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Webster University Library 2024-25 Speaker Series

Wednesday, January 22, 2025, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Unraveling the Mystery of Mysteries
Zoom

Author Carolyn Kleinman will share the history of the mystery genre, terms used to describe mysteries, the structure of a mystery story, and the many sub-genres of mysteries. The author will also explain how a real murder case in Lancaster, PA inspired her to write her mystery novel The Class Assignment Is Murder.

Free and open to the public.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://webster-edu.zoom.us/j/92980161009


Monday, February 17, 2025, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
The Power of Media Mentorship
101 Edgar Road, St. Louis, MO 63119

Producer and media specialist Keyairis Henry will talk about the media industry and their non-profit, the Alumni Broadcasting Association, which partners with Saint Louis Public Schools to provide students and young adults the opportunity to be mentored by alumni while learning media skills to help shape their future.

Free and open to the public.

Email ginasheridan@webster.edu to register.


Wednesday, March 19, 2025, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Books to Prisons: How Words Set Imaginations Free
Zoom

Rachel Estes, Director of Outreach at Centerbury UMC in Alabama, will discuss the volunteer-run nonprofit Books to Prisons which partners with public libraries and local businesses to get reading materials into the hands of incarcerated individuals. What started as a simple belief that everyone has the right to read has grown into an entire library and distribution center that sends out over 100 packages per month.

Free and open to the public.

[Registration link coming soon!]