South Regional/BCC Library Programs

Eli Kavon - The Mysteries of the Dead Sea Scrolls

2007-11-26T10:27:00.000-08:00

The Mysteries of the Dead Sea Scrolls by Mr. Eli Kavon - Educator, Lecturer and Journalist.
Presented of Tuesday, November 20 at The South Regional Library located on the South Campus of Broward Community College.

What does this great archaeological discovery tell us about ancient Judaism and early Christianity? Eli Kavon, a Phi Bata Kappa graduate of Columbia University, who has been an adjunct lecture at Broward Community College and currently lectures at Nova Southeastern University, discusses the mysteries surrounding the scrolls. Mr. Kavon's writings have appeared in The Jerusalem Post, The Jerusalem Report nd Midstream.

MURDER ON THE SUWANEE RIVER: THE WILLIE JAMES HOWARD CASE by Marvin Dunn

2007-02-25T09:48:00.001-08:00

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Click here to listen to part #2
Murder on the Suwanee River was a Black History Month program presented on February 20, 2007 at 7 p.m. in the new South Regional/BCC Library by Marvin Dunn (pictured) author of several books and now a retired professor. Specifically, the subject of his discussion is Willie James Howard, a young African American male, who was murdered by throwing him in the Suwanee River with his hands and feet tied together while his father was made to watch. No one was ever prosecuted for the heinous crime and an autopsy was never performed on Willie's body. It was only recently that Willie was even given a funeral. Now, after Marvin Dunn's investigation of this crime, wheels are in motion to bring the guilty to justice, even if they are already dead.

WOMEN OF MYSTERY

2006-12-01T05:48:00.000-08:00

FICTIONAL FEMALE DETECTIVES & MYSTERY WRITERS, DEMYSTIFIED
Presented November 30, 2006 at the South Regional/BCC Library, 7300 Pines Blvd., Pembroke Pines, Florida 33024.

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Photos (from the top): Authors Prudy Taylor Board, Nancy J. Cohen and Lynn Sholes.
Panel photo (from left): Podcaster Robert Buford in background; authors Joe Moore, Lynn Sholes, Nancy J. Cohen, Prudy Taylor Board and Neil Plakcy.

Five local authors take part in a unique and exciting panel discussion on the role of the female detective and the woman mystery writer.
Participants include Plantation resident Nancy J. Cohen, author of the “Bad Hair Day” mystery series; Broward residents Lynn Sholes and Joe Moore, co-authors of the best-selling The Grail Conspiracy and The Last Secret, and Prudy Taylor Board, a Palm Beach County resident and award-winning author of Murder a la Carte. They will discuss questions such as, “Can male authors write convincing female detectives?” and “Do women detectives behave differently from male detectives?” The panel will be chaired by Hollywood resident Neil Plakcy, an assistant professor of English at BCC and author of Mahu, a police procedural mystery set in Honolulu.

Co-sponsors of the event are Broward Community College, the Broward County Public Library, and Sisters in Crime (SinC), a worldwide, nonprofit organization that provides networking, advice and support to female mystery writers and their fans.

ISRAEL IN THE AGE OF EXTREMISM by Eli Kavon

2006-12-01T05:45:00.000-08:00

A discussion of the State of Israel in Jewish, Christian, and Muslim eyes, especially those of religious fundamentalists. Our speaker, Eli Kavon, Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Columbia University, has been an adjunct lecturer at BCC and currently lectures at Nova Southeastern University. His writings have appeared in The Jerusalem Post, The Jerusalem Report and Midstream. Sponsored by the Friends of the South Regional/BCC Library in honor of Jewish Heritage Month.

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FATHERS, FAMILIES & CHILD WELL-BEING ACROSS CULTURES

2006-11-30T18:55:00.000-08:00

Presented September 17, 2006 at the South Regional/BCC Library, 7300 Pines Plvd, Pembroke Pines, Florida 33024.

"Fathers, Families and Child Well-being Across Cultures," gives the public an opportunity to engage in a cross-cultural dialogue designed to enhance family living among Broward communities by examining the development of fatherhood in other cultures. Speakers are: Dr. Hank Martel, Dean, Academic Affairs, the moderator, Prof. Howard Housen, Behavioral Science, Prof. Steve Godby, History/Political Science, all BCC faculty, and, Mr. Babacar M'Bow, Broward County Library Division of Outreach Services.
Our podcast is provided through Broward Community College and Prof. Robert Buford.
Program sponsored by American Express and First Data/Western Union Foundation through the Broward Public Library Foundation Newcomers/New Americans Program.

The following files are audio files of the different parts of the workshop on Fathers, Families & Child Well-Being across Cultures. To play the audio if you have an audio plug-in on your computer such as Quicktime, just click on the file name with your left mouse button. The file will begin to download and should start to play as it downloads from the server. If you do not have a plug-in installed on your computer, you can right/click the file name and select "Save Link As" or "Save Target As" from the drop down menu. These files are MP3 files, and you will need a player such as Microsoft Media Player or Apple's Quicktime to play the files on your computer. Note: You can download these files to a mobile player such as the Apple Ipod or the IRiver if you desire to play them in a mobile manner.

AUDIO OF WORKSHOP PANEL:
1-Opening Remarks by Marc Nusbaum, Broward County Library
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2-Dr. Hank Martel, Dean of Academic Affairs, South Campus, BCC
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3-Mr. Babacar M'Bow - Outreach Services, Broward County Library
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4-Professor Howard Housen - Behavioral Science, Central Campus, BCC
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5-Professor Steve Godby - History / Political Science, South Campus, BCC
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6-Audience Questions and Closing Remarks
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TERRORISM ROUNDTABLE

2006-11-30T18:48:00.000-08:00

Presented May 23, 2006 at the South Regional/BCC Library, 7300 Pines Plvd, Pembroke Pines, Florida 33024.

The topics to be discussed are the history of political violence in the Middle East and development of current terrorist organizations; the impact of terrorism in the United States and the Patriot Act; and terrorist trials and their implications.
The panelists for the event are Amed Demirhan, Tim Dixon and Anthony Natale.
Dr. Hank Martel, Broward Community College South Campus Dean, Academic Affairs, is the program moderator.

Amed Demirhan was born in northern Kurdistan, eastern Turkey . In November 1994, Demirhan moved to the United States to study. In the last four years Demirhan has been working as a reference librarian and literacy coordinator in the Broward County Library. Tim Dixon is with the Division of Humanities, Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences for Nova Southeastern University. Anthony Natale is a Supervising Assistant Federal Public Defender in Miami and serves as the training coordinator for the Federal Defenders Office.

This is the first Broward County Library program that will be podcast on the internet and will be available to access and download to a file or ipod. The podcast address is http://srbcclibrary.blogspot.com
The podcast is being sponsored and presented by the South Regional/BCC Library and Broward Community College.

AUDIO OF TERRORISM ROUNDTABLE:
1-Opening Remarks by Marc Nusbaum, Broward County Library
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2-Introduction of Speakers by Dr. Hank Martel, BCC Dean Of Academic Affairs
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3-Presentation by Mr. Amed Demirhan, librarian/literacy coordinator /Broward County Library
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4-Presentation by Professor Tim Dixon, Nova Southeastern University
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5-Presentation by Dr. Anthony Natale, Assistant Federal Public Defender
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6-Questions from the Audience
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