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Published: 08 February 2017 08 February 2017

The Silver City Public Library is showing a series of NOVA science documentaries from January through May, 2017. Each month community members can view a film on a different fascinating topic, ranging from the human brain to outer space. The events are free and open to the public.

On Tuesday, February 14, 4:30 pm, participants will celebrate the 87th anniversary of the discovery of Pluto. The librarian will show historic photographs from the collection of Clyde Tombaugh, discoverer of Pluto. This collection is housed at the New Mexico State University archives in Las Cruces. Attendees will also view photos taken by the New Horizons spacecraft, which is now hurtling past Pluto into the outer reaches of the solar system. Then the library will show the film The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America's Favorite Planet, in which Neil deGrasse Tyson investigates why Pluto fascinates Americans and causes passionate debate.

The next NOVA documentary showing will be Ancient Computer on Tuesday, March 14 at 4:30 pm.

For more information about this and other events at the library, contact Lillian Galloway at 575-538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail.com. The Silver City Public Library is located at 515 W. College Avenue and is open Monday-Thursday 9:00 am - 6:00 pm, Friday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm, and Saturday 10:00 am - 2:00 pm.