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Folger Book Club:
The Personal Librarian

Folger Book Club:
The Personal Librarian

The story of Belle da Costa Greene, the extraordinary woman who established the Morgan Library's collection of rare materials.
Thu, Sep 7, 2023, 6:30pm (ET)
Folger Virtual
Drink like it's 1699: A Folger Institute Mixology and Trivia Night
Four cocktails set on decorative plates on a table, with green and pink and white walls in the background

Drink like it's 1699

Put on your wigs and lace up your stays! Join the Folger Institute for a night of 17th-century-inspired cocktails, trivia, and prizes.
Fri, Sep 22, 2023, 7pm
Crazy Aunt Helen's
What is...Secularity?
The words

What is...Secularity?

Join scholars as they question whether “secularity” remains a useful concept, and how its history can illuminate contemporary debates.
Thu, Sep 28, 2023, 4:30pm
Folger Virtual
Night view of the Folger Shakespeare Library with the U.S. Capitol building in the background

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