Mary L. Gardner recently held a reading and launch of Second Looks: Memoir in Essay and Poetry at the Skaneateles Library in Skaneateles, NY. Her new collection of poetry and essay published by Clare Songbirds Publishing House is available from the author, from Skaneateles Artisans, The Book She Reads, and will soon be available online through Amazon for a retail price of $14.95. Following her book launch, Gardner was featured in The Eagle News' The Press Observer in an artic

The Central New York Branch hosted the NLAPW's 52nd Biennial in Washington, D.C. on the weekend of April 24-26, 2026. The celebratory Biennial, in recognition of the Branch's 100th anniversary, was held at both the Darcy boutique hotel on Rhode Island Ave. and at the League's home in Pen Arts on 17th Street in DuPont Circle. Sheila M. Byrnes presided over the Biennial and graciously inducted the new President Nancy Avery Dafoe and new Board officers and Chairs, including CNY'