Timothy Snyder, acclaimed historian and author of the New York Times #1 bestseller “On Tyranny,” will talk about his new book, “On Freedom,” at 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 18, at the Murphy Theatre, in Wilmington.

All net ticket and book proceeds from “On Freedom”: An Evening With Timothy Snyder will go to Wilmington’s Merefa, Ukraine Sister City Fund to support the distribution of humanitarian aid there.

Tickets for Snyder’s Wilmington appearance went on sale Sept. 5 and are available at themurphytheatre.org and at the theatre office, 50 W. Main St., in Wilmington.

Snyder wrote in Substack this week, “I am particularly happy about this discussion of ‘On Freedom.’ Wilmington is the county seat of Clinton County, the setting of some important scenes in the book.”

And about his decision to spend significant time in Ohio on his book tour, he said, “It is where I am from; it is where the first chapter of the book begins; and it is where I want to go to speak about freedom.”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelens’kyi said, “We hear of freedom, but do we grasp it? In these hard times for liberty, ‘On Freedom’ offers a deep inquiry arising from a diversity of perspectives. It makes the case that freedom, once explored and understood, is the way forward to good government. We are all fortunate that Professor Snyder has shown us the way.”

Readers can pre-order “On Freedom” when purchasing event tickets or at booksnmore.org. Books will also be available at the event.

Additional donations can be made when purchasing tickets, or by check made out to Wilmington Yearly Meeting, with “Merefa” in the memo line, and mailed to Pyle Center Box 1194, 1870 Quaker Way, Wilmington, OH 45177.

Wilmington and Merefa became official Sister Cities in 2013, and the cities’ representatives exchanged visits. In March 2022, Merefa officials notified friends in Wilmington that Russian missiles had destroyed Merefa’s school, which prompted the establishment of the Sister City Fund.

To date, Merefa has received $47,650 in donations from local individuals and groups through the fund.

An Evening With Timothy Snyder is sponsored by the Clinton County Alliance for Compassion and Truth (A.C.T.), Empathy Surplus Network USA, Books ’n’ More, and Wilmington College.