Monthly Archives: September 2010

Event: “Mandrakes, Nightshades, and More”

Mandrakes, Nightshades, and MoreWednesday, September 29, 7-9 pm, Morgan Room Speaker: Katharine Anderson Experience first-hand (minus screaming mandrakes), Harry’s Herbology class as Katharine Anderson traces the science behind the folklore of nightshades that include the botany and chemistry that account for the family’s notorious reputation. Katharine is an ethnobotanist and cultural geographer who teaches in […]

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Event: “Reading Harry Potter”

If you love Harry Potter or even just like Harry Potter, then come join the Children’s Club at the library’s Harry Potter’s World exhibit featuring a costume contest and a read-aloud. Prizes will be given for creativity and authenticity. Refreshments! Monday, September 20, 4-6 pm, MIC Tower Room, Presented by the Champlain College Children’s Club.