The Hyde Park Free Library
Science-Technology-Community Series
 
The Hyde Park Free Library hosted a Science-Technology-Community Series
from May 22 to September 18, 2001.

Each program lasted for about an hour and are archived here.
Directions can be found at our website at http://hydepark.lib.ny.us

May 22, 2001   The Pacific Wreck Internet DataBase:
From Pearl Harbor to New Guinea
Presenter:
Justin Taylan,
Author of "No Place For A Picnic."
     
May 29, 2001   Surfing the Hyde Park Free Library Website -
Portal to the Community and the World
Presenter:
Richard Taylan,
CLUE Project 2000 Coordinator,
Mid Hudson Library System

     
June 12, 2001   The Geology of the Hyde Park Region -
A Virtual Field Trip on the Internet
Presenter:
Richard Taylan,
Geology Instructor, Marist College.
     
June 19, 2001   Connecting to Electricity Using the Internet
Presenter:
John Maserjian
Central Hudson
     
July 1, 2001   Daytime Event, 1:00 to 3:00 PM
Demonstration of Astronomy Using Pipehenge
(A tool for studying the day and night skies)
Presenter:
Richard Taylan,
Technology Committee,
Mid-Hudson Teacher Center
     
July 3, 2001   Understanding Astronomy Using Pipehenge
(A tool for studying the day and night skies)
Presenter:

Richard Taylan,
Technology Committee
Mid-Hudson Teacher Center
     
July 10, 2001   The Science Classroom of the Future
Presenter: Floyd Holt,
National Award Winning Physics Teacher
     
July 17, 2001   Linking to Health and Wellness Information
Using the Hyde Park Free Library Website

Presenter:
Barbara Clapp
Health Information Project
Coordinator

Mid Hudson Library System
     
July 24, 2001   Learning Astronomy Using the Internet
Presenter:
Dave Lindemann
President,
Mid-Hudson Astronomy Association
     
July 31, 2001   Historical Research using the Internet:
In Search of En Corps

A gift was given from allied troops to Eleanor Roosevelt during her visit to Australia in 1942. This gift was thought to be lost but then found in Hyde Park through the work of Justin Taylan doing research for a book he was writing.

Presenter:
Justin Taylan,
Videographer and Historical Researcher
and author of "No Place for a Picnic"
     
Aug 7, 2001   Artificial Intelligence and Using Library CPUs for Research
Presenter:
Jesse Feiler

Software Director of Philmont Software Mill
Author of:
    Mac OS X: The Complete Reference
    (Osborne Complete Reference Series)
        also
    Managing a Web-Based Enterprise
President,
Board of Trustees,
Mid Hudson Library System

     
Aug 21, 2001
Re-scheduled for
September 18, 2001
 

The Hudson River Ecology
Presenter:
Dr. Thomas Lynch
Professor of Environmental Sciences,
Marist College

     
Aug 28, 2001   The Hyde Park Mastodon
The Presenters: The Loziers,
The discoverers of the Hyde Park Mastodon
     
Sept 9, 2001  

Daytime Event, 1:00 to 3:00 PM
Community Day Demonstration (at Hackett Hill) of Pipehenge
(A tool for studying astronomy and finding your place in the universe)
Presenter:
Larry Rand
Pipehenge Trainer, Mid-Hudson Teacher Center
(Science K-8 Coordinator, Ellenville School District)
Assisted by Richard Taylan
Technology Committee,
Mid-Hudson Teacher Center

     
September 11, 2001  

Libraries, Technology, Education -
The Digital Divide: Bridging the Gap
Using Educational Television and Internet Resources

Presenter:
Burns Patterson
Cablevision Corporation

     
September 18, 2001
Re-scheduled from
August 21, 2001
 

The Hudson River Ecology
Presenter:
Dr. Thomas Lynch
Professor of Environmental Sciences,
Marist College