News Release

08/20/08
PPL Central Library Offers Book Discussion Series in Conjunction with the 2008 URI Honors Colloquium

Providence Public Library is pleased to hold the following series of book discussions in conjunction with the 2008 URI Honors Colloquium entitled People and Planet -- Global Environmental Change, being conducted from September 9 through December 9.

Monday, September 22 (6:30 – 7:30 pm)
Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change by Elizabeth Kolbert

Monday, October 27 (6:30 – 7:30 pm)
Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet by Mark Lynas

Monday, November 24 (6:30 – 7:30 pm)
Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet by Jeffrey Sachs

For more information, email lmiller@provlib.org.

2008 URI Honors Colloquium will explore human-caused global change

The public is invited to attend this series of free events September 9 – December 9.

Human activities are transforming the world at an extraordinary rate. The 2008 URI Honors Colloquium will explore human-caused global change, its consequences, and potential human responses through a series of lectures, films, and panel discussions.

Events take place on Tuesday evenings at 7:30 p.m. in Chafee Auditorium on URI’s main campus in Kingston. (Exceptions are noted in the schedule.)

Please visit www.uri.edu/hc for current colloquium information and directions, or contact the URI Honors Center at 401-874-2381 or debg@uri.edu.

Providence Public Library is committed to providing quality programming on a variety of educational topics. The views and opinions expressed therein are those of the individual presenters and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of the Library. We welcome community members to work with us to provide free, thought-provoking events of interest.

A 130-year-old private, not-for-profit institution, Providence Public Library is dedicated to providing free educational, lifelong learning and enrichment opportunities for all, regardless of background, age or income.