Indiana Jones and the last speakers

A fantastic little film, The Linguists, (http://thelinguists.com/) was screened at Radnor Memorial Library earlier in October. Members of both Library and Radnor Historical Society and many guests watched a poignant and pretty funny documentary about 2 professors/linguists who travel around the world documenting languages on the verge of extinction. One of the linguists who co-stars in the film is Swarthmore Professor and National Geographic Fellow, Dr. K. David Harrison. A real life Indiana Jones, Harrison will visit Radnor on Wednesday, October 26, at 7:30 p.m.

Harrison, head of National Geographic's Enduring Voices Project, is the author of The Last Speakers: The Quest to Save the World's Most Endangered Languages.http://youtu.be/O89PkSNTtbg. Part travelogue and part scientist's notebook, The Last Speakers shares the eloquent reflections of individuals who know they may be the last people to speak their native languages. 

When the adventurer swings into Radnor, you'll get to meet and hear the Indiana Jones of linguistics talk about his holy grail. We'll have books available for purchase, if your mission is to capture a chronicle of the extinction crisis that threatens many languages worldwide.

Come and be a part of another exciting and thought-provoking author event presented by The Friends of Radnor Memorial Library and Radnor Historical Society.

See you at the Library!

Pam