Sonia Sotomayor | Just Shine!
Justice Sonia Sotomayor comes to the Free Library of Philadelphia to share her new book, "Just Shine!" Join us for this special event.
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Parkway Central Library
1901 Vine Street Philadelphia, PA 19103Good to know
Highlights
- 1 hour
- ALL AGES
- In person
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About this event
The Author Events Series presents Sonia Sotomayor | Just Shine!
Montgomery Auditorium is now sold out, but tickets are still available for a live simulcast screening in a separate room at the Parkway Central Library.
From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Just Ask! comes a sweet and powerful story about being true to yourself and shining your brightest. How will you help people shine?
There once was a little girl who grew up in Puerto Rico with an incredible ability—she was able to make everyone around her shine. She listened, she understood, she worked hard, and she brought out the beauty in each person she met.
In a story inspired by her mother’s ability to help people see their own brilliance, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor shows readers how helping others shine makes the whole world brighter.
With art by award-winning illustrator Jacqueline Alcántara, Just Shine will help readers find their own inner glow—and recognize that glow in those around them.
Sonia Sotomayor was born in the Bronx, New York. She earned a BA from Princeton University and a JD from Yale Law School. She served as assistant district attorney in New York County, and then as a litigator at Pavia & Harcourt. In 1991, President George H. W. Bush nominated her to the US District Court, Southern District of New York. In 1997, President William Jefferson Clinton nominated her to the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. President Barack Obama nominated her as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court on May 26, 2009, and she assumed this role August 8, 2009, becoming the first Latina to serve in this position. She is the author of My Beloved World, Turning Pages, The Beloved World of Sonia Sotomayor, Just Ask! Be Different, Be Brave, Be You, and Just Help! How to Build a Better World.
Event Guidelines:
- Attendees may pre-submit questions prior to the event. Submit your questions here.
- In order to enter the signing line, people must have a copy of either Just Shine or Solo Brilla whether purchased on-site or from another source. In addition, the Justice will sign any of her other authored books.
- The line will NOT involve photographs, personalizations, or signing memorabilia.
Additional books will be available for purchase at the library on event night!
All tickets are non-refundable.
The views expressed by the authors and moderators are strictly their own and do not represent the opinions of the Free Library of Philadelphia or its employees.
Frequently asked questions
Author Events are held in the Montgomery Auditorium on the ground floor at the Parkway Central Library unless noted otherwise.
1901 Vine Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 Between 19th and 20th Streets just north of Logan Circle
Yes. The Wood Street entrance (at the back of the building) is wheelchair accessible and there are elevators in the building. Enter Wood Street by going south on 19th Street and drive west towards 20th Street. If the gate is down press the buzzer and security will open the gate. There are handicappe
The Montgomery auditorium is equipped with a hearing loop for use by people with hearing aids. The hearing loop provides a magnetic, wireless signal that is picked up by the hearing aid when it is set to "T" (Telecoil). Ask your audiologist if your hearing aids have the Telecoil setting. For those w
Free Library of Philadelphia Author Events Office 1901 Vine Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 authorevents@freelibrary.org
Tickets are available at the Will Call table in the Lobby 45 minutes prior to the event if the program is not sold out.
A simulcast is a live, simultaneous broadcast of the auditorium event to another room in the Library. You watch the live event on a large screen and can participate in the book signing.
We do not provide refunds for tickets unless an event is cancelled. It is possible to exchange your ticket for another event if the event is not sold out, provided you alert the Author Events Office prior to the missed event.
If an author event is cancelled, you will receive a refund of the face value of the ticket and the processing fee.
Ticket proceeds help to cover the cost of the program.
The general format is a 30 minute lecture/conversation, followed by 30 minutes of Q&A. The book signing takes place in the Lobby directly after the program.
The Will Call table in the Lobby and the auditorium doors open 45 minutes prior to the event. Seats are General Admission.
Yes. Books are sold on-site by Uncle Bobbie's Coffee & Books. Proceeds benefit library programs!
Book signing guidelines are subject to the specific requests of the author and may change from event to event. In general, you may have up to five books signed, and photos are often permitted. Check specific events for signing restrictions.
You have up to one month following the program to collect your book. After that time, the book will be returned to the publisher. Contact Author Events (authorsevents@freelibrary.org).
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