• ABOUT
  • ART
    • COLLAGES 1
    • COLLAGES 2
    • COLLAGES 3
    • COLLAGES 4
    • HUMAN FORM
  • WRITING
  • LECTURE TOPICS INDEX
  • LECTURE SCHEDULE
  • DEEPER DIVES 1 - 50
    • 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.
    • 20. MARY ANNING
    • 23. HUMAN JOURNEY: MIGRATION
    • 24. DICKENS CHRISTMAS
    • 26. SANTA CLAUS
    • 29. THE REAL THANKSGIVING
    • 30. HAUNTED HALLOWEEN
    • 31. QUAKES, ET AL
    • 32. AGATHA CHRISTIE
    • 33. FIVE WOMEN WRITERS
    • 34. FIVE BOOKS
    • 37. WINDOWS TO NATURE
    • 42. TARZAN & CARTER
    • 44. ROSWELL & BEYOND
    • 46. UNSUNG HEROES CIVIL RIGHTS
    • 47. THE SALEM WITCHES
    • 48. WORLD OF DINOSAURS
    • 50. HOLIDAYS UNWRAPPED
  • DEEPER DIVES 51 - 110
    • 54. BANNED BOOKS
    • 55. VINCENT VAN GOGH
    • 56. HEDY LAMARR
    • 61. NEVER TOO EARLY
    • 62. NEVER TOO LATE
    • 63. SILK ROAD, POLO, TRADE
    • 64. SIXTY-FIVE MINUTE UNIVERSE
    • 65. FAILURE? WHO SAYS?
    • 66. ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
    • 67. GINSBERG & HOWL
    • 68. QUEEN BOUDICA
    • 70. JUDY GARLAND
    • 71. SUMMER 1969
    • 72. FREDERICK DOUGLASS
    • 73. THE SONNET
    • 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
    • 87. KING ARTHUR
    • 88. STOLEN: WOMEN INVENTORS
    • 90. SACAGAWEA
    • 91. HUMAN ORIGINS
    • 92. HOLIDAY TRIFECTA
    • 94. CLAUDE MONET
    • 96. LEONARDO'S INVENTIONS
    • 98. AMNH: BRIEF HISTORY
    • 99. BEHIND THE THRONE
    • 100. FOUR COSMIC MYSTERIES
    • 101. JUNETEENTH
    • 102. ERIE CANAL
    • 104. WALT WHITMAN
    • 105. GOVERNING w. PRIDE
    • 106. F. SCOTT FITZGERALD
    • 107. VAMPIRES
  • 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

"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.
  • JERICHO PUBLIC LIBRARY (NY): www.jericholibrary.org
  • 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 PAGE on this website lists my current commitments.
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 2025 JUNE 4 WRITING WITH PRIDE Topic 84 JULY 2 NEVER TOO EARLY Topic 61 AUGUST 6 NEVER TOO LATE Topic 62 SEPTEMBER 3 THE FOUR BRONTES Topic 76 OCTOBER 1 EDGAR ALLAN POE Topic 80 DECEMBER 3 THE HOLIDAY TRIFECTA Topic 92

Jericho Public Library (New York)

All presentations @ 11 AM Pacific/2 PM Eastern 2025 JUNE 9 WRITING WITH PRIDE Topic 84 JULY 14 FLY ME TO THE MOON Topic 78 AUGUST 11 GRIM(M) TALES Topic 9 SEPTEMBER 8 BANNED IN AMERICA Topic 54 OCTOBER 13 THE HAUNTED HISTORY OF HALLOWEEN Topic 30 DECEMBER 8 THE HOLIDAY TRIFECTA Topic 92

Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library (New York)

All presentations @ 9:00 AM Pacific/12 Noon Eastern 2025 MAY 21 GODS AND MONSTERS Topic 2 JUNE 18 GRIM(M) TALES Topic 9 JULY 16 RUTH BADER GINSBURG Topic 6 AUGUST 20 200 YEARS ON THE ERIE CANAL Topic 102 SEPTEMBER 17 F. SCOTT FITZGERALD Topic 106 OCTOBER 15 KING ARTHUR Topic 87 NOVEMBER 26 SACAGAWEA Topic 90 DECEMBER 17 THE HOLIDAY TRIFECTA Topic 92

Friendly House Community Center (Oregon)

3 PM Pacific/6 PM Eastern 2025 MAY 20 HUMAN ORIGINS Topic 91 JUNE 24 GOVERNING WITH PRIDE Topic 105 JULY 29 WRITING WITH PRIDE Topic 84 AUGUST 26 THE WORLD OF DINOSAURS Topic 48 SEPTEMBER 30 VINCENT VAN GOGH Topic 55 OCTOBER 28 THE ALLURE OF VAMPIRES Topic 107 NOVEMBER 25 THE FOUR BRONTES Topic 76 DECEMBER 16 TARZAN AND CARTER: SUPERHEROES Topic 42

Groton Public Library (Massachusetts)

7 PM Eastern/4 PM Pacific 2025 JUNE 3 CHANGING OUR PERSPECTIVES: 5 BOOKS Topic 34

Southbury Public Library (Connecticut)

2 PM Eastern/ 11 AM Pacific 2025 JUNE 20 GODS & MONSTERS Topic 2 AUGUST 28 F. SCOTT FITZGERALD Topic 106 OCTOBER 24 THE ALLURE OF VAMPIRES Topic 107 DECEMBER 12 TWO HUNDRED YEARS ON THE ERIE CANAL Topic 102

Somerset County Library System (New Jersey)

All presentations @ 4:00 PM Pacific/7:00 PM Eastern Stay tuned for future programs

Wilmette Public Library (Illinois)

All presentations start @ 7 PM Central/5 PM Pacific
JULY 21 RUTH BADER GINSBURG Topic 6

Mid-Continent Public Library (Missouri)

All presentations @ 6:30 PM Central/4:30 PM Pacific
2025 JUNE 12 WE ARE THE MARTIANS Topic 77 JULY 31 SEVENTY-FIVE MINUTES WITH MARK TWAIN Topic 83

Seaford Public Library (New York)

All presentations @ 10 AM Pacific/ 1 PM Eastern 2025 TBA BEHIND THE THRONE: 8 FIRST LADIES Topic 99

Port Washington Public Library (New York)

All Zoom/Hybrid presentations @ 9 AM Pacific/ 12 Noon Eastern 2025 NOVEMBER 15 In-Person Presentation Topic To Be Announced 12 Noon Eastern

In-person tours at the American Museum of Natural History

2025 November 2025 tour dates will be announced in September 2025

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