- March 20, 2025
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Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. speaks the the crowd.
Andy Sulavik and Director Renee Di Pilato
Charlayne Hunter Gault and Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. sign books for an eager audience.
Charlayne Hunter Gault addresses the crowd.
A crowd eagerly waited to have their copies of 'The Black Church' signed by Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. signs books for an eager audience.
Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. signs books for an eager audience.
Joseph Wharton and Lou Bertha McKenzie-Wharton
James Monahan, Georgi Court and Andy Samberg
More than 400 people attended the luncheon.
Keith Monda and Veronica Brady
Laura Spencer and Sarah Papps
Sidney Holec, Phyllis Schultz, Matt Gromet and Pamela Steves
More than 400 people attended the luncheon.
Kelly Borgia and Amber Lamerson
Patricia Courtous, Pamela Gore Meade and Barbara Richards
Nancy Deterg and Kay Carroll
Charlie Anne Syprett, LaKisha Kinsey-Sallis and Susan Burns
The Library Foundation for Sarasota County brought Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. to its 10th annual Love Our Libraries luncheon Feb. 3.
The event kicked off with a VIP reception outside Art Center Sarasota, where the renowned professor, author and intellectual signed a number of copies of his book "The Black Church" for excited attendees. His longtime friend and fellow author Charlayne Hunter-Gault later joined him to sign books.
When the VIP event had finished, more than 400 attendees later filled the Sarasota Municipal Auditorium for the annual luncheon. Guests briefly mingled before sitting down for the program to begin.
Gates spoke to his life experiences; his latest book, "The Black Church"; and his long-standing friendship with Hunter-Gault. The event concluded with a Q&A with Gates and Hunter-Gault.
The annual luncheon benefits the Library Foundation's work providing book-donation programs, creation stations, digital resources and more.
