After a successful run with last year's 'Kansas Reads The Learning Tree', I'm even more excited about this year's program with 'In Cold Blood'". Pittsburg Public Library is fortunate to have a very generous Friends of the Library group who funds our programming but I'm always on the lookout for inexpensive speakers--and suspect that's the case for many librarians out there. So here's an idea I'm passing along.
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation has a lab located in our community and has provided speakers in the past about forensic science so I immediately thought of them as a source for an In Cold Blood tie-in. When I spoke to an officer earlier this week, he mentioned that the Clutter murders are always used in their training so all the officers are familiar with that particular case and that the local lab would be happy to speak at the library in February about forensic science techniques and how they have changed since 1959.
Not only will I get a well-researched program that will be very popular with patrons of all ages, the library will only be out the cost of refreshments since state employees can't charge for their services. If you don't have KBI offices in your area, you might check with Kansas Highway Patrol or your local law enforcement to see if they can provide programming for your library.
Carol Ann Robb
Pittsburg Public Library
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