January 2012

  • Checkout local concerns

  • Film presentation - What Darwin Never Knew

    What Darwin Never Knew

    This PBS NOVA production reveals answers to the riddles that Darwin couldn't explain – What actually drives evolution and turns one species into another? How did we evolve?

    Embark on a journey from the Galapagos Islands to the Arctic, from the Cambrian era to the research labs of today, where scientists are finally beginning to crack nature's biggest secrets at the genetic level.

     

    Saturday, February 11
    1:00 pm
    at your library

    Admission is free. Running time is 112 minutes.

  • Don't Leave Your Mind Behind - Hot Coffee

    Unpublished

    Is justice being served?

    It was the lawsuit that launched a thousand jokes. Everyone knows the McDonald’s coffee case. It has been routinely cited as an example of how citizens have taken advantage of America’s legal system. But do we know what really happened? Hot Coffee examines how big business spins the media, and how changes to the civil justice system are eroding the rights of ordinary citizens.

    Saturday, January 21, 2012
    2:00 pm
    Admission is free

    Running time is 88 minutes