Paul Holdengräber is the Director of Public Programs at the New York Public Library (known as "LIVE from the NYPL")
Fall 2009LIVE from the NYPL events include Oliver Sacks, Barbara Kingsolver, Javier Marías, Niall Ferguson, Ira Glass, Walter Isaacson, Mary-Louise Parker, William Forsythe & Alva Noë and more. Visit www.nypl.org/LIVE for more information.
OPENING KEYNOTE — Libraries of the Future: Places of Desire
Following his interview of Vint Cerf, Paul is himself interviewed about why he believes public conversations are a fundamental way to make libraries irresistible, ensuring their everlasting importance.
For more information: http://www.infotoday.com/il2009/ ___________________________________________________________________________________
Paul Holdengraber in conversation with Werner Herzog
What is the climate of excitement which makes film possible?
WERNER HERZOG: CONQUEST OF THE USELESS
Royal Festival Hall, London Saturday October 3rd 2009, 7.30pm In association with Literature and Spoken Word at Southbank Centre ____________________________________________________________________________________
Read Paul's interview with Werner Herzog in the Winter 2009 issue of BRICK
Keynote Address MLA Annual Conference May 13-15, 2009 Visit http://www.mdlib.org/ for more information ___________________________________________________________________________________
24th Annual Computers In Libraries Conference March 29 - April 1, 2009 Keynote Conversation: "Library Without Walls: Meeting Place of and for People!" Visit www.infotoday.com/cil2009 for details. ___________________________________________________________________________________
Since joining the Library in 2004, Holdengräber has been responsible for hundreds of LIVE events, all open to the public. His programs have become known nationwide for providing a forum in which audiences can engage with some of the world's most influential public figures, including writers, historians, artists, and politicians. Participating speakers have included Paul Auster, Daniel Barenboim, Tina Brown, Ken Burns, Greydon Carter, Shepard Fairey, Thomas Friedman, Umberto Eco, Frank Gehry, Adam Gopnik, Christopher Hitchens, Maira Kalman, Spike Lee, Lawrence Lessig, Bernard-Henri Lévy, Norman Mailer, Frank McCourt, Toni Morrison, Nuala O'Faolain, ZZ Packer, Felix Rohatyn, Charlie Rose, Salman Rushdie, Zadie Smith, and many others.
Prior to moving to New York, Paul Holdengräber was the founder and director of the Institute for Art and Cultures at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), with the idea "to challenge the perception that museums are nothing more than mausoleums for Old Masters." Under Holdengräber's direction, the Institute became an active and lively forum for debate with its ambitious lecture series in which painters, poets, performers, writers, and thinkers address critical cultural issues through lively talks, discussions, and performances. Holdengräber is known for encouraging his guests to step outside their areas of specialization and into wider-reaching discussions.
Holdengräber holdes a Bachelor's Degree from the Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium and a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from Princeton University. He was awarded a postdoctoral fellowship at the Getty Research Institute, and has taught at Princeton University, Williams College, the University of Miami, and Claremont College. He was a Fellow at the Los Angeles Institute for the Humanities, a Board Member at the Santa Monica Museum of Art. He is on the Board of Directors of the Sun Valley Writers' Conference, and is a Fellow of the New York Institute for the Humanities at NYU. Fluent in four languages, Mr. Holdengräber has written essays and articles for journals in France, Germany, Spain, and the United States. In 2003, he was awarded the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres by the French government. ___________________________________________________________________________________
Paul is the host of LINER NOTES, the "not-to-be-missed celebration of wit, wisdom and wanderlust." Unlike any travel show on public radio, LINER NOTES is a journey in itself. Paul's guests include Tom Brokaw, Werner Herzog, Maira Kalman, Betty Fussel, Dr. Oliver Sacks, Clive Barker and many more. To listen to complete episodes celebrating (among other things) St. Patrick's Day, Halloween, Earth Day, and Thanksgiving, visit www.cunard.com/linernotes ___________________________________________________________________________________
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Was the 20th century a mistake?
Calabash Literary Festival
Keynote Address
24th Annual Computers In Libraries Conference
Since joining the Library in 2004, Holdengräber has been responsible for hundreds of LIVE events, all open to the public. His programs have become known nationwide for providing a forum in which audiences can engage with some of the world's most influential public figures, including writers, historians, artists, and politicians. Participating speakers have included Paul Auster, Daniel Barenboim, Tina Brown, Ken Burns, Greydon Carter, Shepard Fairey, Thomas Friedman, Umberto Eco, Frank Gehry, Adam Gopnik, Christopher Hitchens, Maira Kalman, Spike Lee, Lawrence Lessig, Bernard-Henri Lévy, Norman Mailer, Frank McCourt, Toni Morrison, Nuala O'Faolain, ZZ Packer, Felix Rohatyn, Charlie Rose, Salman Rushdie, Zadie Smith, and many others. 
Prior to moving to New York, Paul Holdengräber was the founder and director of the Institute for Art and Cultures at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), with the idea "to challenge the perception that museums are nothing more than mausoleums for Old Masters." Under Holdengräber's direction, the Institute became an active and lively forum for debate with its ambitious lecture series in which painters, poets, performers, writers, and thinkers address critical cultural issues through lively talks, discussions, and performances. Holdengräber is known for encouraging his guests to step outside their areas of specialization and into wider-reaching discussions. 
Holdengräber holdes a Bachelor's Degree from the Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium and a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from Princeton University. He was awarded a postdoctoral fellowship at the Getty Research Institute, and has taught at Princeton University, Williams College, the University of Miami, and Claremont College. He was a Fellow at the Los Angeles Institute for the Humanities, a Board Member at the Santa Monica Museum of Art. He is on the Board of Directors of the Sun Valley Writers' Conference, and is a Fellow of the New York Institute for the Humanities at NYU. Fluent in four languages, Mr. Holdengräber has written essays and articles for journals in France, Germany, Spain, and the United States. In 2003, he was awarded the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres by the French government.
Paul is the host of LINER NOTES, the "not-to-be-missed celebration of wit, wisdom and wanderlust." Unlike any travel show on public radio, LINER NOTES is a journey in itself. Paul's guests include Tom Brokaw, Werner Herzog, Maira Kalman, Betty Fussel, Dr. Oliver Sacks, Clive Barker and many more. To listen to complete episodes celebrating (among other things) St. Patrick's Day, Halloween, Earth Day, and Thanksgiving, visit 