Closed for Thanksgiving 🦃

The library will close early at 5pm on Wednesday, Nov. 27 and will remain closed on Thursday, Nov. 28, and Friday, Nov. 29 for the Thanksgiving holiday. Gobble up some good reads before the holiday—we’ll reopen on Saturday, Nov. 30!

Nellie Bly: Around the World in 72 Days with Debra Ann Miller

Program Type:

Live Performance

Age Group:

Adults
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Program Description

Event Details

Debra Ann Miller portrays Nellie Bly, a pioneer of investigative journalism who became famous for her exposé of the New York City Lunatic Asylum on Blackwell's Island. On November 14, 1889, she began a solo trip around the world inspired by the 1873 Jules Verne novel Around the World in Eighty Days -- completing her own trip in the record-breaking time of 72 days, six hours, 11 minutes, and 14 seconds. 

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