Rosamond Gifford Lecture Series

The Rosamond Gifford Lecture Series is now the largest library-related lecture series in the country. Our lectures have enriched the Central New York community by presenting some of the best literary talent of our time to entertain, delight and inform our audience.

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Rosamond Gifford Lecture Series

Ticket Information

Individual tickets may be purchased at the OnCenter Box Office, 315-435-2121
or they may be purchased in person at: The Oncenter War Memorial, 760 S. State Street, Syracuse, NY 13202.

Contact the FOCL office if you have questions regarding season tickets. 315-435-1832.

2019-2020 Speakers

Jesmyn Ward

Tuesday
September 24, 2019

Author of:
Sing, Unburied, Sing
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Amor Towles

Tuesday
October 29, 2019

Author of:
A Gentleman in Moscow
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Tommy Orange

Tuesday
November 12, 2019

Author of:
There There
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Tayari Jones

Tuesday
March 31, 2020

Author of:
An American Marriage
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Paula McLain

Tuesday
April 14, 2020

Author of:
The Paris Wife
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Marlon James

Tuesday
May 5, 2020

Author of:
A Brief History of Seven Killings
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Ticket Information

Individual tickets may be purchased at the OnCenter Box Office, 315-435-2121
or they may be purchased in person at: The Oncenter War Memorial, 760 S. State Street, Syracuse, NY 13202
Contact the FOCL office if you have questions regarding season tickets. 315-435-1832
Lectures are held in the John H. Mulroy Civic Center, 441 Montgomery Street, Syracuse, New York
All lectures begin at 7:30 PM

For information on how to become a sponsor of the Rosamond Gifford Lecture Series, please contact our FOCL office at 315-435-1832.

Proceeds of the Rosamond Gifford Lecture Series will be used by Friends of the Central Library for new book and material acquisitions as well as children's programming at the Central Library and city branches.