Multi-library Program Takes A Deep Dive Into Sex and the City

There is no doubt that Sex and the City is one of the most critically acclaimed television shows of all time. It won seven of its 54 Emmy Award nominations, eight of its 24 Golden Globe Award nominations, and three of its 11 Screen Actors Guild Award nominations.

East Brunswick Public Library (2 Jean Walling Civic Center Drive) and four other libraries host an online event featuring the New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Keishin Armstrong on December 8 at 7:00 pm. She discusses the legacy of Sex and the City.

Through viewing and discussing clips from the series, this program explores how the early 2000s television show revolutionized the way women’s relationships—romance and friendships alike—were depicted and takes a look ahead to the upcoming HBO reboot of the series.

Armstrong wrote the book Sex and the City and Us: How Four Single Women Changed the Way We Think, Live, and Love in 2018, which chronicles the history and impact of the beloved sitcom. She has written seven pop culture history books, including Seinfeldia, Women Who Invented Television and Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted. Her work has appeared in several publications, including BBC Culture, The New York Times Book Review, Vice, New York Magazine and Billboard.

This program is presented online using Zoom, thanks to generous sponsorship from the Friends of the East Brunswick Public Library. Registration is requested; to register, go to www.ebpl.org/calendar or call 732-390-6767.

Other library partners include Elizabeth Public Library, Matawan-Aberdeen Public Library, New Brunswick Public Library and the Old Bridge Public Library.