# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Online Author Talk with Tom Crouch
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 24 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Tom D. Crouch, a Smithsonian veteran of almost 45 years, paints a robust picture of a unique American establishment and its lasting legacies in his book Smithson’s Gamble. Follow the fascinating growth and development of the world's largest museum and research complex during its first 60 years. Told in rich detail, Smithson's Gamble reveals how, as it defined a role rooted in curiosity and exploration, the Smithsonian helped to shape the nation's developing identity.

Craft Memorial Library is partnering with Library Speaker Consortium to offer exclusive access to talks with best-selling authors and thought leaders. LSC brings library patrons 2-3 live and interactive talks each month. Can't watch live? Each talk is available for playback through our online portal. Register online at https://libraryc.org/craftmemorial/108146
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bluefield-west-virginia/online-author-talk-with-tom-crouch/200029653346027
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 1

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://libraryc.org/craftmemorial/108146?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=bluefield%2C+west+virginia-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Bluefield, West Virginia
- **location**: Online event
- **full address**: Online event, 600 Commerce St, Bluefield, WV 24701-3107, United States, Bluefield, West Virginia

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- **organizer**: Craft Memorial Library (https://allevents.in/org/craft-memorial-library/7500606)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 24 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Online event, 600 Commerce St, Bluefield, WV 24701-3107, United States, Bluefield, West Virginia
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Craft Memorial Library
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Online Author Talk with Tom Crouch ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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