Mid-Shore Life

Anthropologist Gail Benjamin to Speak at St. Michaels Library

On Monday, March 1st, at noon, in the St. Michaels branch of the Talbot County Free Library, Gail Benjamin, an anthropologist who has done research in Japan on sociolinguistics and education will speak about “Lessons at Lunch”, a study of the cultural messages conveyed by the lunchtime rituals in Japanese kindergartens and elementary schools. She has taught in Japan, Israel and the United States. Her book, Japanese Lessons (NYU Press, 1997) is based in part on her observations as a mother of elementary school students in Japan as well as her own children’s experiences in a Japanese school. Patrons are invited to bring their lunch and enjoy coffee and sweets provided by the library. All library programs are free and open to the public.  Patrons do not need to pre-register for this program.  For more information, call the library at 410-745-5877, or visit www.tcfl.org