Stop by the Friends of the USC Libraries' booth during the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books on April 20-21 to discover the benefits of becoming a Friend. The Friends booth, number 914, is located in USC's Alumni Park in front of Doheny Memorial Library.
Author Paul Lieberman will speak about his book Gangster Squad, the basis of an upcoming Warner Bros. film of the same name, at the January 10 Friends of the USC Libraries Literary Evening. An award-winning investigative journalist, Lieberman revealed through meticulous research the secret history of an LAPD unit that waged war against Los Angeles mobster Mickey Cohen in the 1940s and 1950s. Admission includes parking and costs $15 for Friends of the USC Libraries members or $25 for non-members. The reception begins at 6:00 p.m. in Doheny Library's Friends of the USC Libraries Lecture Hall. Lieberman's lecture starts at 6:45 p.m. RSVP online or by calling (213) 740-1744.
In an article by Andrew Simmons, L.A. Weekly features the upcoming Friends of the USC Libraries Literary Luncheon with author Aimee Bender. Bender will discuss her latest novel, The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake, on Thursday, October 18 in Doheny Library's Friends of the USC Libraries Lecture Hall (Room 240). Keep reading to learn more about the luncheon.
Join the Friends of the USC Libraries on October 18 for a Literary Luncheon with Pushcart Prize-winning author Aimee Bender. Bender, who also serves as a professor of English at the USC Dornsife College, will discuss her novel, The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake. Admission includes lunch, parking, and the lecture and costs $50 for Friends of the USC Libraries members and $65 for non-members. The luncheon begins at 11:00 a.m. in Doheny Library's Friends of the USC Libraries Lecture Hall. Bender's lecture, which starts at 12:30 p.m., is free and open to the public. RSVP online or by calling (213) 740-1744.
Join the USC Libraries in celebrating the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books' return to the USC campus on April 21 and 22. First, mark your calendar for the Future Books: Media in the Digital Age panel (number 2142), which includes Dean Catherine Quinlan, on Sunday, April 22, at 11:25 a.m. in Hoffman Hall. Then, stop by the Friends of the USC Libraries booth to discover the benefits of becoming a Friend. The Friends booth, number 923, is located in Alumni Park in front of Doheny Memorial Library. Finally, step inside Doheny Library’s first-floor rotunda to view an exhibition of rare books from the USC Libraries' Special Collections.
Author and television writer Steve Stoliar will discuss his years working with Groucho Marx the April 5 Friends of the USC Libraries Literary Luncheon. Stoliar, the author of Raised Eyebrows: My Years inside Groucho's House, worked inside Marx's Beverly Hills home as the comedian's personal secretary and archivist from 1974 to Marx's death in 1977. Stoliar's book recounts the last years of Marx's life and features a large cast of the comedian's fellow Hollywood legends. RSVP online now, or keep reading to learn more about the event.
Historian Andrew G. Jameson returns to Doheny Memorial Library as the featured speaker at the March 20 Friends of the USC Libraries Literary Luncheon. Jameson, director emeritus of Books for Asia of the Asia Foundation and president emeritus of the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, will discuss the historical treasures of St. Catherine's Monastery and the Codex Sinaiticus, one of the oldest books in the world. Admission includes lunch, parking, and the lecture and costs $50 for Friends of the USC Libraries members and $65 for non-members. The luncheon begins at 11:30 a.m in Doheny Library's Ground Floor Rotunda. Jameson's lecture, which starts at 1:00 p.m., is free and open to the public.
USC trustee Ronald D. Sugar and his wife, Valerie Sugar, have endowed the Valerie and Ronald Sugar Dean’s Chair of the USC Libraries. The $5 million gift is the first to support a named chair in the libraries and the largest to endow a dean’s chair in the history of USC. Dean Catherine Quinlan was formally installed on Wednesday, January 25 as the first holder of the chair. Read this article on the USC News website to learn more about the gift.
Author Adrienne Sharp brought to life the world of Russian ballet at the November 17 Friends of the USC Libraries Literary Luncheon in Doheny Memorial Library. Sharp discussed her path from the ballet bar to the signing table—a journey that has culminated in her latest novel,The True Memoirs of Little K, which tells the story of an ambitious dancer and her affair with Russia’s last tsar. Keep reading to learn more about Sharp's book and the Friends of the USC Libraries Literary Luncheon series.
The symbiotic relationship between meticulous research and good writing was celebrated at the recent Friends of the USC Libraries Literary Luncheon as USC Professor Lois Banner discussed her latest book, MM—Personal: From the Private Archive of Marilyn Monroe. Keep reading to learn more about the luncheon and about Banner's research.