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.

Register here.

NEW DATE!

Monday, April 28, 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.
 

For more information about the Speaker Series or to suggest a guest speaker, please contact:
Gina Sheridan, Communications and Outreach Librarian
ginasheridan@webster.edu
314-246-7812

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