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The regular monthly meeting of the Minerva Public Library Bo ard of Trustees is held in the library's Board Room

The regular monthly meeting of the Minerva Public Library Bo ard of Trustees is held in the library's Board Room

The regular monthly meeting of the Minerva Public Library Bo ard of Trustees is held in the library's Board Room

If you've ever flown, there is a good chance that the ice p rotection system on your aircraft was first tested in the Icing Research Tu nnel (IRT) at NASA Glenn Research Center, the first and one of the largestrefrigerated tunnels in the world.  Dr. Judith VanZante will discussthe historical roots of the IRT, from its inception during World War II t hrough its critical importance today for safety of flight.
 

Dr. Judith F. VanZante, Aeromechanical Engineer at NASA Gle nn’s Icing Research Tunnel will talk about exploring our own solar s ystem, including the possibility of colonizing other planets, and whetherwe may indeed some kind of life on a distant moon.

Daily life for the Civil War soldier was not all marching an d fighting; in fact, it was mostly spent in camp.  How did soldierspass their time?  What kind of games, sports, music, and recreati on were popular in the 1860s?   Join Leslie Heaphy, Associate Professor of History at Kent State University, Stark Campus, for a livelyand informative look at how soldiers and civilians occupied their minds an d hands during wartime.  Professor Heaphy is a popular speaker at thelibrary and her special interest in the history  of baseball will ad d extra zip to the eveni

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Join us for stories, prizes,and special guests.