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Bookmarks at the Museum, Alex and Me

Thursday, March 18, 2010 • 2 pm

Westchester Township History Museum, Chesterton

Westchester Public Library’s book review series, Bookmarks at the Museum, will meet at 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 18, 2010 at the Westchester Township History Museum, an educational service of Westchester Public Library. The museum is housed in the Brown Mansion at 700 W. Porter Ave., Chesterton. Sheila Schaeffer-Hirsh will review Alex & Me: How a Scientist and a Parrot Discovered a Hidden World of Animal Intelligence-and Formed a Deep Bond in the Process by Irene Pepperberg.

Sheila Schaeffer-Hirsh, a long-time parrot owner, will discuss Irene Pepperberg’s memoir of her struggle to become a scientist and of her study of Alex, an African Grey parrot. Alex’s astonishing verbal and problem solving capabilities helped to rewrite scientific understanding of animal intelligence.

Bookmarks at the Museum is a free series which takes place monthly at the Westchester Township History Museum and Michigan City Public Library, both at 2 p.m. The reviews take place on Thursday in Chesterton and on Friday in Michigan City. Coffee, tea, and cookies will be served.

Bookmarks at the Museum will meet next on Thursday, April 15, 2010 when Dennis Norman will review the book Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann.

It is not necessary to have read the books in advance to enjoy the presentation. Both Thomas and Hageman Library have copies of the books reviewed in the series. For more information, call the museum at 983-9715.

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