Library, AAUW Partner for Program on “Allegheny Dream”

Tompkins County Public library and the Ithaca Branch of the American Association of University Women will host author Lisa Harris for a discussion of her haunting family novel, “Allegheny Dream,” Saturday, November 19 at 11 a.m. in the Library’s BorgWarner Community Room.

Set in rural Pennsylvania, “Allegheny Dream,” follows three generations of women as they fight to overcome the trauma of cruelty, sudden death and the destruction of the valleys surrounding their mountain home. Myth and reality blend in sharply etched scenes that capture the beauty and pain of uncovering the past.

The author of “Geechee Girls,” Harris taught at Ithaca High School and Ithaca College.  She is currently a school administrator and associate fellow at Bard College’s Institute of Writing and Thinking.  “Allegheny Dream,” is her second novel.

This program is free and open to the public.

AAUW is the primary national organization promoting education and equity for women and girls. Locally, the Ithaca Branch supports public education, pay equity, lifelong learning, and AAUW fellowships and grants. For more information, contact Jeanette Knapp, AAUW Book Group chair, at (607) 272-3367 or jdk4@cornell.edu.

For more information about Library programs, contact Carrie Wheeler-Carmenatty at cwheeler@tcpl.org or (607) 275-1548.