HYBRID: Third Tuesday Author: Corey McAuliffe

Corey McAuliffe, PhD, grew up in Lake Oswego and now lives in Vancouver, BC, where she teaches at the University of British Columbia and works in mental health, disability, and wellbeing. Her debut memoir, 23 Dates with My Dead Dad, began after her father died in January 2019, when she reinstated the monthly dates they’d had when she was a child. She writes about grief as a relationship, not a stage — holding both the rigorous and the ethereal without asking either to give way.

Part reading, part conversation, this talk traces how a childhood tradition became an ongoing practice of staying connected — and what a researcher does when the evidence starts arriving in the form of receipts and trail markers. Take what resonates, leave the rest. There will be time for questions.

This program is supported by the Friends of the Lake Oswego Public Library. Participation is free, and no registration is required. Please note, seating is limited due to the size of the space. Seats will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. A livestream will be available.

Lake Oswego Public Library is located at 706 Fourth Street, Lake Oswego. For more information, contact Alicia Yokoyama at 503-534-4228 or ayokoyama@lakeoswego.city.