March 3, 2009

"ROAD SCHOLAR" JEFF KLINKENBERG AT THE JAN KAMINIS PLATT REGIONAL LIBRARY

Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Libraries welcomes Florida Humanities Council Road Scholar Jeff Klinkenberg on Saturday, March, 14 at 1 pm to the Jan Kaminis Platt Regional Library, 3910 South Manhattan Avenue, Tampa.

Jeff Klinkenberg, award-winning columnist, St. Petersburg Times writer and author, talks about the fascinating encounters between Homo sapiens and alligators from the 16th century to the present. He will discuss the history of the Florida dinosaur we call the gator. During his presentation, Klinkenberg insists that you keep your hands inside the boat.

Klinkenberg’s books, Pilgrim in the Land of Alligators and Seasons of Real Florida, will be available for purchase and author signing.

This program is cosponsored by the Development Committee, Friends of the Library of Tampa-Hillsborough County, Inc. and the Florida Humanities Council. For more information about this and other FREE programs @ your library®, please call (813) 273-3652 or visit hcplc.org.