

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Lancaster Live & Learn Series 2026 - The William Whipper Reading Circle
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 10 Feb, 2026 at 05:00 pm – Tue, 10 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: The Commonwealth Monument Project returns to the Lancaster Public Library for its annual LIVE AND LEARN CHAUTAUQUA.

The 2026 Lancaster Live &amp; Learn Series is a salute to PA Abolitionist William Whipper's galvanizing Reading Society. We will pair famous speeches made by William Whipper’s colleagues to contemporary books. 

➡️ Read the book prior to the meeting, then we'll listen to the corresponding speech and discuss both during our gathering.

Registration is helpful, but walk-ins will not be turned away.

Reading List:
January 13 - Black Genius: Essays on an American Legacy by Tre Johnson
February 10 - The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander 
March 10 - Misbehaving at the Crossroads by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers 
April 14 - Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates 
May 12 - Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine 

Speech List:
January 13 - David Walker, 1829 - Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World!
February 10 - William Whipper, 1834 - The Slavery of Intemperance
March 10 - Henry Highland Garnett, 1843 - Call to Rebellion
April 14 - Thomas Morris Chester, 1862 - Negro Self Respect and Pride of Race
May 12 - Frederick Douglass, 1894 - Lessons of the Hour
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lancaster/lancaster-live-and-learn-series-2026-the-william-whipper-reading-circle/200029648591230
- **Event Categories**: Sports, Meetups, health-wellness
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://calendar.lancasterlibraries.org/event/lancaster-live-learn-series-2026-william-whipper-reading-circle-153016?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=lancaster-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Lancaster
- **state**: PA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 151 N. Queen Street, Lancaster, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 17603
- **lat**: 40.04061
- **long**: -76.30544
- **full address**: 151 N. Queen Street, Lancaster, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 17603

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Lancaster Public Library (https://allevents.in/org/lancaster-public-library/9175023)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 10 Feb, 2026 at 05:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 151 N. Queen Street, Lancaster, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 17603
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Lancaster Public Library
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Sports, Meetups, health-wellness
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Lancaster Live & Learn Series 2026 - The William Whipper Reading Circle ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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