Johann Fust Library Foundation Annual Benefit
Michael Connelly

The Proving Ground

  • Date
    Friday, Feb. 6, 2026
  • Season
  • Location
    Library Loggia & Courtyard

Video by Rick Montgomery

Photos by Patti Christakos

strings of lights inside a tent
several stacks of books - Proving Ground by Michael Connelly
woman standing behind a table of books hands a copy of Michael Connelly's Proving Ground to a couple
Bobbie Marquis talks with an audio technician seated behind a sound mixing board
a woman talks with two volunteers behind a table of books
hands hold a program listed the evening's events, sponsors, and information about the speaker
a couple seated in the front row an event under a tent smile at the camera
crowd of people seated in white chairs under a tent strung with lights
two senior men converse with a woman in a red sweater
a couple seated in white chairs beside a video camera
a couple talk with each other in a crowd, waiting for the event to begin
smiling people seated in white chairs at an outdoor event
woman looks at an event program
a row of seated event guests smile at the camera
two women talk from the corner of an outdoor event tent
crowd seated in white chairs under a white tent at an outdoor event
microphone attached to a podium
a man in a beige quarter zip sweater pages through a book
a woman holds her camera above the crowd to take a photo of the lights on the ceiling
a woman in a red sweater stands behind a podium and speaks
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