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Putnam County library offers free May programs on instant photography, American history · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Putnam County Library offers free May programs on instant photography
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  American history. Written by Tom Collins, This article is being
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  read by an automated voice brought to you by Everlett.
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  The Putnam County Public Library District announced Monday a series
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  of free educational programs taking place throughout May at the
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  McNab Branch. Docks and Dialogue Mister Polaroid, five pm, Wednesday,
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  May thirteenth. Mister Polaroid tells the little known story of
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  the visionary behind the instant camera, Edwin Land, a Harvard
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  dropout who imagined a camera people would use as naturally
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  as a pencil or a pair of eyeglasses. Running time
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  fifty three minutes, not rated, Made possible through Canopy, Chapter
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  two hundred and fifty. Reading America's Story Together Teens, five
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  pm Wednesday, May twenty seventh. Teens ages thirteen nineteen are
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  invited to join in person or virtually, a hybrid community
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  book club exploring the American Revolution through shared reading, conversation,
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  and film. Each month, participants watch a preview from the
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  PBS documentary The American Revolution, along with short companion videos
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  connected to the featured book, followed by an informal guided discussion.
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  The program runs approximately forty five to sixty minutes. To attend,
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  virtually register at All programs are free and open to
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  the public. For more information, call eight one five three
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  three nine two zero three eight, or visit the McNab
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  branch at three twenty two West Main Street.