Join us for a dive into your next read!Immerse yourself in a literary voyage with The Whaling Museum, where stories unfold above and below the waves.
RegistrationGeneral Participants - $15
Free for...
Winter 2025 Library Partners: Registration is final and nonrefundable. WhereThe Whaling Museum & Education Center, 301 Main Street in Cold Spring Harbor |
Thank you to our coffee sponsor,
Huntington Village Starbucks, for donating the coffee and supplies for our Beyond the Book Series! 
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Winter 2025
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Wed, Mar 26 | 6:30PM | Adults
An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong Have you ever wanted to see through the eyes of an animal? Science writer Ed Yong encourages us to explore beyond the limits of human senses to discover how animals perceive the world around them. We’ll learn how turtles track magnetic fields, what exactly dolphins can sense with their echolocation, and why giant squid need such enormous eyes. In our discussion, we’ll examine the incredible ways that marine animals in particular are adapted to their unique environment. $15 participant; Free for museum members and patrons of participating libraries |
Spring 2025
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Wed, April 23
Beyond The Book: The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel 6:30PM | Adults The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, And Deception on the Eve of World War I by Douglas Brunt - On September 29, 1913, the steamship Dresden departed Antwerp harbor for England with one of the most famous men in the world on board: Rudolf Diesel, whose new engine was on the verge of revolutionizing global industry. Diesel would never reach his destination, mysteriously vanishing later that night. Was his disappearance an accident? Suicide? Murder? Brunt’s book reexamines this mystery within the context of a world in which fortunes are made and wars are waged over the fuels we use to power our way of life. From whale oil to solar power we'll discuss the history of energy and ongoing struggles to find new sources of power. $15 participant; Free for museum members and patrons of participating libraries |
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Wed, May 21
Beyond The Book: Soundings 6:30PM | Adults Soundings: Journeying to Alaska in the Company of Whales, by Doreen Cunningham Mothers come is all shapes and sizes, as we discover in this remarkable book. Part nature writing, part memoir, Soundings interweaves stories from Cunningham's time spent with an Iñupiaq family in Alaska and a journey she made several years later to study grey whales with a mischevious oddler in tow. Celebrate the resiliency of migrating whale mothers facing climate change and Indigenous whale hunters facing a changing world. $15 participant; Free for museum members and patrons of participating libraries |
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Wed, June 25
Beyond The Book: Ship Ablaze 6:30PM | Adults Ship Ablaze: The Tragedy of the Steamboat General Slocum, by Edward T. O'Donnell On June 15, 1904, over 1,300 Lower East Side residents boarded the steamship General Slocum on their way to a summer picnic excursion on Eaton's Neck, Long Island. Tragically, a fire erupted on board just minutes into the trip, killing over 1,000 passengers in what was New York's deadliest disaster prior to September 11, 2001. Explore artifacts from Huntington's steamship resort days as we unravel the mayhem and corruption that led to the Slocum tragedy. $15 participant; Free for museum members and patrons of participating libraries |
Book Club Sessions Include...
Discussions Led by Museum Educators...
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Exploring Museum Artifacts Up-Close...
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Viewing Documents Related to the Text...
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A Themed Snack...
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Open to All
Thanks to our Library Partners
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