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The Unsinkable Molly Brown: Stories From the Titanic |
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The Unsinkable Molly Brown: Stories From the Titanic Tuesday, May 22, 7 p.m. Downtown Library
In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, join storyteller Mandie Roberts for stories about Margaret Brown and other Titanic tidbits. Molly was really known to her friends and family as "Maggie." She was born to Irish immigrants in Hannibal, Missouri. She remained on the deck of the Titanic until she was tossed into Lifeboat no. 6. She exhorted the people rowing the lifeboat to go back and look for survivors, even manning an oar herself and trying to row towards the ship. After surviving the Titanic, she went on to be an outspoken advocate wor workers' and womens' rights, education, historic preservation, and commemorating and honoring the bravery and chivalry shown by the men on the Titanic.
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 Perchance to Dream:
Preparing Yourself for a Healthy Night's Sleep
Wednesday, May 30
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Tippecanoe County/Ivy Tech Library
Ivy Hall, Lilly Room 1120
Are you having trouble getting to sleep, making for a rough next day? Join Shelia Osterman from the Franciscan St. Elizabeth Health Sleep Disorder Center to learn healthy sleep techniques and what might be sabotaging your efforts.
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Villisca: Living With a Mystery |
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Villisca: Living With a Mystery - Film A Summer Reading Club program Wednesday, June 6, 6:30 p.m. Downtown Library
In the early summer of 1912, the axe murder of a family of six and two overnight guests plunged the previously-peaceful town of Villisca, Iowa, into chaos and knocked the Titanic disaster from the front pages of the country's newspapers. The fear and unease instilled by the still-unsolved murder has echoed through the decades. Filmmakers Kelly and Tammy Rundle provide not only an intriguing chronicle of events surrounding an unforgettable crime but also fascinating insights into life in a small Midwestern farm town at the dawn of a new century. Join us for a centennial showing of this award-winning film!
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Parkour and Free Running A Summer Reading Club program
Tuesday, June 12, 7 p.m. Downtown Library Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound? It seems that way when you watch someone who is a Parkour practitioner. Related to free running, this athletic discipline's purpose is to move through your environment by vaulting, rolling, running, jumping and climbing. First developed as a training method in France, it has now become an urban sport that displays amazing athleticism. Join Matthew Barnes, a member of Team Momenta, as he discusses this unique sport.
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Social Networks in Dreams |
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Social Networks in Dreams A Summer Reading Club program
Wednesday, June 13, 7 p.m. Downtown Library We dream every night, and interact with people more frequently in dreams than while awake. What does the social network of the people in our dreams look like? Analysis reveals that different individuals have different forms of dream social networks. Waking life social networks and dream social networks are similar in some respects, but one is not simply a copy of the other. During dreaming, there is little input from the senses, so patterns in dream social networks reflect patterns in the dream's memory for people.
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