Middlesex County Public Library Webinars and Online Events brought to you in partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium. Enjoy live talks from acclaimed authors and thought leaders every month with the latest addition to MCPL’s online offering! The free, virtual series can be streamed from the comfort of your home. Registration is required and you’ll receive a reminder for the virtual event.

Follow the fascinating growth and development of the world’s largest museum and research complex during its first 60 years. Told in rich detail, Smithson’s Gamble reveals how, as it defined a role rooted in curiosity and exploration, the Smithsonian helped to shape the nation’s developing identity.

The Smithsonian evolved from a small, narrowly focused organization into an institution leading the way in fields from astrophysics to zoology. Smithsonian researchers, and the hundreds of citizen scientists who they recruited, created a collection that documented the natural and human history of a continent. The American conservation movement and a national weather service are rooted at the Smithsonian. Smithson’s Gamble is filled with fascinating characters, twists and turns, and moments of triumph and tragedy, complete with political machinations, a bit of backstabbing, accusations of murder, and the occasional scandal.

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