Writing Beyond Writing with Tim Brookes

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Endangered Alphabets, Cultural Erosion, and the Future of the Written Word.

What does the age of digital convergence, Facebook, and globalization mean for the future of the written word? Writer/carver/painter Tim Brookes offers remarkable and thought-provoking perspective on this question by looking at a range of forms of writing from all over the world that are in danger of extinction.

Raptor Road Trip with VINS

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Friday, July 26 at 11am 

Library Youth Area 

If you had wings like a hawk, where would you fly? Birds of prey are found all over the world, in all kinds of environments—so why don’t we follow them! Join us on an imagined journey across the United States, and encounter some resident raptors in their ecosystems. We’ll learn about the habitat needs of each species, as well as their range and behavior in the wild. Who knows whoooo we’ll encounter? 

Live birds included!  All ages. 

Planetarium Lady: Eclipse!

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***Rescheduled from March 23***

Join educator Carrie Cruz, aka The Planetarium Lady, for an indoor sky theater experience like no other at Fletcher Free Library! Step inside the traveling planetarium dome for an interactive and immersive presentation about eclipses, and prepare yourself for the extraordinary total solar eclipse we will experience on April 8th!

Multiple presentations throughout the day at 10:15 am, 11:15 am,12:15 pm,1:30 pm & 2:30 pm; approximate running time is 40 minutes.