The Sacramento Public Library and the Northern California Mangani will celebrate the centennial of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ classic story, Tarzan of the Apes, at a free two-day conference on Saturday, August 25 and Sunday, August 26. The programs run from 12 noon to 5 p.m. both days at the Central Library, 828 I Street, Sacramento, and will feature discussion panels, presentations, film screenings, and memorabilia relating to the Tarzan stories and images.

Guest speakers include Richard and Pat Lupoff, authors and Edgar Rice Burroughs historians; Tom Yeates, Tarzan comic book artist who is currently drawing the Prince Valiant newspaper comic strip; David Lemmo, author of a new history of Tarzan; and several other local collectors, fans and historians who will share their collections and knowledge.

A centennial display of Tarzan books, comics and memorabilia will be on view in the Central Library’s first-floor lobby and second-floor Sacramento Room during open hours from mid-August through September 30, 2012.

For more information, please telephone the Sacramento Public Library at (916) 264-2920 or visit www.saclibrary.org.