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# Oneida: From Free Love Utopia to the Well-Set Table with Ellen Wayland-Smith
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/oneida-from-free-love-utopia-to-the-well-set-table-with-ellen-wayland-smith-2/
- Published: 2016-09-13T13:00:21.000Z
- Updated: 2016-09-13T13:00:21.000Z
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- Tags: Community, brief, briefs, oneida, santa monica briefs, santa monica library, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-11-06 14:35

The Santa Monica Public Library is proud to present a lecture and discussion with author Ellen Wayland-Smith on Oneida: From Free Love Utopia to the Well-Set Table on Thursday, Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. in the Main Library’s MLK, Jr. Auditorium, 601 Santa Monica Blvd.

A descendent of John Humphrey Noyes, the founder of the Oneida Community, Ellen Wayland-Smith discusses her new book about the 19th century free love commune that evolved into the nation’s leading manufacturer of silverware and a coveted mark of middle-class respectability. Wayland-Smith is a Professor of Writing at the University of Southern California and received her Ph.D. in comparative literature from Princeton University. A book sale and signing, courtesy of Barnes & Noble, follows the program.

This event is free and open to the public. Seating is limited and on a first-arrival basis. The Santa Monica Public Library is wheelchair-accessible. For special disabled services, call Library Administration at (310) 458-8606 at least one week prior to the event. For more information, visit smpl.org or contact the Santa Monica Public Library at (310) 458-8600\. The Main Library is directly served by Big Blue Bus lines 1, 7, R7, R10\. Big Blue Bus lines 2, 3, R3, 5, and 9 also stop within a short walking distance. Ride your bike. Bicycle parking racks are available at the library.

- Submitted by Jen Ullrich, Public Services Librarian