Join us ONLINE for the first of three programs exploring explore Missouri’s past, present, and future through an environmental justice lens. The programs will be led by Leah Clyburn, senior training representative with the Sierra Club and co-author of the incisive 2019 report Environmental Racism in St. Louis.
This first program, What is Environmental Justice and Its History in the Midwest, will cover the history of environmental justice in Missouri and create a foundation for the second and third programs.
All three programs in the Missouri: 1821-2221 series are free and open to all, and will be held virtually via Zoom. To participate, please email reference@ucitylibrary.org to register for the Zoom link. The Library will also broadcast the presentation portion of each program on the Library’s Facebook and YouTube pages.
This program series is made possible by the Missouri Bicentennial Grant, which is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the Missouri State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.
Join us for a lively discussion of Bewilderment by Richard Powers at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 15 ONLINE. For information on joining the Zoom meeting, email reference@ucitylibrary.org.
Join us for a lively discussion of The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17 ONLINE. For information on joining the Zoom meeting, email reference@ucitylibrary.org.
Join us for a lively discussion of And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 14 ONLINE. For information on joining the Zoom meeting, email reference@ucitylibrary.org.
Join us for a lively discussion of The Narrative of Sojourner Truth at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16 ONLINE. For information on joining the Zoom meeting, email reference@ucitylibrary.org.
Join us for a lively discussion of Beowulf: A New Verse Translation translated by Seamus Heaney at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19 ONLINE. For information on joining the Zoom meeting, email reference@ucitylibrary.org.
Join us for a lively discussion of A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 21 ONLINE. For information on joining the Zoom meeting, email reference@ucitylibrary.org.
NASA’s human lunar exploration plans under the Artemis Program call for sending the first woman and next man to the surface of the Moon by 2024 and establishing sustainable exploration by the end of the decade. Join us ONLINE at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29 for an interactive discussion of the Artemis program led by Christopher Lhotak. Mr. Lhotak is a Solar System Ambassador for NASA and the Jet Propulsion Lab & an avid space enthusiast. Mr. Lhotak has a master’s level education and is an Adjunct Professor at a local university.
During this discussion, Mr. Lhotak will explain how NASA will soon be going back to the Moon and then to Mars by working with U.S. companies and international partners in the Artemis Program.
This online program is free and open to all. For information on participating in the Zoom-based Q&A portion of the event, send an email to reference@ucitylibrary.org.
Join us for a lively discussion of Goldilocks by Laura Lam at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 13 ONLINE. For information on joining the Zoom meeting, email reference@ucitylibrary.org.
Join us for a lively discussion of Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 8 ONLINE. For information on joining the Zoom meeting, email reference@ucitylibrary.org.
