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She Blinded Me With Science Trivia
“Pure Gas” is made up of how many molecules? In “Arrival,” Amy Adams plays Louise Banks, a character who specializes in what?
Test your Factual and Entertainment Science Knowledge!
This program is for our NEA Big Read-Leon County title Lab Girl by Hope Jahren.
Chance to win gift card prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place!
A part of the NEA Big Read – Leon County.
NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.
Virtual Pop-Up Book Club
Please join us for Virtual Pop-Up Book Club through Zoom. We will be joined Beth Dees from National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Florida and we will be discussing “Lab Girl” by Hope Jahren.
Copies of the book of the month will be made available at the Main Library for check out.
Please register for the Zoom link here:
A part of the NEA Big Read – Leon County.
NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.
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After a year of struggling through the pandemic, it couldn t be a better time for a community-wide, uplifting initiative. Get ready for the Big Read.
Lab Girl, a compelling memoir by scientist Hope Jahren, is the book selected for the Big Read Sangamon County. Reading, nature, science, art and discovery will all come alive through a plethora of virtual and in-person events during March and April. The many programs are inspired by the themes in the book. Reading the book is highly encouraged, although that is not essential in order to participate in the engaging offerings. For the first time since 2009, the Sangamon County area will participate in a Big Read, thanks to the leadership of volunteers from Lincoln Land Community College s Academy of Lifelong Learning in partnership with Lincoln Library. the Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) that encourages citizens of a participating community to read the same book and h
- Hosted by the Academy of Lifelong Learning at Lincoln Land Community College. Kathryn Harris, retired librarian and Springfield s 2020 State Journal-Register First Citizen, will give the kickoff presentation about Lab Girl. Harris will help introduce the community to Hope Jahren s memoir, make connections to common elements of history and science and convey the benefits of a community reading the same book. - Hosted by Lincoln Land Community College Emily Graslie is a lifelong champion of curiosity with a fascinating life story. Trained as an artist and inspired by museums, she became a renowned science communicator. She was the Chief Curiosity Correspondent for the Field Museum in Chicago. Graslie served as creator, host and writer of The Brain Scoop, an educational YouTube channel with 200-plus episodes about natural history that have been viewed more than 32 million times. In 2020 she made her broadcast television debut on PBS as executive producer, host and w
Photo courtesy of Lincoln Land Community College. LLCC Community Education program assistant and Academy of Lifelong Learning member Jennifer Lewis. She is prepping the books to add a Big Read label inside the cover and stuffing them with an NEA Big Read bookmark. Over 1,000 copies of
Lab Girl will be available for free and distributed through curbside events and local libraries. For up-to-date information, go to https://bit.ly/BigReadSangamonCounty Curbside pickup: • March 1, 4 p.m.-6 p.m., Union Baptist Church, 1405 E Monroe St., Springfield • Beginning March 1, while supplies last, copies can also be picked up from Lincoln Library (217-753-4900) and Lincoln Land Community College Library (217-786-2354). Contact these libraries directly for book availability, large print and audio options, and operating hours.