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Walter P. Paepcke, Aspen Institute Co-Founder
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Community Read with Aspen Words & Pitkin County Library: Book Pickup
Note: This is a past event, additional resources may be available below.
Stop by the Pitkin County Library to pick up a free copy of the Aspen Words Literary Prize winning novel, “An American Marriage” by Tayari Jones. The Community Read, presented by Aspen Words and Pitkin County Library, strives to celebrate literature, unite readers around a work of fiction and ignite meaningful conversation on the vital social issues explored in the novel.
The Community Read is held in partnership with Pitkin County Library.Stop by the Pitkin County Library to pick up a free copy of the Aspen Words Literary Prize winning novel, “An American Marriage” by Tayari Jones. The Community Read, presented by Aspen Words and Pitkin County Library, strives to celebrate literature, unite readers around a work of fiction and ignite meaningful conversation on the vital social issues explored in the novel.
The Community Read is held in partnership with Pitkin County Library.
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Featuring Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett, renowned psychologist, neuroscientist, best-selling author, and University Distinguished Professor at Northeastern University.
Featuring Dr. Richard Haass, president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations and author of “The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens.”
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