Sidewalk Book Sale at Chicago Public Library
Hyde Parkers invited to the Chicago Public Library Sidewalk Book Sale on Thursday August 16 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. along Michigan Avenue and Washington Street. Over 50 000 used and donated books will sell for 25 cents each to support new titles for Central Library and 73 branches. Rain date is Monday August 20. Categories include juvenile fiction religion philosophy psychology sciences literature fine arts biography and travel. About 300 volunteers from city and suburbs assist.
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Art prints by Donna Jaggard head Blackstone library week
The Blackstone Branch of the Chicago Public Library will host a display of prints by Hyde Park artist Donna Jaggard from August 8 to 15 at 49th and Blackstone. Activities include Children’s Family Movies on August 14 at 4:00 p.m. and Movies for Young People on August 9 at 3:45 p.m. The reading club meets Tuesdays and Fridays 1:30 to 2:30, with arts and crafts 2:30 to 4:00. A Happy Hour of music and games runs Thursdays 2:30 to 3:30.
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CPL Sidewalk Book Sale aims to raise library funds
Annual CPL sale will manage 45 book tables with design volunteers ensuring orderly flow. Co chairs Hope Samuels and Charlotte Kirshbaum target 15 000 from 50000 books offered at 25 cents, aided by 300 plus volunteers and public donations. Last year 18000 volumes sold netting 4500. Books span juvenile arts fiction religion philosophy sciences travel and more.
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Hope Samuels
Charlotte Kirshbaum
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Heydegger Named Visiting Scientist at Los Alamos Lab
Dr. H Roland Heydegger of Purdue Calumet campus has been named visiting scientist at the U S Atomic Energy Commission's Los Alamos Laboratory in New Mexico for the summer. He will work with the Los Alamos Meson Physics Facility, the world’s most intense meson beam project, on two experiments including the search for isotopes of element zero and bound poly neutron systems.
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Outdoor Bar-B-Que Benefits Journalism Review and Health Rights News
An outdoor Korean Bar-B-Que is set for Sunday August 19 1973 from 4 to 8 PM to raise funds for The Chicago Journalism Review and Health Rights News. The two publications are noted for their outspoken stances on controversial issues.
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