One Book One Freeport 2025 Kickoff Event
5 days ago · One Book One Freeport 2025, a community read event, kicks off with free books for adults, teens, and children, live music by the Early Jazz Society, a community craft everyone can contribute to, a historical display, snacks, and more. This will be the first of many events centering around the O.B.O.F. titles.
Northern Public Radio | WNIJ Homepage | Northern Public Radio: …
Northern Public Radio (WNIJ) is your source for in-depth news and analysis, diverse music programming, and cultural coverage. We provide a variety of content, including local and national news, classical music, jazz, folk, and blues. Our website, www.northernpublicradio.org, offers a wealth of information about our programming, events, and ways to support us.
James Herriot: The Simple Life of the World's Most Famous …
5 days ago · Join us, virtually, on Tuesday, January 7th at 6:00 p.m. when the Library hosts Anglophile and former UK resident, Claire Evans, for a presentation on the life of Alf Wight, an unassuming country vet who practiced for fifty years in one of England’s most beautiful places, the Yorkshire Dales. Wight rose to international fame later in life under the pen name, James Herriot, as he recounted ...
MPAC Presents!: Nikolai Janitsky, Baritone | Northern Public Radio ...
Sep 12, 2024 · A student of opera at Yale University and at the Music Academy of the West, Mr. Janitzky is a full lyric with a beautiful Italianate timbre, whose repertoire spans bel canto to Russian romantic literature, German lieder to French art song. He will be joined by pianist Kristen Nelson. $21 In Advance / $25 At the Door / $6 Student
Introduction to Programming with Python and Google Colab
Oct 12, 2024 · Have you ever wanted to learn how to code? In this program, we will introduce you to the world of computer programming, using Google Colaboratory to explore the basics of the Python language. This program is intended for beginners – no experience necessary! Laptops will be provided. Attendees will need a Google account to participate, which can be created for free.<br/><br/>Space is limited ...
A wild year in politics, by the numbers
Dec 27, 2024 · This was a major year for politics. Riding concerns over prices and immigration, Donald Trump will be back in the White House after winning the 2024 presidential election, the first president to win non-consecutive terms since Grover Cleveland in the 19th century.
Perspective: You CAN go home again
Dec 19, 2024 · One of the joys of parenting is the opportunity to reread favorite childhood books. This confrontation with a past self can elicit perplexed reactions, but some books are so amazing they impress you even more as an adult.
The Shapes of the States, First Thirteen States
5 days ago · This is part one of a four part series on how the states got their shapes. Avid historian Brad Keyes will discuss the first thirteen states January 11 at the library. This is a fascinating story of how the English colonies jockeyed to establish their state boundaries. February 8 Brad will cover the Northwest Territory states, March 8 he will describe the states carved from the Louisiana ...
New France in Illinois and Wisconsin
5 days ago · This is a great story - how did the French get here, what were they after? How did they interact with Native Americans and when and wny did they give up this territory to England. They left may French names such as Grand Detour, Marseille, Versailles and yes there is even a Paris in Illinois. The French monks also settled in Cahokia the remains of which are the largest Native American cities ...
Remembering Port Chicago & Cyril O. Sheppard
Oct 12, 2024 · Following two massive explosions in 1944 in Port Chicago, California, that killed 320 American sailors and injured 390 more, the US Navy branded 50 young Black sailors as mutineers for their refusal to return to the unsafe working conditions that caused the explosions. These 50 Black sailors would be known as The Port Chicago 50. They protested their unfair treatment, and were tried and ...