Events

Events Calendar

ALL EVENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

2023

Month of May – West Wing Art Gallery, located in the Naples Regional Library:  John Brecko
Month of June – West Wing Art Gallery, located in the Naples Regional Library:  Don Columbus
Month of July – West Wing Art Gallery, located in the Naples Regional Library:  Don Columbus
Tuesday, October 24 – Signature Series – King George III
Thursday, October 26 – Author Spotlight Event:  Shelley Read
Tuesday, November 14 – Signature Series – The History of Trains
Saturday, November 18 – Local Author Book Fair – South Regional Library –  11 am to 3 pm
Tuesday, December 12 – Signature Series – Amazing Women of the French Revolution

2024

Friday, January 12 – Signature Series – Queen Elizabeth II
Monday, January 15 – Nick Linn Lecture Series:  James Patterson
Friday, February 16 – Signature Series – Nicola Tesla
Monday, February 19 – Nick Linn Lecture Series:  Allison Pataki
Monday, March 11 – Nick Linn Lecture Series:  Pam Jenoff
Tuesday, March 19 – Signature Series – The Sphinx of Delft:  Jan Vermeer’s Quiet Masterpieces
Monday, March 25 – Nick Linn Lecture Series:  Geraldine Brooks
Tuesday, April 2 – Signature Series – Andrew Carnegie – Man of Steel
Thursday, April 4 – Author Spotlight Event:  Shana Abe

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Sara Linn, David Baldacci, and Nick Linn | Friends of the Library of Collier County Nick Linn Series
Sara Linn, David Baldacci, and Nick Linn

Nick Linn Lecture Series

January – March
The Nick Linn Lecture Series is the main fundraiser for Friends of the Library.  The 2024 season will be the twenty-first season that readers will gather and listen to authors who know how to entertain our minds and spirits with words, characters and stories. New York Times best-selling authors participate in this event. To request a ticket and be placed on the wait list, email Marlene Haywood at mhaywood@collier-friends.org or call the office 239-262-8135 and leave a message.  Tickets are available for current members of the Friends of the Library.
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Lew Paper, Chairman of the Nonfiction Author Series, Patricia DeGroot, Author Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Board Members, Cindy Ruddy, VP, Dan Kozlowski and Saul Curtis

Nonfiction Author Lecture Series

January-March

We are pleased to announce the 2024 Nonfiction Author Series will be held at the Hilton Naples and will include breakfast.  Tickets will be available initially only for the entire series.  A decision will be made in January whether to make tickets available to individual events.  Seating is limited, and so it would be good to book your tickets sooner rather than later.

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FOL Signature Series Event | Friends of the Library of Collier County Signature Series

Author Spotlight Events

October and April
The Author Spotlight Events will be held in downtown Naples at The Norris Center. Come to The Norris Center for popular authors who will stimulate and delight you with their stories and ideas…make it a day and have lunch first at one of the many wonderful restaurants in Naples.
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A Signature Series speaker presents a slide.

Signature Series

October – March
These events are member-only performances or lectures. The Series is held at our Library auditoriums with wonderful performers and lecturers engaged to stimulate our minds and entertain us. Please follow the COVID restrictions posted at the library.
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COVID-19 PROTOCOLS AND POLICIES

  • WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE ATTENDEES AT OUR EVENTS TO FOLLOW THE PROTOCOLS ESTABLISHED BY OUR VENUE HOSTS. UNVACCINATED PATRONS ARE REQUESTED TO WEAR MASKS.
  • PLEASE DO NOT ATTEND ANY EVENT IF YOU ARE FEELING ILL OR IF YOU HAVE HAD CONTACT WITH ANYONE WITHIN THE LAST TEN DAYS THAT HAS TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19.