The Traveling Librarian goes to Glasgow & Edinburgh
Visit Scotland’s two biggest cities: Edinburgh is royal and stately, while Glasgow is brash and edgy. But both have rich history, amazing museums, and incredible architecture, and there is always time to stop at a pub for a pint and some fish and chips. Presenter Jeff Klapes is the retired Head of Reference Services at the Lucius Beebe Memorial Library in Wakefield, Massachusetts, and an avid traveler and photographer.
Millions around the world gasped as the fire on April 15, 2019 engulfed the roof and spire of the cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris. Art Historian Mary Woodward led us through the history of this hallowed ground, from the first cathedral on the site in the 6th century to the Notre-Dame we knew as a masterpiece of French Gothic architecture, built between the 12th and 14th centuries. through current developments in the restoration.
CLICK HERE for Mary's list of additional resources or CLICK HERE for a link to books available at the library.
Presenter Brandon K. Gauthier, Adjunct Professor of History for Fordham University and the Director of Global Education at The Derryfield School, speaks passionately, and loudly, about his enduring interest in the lives of people--both ordinary and extraordinary--who find themselves caught up in the waves of history. In this presentation, he examined the broader history of North Korea since 1948 and highlighted the historical conditions that led to the emergence of the Kim family dynasty and helped participants understand continued tensions on the Korean peninsula in the present.
