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This four-part shared learning opportunity will examine objects from the Smithsonian Museum which have significant meaning in American history. Register by phone, in person, or online.
Join us as we explore the history of America through the view of key historic objects, inventions, and exhibits in the Smithsonian collections. This facilitated learning circle is offered with the help of Peer 2 Peer University and by Dr. Richard Kurin, Undersecretary for History, Art and Culture at the Smithsonian. This is a series of video tutorials and open discussion hosted by the Science & Technology Division Librarians.
Peer 2 Peer University (P2PU) is a grassroots network of individuals who seek to create an equitable, empowering, and liberating alternative to mainstream higher education. It works toward this vision by creating and sustaining learning communities in public spaces around the world.
Learning circles are free, regularly scheduled study groups for people who want to learn together and in-person.
As librarians, we bring people and neighborhoods together to learn with one another.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | History | Education |
TAGS: | US history | Smithsonian | Peer to Peer | P2PU | Objects | museum | learning circle |
Main Library, located in the heart of downtown Akron, combines compelling public space with meaningful and relevant public library services for all members of our community. Since opening in 2004, the downtown library welcomes more than one million visitors each year.
Subject divisions include: Business, Government & Science, Culture & AV, Magazines & Newspapers, Special Collections (local history & genealogy), TechZone@Main, Teen, and a 12,000 square feet Children's Library.
Special services available at Main Library include: a Patent & Trademark Resource Center; U.S. Passport and Notary services; a Microbusiness Center; a Maker Space; a resource lab for early childhood educators; and regularly scheduled computer training classes. Also available at Main Library are more than 125 public access computers, color photocopiers/printers, laminating, scanning, faxing, and free Wi-Fi.
Specialized spaces include a 425-seat auditorium, public meeting rooms, and a used bookstore. An interior glass block walkway leads to a 600-space parking garage owned by the City of Akron. An outdoor amphitheater and landscaped park complete the complex.