Recorded Programs
Northwords and Music: Summer Dreams
July 24, 2026
Live from PWPL Community Room. Thursday, July 23, 2026. Join 2022 Marquette Writer of the Year B. G. Bradley and his friends for an evening of music, stories, poetry, and skits sure to make you laugh, cry, clap, and sing for those big moments in our lives. The show features two-time U. P. Poet Laureate Marty Achatz; celebrated musicians Linda Smith and Seamus Collins (Big Lake Acoustic); actress Jacque Love; and actor Jim Edwards.
Concert on the Steps: Ramble Tamble
July 23, 2026
Live from PWPL Front Street Steps. Wednesday, July 22, 2026. ust off your lawn chairs and unpack your picnic blankets--Concert on the Steps is back! This summer, enjoy an all-star lineup of incredible performances right on the library historical steps.
Kulisheck Speaker Series: Dr. Barbara McQuade
July 16, 2026
Live from PWPL Community Room. Thursday, July 16, 2026. PWPL welcomes Dr. Barbara McQuade, faculty member of the University of Michigan Law School, former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, and legal analyst for NBC and MSNBC. McQuade will discuss her recently published book "The Fix: Saving America from the Corruption of a Mob-Style Government", focusing on elections and election law.
Concert on the “Steps”: Bluegrass Throwdown
July 15, 2026
Live from PWPL Community Room. Wednesday, July 15, 2026. Dust off your lawn chairs and unpack your picnic blankets--Concert on the Steps is back! This summer, enjoy an all-star lineup of incredible performances right on the library historical steps.
James McCommons Lecture: “The Feather Wars”
July 8, 2026
Live fro PWPL Community Room. Tuesday, July 7, 2026. James McCommons, acclaimed author of The Feather Wars: And the Great Crusade to Save America’s Birds, discusses the complex history of the political, social, and environmental forces that shaped American bird-conservation and protection.