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  • March 19, 2026
  • 7:00 pm CDT
  • Clark Family Branch
    1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63131
  • Free Admission

The St. Louis County Library Foundation Presents Mitigation Specialist Elizabeth Vartkessian

ARC Executive Director Liz Vartkessian in Conversation with Sarah Phillips, Holistic Defense Services Deputy, Missouri State Public Defender.

Doors open at 6:00 p.m.

Books available from Left Bank Books.

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