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Exhibit on display July 1-30

Program: Monday, July 21, 6:30pm

With Rick Bernstein, Dane County Historical Society Executive Director

For most of the 20th century, racial covenants were a tool used nationwide to segregate whites from Blacks and other minorities in America’s burgeoning suburbs and residential neighborhoods.  Racial covenants were clauses inserted into property deeds to prevent non-Whites and non-Christians from buying or occupying land. Although no longer valid or enforceable, they can still be found in the land deeds of almost every American community, including Dane County. Racial covenants were made illegal with the passage of the Fair Housing Act in 1968. Nevertheless, their impacts are pervasive and still with us today. This program, presented by local historian Rick Bernstein, will explore the history of racial covenants in Dane County and nationwide. Through the month of July, you can also learn about this through the traveling exhibit on display at the library.

Rick Bernstein, a graduate of Cornell University’s Historic Preservation Planning program, worked for nearly 30 years for the Wisconsin Historical Society’s Division of Historic Preservation and Local History until he retired in 2019. Since then, Rick has worked part-time as the Dane County Historical Society's Executive Director. DCHS was established in 1961 to promote Dane County’s history and to manage an archival facility at the Lussier Family Heritage Center in Lake Farm Park. 

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Tuesday, August 5, 10am

The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller

Everyone is welcome at our monthly book club. We meet the 1st Tuesday of the month from 10-11am. Light refreshments are provided. Pick up a copy of the month's title at the Circulation Desk. Large print is available.

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Tuesday,  September 2, 10am

Big Lies in a Small Town, Diane Chamberlain

Everyone is welcome at our monthly book club. We meet the 1st Tuesday of the month from 10-11am. Light refreshments are provided. Pick up a copy of the month's title at the Circulation Desk. Large print is available.

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Thursday, September 11, 1pm

Dr. David Eagleman, neuroscientist at Stanford University

Because of brain plasticity, much of our behavior and thinking becomes automatized: from driving to speaking to responding to situations.  But a healthy, flexible brain requires a constant challenge via novelty. Dr. Eagleman takes you on a tour of the subconscious to answer some of the deepest questions of who we are, and then resurfaces into the conscious mind to explain why seeking novelty is so critical to brain health, particularly as we age.

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David Eagleman is a neuroscientist at Stanford University, an internationally bestselling author, and a Guggenheim Fellow. Dr.  Eagleman is the author of many books, including Livewired, The Runaway Species, The Brain, Incognito, and Wednesday is Indigo Blue.  He writes for the Atlantic, New York Times, Economist, Time, Discover, Slate, Wired, and New Scientist, and appears regularly on National Public Radio and BBC to discuss both science and literature.  He has been a TED speaker, a guest on the Colbert Report, and profiled in the New Yorker magazine.  He has spun several companies out of his lab, including Neosensory, a company which uses haptics for sensory substitution and addition. He runs the top ranking science podcast Inner Cosmos (which Melissa loves!) and is the writer and presenter of The Brain, an Emmy-nominated television series on PBS and BBC. 

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Title Announcement July 30 in Mt. Horeb Mail. Online July 31. 

More Information Coming Soon!

Book Giveaway (Thanks for the Friends of the Library: Saturday, September 13, 9am. First come-first served.  

Kick Off Event: Saturday, September 13, 9:30am.  (Appropriate for elementary aged kids and families, as well as adults!) 

Each year the library selects books they encourage everyone to read and talk about. Called the Big, Middle and Little Reads, this multi-faceted programming series is a great way to connect with people and topics.  The programs run from mid-September through October.  

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Tuesday, September 23, 1pm

Designed for ages 18+

With Schlitz Audubon Nature Center

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Engage with live raptors, including a bald eagle! Raptor ecologists face many conservation challenges. Environmental contamination, habitat loss, and climate change have the most dramatic effect on apex predators, making raptors strong indicators of overall ecosystem health. Schlitz Audubon Nature Centers brings some incredible birds for us to see as we explore past and present issues in conservation. They also highlight conservation successes and share ways we can help these species today. 

Tuesday, October 7, 10am

Title TBA

Everyone is welcome at our monthly book club. We meet the 1st Tuesday of the month from 10-11am. Light refreshments are provided. Pick up a copy of the month's title at the Circulation Desk. Large print is available.

Monday, November 10, 6:30pm 

(Hey April Verch fans -- she is a friend and fan of their music!) 

The name Cantrip is an Old Scots word meaning a charm, magic spell or piece of mischief and it aptly describes the unexpected twists and turns in their musical arrangements, likewise the compelling potency of their musicianship. Swirling border pipes, raging fiddle, thunderous guitar and three rich voices blend to create a sound energetic enough to tear the roof off.

Originally formed as a quartet, Cantrip sprung from a local session in Edinburgh nearly twenty years ago. Their driving music immediately caught the attention of the masses, and they were quickly signed to the Foot Stompin' label. After a period of hiatus in which children were born and continents were left for new ones, Cantrip redefined its sound. Trimming itself to a trio, the band tightened its arrangements while expanding its influence. This more mature sound debuted on their recent release "The Crossing" (2016). In late 2019, they spent a week in their original home of Edinburgh creating and recording new music. This seminal album showed a new and darker side of the group while preserving the elements that audiences have come to know and love. After 20 years of touring, Cantrip has found a character like no other. Since 2023, the band is back to being a quartet, featuring Dan Houghton, Jon Bews, Eric McDonald, and now Alasdair White (Battlefield Band).