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SUMMARY:Your All Access Pass Behind the Scenes at the Space Station with Smithsonian Curator Dr. Jennifer Levasseur
DESCRIPTION:Your All Access Pass Behind the Scenes at the Space Station with Smithsonian Curator Dr. Jennifer Levasseur\nWednesday\, August 7th at 2:00 pm via digital live-stream! \nREGISTER HERE \nYou’re invited to virtually step inside one of the greatest international achievements with a behind-the-scenes guide to space exploration with the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum curator Dr. Jennifer Levasseur. \nRevealing a new perspective into the world of space exploration and the daring astronauts who make it possible\, Dr. Levasseur will guide you through the Smithsonian’s Behind the Scenes at the Space Station and take you on a once-in-a-lifetime virtual tour of the International Space Station. \nYou will learn what the astronauts do once they make it to the space station\, from experiments to repairs and so much more! Have you ever wondered if plants could grow in outer space? Or how the space station doesn’t break down in outer space? Or how astronauts go to the toilet in microgravity? \nBehind the Scenes at the Space Station is a treasure trove of information. Did you know that during a 24-hour period\, the space station completes 16 orbits of Earth and the astronauts on board see 16 sunrises and sunsets every day? Or that the International Space Station is so enormous that it was launched in pieces and constructed in orbit? \nBrimming with astonishing visuals\, step-by-step explanations of everyday space work in action\, and job profiles of the adventurous people who make it happen\, Dr. Levasseur’s tour Behind the Scenes at the Space Station is the perfect way to spend an hour and experience life in space. \nRegister now for your all-access pass to a spectacular home in space! \nAbout the Author: Dr. Jennifer Levasseur is a proud graduate of the University of Michigan (BA\, 1999). She received an MA from George Washington University (2002) and a PhD from George Mason University (2014). Her first book\, published in 2020\, examined the cultural significance of astronaut photography. She is the responsible curator for the Museum’s astronaut cameras\, chronographs\, the Space Shuttle\, and International Space Station programs. In 22 years at NASM\, Jennifer has worked on artifact loans\, a biennial museums conference\, and numerous digital projects. She curated the 2015 exhibit Outside the Spacecraft: 50 Years of Extra-Vehicular Activity\, co-curated One World Connected\, and is lead curator for the forthcoming At Home in Space gallery. \nJennifer started her Smithsonian career with an internship in the National Portrait Gallery\, where she cataloged photographs and developed strategies for recording portrait information in the museum’s artifact database.
URL:https://burnhamlibrary.org/events/your-all-access-pass-behind-the-scenes-at-the-space-station-with-smithsonian-curator-dr-jennifer-levasseur/
LOCATION:The Burnham Library\, 62 Main Street South\, Burnham Library\, Bridgewater\, CT\, 06798\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Golden Ticket to College Admissions Is Not What You Think: Redefining Success for Parents of Teens with Irena Smith\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:The Golden Ticket to College Admissions Is Not What You Think: Redefining Success for Parents of Teens with Irena Smith\, PhD\nThursday\, August 15 at 2:00 pm via digital live-stream \nREGISTER HERE \nAnother college application season is around the corner\, and stress is already beginning to ratchet up for teens and their parents. You’re invited to join us for this must-watch talk by Irena Smith\, PhD. You will hear about constructive and healthy ways to approach the college application process\, preserve your relationship with your teen\, and help them define success on their terms instead of chasing the elusive “golden ticket.” \nIrena is a former Stanford Admissions Officer who has spent 18 years advising accomplished\, tightly-wound students in Palo Alto and around the world. She saw firsthand the extreme measures parents took to help their children gain admission to highly selective colleges and the toll it took on the children as well as on their parents. \nAt the same time\, Irena’s own children struggled with developmental delays\, learning differences\, severe depression\, and anxiety. She kept her double life—successful college counselor at work\, anxious mom at home—tightly under wraps for years until a stunning realization: she was exactly like the anxious parents of the students she worked with\, all of whom were equally terrified about their children’s future. Irena’s memoir\, The Golden Ticket: A Life in College Admissions Essays\, which candidly explores her personal as well as professional life\, was published in 2023\, and she has since devoted her time to speaking out about hard things: the heavy burden of generational expectations\, teen and young adult mental health\, and the importance of embracing a broader\, more generous vision of what it means to succeed. To learn more about Irena’s personal experience as a parent\, professional experience as a college admissions officer\, and leave with tips on how to help your child approach the application process in practical\, healthy ways–register now! \nAbout the Author: Irena Smith is an author\, former Stanford admissions officer\, independent college counselor\, and mother of three extraordinary children. She emigrated from the former Soviet Union with her parents when she was nine years old. In spite of her fierce insistence that she would never\, not ever\, learn English\, she went on to earn a BA in English and then a PhD in Comparative Literature (both from UCLA\, where she received a Distinguished Teaching Assistant Award and Dissertation Year Fellowship). Irena taught literature and composition at UCLA and Stanford before transitioning to college admissions\, college advising\, and writing. Her recently published memoir\, The Golden Ticket: A Life in College Admissions Essays is the winner of the Story Circle Network’s Gilda Award\, named in honor of comedian Gilda Radner to recognize honest\, authentic writing that “makes us laugh even when we want to cry.” It’s been described by Forbes as “captivating and smart… a potential antidote to the fevered belief that being admitted to an elite college will spell the difference between a successful life vs. a doomed future.” She has given a TEDx talk on humanizing the college application process and writes about parenting\, college admissions\, and redefining success in her weekly Substack newsletter\, The Golden Ticket (is not what you think). You can also find her on Substack at Personal Statements.
URL:https://burnhamlibrary.org/events/the-golden-ticket-to-college-admissions-is-not-what-you-think-redefining-success-for-parents-of-teens-with-irena-smith-phd/
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SUMMARY:Author Shelby Van Pelt: An Exploration of Friendship\, Reckoning\, and Hope
DESCRIPTION:An Exploration of Friendship\, Reckoning\, and Hope with novelist Shelby Van Pelt\nWednesday\, August 21 at 7:00 pm via digital live-stream \nREGISTER HERE \nWe invite you to join us as we chat with the amazing New York Times bestselling author Shelby Van Pelt about her beloved novel Remarkably Bright Creatures. You don’t want to miss this deep-dive exploration of friendship\, reckoning\, hope\, and so much more! \nRemarkably Bright Creatures is a luminous debut novel about a widow’s unlikely friendship with a giant Pacific octopus reluctantly residing at the local aquarium—and the truths she finally uncovers about her son’s disappearance 30 years ago. \nAfter Tova Sullivan’s husband died\, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium\, mopping floors and tidying up. Keeping busy has always helped her cope\, which she’s been doing since her eighteen-year-old son\, Erik\, mysteriously vanished on a boat in the Puget Sound over 30 years ago. \nAs she works\, Tova becomes acquainted with curmudgeonly Marcellus\, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium. Marcellus knows more than anyone can imagine\, but wouldn’t dream of lifting one of his eight tentacles for his human captors—until he forms an unlikely friendship with Tova. \nEver the detective\, Marcellus deduces what happened the night Tova’s son disappeared. As his affection for Tova grows\, Marcellus must use every trick his old\, invertebrate body can muster to unearth the truth for her before it’s too late. \nCharming\, compulsively readable\, and full of wit\, Shelby Van Pelt’s debut novel is a beautiful exploration of friendship\, reckoning\, and hope–a reminder that sometimes taking a hard look at the past can help uncover a future that once felt impossible. Register now for a conversation you just don’t want to miss! \nAbout the Author: Shelby Van Pelt’s debut novel\, REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES\, was published by Ecco/HarperCollins (US) and Bloomsbury (UK) in Spring 2022 and was an Instant New York Times bestseller and has sold a million and a half copies. Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest\, she’s now missing the mountains in the Chicago area with her husband and two children.
URL:https://burnhamlibrary.org/events/author-shelby-van-pelt-an-exploration-of-friendship-reckoning-and-hope/
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SUMMARY:Back-to-School Parent & Caregiver Social
DESCRIPTION:Back-To-School Parent & Caregiver Social \nHooray\, it’s the First Day! In partnership with the Burnham School PTO\, drop in after drop off for refreshments and a chance to relax with fellow parents and caregivers. \nWe will meet at the tent on the Library lawn or at the Peck House porch if the weather is iffy! \nEmail lambruso@burnhamlibrary.org with questions.
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