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Barbie: America's Most Famous Doll

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Program Type:

History, In-Person, Virtual

Age Group:

Adults, All Ages
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Program Description

Event Details

Join historian Leslie Goddard for this illustrated lecture, delving into the 60-year history of Barbie and her passionately creative and intensely competitive inventor, Ruth Handler. Learn how this analyzed, collected, criticized and beloved doll has impacted American culture.

This is a hybrid event. Choose to attend in-person or virtually.

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Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library. 

Photo Permission

In the course of daily operations, the library may take photographs within public areas of the library. Written permission is not needed for Library staff to take photographs of groups or crowds including children in the library building or during library sponsored events.

Virtual Program Conduct Policy

The library's patron conduct policy applies to virtual library programs. Library staff has the right to remove participants from virtual programs who are in violation of the patron conduct policy.