Wednesday, January 24, 2024

12:30 - 1:15 p.m.

1st Floor Cafe, Hillman Library

Free and open to all Pitt students, faculty, and staff, and the general community.

Join the University of Pittsburgh Library System for a conversation with Professor Lidong Xiang from the Department of English to talk about "Last Night at the Telegraph Club" as part of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month at Pitt. The book received National Book Award for Young People's Literature in 2021, but is currently banned from K-12 schools and libraries in many states. 

The novel tells the story of Lily Hu, the daughter of Chinese immigrants, as she explores her sexuality and the struggles and threats her family faces in 1950's San Francisco during the Red Scare and the McCarthyism investigations. 

Professor Xiang is assistant professor in the Department of English at the University of Pittsburgh. She received the Doctoral Degree in Childhood Studies from Rutgers University; and is committed to critically engaging with social justice issues regarding girls and other marginalized children and youth.

Hillman Library is located at 3960 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15260. Metered on-street parking is available on various streets surrounding the library. Parking is also available at Soldiers & Sailors Parking Garage (.2 miles from the library). Hillman is also accessible by public transportation. See the Pittsburgh Regional Transit website for planning your trip. 

The entrance to the library is located at the Forbes Avenue address, accessed by a ramp leading from street level to the First Floor plaza. Sidewalks around the library are closed as part of library renovation; follow signs to library entrance.

Please email uls-events@pitt.edu with any questions or accessibility accommodation requests.