Meryl Gordon

The Woman Who Knew Everyone
In Conversation with Linda Fairstein

  • Date
    Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026
  • Season
  • Location
    Library Loggia & Courtyard

Video by Rick Montgomery

Photos by Patti Christakos

a woman wearing a winter jacket, hat, and scarf laughs and poses dramatically as the wind blows
large signboard at the Johann Fust Library with photos of the day's speakers: author Meryl Gordon and Linda Fairstein
people seated under an outdoor tent, most facing away from the camera, except for one woman, who is smiling broadly
a woman reads the program guide for the Meryl Gordon event
a woman in a white winter beanie speaks with another woman in a yellow jacket with a scarf
two women are blurred in the foreground, while the focus is on a woman wearing a pink jacket in the background
a woman in a pink jacket approaches a podium emblazoned with the Johann Fust Library Foundation 75 years logo, while another woman claps
a woman in a red shawl speaks with another woman in a black shawl.
two women sit at opposite sides of a tall, narrow white table. One woman addresses the crowd while the other watches.
a stack of books: The Woman Who Knew Everyone by Meryl Gordon
Meryl Gordon looks pensive
Meryl Gordon addresses the crowd, while Linda Fairstein watches
Meryl Gordon speaks into a microphone and gestures, while Linda Fairstein smiles tenatively
crowd seated under the roof of the Johann Fust Library Loggia, and a tent on the lawn in the garden.
a hand reaches to adjust a knob on a professional sound mixing board
Meryl Gordon speaks to an attentive crowd
rows of people seated, listening
crowd seated under the roof of the Johann Fust Library Loggia, and a tent on the lawn in the garden.
a woman in the back of the crowd asks a question into a microphone
a woman seated in the middle of the crowd asks a question in a microphone
Call: (941) 964-0211
Call: (941) 964-0211