Actress/historian Leslie Goddard as Amelia Earhart whose exploits and spirited personality made her an international celebrity in the early 20th century. View recorded event at facebook.com/mybcpl.
Amelia Earhart’s courageous exploits and spirited personality made her an international celebrity in the early twentieth century. In this recorded living-history program, meet Amelia and learn about her experiences as the first woman to cross the Atlantic by airplane (1928) and the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic (1932). She'll describe how she learned to fly, what inspired her adventurous spirit, and why she set off in 1937 for an around-the-world flight. Presenter Leslie Goddard is an actress and historian. View at facebook.com/mybcpl or youtube.com/mybcpl.
AGE GROUP: | All Ages |
EVENT TYPE: | Library Event |
The Main Library is located in the Cleo Rogers Memorial Library in downtown Columbus at 536 Fifth Street. Completed in 1969 and designed by architect I.M. Pei, it features library collections for children, teens, and adults. It also houses the Columbus Indiana Architectural Archives, Family and Local History collection, and BCPL Create studio.