Interested in a star-studded late-night extravaganza? Catch the Leonid Meteor Shower, November 13-21. Meteors will peak on the 17th with the best viewing for our area being between 2:30 am and 4:30 am. According to Astronomy Senior Editor Richard Talcott, “If the weather cooperates, viewing conditions should be nearly ideal. Observers normally can see 20 to 30 meteors per hour at the peak, but rates could spike considerably this year.”
Category Archives: Library Display
Go Green in the Hereafter
If you want to be as eco-friendly as possible and you want to plan ahead, consider a green burial option
. Some cemeteries now offer green options and do not use embalmment, entomb- ment or non-biodegradable materials. Consider a minimal casket or cloth shroud. Or cremated remains can be mixed with ashes and formed into a “honeycombed igloo” which becomes a sea-creature habitat when sunk onto an established reef. As Billy Campbell, MD of Ramsey Creek natural cemetary says, “We work to reincorporate the dead into the trees and flowers, catching them up in the cycles of life and death, decomposition and rebirth, that sustain us all.”
1909 Plan of Chicago – Burnham’s Vision of an American Metropolis
In celebration of the Burnham Plan Centennial, the Todd Library is proud to have on display November 1-8 a photo-panel exhibit of the original 1909 Plan of Chicago created by Daniel H. Burnham and Edward H. Bennett. Commemorating the publication of the Plan, the exhibit emphasizes its relevance to metropolitan development through the 20th century and into the future.
Visit the library to view this historic display and renew your interest in Chicago history.
Think you haven’t read it? Think again!
“The idea that GLBT literature is confined to GLBT characters and therefore of limited audience interest represents interconnected misconceptions.” Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Literature. Readers probably recognize gay and lesbian authors Oscar Wilde and Virginia Woolf. But many might be surprised that classics by Herman Melville and William Shakespeare are also considered as having GLBT themes. Stop in and see our display–you just might find you’ve read more GLBT literature than you think!
October Book Display
Todd Library presents “Issues in Autism/Asperger’s Syndromes” as the focused theme for October 2009. As recently as the early 1960’s, you could hardly find a book on the subject of Autism in order to do research, but not so today! With the increase in diagnosis, comes the rise in our knowledge and literature on the the subjects. Come check out our collection which includes electronic resources as well, for those of you who want to stay home and do your research.