Lecture Summary:
Paper is a ubiquitous material, used in books to coffee
filters to clothing and furniture. Today we discovered the paper of papermaking
and how different cultures developed techniques and uses for this material that
allowed their societies to flourish and grow. From China to the Pacific Islands
to India to Italy to Mexico and the Americas, we find out about the tools and
traditions of papermaking.
Speaker Bio:
Virginia
Howell is the director of the Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking in the
Renewable Bioproducts Institute at Georgia Tech. She has been a museum
professional for 25 years, working in historic sites, science, art, and history
museums as an educator. A Tennessee native, Howell has lived in Smyrna for the
last 9 years and is proud to have four different library cards to support her
interest in paper-as-books.
The Sunday Lecture series is sponsored by the Friends of Smyrna Library.
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