CONTRIBUTED BY THE CITY OF AUBURN
AUBURN —
The Auburn Public Library last week announced that it will host Auburn University alumnus James Patterson, who will present “Explosions in My Life” at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 17, at the Boykin Community Center, located at 400 Boykin St. in Auburn.
Patterson’s talk will overview his experiences with two historic explosions, as a student eyewitness to the 1978 Kopper Kettle explosion in downtown Auburn and as a U.S. diplomat in Washington, D.C., during 9/11.
The “Explosions in My Life” presentation and photo exhibit will commemorate the 45th anniversary of the Kopper Kettle explosion that occurred in downtown Auburn on Jan. 15, 1978. The photo exhibit will be on display at the presentation, as well as at the Auburn Public Library throughout the month of January.
The Auburn Public Library is located at 749 E. Thach Ave.
The public is invited to share their memories, stories and photographs by emailing them to libraryevents@auburnalabama.org.