My name is Dan Lodge and I am one of the librarians at the Dearborn Public Library We have several virtual talks coming up this month that I wanted to bring to your attention. - This Saturday April 18th at 11am, I will be talking in-person with author and poet Maya Salameh regarding her new collection of poetry entitled *Mermaid Theory*. - On Tuesday, June 28th at 6:30pm, I will be talking virtually with Professor Valerie Fridland regarding her new book Why We Talk Funny: The Real Story Behind Our Accents. Is there a mid-Michigan accent? - On Thursday, June 30th at 6:30pm, I will be talking virtually with Toby Walsh, Professor of Artificial Intelligence at the University of New South Wales in Australia. It will be the morning of May 1st for him when we talk! - On Thursday, May 14th at 6:30pm, I will be talking virtually with one of the hosts of the NPR Podcast Planet Money, Alex Mayyasi, about his new book with the same title. All you need to do to reserve a spot for any or all of these talks is to visit the Events Calendar on our Library website dearbornlibrary.org. Let me know if you have any questions! Dan Lodge Library Supervisor Dearborn Public Library Dearborn, MI