On Thursday, April 25, 2024 from 2-3:30pm in the Kingsley Room, join us as we learn about The New York Yankees with Marty Gitlin.
April is the start of baseball season. Join us for an exploration of one of the greatest franchises in baseball history: The New York Yankees. The program also features Yankees trivia questions for patrons to ponder and covers the best of the best, including Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio, Mantle, Ford, Jeter, Rivera and Judge while spotlighting the top teams of the long Yankees dynasty from the 1920s to the 1960s and beyond.
Martin (Marty) Gitlin is an author and pop culture historian. He has written a number of books on topics ranging from the history of animation, Princess Diana and sports teams. Gitlin worked for two decades as a sportswriter, during which time he won more than 45 awards, including first place for general excellence from Associated Press.
Like all Southbury Public Library programs, this program is free to attend and open to anyone regardless of town of residency. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Southbury Library. Registration is requested. Please visit the link below for more information and to register.
Registration Link:
https://www.southburylibrary.org/event/history-yankees-during-and-after-dynasty-33861