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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:94.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Orion Township Public Library is pleased to host the traveling exhibition,
<i>Exploring Human Origins: What Does It Mean to Be Human?,</i> which will be open to the public from July 30-August 22, 2016. The exhibition provides a fascinating glimpse into the complex field of human evolution research, and is based on a popular exhibition
at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. We are proud to be chosen as one of 19 sites nationwide to host this exhibit.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:94.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">We would like to invite you to the Exhibit Opening and Evening of Science which will begin at 7:00pm on Saturday, August 6<sup>th</sup>. Dr. Rick Potts, Smithsonian
paleoanthropologist and curator of the Exploring Human Origins traveling exhibit, will be the guest speaker. He will explore the main themes of the traveling exhibit; how fossils, archeological remains, and genetic studies shed light on our connection with
the natural world.<b> </b></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">For a full schedule of events, go to
</span><a href="http://www.orionlibrary.org"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">www.orionlibrary.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:94.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Among other programs planned is an
<b>Educator Workshop</b> for </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">classroom teachers; science, nature center, and museum educators; homeschoolers
</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">on August 8<sup>th</sup> at 10:00a.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Dr. Briana Pobiner, who leads the Human Origins Program's education and outreach efforts, and Dr. Rick Potts, the exhibition curator and director of the
NMNH Human Origins Program, will present a training on human evolution for science educators. The workshop will feature exploration and hands-on practice in presenting the Human Origins Program resources provided for each community. These resources include
a set of five early human skull casts; classroom-tested, high-school Biology teaching supplements on "What Does It Mean to Be Human?", and a teacher resource on cultural and religious sensitivity strategies.</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Please register at <a href="http://orionlib.evanced.info/eventcalendar.asp">http://orionlib.evanced.info/eventcalendar.asp</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:94.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">You will find additional information attached. Please come visit the exhibit, attend one of the related programs, and/or post any of the attached flyers in your
libraries.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:94.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Thank you,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:94.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Beth
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#303030">The exhibition is offered by ALA’s </span></i><a href="http://www.ala.org/offices/ppo"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0055A5">Public
Programs Office</span></i></a><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#303030"> in collaboration with the </span></i><a href="http://humanorigins.si.edu/"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0055A5">Smithsonian’s
National Museum of Natural History Human Origins Program</span></i></a><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#303030">. It is made possible through the support of a grant from the </span></i><a href="http://templeton.org/"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0055A5">John
Templeton Foundation</span></i></a><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#303030"> and support from the Peter Buck Human Origins Fund. The traveling exhibition is based on the Smithsonian’s What Does It Mean to Be Human?, which
opened in 2010; over 20 million people have visited the Hall of Human Origins exhibition since its opening. </span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Beth Sheridan<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Head of Adult Services<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Orion Township Public Library<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">825 Joslyn Rd.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Lake Orion, MI 48360<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(248) 693-3000 ext 332<o:p></o:p></p>
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