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Munster Lecture Series: The History of Magic

Presented by Michael R. Lynn, Professor of History at PNW

2024-10-09 18:00:00 2024-10-09 19:00:00 America/Chicago Munster Lecture Series: The History of Magic Learn about the history of magic during our next Munster Lecture Series meeting. Michael R. Lynn, Professor of History at Purdue Northwest, will guide us through this lecture. Munster

Wednesday, October 09
6:00pm - 7:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-10-09 18:00:00 2024-10-09 19:00:00 America/Chicago Munster Lecture Series: The History of Magic Learn about the history of magic during our next Munster Lecture Series meeting. Michael R. Lynn, Professor of History at Purdue Northwest, will guide us through this lecture. Munster

Munster

Large Meeting Room

Learn about the history of magic during our next Munster Lecture Series meeting. Michael R. Lynn, Professor of History at Purdue Northwest, will guide us through this lecture.

Michael Lynn is a professor of History in the Department of History. His research and teaching focus on the social and cultural history of Europe, especially between 1400 and 1800.

Lynn’s research analyzes the relationship between science and magic in seventeenth and eighteenth-century France. He has published articles on chiromancy (palm reading) and spontaneous human combustion and is working on the history of tarot cards, vampirism and ventriloquism.

AGE GROUP: | Adults (19-99) |

TAGS: | Discussion Groups |

Munster

Phone: 219-836-8450

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Hours
Mon, Oct 07 10:00AM to 8:30PM
Tue, Oct 08 10:00AM to 8:30PM
Wed, Oct 09 10:00AM to 8:30PM
Thu, Oct 10 10:00AM to 8:30PM
Fri, Oct 11 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Oct 12 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Oct 13 Closed

About the branch

The Munster Branch is a convenient, vibrant community center and educational hot spot for residents in the Lake County Public Library District and surrounding areas. Our goal is to be an inviting place where the community looks forward to visiting and using the library's services with their friends and family. This year, over 147,000 people walked through our doors and received wonderful service from the Munster Library staff.

Our library contains library materials for adults, teens and children along with ample seating, a meeting room, program room, WiFi access, public computers and small group rooms.  We also provide a variety of programs for people of all ages in-house and at Munster schools. We take pride in our community by featuring and co-hosting programs with local non-profit organizations.

Come visit us soon and let us know how we can be part of your life!

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Tue, Oct 08, 10:30am - 11:15am
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Tue, Oct 08, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Tue, Oct 15, 10:15am - 10:45am
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Mon, Oct 28, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Wed, Nov 06, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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