WAYNE — Cary Memorial Library will host teacher Erin Towns for a travel talk and slide show on her recent trip to China. The program will take place from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24. All are invited and the program is free. The library is at 17 Old Winthrop Road, in downtown Wayne just off Route 133.
Towns, a former resident of Wayne, is a world history and digital humanities teacher at Edward Little High School in Auburn. She regularly travels in search of information, strategies and adventures abroad to share with her students, fellow educators and community members interested in promoting learning about global affairs.
In 2008 she was awarded a Fulbright Memorial Fund Scholarship to travel to Japan where she studied Japanese history, culture and educational systems. In April of 2013 as a U.S. Department of State Fellow, Towns traveled to Kazakhstan to study Kazakh society and presented an overview of the American education system to Kazakh and Russian professionals.
Her most recent trip was to China last month as a participant in the Fulbright Hays Summer Seminar Abroad Program. She traveled to Beijing, Xi’an, Congqing and Shanghai learning about Chinese history, economy, society and art.
This presentation will describe her travels and her take on contemporary Chinese culture.
For more information, phone the library at 685-3612.
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