The Gardiner Library will host a virtual writing workshop “Witness to History” with Carol Bergman on Monday February 1 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Beginners and seasoned writers are welcome. The workshop costs $60. To register contact Nicole Lane at nlane@rcls.org. Students will choose a reported event they have witnessed either first-hand or through the media. Oral story-telling of personal recollections and discussions about the importance of primary sources-such as interviews, and archival material at the library-will proceed drafting a few paragraphs of a personal essay. The only required tools are memory, a notebook and a free flowing pen.
Carol Bergman is a journalist whose articles, essays, and interviews have appeared in The New York Times, Cosmopolitan, and Salon.com. Her essay, “Objects of Desire” was nominated for the Pushcart Prize.