• ABOUT
  • ART
    • COLLAGES 1
    • COLLAGES 2
    • COLLAGES 3
    • COLLAGES 4
    • HUMAN FORM
  • WRITING
  • LECTURE TOPICS INDEX
  • LECTURE SCHEDULE
  • DEEPER DIVES 1 - 60
    • 1. NELLIE BLY
    • 2. GODS & MONSTERS
    • 4. CONAN DOYLE
    • 5. TRUMAN CAPOTE
    • 6. RUTH BADER GINSBURG
    • 8. DINOSAURS AMONG US
    • 9. GRIM(M) FAIRYTALES
    • 11. CLEOPATRA LIBERATED WOMAN
    • 12. BLACK SCIENTISTS WE SHOULD KNOW
    • 13. AFRICAN AMERICAN SPACE EXPLORERS
    • 14. TONI MORRISON
    • 15. LANGSTON HUGHES
    • 16. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
    • 17. HARRIET TUBMAN
    • 20. MARY ANNING
    • 22. ROMANTICISM 5 POEMS
    • 23. KEATS ODES
    • 24. DICKENS CHRISTMAS
    • 26. SANTA CLAUS
    • 27. FOUNDING WRITERS: MEN
    • 28: FOUNDING WRITERS: WOMEN
    • 29. THE REAL THANKSGIVING
    • 30. HAUNTED HALLOWEEN
    • 31. QUAKES, ET AL
    • 32. AGATHA CHRISTIE
    • 33. FIVE WOMEN WRITERS
    • 34. FIVE BOOKS
    • 36. WOMEN OF THE STARS
    • 37. WINDOWS TO NATURE
    • 38. HUDSON RIVER PAINTERS
    • 40. NEANDERTHALS
    • 42. TARZAN & CARTER
    • 44. ROSWELL & BEYOND
    • 46. UNSUNG HEROES CIVIL RIGHTS
    • 47. THE SALEM WITCHES
    • 48. WORLD OF DINOSAURS
    • 50. HOLIDAYS UNWRAPPED
    • 52. TARTER and SETI
    • 53. NIKOLA TESLA
    • 54. BANNED BOOKS
    • 55. VINCENT VAN GOGH
    • 56. HEDY LAMARR
  • DEEPER DIVES 61 - 120
    • 61. NEVER TOO EARLY
    • 62. NEVER TOO LATE
    • 63. SILK ROAD, POLO, TRADE
    • 64. OUR REMARKABLE UNIVERSE
    • 65. FAILURE? WHO SAYS?
    • 66. ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
    • 67. GINSBERG & HOWL
    • 68. QUEEN BOUDICA
    • 69. ALBERT EINSTEIN
    • 70. JUDY GARLAND
    • 71. SUMMER 1969
    • 72. FREDERICK DOUGLASS
    • 73. THE SONNET
    • 74. JACK LONDON
    • 76. THE FOUR BRONTES
    • 77. WE ARE THE MARTIANS
    • 78 FLY ME TO THE MOON
    • 79. TENNESSEE WILLIAMS
    • 80. EDGAR ALLAN POE
    • 82. SUSAN B. ANTHONY
    • 83. MARK TWAIN
    • 84. WRITING WITH PRIDE
    • 85. WOMEN SCIENTISTS
    • 87. KING ARTHUR
    • 88. STOLEN: WOMEN INVENTORS
    • 90. SACAGAWEA
    • 91. HUMAN ORIGINS
    • 92. HOLIDAY TRIFECTA
    • 93. WORLD OF INSECTS
    • 94. CLAUDE MONET
    • 95. GEORGIA O'KEEFFE
    • 96. LEONARDO'S INVENTIONS
    • 97. STONEWALL HERITAGE
    • 98. JOURNEY TO THE STARS
    • 99. BEHIND THE THRONE
    • 100. FOUR COSMIC MYSTERIES
    • 101. JUNETEENTH
    • 102. ERIE CANAL
    • 103. CHATTERLEY & BANNED BOOKS
    • 104. WALT WHITMAN
    • 105. GOVERNING w. PRIDE
    • 106. F. SCOTT FITZGERALD
    • 107. VAMPIRES
    • 109. EVENING WITH STEIN
    • 110. CHRISTMAS BELOW EQUATOR
    • 111. HORROR NOVELS
    • 112. HUMAN JOURNEY: MIGRATION
  • SERIES: OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
    • SUN
    • EARTH & MOON
    • MARS & MOONS
    • ASTEROID BELT
    • JUPTER & MOONS
    • SATURN & MOONS
    • URANUS & MOONS
    • NEPTUNE & MOONS
    • PLANET 9
    • KUIPER BELT
    • OORT CLOUD
  • AMNH HISTORY

"Learning From Home" & "Profiles" LECTURE SCHEDULE

I am currently giving virtual programs for libraries and other oragnizations. Topics and dates are listed below. Please go to these websites for registration information.
  • WILSONVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY (OR): https://www.wilsonvillelibrary.org/lib
  • PORT WASHINGTON LIBRARY (NY): www.pwpl.org
  • HEWLETT-WOODMERE LIBRARY (NY): https://www.hwpl.org/
  • SEAFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY (NY): https://www.seafordlibrary.org/
  • SOMERSET COUNTY LIBRARY (NJ): https://sclsnj.org/
  • LEVITTOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY (NY): https://levittownpl.org/
  • UPPER SADDLE RIVER LIBRARY (NJ): https://uppersaddleriverlibrary.org/
  • ROCKVILLE CENTRE PUBLIC LIBRARY: https://www.rvclibrary.org
  • ROCHELLE PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY (NJ): https://www.rplibrary.org/
  • BAYVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY (NY): https://www.bayvillefreelibrary.org/
  • FRIENDLY HOUSE: PORTLAND COMMUNITY CENTER (Oregon) https://fhpdx.org
  • TEWKSBURY PUBLIC LIBRARY (MA): https://www.tewksburypl.org/
  • GROTON PUBLIC LIBRARY: https://www.gpl.org/
15. FAIRLAWN PUBLIC LIBRARY (NJ): https://www.fairlawnlibrary.org/ 16. SOUTHBURY PUBLIC LIBRARY (CT): https://www.southburylibrary.org/
17. WARREN COUNTY LIBRARY (NJ) https://warrenlib.libnet.info/events
18. ABBOT PUBLIC LIBRARY (MA): https://abbotlibrary.org/
19. MID-CONTINENT PUBLIC LIBRARY (MO) https://www.mymcpl.org/
20. WILMETTE PUBLIC LIBRARY (IL) https://www.wilmettelibrary.info
21. INDIAN VALLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY (PA) https://www.ivpl.org/

"Learning from Home" and "Profiles" Overview and Fees

  • My current fee (depending on library funding) is $250 to $300 for a 90-minute PowerPoint program, which includes time for a "Q & A" session after the main presentation is over.
  • There are no reduced rates for a series or multiple bookings with the same organization.
  • Programs are presented via ZOOM from my Portland, Oregon office.
  • I allow programs to be recorded for library use only.
  • Participants should be kept muted during the presentation but may ask questions during the Q & A session at the end. (Chat or Raised Hand)
  • The SPEAKING SCHEDULE on this webpage lists my current commitments.
Contact e-mail: makingwings@gmail.com
Descriptions of Topics are found on LECTURE TOPICS INDEX page: https://www.makingwings.net/contact-me/

Wilsonville Public Library (Oregon)

All presentations @ 11 AM Pacific/2 PM Eastern MARCH 4 GERTRUDE STEIN Topic 109 APRIL 1 ROMANTICISM IN FIVE GREAT POEMS Topic 22 MAY 6 KING ARTHUR Topic 87 JUNE 3 GOVERNING WITH PRIDE Topic 105 JULY 1 WHAT'S THE BUZZ (A WORLD OF INSECTS) Topic 93 AUGUST 5 TWO HUNDRED YEARS ON THE ERIE CANAL Topic 102 SEPTEMBER 2 LADY CHATTERLEY, ULYSSES, AND OTHER BANNED BOOKS Topic 103 OCTOBER 7 THE ALLURE OF VAMPIRES Topic 107 DECEMBER 2 CHRISTMAS BELOW THE EQUATOR Topic 110

Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library (New York)

All presentations @ 9:00 AM Pacific/12 Noon Eastern 2026 MARCH 18 AN EVENING AT GERTRUDE'S (STEIN) Topic 109 JULY 8 A WORLD OF DINOSAURS Topic 48 SEPTEMBER 16 FOUNDING WRITERS Topic 27 OCTOBER 21 LADY CHATTERLEY, ULYSSES, AND OTHER BANNED BOOKS Topic 103 NOVEMBER 18 FOUNDING WRITERS Topic 28 DECEMBER 16 CHRISTMAS BELOW THE EQUATOR Topic 110

Friendly House Community Center (Oregon)

3 PM Pacific/6 PM Eastern MARCH 17 AN EVENING AT GERTRUDE'S (STEIN) Topic 109 APRIL 28 THE BIG ONE: EARTHQUAKES, VOLCANOES, TSUNAMIS Topic 31 MAY 26 MONET'S GARDEN Topic 94 JUNE 30 THE STONEWALL HERITAGE Topic 97 JULY 28 THE HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL PAINTERS Topic 38 AUGUST 25 WHAT'S THE BUZZ: A WORLD OF INSECTS Topic 93 SEPTEMBER 29 KING ARTHUR Topic 87 OCTOBER 27 THE HORROR, THE HORROR! Topic 111 NOVEMBER 24 JOURNEY TO THE STARS Topic 98 DECEMBER 29 CHRISTMAS BELOW THE EQUATOR Topic 110

Groton Public Library (Massachusetts)

7 PM Eastern/4 PM Pacific APRIL 7 THE SONNET Topic 73 MAY 5 FOUR COSMIC MYSTERIES Topic 100 JUNE 23 WRITING WITH PRIDE Topic 84

Southbury Public Library (Connecticut)

2 PM Eastern/ 11 AM Pacific APRIL 9 BRIEF FLAME: THE SHORT PASSIONATE LIFE OF JOHN KEATS Topic 23 JUNE 18 LEONARDO'S TOP INVENTIONS Topic 96

Mid-Continent Public Library (Missouri)

All presentations @ 6:30 PM Central/4:30 PM Pacific
MARCH 12 THE AUDACIOUS ADVENTURES OF NELLIE BLY Topic 1 MARCH 16 THE WORLDS OF ELEANOR ROOSEVELT Topic 66 JULY 23 A WORLD OF DINOSAURS Topic 48

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