Join Wake County Public Libraries for a virtual travel celebration! Travel helps us better understand ourselves and the world around us, as we experience new connections with people and places. The five-program Travel Smart series will help you plan, pack, photograph, fly, and even find travel-related reading material with greater ease. Bon voyage!

All events are virtual.
Register on the individual program page to receive your Zoom access.

Order copies of Rick Steves books below!

An Evening with Rick Steves
Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at 6:30 p.m.

Rick Steves is a popular public television host, a best-selling guidebook author, and an outspoken activist who encourages Americans to broaden their perspectives through travel. He is the founder and owner of Rick Steves' Europe, a travel business with a tour program that brings more than 30,000 people to Europe annually. Moderated interview format followed by a question and answer session.

Travel Through the Pages
Thursday, March 2, 2023 at 6:30 p.m.

Travel the world from the comfort of your couch! Join your librarian tour guides Cathy and Erin as they take you on a whirlwind trip criss-crossing the globe. Discover book and podcast suggestions as well as travel blogs, virtual tours of museums and historical sites, and more. First stop, Australia!

Travel Tips and Packing Smart
Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at 6:30 p.m.

Planning a trip? Learn travel and packing tips for the post-COVID travel landscape with Elizabeth Caran, founder and owner of Outlander Travel and host of the travel podcast Fly Away. Presentation followed by a question and answer session, time permitting.

Smartphone Travel Photography
Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at 2:00 p.m.

The best camera to travel with might just be the one you already have in your pocket! Join photographer Teresa Porter, owner of My Friend Teresa Studios, as she shares travel photography tips that will ensure you never miss a great shot!

Ask TSA
Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at 6:30 p.m.

Figuring out what you can pack or bring on a flight can be confusing. Mark Howell, TSA Regional Spokesperson will answer your security screening and TSA PreCheck® questions, along with a lighthearted* show and tell of some of the interesting items found in luggage screening. *(TSA's Instagram account was called the "funniest travel account" by the New York Times!)