Award- Winning Author Marita Golden talks with E. Ethelbert, Miller, Distinguished Poet and Educator, about her trip as a Literary and Cultural Ambassador to Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.

Dr Medford, author of "the Emancipation Proclamation:Three View"' shares her insight on the effects of the civil war on African Americans.

Professor Robert Combs of Georgetown University presents thoughtful views and insites into Carson McCullers The Heart is a Lonely Hunter. He includes visual images that represent the symbolism that is reflected in this book

"Abraham Lincoln was our greatest president and perhaps the most influential American who ever lived. But what is his place in our country today? In this new book, Andrew Ferguson goes searching for Lincoln in homes, museums, national parks, roadside motels, and elsewhere from Rhode Island to Beverly Hills. What he finds is a man whose spirit, mythology, and philosophy continue to shape our national identity in ways both serious and surprising."

Set in contemporary Pakistan, London, and Egypt, this compelling family drama is a romantic story of love and betrayal in a wealthy Muslim family experiencing conflicts between old traditions and modern life.

Determined to preserve the Union, Commander-in-Chief Lincoln waged war, suspended habeas corpus, tried civilians before military tribunals, and performed other actions that went beyond the scope of the U.S. Constitution and existing laws. President Lincoln's battle plans--when field commanders finally deployed them--ultimately defeated the South. But was the resulting juggernaut worth the moral and constitutional cost?

On June 13, 1862, the Lincolns moved what was left of their family three miles north of the chaotic White House for the summer. Their destination, tradition holds, was a gracious Gothic Revival cottage on the grounds of the Soldiers' Home, the nation's first refuge for old and disabled veterans.

Susan Runholt, author of "The Mystery of the Third Lucretia", is interviewed by library associate Mark Depaul and a young adult author Victoria Mikolaski who is a student at Wilson High School.

Book Summary: While traveling in London, Paris, and Amsterdam, fourteen-year-old best friends Kari and Lucas solve an international art forgery mystery.

In cooperation with Health Information Partners (HIPS) the District of Columbia Public Library hosted Dr. Jessie Gruman who discussed her book, "AfterShock What to Do When the Doctor Gives You - or Someone You Love - a Devastating Diagnosis", and her own experiences dealing with serious illness and the American healthcare system.