Fall 2007 Programs at The New York Public Library's Science, Industry
and Business Library Include Discussions on Identity Theft, Suspension Bridges,
and Genetics 101
The New York Public
Library's Science, Industry and Business Library (SIBL), located at 188 Madison
Avenue (at 34th Street), is hosting a wide variety of programs in the fall 2007
season. All are free and open to the public, although seating is limited and on
a first come, first seated basis. Each program starts at 5:30 p.m. and is held
in the Conference Center on the Lower Level.
SIBL starts its
season on Tuesday, September 4 with Anniversaries of Applied
Electrical Sciences. Engineering historian Joseph Cunningham
details subjects such as Thomas Edison's Pearl Street lighting plant and Frank
Julian Sprague's innovations in horizontal (railway) and vertical (elevator)
transportation. Our Houseeditor and publisher Leticia Leizens shares
insight in Case Study: Launching a Consumer Magazine
on Tuesday, September 18. The Financial Planning Association of
New York sponsors Identity Theft - What You Need to Be Concerned
About on Thursday, September 20. Programs presented in honor of
Advertising Week in New York City will be scheduled for Tuesday through
Thursday, September 25 - 27.
October starts
off with three programs sponsored by the Financial Planning Association of New
York for Financial Planning Week: Who Needs a Financial Planner -
What Makes a Good Financial Plan? on Tuesday, October 2;
Certified Financial Planner� (CFP), Broker, or Money Manager -
What's the Difference? on Wednesday, October 3; and
Budgeting and Cash Flows - Creating Savings, Pay Yourself First
on Thursday, October 4. Bankable Business
Plans is the topic on Tuesday, October 9. Galileo's
Gout: Science in an Age of Endarkenment is discussed on Wednesday,
October 10.
Business topics
continue in the second half of October: Networking: a Contact Sport
on Tuesday, October 16; the popular program The Six
Ways Investors Ruin Their Finances and Strategies to Achieve Financial Success
on Wednesday, October 24; and Investing - The Power of
Diversification, sponsored by the Financial Planning Association
of New York, on Thursday, October 25.
New Yorkers
interested in New York history will enjoy the Thursday, October 18 illustrated
lecture Art and Engineering of New York City's Suspension
Bridges. Medicare is the subject on Wednesday, October 17 with
Navigating Medicare, Including Medicare Part
D.
Genetics will
be made understandable with SIBL's Thursday, November 1 program
Genetics 101: A Starting Place for Understanding
Genomics. The Financial Planning Assocation of New York sponsors
two November programs: Ins and Outs of Retirement Planning
on Thursday, November 8, and Income Tax Analysis
on Tuesday, November 27. Estate Planning: More Than
Just Wills is held on Thursday, December 6.
Additional
programs will be announced as they are confirmed. For more information, please
see http://nypl.org/research/calendar/prog/sibl/progsched.cfm.
About
The New York Public Library
The New York Public Library was created
in 1895 with the consolidation of the private libraries of John Jacob Astor and
James Lenox with the Samuel Jones Tilden Trust. The Library provides free and
open access to its physical and electronic collections and information, as well
as to its
services. It comprises four research centers - The Humanities and Social
Sciences Library; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts; the
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; and the Science, Industry and
Business Library - and 87 Branch Libraries in Manhattan, Staten Island, and the
Bronx. Research and circulating collections combined total more than 50 million
items. In addition, each year the Library presents thousands of exhibitions and
public programs, which include classes in technology, literacy, and English as a
second language. The New York Public Library serves over 15 million patrons who
come through its doors annually and another 21 million users internationally,
who access collections and services through its website,
www.nypl.org.
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