"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 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
2026
JANUARY 7 ALBERT EINSTEIN Topic 69
FEBRUARY 4 HARRIET TUBMAN Topic 17
MARCH 4 GERTRUDE STEIN Topic 109
APRIL 1 WORDSWORTH AND COLERIDGE 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
NO NOVEMBER PROGRAM
DECEMBER 2 CHRISTMAS BELOW THE EQUATOR Topic 110
Jericho Public Library (New York)
All presentations @ 11 AM Pacific/2 PM Eastern
2026
JAN 12 NIKOLA TESLA Topic 53
FEBRUARY 9 WORDSWORTH AND COLERIDGE Topic 22
MARCH 9 WOMEN SCIENTISTS WE SHOULD KNOW Topic 85
APRIL 13 OUR NEANDERTHAL COUSINS Topic 40
MAY 11 ALBERT EINSTEIN Topic 69
JUNE 8 GERTRUDE STEIN (An Evening at Gertrude's) Topic 109
JULY 13 RUTH BADER GINSBURG Topic 6
AUGUST 10 TONI MORRISON Topic 14
SEPTEMBER 14 WINDOWS ON NATURE Topic 37
OCTOBER 12 THE ALLURE OF VAMPIRES Topic 107
NO NOVEMBER PROGRAM
DECEMBER 14 THE HOLIDAYS UNWRAPPED Topic 50
Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library (New York)
All presentations @ 9:00 AM Pacific/12 Noon Eastern
2025
DECEMBER 17 THE HOLIDAY TRIFECTA Topic 92
2026 JANUARY 21 ALBERT EINSTEIN Topic 69
FEBRUARY 18 LANGSTON HUGHES AND THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE Topic 15
MARCH 18 AN EVENING AT GERTRUDE'S (STEIN) Topic 109
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
2025
DECEMBER 16 TARZAN AND CARTER: SUPERHEROES Topic 42
2026
JANUARY 27 ALBERT EINSTEIN Topic 69
FEBRUARY 24 THE UNKNOWN MLK Topic 16
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
2026
JANUARY 6 JACK LONDON Topic 74
FEBRUARY 3 UNSUNG HEROES OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ERA Topic 46
MARCH 3 QUEEN BOUDICA Topic 68
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
2025
DECEMBER 12 TWO HUNDRED YEARS ON THE ERIE CANAL Topic 102
2026
FEBRUARY 5 HARRIET TUBMAN Topic 17
APRIL 9 BYRON, SHELLEY, 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
2025
DECEMBER 18 THE HOLIDAYS UNWRAPPED Topic 50
2026
FEBRUARY 25 AFRICAN AMERICAN SPACE EXPLORERS Topic 13
MARCH 12 THE AUDACIOUS ADVENTURES OF NELLIE BLY Topic 1
MARCH 16 THE WORLDS OF ELEANOR ROOSEVELT Topic 66
Somerset County Library System (New Jersey)
All presentations @ 4:00 PM Pacific/7:00 PM Eastern
2026
FEBRUARY 18 TONI MORRISON Topic 14