Disastour Series: Nicaragua, Then and Now

Morrill Memorial Library In this final program in the series, Lydia Sampson, Head of the Technical Services Department at the library, will be joined by Dr. David Gullette, Professor Emeritus at Simmons College, and President of the Newton/San Juan del Sur Sister City Project. He will discuss the history of the region from the Contra/Sandinista war and Iran-Contra scandal, through recent deaths of protesters and criticism of President Ortega, the former revolutionary turned quasi-dictator. Both Gullette and Sampson will share stories of travel to Nicaragua over the years for service work and tourism. To sign up, call 781-769-0200, x110, visit www.norwoodlibrary.org/events/calendar, or stop by the library reference or information desk.