and author of Dividing Lines: How Transportation Infrastructure Reinforces Racial Inequality. Deborah Archer will be in conversation with Eboni S.

An Evening with Brad Meltzer, Author of The Viper

6:30pm–7:30pm
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Events
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A special evening with New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer who will discuss his new thriller The Viper, part of his Zig and Nola series. Here he unravels a shocking cold case with a personal—and deadly—twist.

An Evening with Tim Queeney, Author of Rope and Former Editor of Ocean Navigator Magazine

6:30pm–7:30pm
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: First Floor New Materials Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Events
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An evening with Tim Queeney, former editor of Ocean Navigator and author of Rope: How a Bundle of Twisted Fibers Became the Backbone of Civilization.

An Evening with Tarpley Hitt author of Barbieland: The Unauthorized History

6:30pm–7:30pm
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12), Families, Adults
Program Type: Author Events
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An evening with Tarpley Hitt, who will discuss her book Barbieland: The Unauthorized History.

Rescheduled from December 3, 2025

Harry Bennett Local Author Series: Linda Avellar Book Launch

6:00pm–7:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
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Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Events
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Join Emmy-nominated former TV news reporter turned novelist Linda Avellar as she discusses her debut novel, Cassie Linden Finds Her Sweet Spot.

Friends Author Series: An Evening with Melani Sanders, Author of The Official We Do Not Care Club Handbook

6:00pm–8:00pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Events, Health & Wellness
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An evening with viral sensation Melani Sanders, founding member of the We Do Not Care (WDNC) Club and author of The Official We Do Not Care Club Handbook: A Hot-Mess Guide for Women in Perimenopause, Menopause and Beyond Who Are Over It.

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Friends-Sponsored

This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Ferguson Library.

Harry Bennett Branch Local Author Series: Andreyah Maria Hernandez Black

11:00am–12:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
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Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Events
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Meet evangelist and educator Andreyah Maria Hernandez Black, author of Revelations for Resilience: Whispers from the Divine for Soul Care, where she draws from her global ministry, artistic expression and holistic wellness to offer a coll

An Evening with Roddy Bottum, Keyboardist with Faith No More and Author of The Royal We

6:30pm–7:30pm
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Events
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Meet keyboardist Roddy Bottum, founding member of the band Faith No More, who will discuss his memoir The Royal We.

An Evening with Scott Anderson, Veteran War Correspondent and Author of King of Kings: The Iranian Revolution: A Story of Hubris, Delusion and Catastrophic Miscalculation

6:30pm–7:30pm
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Events, Current Events, Lectures & Workshops
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An evening with veteran war correspondent and New York Times bestselling author Scott Anderson, who will discuss his latest book