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Join Us for Inspiring TED Talks: February 27th at the Library

Don’t miss our exciting TED Talks event on Wednesday, February 27 at 11am in the library! Hear from a diverse lineup of speakers including Alastair Parvin, who promotes innovative house designs, Danny Hillis, a groundbreaking computer theorist, and Amanda Palmer, a celebrated musician and blogger. Explore topics on public arts, photography, and intellectual property with experts like Lesley Perkes and Larry Lessig. Join us for a morning of inspiration and ideas that challenge the status quo!

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Join Us for Inspiring TED Talks: February 27th at the Library

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  1. EHSS Library Learning Commons What’s New?

  2. Events

  3. TEDtalks • When? • Wed. February 27 at 11am • Where? • In the library Who’s Speaking?...

  4. Speaker List • To see a list of the speakers browse to tinyurl.com/ted2013

  5. Alastair Parvin • Designer • One of the core team members of wikihouse.cc a website that helps anyone who wants to design, download or print CNC milled houses or components.

  6. Danny Hillis • Computer Theorist • An inventor, engineer and entrepreneur. • Co founder of Applied Minds • A company that provides technology and consults for many different industries

  7. BLACK • Yo-yo Champion • Went from not knowing what to do with his life to a world champion. • World champion for the yoyo and the arts performance division

  8. Lesley Perkes • Public Arts Instigator • CEO of the public arts management company • Turns neglected places into interactive ones

  9. Liu Bolin • Artist • A photographer that uses his photography to explore Chinese culture and speak out against the government. • Photographs on display in New York galleries

  10. Can you see the person?

  11. Amanda Palmer • Musician, Blogger • A solo artist with several music videos, songs and albums. • She has also been a part of a band and duo.

  12. Larry Lessig • Legal Activist • Argues for intellectual property and is trying to build better copy write practices. • He has written books and created an organization meant for the influence of money on congress

  13. Book Displays

  14. COMING UP FEBRUARY • The Lunar New Year • Purim

  15. Freedom to Read

  16. What is Freedom to Read? • Some areas have very heavy censorship. • It is even present in Canada. • Books have been banned at the border. • The books have been challenged to be taken off shelves and curriculums. • Freedom to read is a record of all of those challenged books.

  17. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Freedom to Read

  18. Lives of Girls and Women Freedom to Read

  19. Of Mice and Men Freedom to Read

  20. The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz Freedom to Read

  21. The Golden Compass Freedom to Read

  22. The Handmaid’s Tale Freedom to Read

  23. To Kill a Mockingbird Freedom to Read

  24. The Catcher and the Rye Freedom to Read

  25. The Wars Freedom to Read

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