Past Special Events:

Some of our recent special events have included:

Spring 2008:
"Tales from the Watering Hole: Remembering Depression Era Saratoga Springs"

The Friends of the Saratoga Springs Public Library presented "Tales from the Watering Hole: Remembering Depression Era Saratoga Springs" Sunday, March 9, 1:30 to 4 p.m. in the library's Community Room. Inspired by the events and themes of this year's Saratoga Reads selection, Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen, the program explored the history of Saratoga Springs during the Great Depression. Through oral histories, presentations, and discussion, panelists covered a range of topics, from the colorful entertainment and occasionally notorious figures of the times to the effect of the Depression on the local community.

Fall 2007: The Word on Food

Food writers and chefs talked about the many ways to write about food, and what it's like to be written about.

Spring 2007: Mexican Pot Luck Lunch and book discussion of "Caramelo" by Sandra Cisneros.

The lunch and discussion on Sunday, March 18th at 1:00 p.m. in the Community Room of the library. Discussion was moderated by Dr. Elaine Handley of Empire State College and Dr. Beatriz Loyola of Skidmore College. Recipes are available on our web site.

Fall 2006: The Creative Word

A panel of authors discussed the creative process of writing poetry, humor, songs, plays and more.