Great Courses DVD Learning Series

The Pound Ridge Library is pleased to announce the continuation of a series of lectures which mark the eleventh year of courses which are part of the library’s continuing presentation of a new educational concept in life-long learning: a series of DVD seminars from The Teaching Company/The Great Courses encompassing a wide variety of subjects, given by outstanding scholars from major colleges and universities throughout the United States. This program, the first of its kind in the country, is designed to provide collegial, small group-setting for courses “you didn’t get to take at college, but wanted to.” The seminars, developed by the late Lawrence Brotmann of Pound Ridge, NY are held at the library on Thursdays at 12:30 pm and consist of four 30-minute (closed-captioned) lectures per session, most from 3 to 6 weeks per course.

Registration is not necessary but parking is limited. The library encourage carpooling or being dropped off.

Course Overview

Plants surround us, yet we often overlook them. In these 24 illustrated lessons, botanist Dr. Catherine Kleier teaches you to truly see and identify plants by exploring about 50 major North American plant families and their fascinating species. You’ll learn botanical history, field-identification techniques, and the surprising diversity of plants—from orchids and water lilies to lavender, exploding cucumbers, and corpse flowers. After this course, the natural world becomes a field of familiar faces.