Local author Alison O’Leary visits the Adams Center (33 Summer St., Kingston), on Wednesday, June 4 at 6 p.m. to discuss “The Best Small Museums in Massachusetts.”
With the summer season approaching, enjoy an opportunity to explore and learn about a wide variety of collections, artifacts, and experiences offered by the Commonwealth’s many small institutions. Some of the museums include dramatic displays, iconic sculptures, military history, immersive exhibits, intricate handiwork, fascinating backstories, and forgotten history.
O’Leary is a longtime journalist who has worked for newspapers from Austin, Texas, to Reno, Nevada, to Bath, Maine, and suburban Boston. She was previously a correspondent for the Boston Globe, and editor for The Boston Parents’ Paper, and skirt! magazines.
As an author, O’Leary published “Abandon Ship,” a middle-reader book with NYT bestselling author Michael Tougias. She has also collaborated with Tougias on writing “Attacked at Sea,” a middle-reader adaptation of “So Close to Home,” published in 2016. An avid outdoorswoman, O’Leary penned “Inns and Adventures,” with Tougias in the same year. Additionally, she was part of the Appalachian Mountain Club’s tradition of publishing guidebooks, as O’Leary helped write, “Best Day Hikes Near Boston.”
O’Leary has won awards for writing and editing over the years: a 2017 Charlie Award (Silver) for history writing from the Florida Magazine Association, and numerous awards from the Parenting Publications of America organization for her work at The Boston Parents’ Paper, including travel writing. She travels around Massachusetts delivering talks about her books, and speaking about travel and hiking areas around the Commonwealth.
O’Leary most recently appeared at the Kingston Public Library on May 2, 2023, delivering the program, “Microadventures in Massachusetts.” You can learn more about her on her website, https://alisonoleary.com.
To register for this event, please visit – https://kingstonpubliclibrary.org.
For more information, you can contact Steven Miller, Reference Librarian at (781) 585-0517 x6272 or at smiller@kingstonma.gov.