Association of Lifelong Learners Calendar

Learn more about the impact technology has had on libraries over the last 15 years. We will also discuss book banning and how libraries handle it.

When you know you need to downsize and declutter but don’t know where to begin, there’s help available from experts. Sherry Brown is a professional organizer who assists people sort through their possessions and decide what to keep and how to get rid of things they no longer need, whether they are downsizing to move to a smaller space or want to stay where they are but lead a less cluttered life.

This panel presentation features historic photographs, maps, newspaper articles, and ghost stories of Muncie and Delaware County’s past. Program hosted by the E.B. and Bertha C. Ball Center in collaboration with Delaware County Historical Society, Muncie Public Library, and the University Libraries Archives and Special Collections. Refreshments served after the program.

Foundationally, we are all the same, but are we? When the two worlds of younger-than-retirement age and post-retirement collide, the result can be confusing, lonely, self-loathing, and just plain boring. Having a proper place to land, to have a different purpose than before, is a recipe for a happier, healthier, and more fulfilled life. The Muncie Senior Center provides that outlet and much more.

In November 1950, the greatest storm of the twentieth century crippled the eastern US, affecting more than 100 million people. Sometimes referred to as the Great Appalachian or Thanksgiving storm, this was no ordinary weather event. Its giant size and multiple record-setting hazards—including snow, ice, flooding, wind and cold temperatures—were cataclysmic. This superstorm was the costliest weather-related disaster when it occurred. Only two other storms that affected the US mainland since then, both hurricanes, have exceeded its death toll.

Following the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, hemp cultivation was legalized nationwide. Brian Nixon diversified his crops to include hemp.

When the 1941 coal fired boilers gave out, Ball State leaders rather than sticking with old technology explored geothermal as an answer. Nearly 4,000 bore holes later Ball State became state of the art. Jim Lowe was in charge of the project and will take us through it step by step. Lear more about how this system heats and cools the campus.