These programs only happen once unlike our book clubs or conversation club which repeat on a regular schedule. Typically these feature someone from the community who is an expert on a topic such as history, literature, careers, self improvement, or another topic that is central to the library's purpose in the community.

Sample of Past Events

Poetry Reading with El Dorado County Poet Laureate: Stephen Meadows

Saturday, November 2, 1 p.m.
in the Library Meeting Room link to program flye
Stephen Meadows is a Californian poet with roots in both the Ohlone and the pioneer soil of his home state. Stephen has published poems in anthologies and collections nationwide: The Sounds of Rattles and Clappers, The Dirt is Red Here, and Releasing the Days. His latest publication is Winter Work released in 2022. Stephen is the current Poet Laureate of El Dorado County, California. Saturday, November 2, 1 p.m. in the Library Meeting Room.

Meet the Author: Jeyamohan

Saturday, May 28, 12:40 p.m. In the Library Meeting Room 
Tamil writer of one of the longest novels in the world - Venmurasu. Jeyamohan is one of India’s finest authors writing today, he has traveled the length and breadth of the Indian subcontinent, and his work examines and reinterprets India’s rich literary and classical traditions. Transcript of event available here and video of event available here.

Amos P. Catlin: Presentation by Local History Author and Book Sale

Saturday, April 30, 1 p.m. in the Library Meeting Room link to program flyer
Amos P. Catlin, The Whig Who Put Sacramento On The Map, chronicles Amos' life from his arrival in California in 1849 to his death in 1900 in Sacramento. Amos organized and built the Natoma water ditch in the early 1850s, was elected to the California Senate, and wrote the bill to relocate the state’s capital to Sacramento.

Secret Life of Charles Dickens

Saturday November 18, 1 p.m. in the Library Meeting Room link to program flyer
Explore the publication of A Christmas Carol and its enduring legacy on Christmas customs, as well as Dickens’ private and public controversies. Carrie Sessarego, author and book blogger will share the inside story of how the most popular author of his time went from the instant success of A Christmas Carol in 1843 to a shocking separation in 1858 from his wife of 20 years and with whom he had 10 children.

Local Author Cindy Fazzi - presentation, Q&A, and book signing

Saturday, September 30, 1 p.m. in the Library Meeting Room link to program flyer

Mystery Writers of America Presents: A Killer Lineup of Mystery Authors

Saturday, October 28, 1 p.m. in the Library Meeting Room link to program flyer
The NorCal chapter of Mystery Writers of America presents a multiple-author event to celebrate Mystery Month. Authors Claire Booth, Pat Canterbury, James L’Etoile, Catriona McPherson, Eileen Rendahl, and Faye Snowden will talk about their most recent books followed by Q&A. The authors' books are available for purchase and signing courtesy of Face in a Book of El Dorado Hills.