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Lady First: The World of First Lady Sarah Polk
The wife of President James K. Polk was an activist First Lady with an active role in the American feminist movement.
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Music in the Life of President Lincoln
A panel will discuss the role of music in the life of President Lincoln
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Chisholm '72: Unbought and Unbossed
This documentary film takes an in-depth look at Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman elected to Congress.
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Story Time in the ReSource Room for Pre-Schoolers
Join us for story time designed for 3- to 5-year-olds and accompanying adults.
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The Girls Next Door: Bringing the Home Front to the Front Lines
This book provides a look at how young women volunteered to help and entertain servicement from World War I through wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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Bluff City: The Secret Life of Photographer Ernest Withers
Author Preston Lauterbach examines the career of Ernest Withers,a civil rights photographer who was secretly an informant for the FBI.
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Is America Ready for a Third Party?
Former members of Congress discuss the two-party system and whether the nation is ready for a third party.
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Spy Pilot: Francis Gary Powers, the U-2 Incident, and a Controversial Cold War Legacy
Powers's son offers new information about what happened to his father on the 1960 flight that caused an international incident.
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Story Time in the ReSource Room for Pre-Schoolers and Adults
Three- to 5-year-olds will hear stories about the Arctic.
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Influenza: The Hundred-Year Hunt to Cure the Deadliest Disease in History
In his new book, Dr. Jeremy Brown describes the history of the flu virus and how close we are to finding a cure.