John Wilkes Sales space is the main target of the e book “Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer.” Will probably be featured on the subsequent Books Between Bites on Thursday, April 10.
Batavia’s Books Between Bites is wrapping up its thirty sixth season with two extra applications.
On Thursday, April 10, Dan Hoefler, a retired historical past trainer and president of the Batavia Historic Society, will talk about the 2006 e book “Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer,” by lawyer and Lincoln scholar James L. Swanson.
The homicide of Abraham Lincoln 160 years in the past set off the best manhunt in American historical past — the pursuit and seize of John Wilkes Sales space. Primarily based on uncommon archival supplies, obscure trial transcripts, and Lincoln’s personal blood relics, “Manhunt” is a totally documented, fascinating story of homicide, intrigue, and betrayal informed by the eyes of the hunted and the hunters. Observe: this program has been moved up one week to the second Thursday of the month.
Will probably be midday to 1 p.m. within the massive Founders Room on the primary stage of the Batavia Public Library, 10 S. Batavia Ave. (Route 31). These applications are free and open to the neighborhood. Reservations usually are not required. Parking is obtainable within the lot simply south and adjoining to the library.
On Thursday, Might 15, retired Batavia academics Kathy Hubbard and Linda Sullivan will shut out the season with a chat on the 2024 e book, “The Anxious Technology: How the Nice Rewiring of Childhood is Inflicting an Epidemic of Psychological Sickness” by social psychologist Jonathan Haidt. He explores the development of declining psychological well being in youth within the period of smartphones, huge know-how and publicity to social media. Haidt cites examples of how “play-based childhood” has been changed by “phone-based childhood” and the way 4 easy guidelines can help in controlling the epidemic of psychological sickness and “restore a extra human childhood.”
BATV data these applications and the movies are posted on YouTube. Now accessible is the March 20 program with Lester Munson on Keith O’Brien’s 2024 biography, “Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Final Glory Days of Baseball.”
Convey your lunch to take pleasure in throughout this system and dialogue. Lunch objects, drinks and baked items additionally could also be bought at Flyleaf Bakery Cafe, situated simply contained in the library and subsequent to the assembly room. To pre-order for pickup simply earlier than this system, name (331) 302-3480.
For extra on Books Between Bites, go to booksbetweenbites.com. Printed season schedules additionally can be found at Batavia Public Library.
