Age Group:
Adult- Registration is required for this event.
- Registration will open on September 18, 2025 @ 9:30am.
Program Description
Event Description
Join author Mark Torres as he explores the local characters, influences, landmarks, and ghastly consequences that emanated from a small Long Island facility and discusses the history of eugenics on Long Island, as detailed in his new book, Long Island and the Legacy of Eugenics: Station of Intolerance. Eugenics was at the forefront of scientific discourse in the early twentieth century. The origins of the movement could be found within a nondescript administrative building in Cold Spring Harbor, New York, under the direction of Charles Benedict Davenport from 1910-1939.
This is a Hybrid program. Please choose below whether you will attend this program in-person at the library or online via Zoom.
If you choose to attend online, the Zoom meeting link will be emailed upon completion of registration, and also one day before the start time. Not sure how to use Zoom? Click here to take a tutorial with our Tech Librarian, Alison.
