Thursday, October 1, 6:30 pm – The Ultimate Red Sox Presentation – Take a fun and enlightening journey through Boston Red Sox history with the author of the Ultimate Boston Red Sox Time Machine Book. This presentation features videos and photographs of the greatest and most fascinating players, teams, events, and moments in franchise history. The program also includes trivia questions for patrons to ponder and covers Sox history from the Royal Rooters, who launched Red Sox Nation, all the way to the four World Series championships and beyond. It will conclude with a question-and-answer period. Author Martin Gitlin will have autographed and personalized copies of his book available online following the program. Sponsored by The Friends of Plumb Library. Register on the Event Calendar link at www.plumblibrary.com and the Zoom link will be emailed to you.
Friday, October 16, 3:30 pm – Award-winning author and pop culture historian Martin Gitlin hosts this fun, nostalgic and enlightening presentation based on his book, A “Celebration of Animation: The 100 Greatest Cartoon Characters in Television History”. He is the only author to actually rank the greatest cartoon characters ever, such as Popeye, Bugs Bunny, Mickey Mouse, Scooby Doo, Snoopy, and SpongeBob SquarePants. He will show funny cartoon snippets of characters from the past century, play trivia with patrons, discuss the criteria he used to rank the best of the best, and speak about their impact on American pop culture. The program is a lot of fun. Marty will have autographed and personalized copies of his book available online for purchase after the event. This event is for all ages. Register at the Plumb Library Event Calendar at www.plumblibrary.com to receive the Zoom link. This fun event was funded by the Friends of Plumb Library.