Movie Screening: Surviving the Dust Bowl

[ 04/07/2009; 1:30 pm; ] The draught of 1931 brought financial and emotional ruin to thousands of families in the Southern Plains. Dust Bowl was America’s worst ecological disaster. Watch the movie, and join in a discussion! Program Location: Andover Senior Center

For Kids: Be a Reader

[ 04/07/2009; 3:45 pm; 04/21/2009; 3:45 pm; ] Developing readers are encouraged to join us for stories and activities based on the themes of the Great Depression and the environment. For kids grades K-1, registration required.

The Great Depression

[ 04/07/2009; 7:00 pm; ] Explore the causes and extent of the Great Depression, the ways those years differ from the current economic crisis, and the ways our own efforts to grapple with the crisis reflect the experience of the 1930s.

For Kids: Wagons Ho!

[ 04/09/2009; 3:45 pm; 04/16/2009; 3:45 pm; 04/23/2009; 3:45 pm; ] Young Pioneers are invited to explore books and activities about the West. For children ages 6-8, registration required.

For Teens: Dust & Bust Geodes

[ 04/13/2009; 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] A great stress reliever–break & take your own geode!  While supplies last.  For teens grades 6-12.