Adults

Author Talk with Smithsonian Curator Sabrina Sholts: How We Create Pandemics, From our Bodies to our Beliefs*

Where
Online Virtual Event

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Past event recordings are available without registration.

Join us for this enlightening presentation with Smithsonian curator Sabrina Sholts as she talks about how the very fact of being human increases our pandemic risks—and gives us the power to save ourselves.

Author Talk with Amanda Montell: Notes on Modern Irrationality*

Where
Online Virtual Event

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In a delicious blend of cultural criticism and personal narrative that explores our cognitive biases and the power, disadvantages, and highlights of magical thinking, Amanda Montell now turns her erudite eye to the inner workings of the human mind and its biases in her most personal and electrifying work yet.

Adult Silent Book Club

Where
Sitting Area by Newspapers

Looking for a unique way to unwind, read, and connect with others? Welcome to the Silent Book Club – a new way to experience books in good company, without the pressure of book discussions or pre-selected books.

✨ How It Works:

Book Club Bash 2025 

Where
Community Room

Whether you attended an adult book club in 2024 or are wanting to join a club for the first time in 2025, this is a party for YOU!

All adults are welcome to join us as we kick off the new year with a celebration of our book clubs. During the party we’ll have previews of the 2025 books, revealing of each book club’s favorite books from 2024 books, snacks, and some book club swag.

Author Talk with Dr. Jeffrey Post - Unearthed: Exploring the Smithsonian National Gem Collection*

Where
Online Virtual Event

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Past event recordings are available without registration.

Join us for an absolutely dazzling presentation with the emeritus curator of the Smithsonian's National Gem Collection, Dr. Jeffrey E. Post as he talks about The Smithsonian National Gem Collection Unearthed: Surprising Stories Behind the Jewels.