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Memory, a major new exhibition at Central Library, opens to the public on Sunday, June 1 and continues through Sunday, September 7. This traveling exhibition of over 40 exhibits and demonstrations, created by the internationally-acclaimed Exploratorium in San Francisco and made possible by the National Science Foundation and the MetLife Foundation, is reflective of both personal experience and new breakthroughs in cognitive science. Exhibits, demonstrations, artworks, images, sounds, and even smells and tastes within the show demonstrate and depict the fascinating subject of human memory: its biological, psychological and cultural dimensions. Behind the Lens: A Special Presentation by Photographer Bill Foley
An exhibit of Foley’s photos exploring his various “Street Work” scenes from Indiana and abroad is on display at Central Library in the Atrium through July 31. Foley has been captivating audiences with his moving and starkly honest photography for over 25 years. He has shot, published and lectured in 47 countries, with an emphasis on the Middle East. His photographs tell rich and deeply emotional stories for wire services, magazine and non-profit agencies, and have made an indelible mark in the fields of documentary photography and photojournalism. Summer of Love: 2008 Adult Summer Reading Program at Central Library
Register at the Readers' Advisory Desk in the West Reading Room and receive a free Summer of Love Book Bag and a list of "Hot Summer Reads." Adult readers can then enjoy reading any library book, and then be invited to "Read It & Rate It" for the next reader. Books may be borrowed from any IMCPL location but must be returned to the Readers' Advisory Desk at Central Library. To be eligible for additional prizes, all books must be checked out on an IMCPL library card. Participants will earn a free commuter mug when they complete and turn in a program evaluation form and two "Read It & Rate It" bookmarks, each of which counts as an entry in the prize drawing for a $150 gourmet dinner at one of Indy's finest restaurants. This reading program is presented by the Indiana Blood Center, with additional support provided by The Library Fund, a fund of The Indianapolis Foundation, a CICF affiliate. Summer of Love With Author Karen Robards
Hailed as "one of the most popular voices in women's fiction" by Newsweek, Robards is known for thrillers that combine romance and suspense. She is the author of the bestseller, Obsession. Book sales and signings will follow the presentation.
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There can be no doubt of the overwhelming importance of memory in our individual lives. Our very sense of who we are rests largely in remembering where we've been, whom we've known, what we've done, and how we've felt.
Adults are invited to join Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Bill Foley for a discussion of his groundbreaking work during a program entitled, “Behind the Lens: A Special Presentation by Photographer Bill Foley,” on Sunday, July 27 at 2 p.m. at Central Library, in the Riley Meeting Room, 40 E. St. Clair Street. 
Beginning June 16 and continuing through August 16, adults are invited to participate in the "
To kickoff Central Library's "2008 Summer of Love Adult Summer Reading Program," New York Times bestselling author Karen Robards will discuss her latest book, Guilty, on Sunday, June 15 at 2 p.m. in the Central Library Auditorium, 40 E. St. Clair Street.