Topics cover the full spectrum of military history and include lectures, discussions, and interviews, with authors, scholars and. Pritzker military library podcasts pritzker military library. History located in chicago, the pritzker military library is open to the public with live events and a collection of books, art, and artifacts that tell the story of the citizen soldier in american military history. Planet fitness is offering home workins streamed live at 6pm cst via their facebook page. Pritzker military library celebrates 10th anniversary. Navy seal family, cyber warfare, on the brink of wwi, the big red one on d. The october 15 song recital program will be recorded for future broadcast as an episode of pritzker military presents. The mission of the pritzker military library is to acquire and maintain a collection of materials and develop appropriate programs focusing on the concept of. The pritzker military library, located in chicago, illinois, has extensive collections in military history and military fiction, especially those works that illustrate the role of the citizensoldier. Acclaimed writer and journalist sebastian junger returns to the pritzker military museum and library for a discussion of his new film, korengal. Im theo mayer the chief technologist for the commission and your host. The pmml features books, exhibits, live webcasts, and audio podcasts about the military.
Golds gym is offering free access to its app, goldsamp, until the end of may. Pritzker military library podcasts podcast gallery. The sessions will offer library directors an opportunity to talk about their librarys challenges and successes. Directors session at pritzker military museum and library. Our grants represent a desire to make a real and measurable difference in the organizations we support. We were glad it was free bc while we certainly appreciated what they are trying to do in the beautiful old building. World war i centennial commission, the pritzker military museum and library and the starr foundation. Pritzker military library presents 2006 episode list. Each is handselected and then monitored to ensure tawanis giving provides the maximum benefit both for the grant recipients and for the people and causes they support. Also represented are professional publications geared towards the different divisions within the armed services. Pritzker military presents is a series of recordings of events in which guests come to the pritzker military museum and library in downtown chicago and discuss topics related to military history, military affairs, and international relations. The realia and artifacts collection contains hundreds of images of items kept in the pritzker military library archives, including uniforms, decorations, insignia, gear, and weaponry. With the new system, the institution streamlined workflows to have more time for user services and incorporated library metadata into wikipedia to help users find pritzkers resources. Since opening in 2003, it has become a center where citizens and citizen soldiers come together to learn about military history and the role of the armed.
Pritzker literature award winners david hackett fischer, rick atkinson, gerhard weinberg, allan millett, and antony beevor are featured in this special episode of pritzker military presents, with highlights of their discussions on the american revolution, the liberation of europe in 1945, the history and heritage of the u. Attendees who need parking will use millennium park garages. Can tvs five local, noncommercial channels reach one million viewers in the city of. A military museum and library dedicated to the citizen soldier. These listening sessions will be informal 90 minute2 hour sessions. Pritzker military museum and library distributed publishers. Explore the world from home highland park public library. Chill, a chicago based mindfulness platform, is offering 10 15 minute meditations at 12. Chicagojanuary 20, 2016 shakespeare 400 chicago announces today the festival lineup for 2016, featuring 850 events on stages and in museums, restaurants, parks.
Pritzker military presents is an original program series that airs each week on chicago public television, wttw prime, and is also available through this site via streaming video. Pritzker military library reception venues chicago, il. Keynote discussion with 2018 pritzker literature award recipient dennis showalter. Notable items include a nazi luftwaffe officers dagger and the medal of honor awarded to hershel woody williams for actions on iwo jima during wwii. The pritzker military museum and library transitioned its purpose, website, and library management system in a synchronized effort to provide guests and library users with better services and resources.
Search our library catalog pritzker military museum. Pritzker military presents is a televised series covering various topics in military history, and features film screenings, author presentations, and panel discussions with military officers and specialists in military history. See more ideas about military museum, propaganda posters, military poster. See more ideas about navy, us navy and united states navy. Pritzker military presents more than 500 streaming video programs right here, right now. Chicago access network television can tv gives every chicagoan a voice on cable television by providing video training, equipment, facilities, and channel time for chicago residents and nonprofit groups. The mission of the library is to build awareness of the importance of the military in our society by facilitating public debate and. They have included interviews with medal of honor recipients such as paul william bucha and gary l. Programs are also available for download as audio podcasts.
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