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Sunday Speaker Series

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UPDATE: OUR EVENTS FROM MARCH 15, 2020 THROUGH APRIL 26, 2020 HAVE BEEN CANCELED TO HELP AVOID THE SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS (COVID 19).

Sign up to attend our fabulous speaker programs. Presentations by various authors, artists and other professionals at the library are on a Sunday from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Registration is preferred, but admission is free and open to the public.

See dates below for our 2019-2020 speaker presentations. Registration opens 45 days prior to an event. To sign up, click on the Register Here links below.

September 15, 2019

TOPIC: "The Art of Living Longer," a wellness program for successful aging.

Anne Goldberg - The Savvy Senior

Lifestyle consultant, writer and videographer/storyteller

SPECIAL THURSDAY NIGHT PRESENTATION

December 12, 2019

TOPIC: Yachts That Went to War

Robert Macomber

Maritime Author, Lecturer and TV Commentator

February 16, 2019

TOPIC: Purpose, meaning, and joy: mindfulness strategies to reduce stress and enhance quality of life.

Debra Howard, PhD, LCSW

Clinical social worker with a practice in east Boca

March 22, 2020

TOPIC: A presentation on the lives and careers of three singing women: Bette Midler, Carole King and Barbra Streisand

CANCELED EVENT: Rose Feinberg, Ed.D

Educator and speaker

October 27, 2019

TOPIC: "Rabbit in the Moon", an international thriller set in the weeks leading up to the massacre in Tiananmen Square.

Deborah Shlian, MD, MBA

Author

January 19, 2020

TOPIC: Prohibition and the South Florida Connection, a documentary

Sally Ling - Florida's History Detective

Author, speaker and historian

February 23, 2020

TOPIC: The last of the Romanov tsars and their fabulous Faberge eggs

Geoff Kashdan - MIND ODYSSEYS

Educator and speaker

April 26, 2019

TOPIC: Empowering the Silver Entrepreneur

CANCELED EVENT:

Sarah Sampaio, Ph.D.

Entrepreneurship and Business Management

November 24, 2019

TOPIC: "What the Eyes Don't See." Dr. Attisha is one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World for her role in uncovering the Flint Water Crisis and leading recovery efforts.

Mona Hanna-Attisha, MD, MPH, FAAP

Pediatrician, scientist, activist, author

January 26, 2019

TOPIC: Boca Raton: The Secret Weapon That Won WW II, a documentary

ENCORE PRESENTATION Sally Ling - Florida's History Detective

Author, speaker and historian

March 15, 2020

TOPIC: The Butterfly with Torn Wings: A Memoir of Staying Alive by Giovanna Maria Acciavatti

Touching story of a courageous Italian woman and her survival during World War I and II

Celebrating 30 years of fundraising and community support!

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