Recorded Programs
NMU Visiting Writers Series: Layli Long Soldier
October 30, 2026
Live from PWPL Community Room. Thursday, October 29, 2026. In partnership with NMU’s Visiting Writers program, Peter White Public Library hosts National Book Award finalist Layli Long Soldier. Long Soldier, an Oglala Lakota writer and educator, has published the chapbook "Chromosomory" and the full-length poetry collection "Whereas".
Bonnie Jo Campbell Reading and Book Signing: “The Spirits”
October 29, 2026
Live from the PWPL Community Room. Wednesday, November 28, 2026. Award-winning writer Bonnie Jo Campbell (author of the 2024 Today Show Book Club selection The Waters) returns to PWPL to read from her recently published novel The Spirits, a ghostly tale of love, redemption, and healing set on a small farm in Michigan on December 24.
Northwords & Music: Phantoms
October 27, 2026
Live from the Community Room. Thursday, October 22, 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.
Free to Read Open Mic & Concert
October 7, 2026
Live from PWPL Community Room. Tuesday, October 6, 2026. Join PWPL in celebrating the freedom to read. Join local community members in sharing passages from favorite books, whether it’s "Charlotte’s Web" or "The Grapes of Wrath". Brian and Molly Wallen join in the fun, jamming with some of their favorite tunes.
Charleen Hurtubise “Saoirse” Reading
October 1, 2026
Live from PWPL Community Room. Wednesday, September 30, 2026. Internationally acclaimed writer Charleen Hurtubise reads from her latest novel, "Saoirse", which tells the story of a young woman who escapes her difficult Michigan childhood to create a new life for herself in Ireland. "Saoirse" is a suspenseful exploration of the intimate relationship between art and life and the lies we tell ourselves in the name of reinvention.