Oregon Museum of Science and Industry

Beyond Fact, a project partnership between the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry and Multnomah County Library, will create a set of three public programs designed to engage adults in discussion-based learning and advance the science and information literacy skills that form the basis for future decision making. The project is premised on the idea that libraries and science centers are well positioned to act as sponsors of public dialogue and deliberation on a range of controversies and questions. The programs will include science book discussion groups meeting in the library system’s branches, forum events combining informal presentations and discussion, and a community-wide reading program highlighting an accessible “popular science” book.