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The Stories, Science, and History of Birds

A Virtual Presentation by the Smithsonian Institute
2025-08-05 14:00:00 2025-08-05 15:00:00 America/New_York The Stories, Science, and History of Birds Add brief program description here. Reading Public Library -

Tuesday, August 05
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-08-05 14:00:00 2025-08-05 15:00:00 America/New_York The Stories, Science, and History of Birds Add brief program description here. Reading Public Library -

Add brief program description here.

Join us for a virtual chat with Smithsonian ornithology expert Jay Falk, into the wide world of birds - the science, history, and stories that inform what we know about these high-flying creatures.

Register to attend and ask the presenter questions!

*Note: While the book will be discussed, please be aware the presenter may explore other topics in the related fields suiting their additional expertise. Presenters can be expected to be experts in the field; however, for the Smithsonian and Library Speakers Consortium Collaboration they may not always be the author of the book being highlighted.

This program is brought to you through the generosity of the Friends of the Reading Public Library. Thank you, Friends!

Check out more upcoming virtual author talks and enjoy recordings from past events by exploring our Friends Speaker Series page.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Virtual Event | Friends Speaker Series | Brochure | Author Event |

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