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Library hosts free ghost-hunting program

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – How does a ghost-hunter conduct an investigation? What are the current trends in finding ghosts? These questions and many more will be answered this month as Virgil I. Grissom Library hosts a free program: Ghost Hunting 101.

For more information, contact

Karen L. Gill 757-926-1350 | kgill@nngov.com

Newport News, VA 2010 Oct 05

Central Virginia Paranormal Investigations (CVAPI) will present the introduction to ghost hunting 6:30-8:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 19, at Grissom Library. The event is free and open to the public, and no registration is required.

CVAPI is a ghost-hunting team founded by Jackie Tomlin that has been investigating paranormal phenomena across central and southern Virginia since 2008. The group will provide information about the do's and the don'ts of getting started, organizing a team, avoiding legal issues, finding the history of a location, working with the media (including the producers of the Discovery Channel) and more. They will demonstrate the equipment that they use and answer audience questions near the end of the presentation.

Part of the Newport News Public Library System, Grissom Library is located at 366 DeShazor Drive, Newport News, VA 23608. Call 757-369-3190 for more information.

The Newport News Public Library System consists of four public libraries, a public law library and a bookmobile. Programs presented by the Library System are free and open to the public. For more information on Newport News Public Library System programs, please call 757-247-8875 or visit www.nngov.com/library. View photos from the Newport News Public Library System’s programs at www.flickr.com/photos/25845028@N05/. View all Library News Releases at http://www.nngov.com/pressroom/press-releases/library-press-releases. To make accommodations for services and program attendance under the Americans with Disabilities Act, call the Library at 757-591-4858 voice/TDD three days prior to the event for assistance.

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