A Tree Grows in Brooklyn | 75th Anniversary Party

Wed, Nov 14 2018
12:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Leonard Library

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Join Brooklyn Public Library as we celebrate the 75th Anniversary of A Tree Grows In Brooklyn!

Special guests Amy Lyons, artist of the HarperCollins 75th Anniversary edition cover, and the family of Betty Smith--along with contemporary authors--help celebrate a book that, according to The New Yorker, "deserves to be thought of as one of the greatest American novels.”

With live music and refreshments, Brooklyn Public Library's year-long celebration of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn continues with this tribute at Leonard Library. The book's heroine, Francie Nolan, enters Leonard Library and discovers "the world was hers for the reading."

5PM - Unveiling of the Betty Smith Literary Landmark Plaque
5:30 - 7:30 pm - Live Music and Refreshments

Please RSVP at right.

For our panel of authors and critics, see Second Read: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn with Jen Doll, Noelle Santos and others.

Support generously provided by HarperCollins Publishers.

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Add to My Calendar 11/14/2018 12:00 pm 11/14/2018 02:30 pm America/New_York A Tree Grows in Brooklyn | 75th Anniversary Party <p>Join Brooklyn Public Library as we celebrate the 75th Anniversary of&nbsp;<em>A Tree Grows In Brooklyn</em>!<em> </em></p> <p>Special guests Amy Lyons, artist of the HarperCollins&nbsp;75th Anniversary edition cover, and the family of Betty Smith--along with contemporary authors--help celebrate a book that, according to <em>The New Yorker,</em> "deserves to be thought of as one of the greatest American novels.”</p> <p>With live music and refreshments, Brooklyn Public Library's&nbsp;year-long celebration of <em>A Tree Grows in Brooklyn </em>continues with this tribute at Leonard Library. The book's&nbsp;heroine, Francie Nolan,&nbsp;enters Leonard Library and discovers "the world was hers for the reading."</p> <p>5PM - Unveiling of the Betty Smith Literary Landmark Plaque<br /> 5:30 - 7:30 pm - Live Music and Refreshments</p> <p>Please RSVP at right.</p> <p>For our panel of authors and critics, see <a href="https://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/second-read-tree-grows-leonard-library-20181115">Second Read: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn with Jen Doll, Noelle Santos and others</a>.</p> Brooklyn Public Library - Leonard Library MM/DD/YYYY 60