World Cultures & Travel

Brownsville Library presents "World Cultures & Travel: Syria, Jordan and Lebanon" October 15, 2026, at 7 pm in the Kirk Room at the Brownsville Community Library. Long the scene of clashing cultures, the Middle East struggles to take its place in the world. Traditional life and friendly people richly reward the traveler. Retired photo tour guide, Don Lyon features images from a June 2000 trip through three countries in this World Cultures and Travel program. These countries are so often in the news and yet so misunderstood in the US.  Lyon was a graduate student at the American University of Beirut in 1970.  He brings an expansive knowledge of the history and culture of the area as well as dramatic storytelling images. Readers with a World Cultures and/or Travel topic to share are invited to contact Librarian Sherri Lemhouse at 541 466 5454.  

Our next program will be November 19 - Bhutan: Land of the Thunder Dragon; December 17 – Kindness Rocks Painting; February 18 – Pueblos & Canyons: Expressions from America’s Arid Lands; March 18 – Indonesia’s Bali.