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BOOK PLATESA Benefit for The Institute Library

Monday, May 4, 2015 • 5:30pm – 9:00pm

Join us on Monday, May 4 for a special evening in support of the Institute Library. Guests will enjoy a three-course meal at one of five Historic 9th Square restaurants alongside a very special guest, followed by desserts courtesy of Whole G Cafe, a signature cocktail by 116 Crown, coffee & tea, and a short program at the Institute Library.

Dinner guests include Duo Dickinson, Jack Hitt, Todd Lyon, Colin McEnroe, and Dexter Singleton. For more information,

visit www.institutelibrary.org/bookplates

Attendees also receive a specially commissioned commemorative Book Plate created by

Jeff Mueller of Dexterity Press.

5:30 pm: Registration and dinner at selected restaurant 8:00 pm: The Institute Library for the evening’s event

Attire: Festive with FlairVisit infonewhaven.com/parking-map for details

regarding available on and off-street parking.

Seats are a limited at each restaurant, so please reply early to secure your first choice. Every attempt will

be made to accommodate preferences.

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ABOUT THE INSTITUTE LIBRARY

he Institute Library was a center of liter-ary culture, adult education, and civil

discourse in New Haven for much of the 19th century, serving for many years as the largest circulating library in the city and as the site of popular lecture series that attracted such notable speakers as Henry Ward Beecher, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Charles Dickens, and Frederick Douglass. The Library has occupied its present home at 847 Chapel Street since 1878, and is one of the last remaining libraries of its kind in North America.

Today, the Library is in the midst of a remark-able renaissance. The staff, board of directors, and dedicated volunteers have created read-ers’ and writer’s groups, special lecture series, youth poetry programming, panel discussions and presentations, and a gallery showcasing the work of local artists. The Institute Library proudly opens its doors to all visitors with regular community programming and events. The Institute Library is “living history”; your support will keep it a place for civil discourse and lifelong learning for generations to come.

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