Whether you’re a daydream believer or a dream weaver, you’ll find something dream worthy at your library. Interpret your dreams through psychology and the tarot, hear the current state of the American Dream from the view of an economist, and learn tricks of the trade for catching those much-needed z’s at night with sleep hygiene and medicinal herbs. Come dream with us this September! All programs are free and open to the public; no registration required.

The Current State of the American Dream

Is the American Dream alive and well? From an economic perspective it is. Economics is the study of choices, constraints and consequences. The outcomes, however, are not guaranteed. In America, we call these uncertain outcomes opportunity: the opportunity of risk and reward, the outcome of hard work, determination and luck. Often this dream is characterized by our consumption; it looks like a house, a car and a family, and together these equate financial success. Yet this narrow definition overlooks other important aspects of the dream like America’s inclusive institutional and government policies that facilitate economic advancement. Professor Jon Wolf discusses the state of the American Dream.

• Thursday, September 6 – 6:00 p.m. – East Bend Library | 62080 Dean Swift Road, Bend
• Friday, September 7 – noon – Sunriver Library | 56855 Venture Lane, Sunriver