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Collection Connections: 'If We Were Villains' by M. L. Rio
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Collection Connections: 'If We Were Villains' by M. L. Rio

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Elizabeth DeBold, Assistant Curator of Collections, shares items she presented on April 7, 2022 as an introduction to ‘If We Were Villains’ by M. L. Rio.

Collection Connections: 'The King at the Edge of the World' by Arthur Phillips
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Collection Connections: 'The King at the Edge of the World' by Arthur Phillips

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Rachel B. Dankert, Learning and Engagement Librarian, shares items she presented on March 3, 2022 as an introduction to ‘The King at the Edge of the World’ by Arthur Phillips.

Collection Connections: 'The Weight of Ink' by Rachel Kadish
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Collection Connections: 'The Weight of Ink' by Rachel Kadish

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Rachel B. Dankert, Learning and Engagement Librarian, shares items she presented on February 3, 2022 as an introduction to ‘The Weight of Ink’ by Rachel Kadish.

Collection Connections: 'All's Well' by Mona Awad
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Collection Connections: 'All's Well' by Mona Awad

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Elizabeth DeBold, Assistant Curator of Collections, shares items she presented on December 6, 2021 as an introduction to ‘All’s Well’ by Mona Awad.

Collection Connections: 'The Porpoise' by Mark Haddon
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Collection Connections: 'The Porpoise' by Mark Haddon

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Rachel B. Dankert, Learning and Engagement Librarian, shares items she presented on November 4, 2021 as an introduction to ‘The Porpoise’ by Mark Haddon.

ENCORES: Revisiting The Gunpowder Plot of 1605
Folger ENCORES, red theater seats fading into darkness
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ENCORES: Revisiting The Gunpowder Plot of 1605

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Folger Public Programs is pleased to present ENCORES, a bi-weekly online series highlighting past performances and recalling the rich history of programming on the historic Folger stage. This week, Learning and Engagement Librarian Rachel B. Dankert presents collection items related…

Collection Connections: 'Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch' by Rivka Galchen
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Collection Connections: 'Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch' by Rivka Galchen

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Dr. Emma Poltrack shares items she presented on October 7, 2021 as an introduction to ‘Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch’ by Rivka Galchen.

Shakespeare's Sonnets in the Folger's Collection
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Shakespeare's Sonnets in the Folger's Collection

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Assistant Curator of Collections Elizabeth deBold shares items related to Shakespeare’s sonnets, part of a presentation preceding the October 5 poetry reading with Diane Seuss and t’ai freedom ford.

Collection Connections: 'We That Are Young'
Ink illustration of Lear and Cordelia
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Collection Connections: 'We That Are Young'

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Rachel B. Dankert, Learning and Engagement Librarian, shares items she presented on September 2, 2021 as an introduction to ‘We That Are Young’ by Preti Taneja.

Collection Connections: 'The Last True Poets of the Sea' by Julia Drake
Photograph of a gold ring with blue stone and inscription in the band
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Collection Connections: 'The Last True Poets of the Sea' by Julia Drake

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Dr. Emma Poltrack shares items she presented on August 5, 2021 as an introduction to ‘The Last True Poets of the Sea’ by Julia Drake.

Collection Connections: 'Sweet Sorrow' by David Nicholls
Cover of a 1896 advertising pamphlet for bicycles featuring a portrait of Shakespeare
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Collection Connections: 'Sweet Sorrow' by David Nicholls

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Dr. Emma Poltrack shares items she presented on June 3, 2021 as an introduction to Sweet Sorrow by David Nicholls.

Collection Connections: 'Circe' by Madeline Miller
Title page of Ovids Metamorphses with illustrations of the stories around the border
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Collection Connections: 'Circe' by Madeline Miller

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Rachel B. Dankert, Learning and Engagement Librarian, shares items she presented on May 6, 2021 as an introduction to Circe by Madeline Miller.

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