Reading the Constitution
The Friends of the Chapel Hill Public Library invite you to join us as we kick off a new discussion program — Reading the Constitution — on Saturday 21 January 2006 at 10:00 am in the Meeting Room on the lower level of the Chapel Hill Public Library.
Most Americans know that July 4th is our nation's birthday. Far fewer Americans know that September 17th is the birthday of our government, the date in 1787 on which delegates to the Philadelphia Convention completed and signed the U.S. Constitution. What do you know about the document that, more than 200 years after its signing, is in the headlines every single day?
Join us for the first in a series of discussions through which we will explore the history of our Constitution and especially the continuing role that it plays in our daily lives. At our first gathering, William P. Murphy and Daniel H. Pollitt, both retired from the faculty of the School of Law at UNC-CH, will lead participants in a conversation about the appointment of Supreme Court justices.
Subsequent sessions will take place on the first and third Saturday of the month through the end of June. Although the emphasis is on discussion, we will suggest a handful of readings from a core of outstanding books, copies of which are available at the circulation desk at the Chapel Hill Public Library.
For more information contact Talmadge Neece at (919) 401-6626 or tneece@nc.rr.com.
We hope you will join us in what promises to be a stimulating and thought-provoking series of programs!