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Presented By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

ANDREW CARNEGIE’S LEGACY IS NOT STEEL

Josie Barnes Parker

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Josie Parker received her MLS from UM in 1996. After working as a children’s librarian and youth department manager in Chelsea and later in Ypsilanti, she came to AADL in 1999. She has been Director since 2002. She serves as a Commissioner on the Michigan Commission for the Blind and the State Library for the Blind in Michigan. She speaks on public library matters to a broad array of groups around the world, but she is happiest speaking to the Ann Arbor community about its public library.

Ms. Parker will talk about the treasure that is the Ann Arbor District Library, its mission, challenges, and stories about its founding and special collections. She will relate why our library, unlike most public libraries, is tied to the school district, rather than the municipal government. She will also describe the important role that a Scottish immigrant played in the intellectual life of our country. She will describe some of the joys and challenges in public libraries of today and in the future.

This is the last of a six-lecture series. The subject is The Library – Civilization’s Treasure House of Knowledge. The next lecture series will start April 6, 2017.
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Cost

  • $10 for an individual lecture, payable at the door, checks preferred. $30 for six-lecture series, plus OLLI membership ($20).

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