Constance Laibe Hays, a New York Times reporter and the author considered the Nantucket Atheneum one of her favorite places in the world. The Constance Laibe Hays Memorial Lectures series was established to support the work of both new and established writers in her honor. The Constance Laibe Hays Memorial Lecture is on hiatus in 2020. We invite you to watch videotaped recordings of past lectures.