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SUMMARY:What Makes People Laugh
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DESCRIPTION:Make laughter the center of this Welcoming Week celebration. T
 he Linda Mitchell Thompson and Laura Murray from the National Museum of La
 nguage brings to you "What Makes People Laugh". An exploration of internat
 ional humor\, including a presentation with examples of jokes from multipl
 e countries and languages around the world. .\nhttps://pgcmls.libnet.info/
 event/14288390
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><img src="https://static.libnet.info/front
 end-images/editor/pgcmls/WWLanguageMuseumLogo2025.png" width="150" height=
 "155" alt="" /></p>\n<p>About the Language Museum</p>\n<p>The National Mus
 eum of Language honors and supports language acquisition\, utilization and
  preservation\, along with linguistic and cultural diversity. Through outr
 each activities and online resources\, they celebrate the magic and beauty
  of human communication.</p>\n<p><img src="https://static.libnet.info/fron
 tend-images/editor/pgcmls/WWLanguageMuseumlinda2025.jpeg" width="247" heig
 ht="198" alt="" /></p>\n<p>About Linda Mitchell Thompson<br />Linda Mitche
 ll Thompson is the Chief Artist-in-Residence and a Trustee at the National
  Museum of Language\, where she brings ancient languages to life through v
 ibrant\, humor-infused illustration. She holds a B.A. and M.A. in Classica
 l Languages and Literature\, a minor in Old and Middle English\, and a tea
 ching career spanning two decades in Latin and Spanish.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><im
 g src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor/pgcmls/WWLanguage
 Museumluara2025.png" width="246" height="197" alt="" /></p>\n<p>About Laur
 a Murray</p>\n<p>Dr. Murray is the current President of the NML. She earne
 d a BA in Anthropology from Rice University\, Houston\, TX\, and a Ph.D. i
 n Oriental Studies\, specializing in Modern Chinese History\, from the Uni
 versity of Pennsylvania\, Philadelphia. Her career (National Security Agen
 cy) spanned language-focused assignments in the U.S. and overseas.</p>\n<p
 ></p>\n<p>About Welcoming Week</p>\n<p>Welcoming Week is a national effort
  which connects neighbors of all backgrounds through fun and engaging acti
 vities. This year's theme is Stories We Share aims to foster a sense of be
 longing and community-wide connection. View our past Welcoming Week librar
 y events&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.canva.com/design/DAGOsqXplx4/48F7vVXv7
 CQaVQqBRXEEAA/edit">here</a>&nbsp\;(ranging from storytime\, teen\, button
  making programs as well as library displays and more).</p>\n<p><img src="
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 lage2023.jpg" width="511" height="268" alt="" /></p>\nhttps://pgcmls.libne
 t.info/event/14288390
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