Two years after the U.S. Supreme Court effectively overturned Roe v. Wade with its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the future of abortion access, reproductive rights, and women’s healthcare is murkier than ever.

In this episode of Library Talks, a panel of experts examines the impact of the Supreme Court’s decision, including what they’re seeing on the ground and where we might be headed in this significant election year.

Featuring

• ​​Lourdes Rivera, President of Pregnancy Justice
• Dr. Meera Shah, Chief Medical Officer of Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic
• Reva Siegel, Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Professor of Law at Yale Law School
• Jessica Bruder, Journalist and Author

The renowned novelist and the revered artist discuss their new book, An Encyclopedia of Gardening for Colored Children, a unique collaboration that explores the hidden history of the plant world.

Artist, producer, and former R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe recently published his fourth book of photography, Even the birds gave pause, which features a series of works-in-progress in plaster, concrete, rotocast plastics, ceramics, bookmaking, and darkroom photographic printing.

On this episode of Library Talks, Stipe sits down with artist Taryn Simon to discuss his book and creative practice.