Our Educational Partnerships Coordinator Ian Taras and our kids’ book experts will be on hand to chat with you, answer questions, and make recommendations.
Educators enjoy 20% OFF your entire purchase as our way of saying Thank You!
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Save the Date – One Day. Fifty States. 1600+ Bookstores.
Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day at Oblong Books – stop by and say Hi! We’ll have exclusive signed books, merch and more. More Info
Saturday April 26, 4:30-5:30pm: Join Us for Artist Talk & Closing of “Exalting the Doodle”. Artists: Vera Kaplan, Nansi T. Lent, and Joel Kaplan with speak about their art, and enjoy light refreshments. A sampling of artists’ art/images coming soon. More Info
This Is A True War Story: My Improbable History with Vietnam Booksigning with author Robert K. Brigham
Many a historian has felt compelled at some point to write about a subject close to them personally, Brigham did not think he was doing that. But, at age fifty-eight, Brigham, who had long known he was adopted, discovered that he’d improbably and unknowingly been studying and talking about his biological father for decades. That man, Bruce Atwell, was a Marine Corps photographer who took some of that war’s most indelible and widely reproduced pictures. Brigham had used those images over and over again in decades’ worth of classes and public lectures, never knowing the truth. More Info
(OUT) ON THE ROAD: The Radical Joy of Queer Travel Booksigning with author Lindsey Danis
Weaving personal experience with data and interviews, (Out) On the Road empowers LGBTQ+ travelers to face their fears, expand their comfort zones, find community, and thrive on the road. Blending Lindsey’s personal insights with practical strategies to help readers step beyond their comfort zones, plan transformative adventures, and travel with increased confidence, joy, and personal power.
Presented in Partnership with Destination Dutchess.
Saturday May 16, tentatively 5-7pm: Join Us for Opening Reception of “The Sitting: An Exhibition of Portraits”. Celebrate the opening of this art exhibition, meet the artist: Mark Hopkins, view art, and enjoy nibbles and light refreshments. Artwork is available for purchase directly from artist. More Info
painting/art credit: “Tuk” by Mark Hopkins