Join PSPL for Story by Story, a monthly series for adults and teens, where storytellers from around the country share stories reflecting diverse cultures, beliefs, and experiences. Performances run 45-60 minutes, followed by an up-to 30 minute discussion opportunity.
Story by Story is held in the Library’s River Room, and an American Sign Language interpreter is provided for all events. Please register for each individual event. For more information, contact Diane Dehoney at (502) 352-2665 x100 or diane@pspl.org.
Anne Shelby
Anne Shelby’s store of stories is stocked with old tales, and her ways of telling them are steeped in the language, history, and humor of Appalachian Kentucky. But there are surprises in store, too, when the long ago and far away suddenly, like magic, lands in the here and now.
Johnny Moses
Join Johnny Moses as he presents Traditional and Contemporary Stories from the Northwest Coast.
Sheila Arnold
In Br'er Rabbit Tales: Then & Now, Sheila Arnold presents Br'er Rabbit tales in various ways -- some told just as written (without dialect), some include contemporary stories, and some teach the importance of the stories for today's world.
Diane Edgecomb
In A Thousand Doorways, Diane Edgecomb weaves her dramatic journey to record the last Kurdish storytellers and the mysterious folktales of the Kurds into a heartfelt testament to the power of compassionate action to bring about change in this world.
Paul Strickland
True Fictionalist is a bizarre bazaar of hilarious fairytales, reupholstered folk stories, and tales too tall to be believed! Join multi-award-winning storyteller Paul Strickland as he guides you through a new batch of funny, thoughtful fabrications in an entertaining evening of sto
Adam Booth
Join West Virginian Adam Booth as he tells Mr. Patches, an original story of the 1990s from his Appalachian 20th Century series.
Mitch Capel
Using historic research, plus the poetic genius of Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906), Mitch Capel unveils the true depth of the soul and life of this remarkable poet laureate in We Wear the Mask. Dr.
Sally Perkins
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Tim Ereneta
When storyteller Tim Ereneta opens a story with the words "once upon a time," he invites listeners into worlds that never were, but still resonate with our modern lives.
Sue Roseberry
Sue Roseberry uses storytelling to introduce some wonderful people that she knows to her audiences. With every tale she says, “Welcome to my world!”