Cyber Age Politics: News Industry Reform

Tue, January 22, 2019 1:30 P.M.
Chestnut Hill Library

You are invited to explore, discover, discern, learn & appreciate this talk, as part of our 2019 Speaker Series. Political communication is theater and rhetoric through media.  In this entertaining slide show, local author Stan Cutler will explore our polarized condition, the…

Adult Senior Speakers and Lectures Philadelphia Politics

Civil War Medicine: What Went Right

Tue, January 29, 2019 1:30 P.M.
Chestnut Hill Library

You are invited to explore, discover, discern, learn & appreciate this talk, as part of our 2019 Speaker Series. The extraordinary levels of battlefield carnage during the Civil War demanded a new, scientific approach to medicine - previously an art. Documentary filmmaker Carole…

Adult Senior Speakers and Lectures Medical Philadelphia Science History

Read to a Therapy Dog!

Tue, January 29, 2019 4:00 P.M.
Chestnut Hill Library

School age kids - ages 6 to 12 - are invited to come read independently with Alex, a certified therapy dog.  Share a new book or an old favorite in a judgment free space.  Dogs love to hear stories! Space may be limited.

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Chimpanzees, Jane and Me

Tue, February 5, 2019 1:30 P.M.
Chestnut Hill Library

You are invited to explore, discover, discern, learn & appreciate this talk, as part of our 2019 Speaker Series. Scientist Bill Konstant will tell stories about training chimpanzees in America, being inspired by the work of Dr. Jane Goodall, and helping to ensure the survival of chimpanzees…

Adult Senior Speakers and Lectures Science Animals and Nature

Urban Medicine Cabinet

Wed, February 13, 2019 6:00 P.M.
Chestnut Hill Library

Make and take home first aid ointment, herbal steam, and headache lozenges, while learning about the beneficial properties of specific herbs and flowers, and using a variety of apothecary tools and seasonally fresh grown ingredients from Nyambi Naturals Farm.

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