For Immediate Release PR Contact: 312.665.7100 or media@fieldmuseum.org MAPS: FINDING OUR PLACE IN THE WORLD EDUCATION PROGRAMS ADULT LECTURE  Maps: Finding Our Place in the World Lecture Series Chart an extraordinary journey through culture and technology! Explore the world of maps in this lecture series presented by The Field Museum and the Newberry Library. This six-part series will feature presenters from all disciplines--including artists, historians, cartographers and anthropologists. Lecture presentations: At The Field Museum: Saturdays, November 3, 10, 17, 2007; 2pm Free with Museum admission. At the Newberry Library: Saturdays, January 12, 19, and 26, 2008; 11am Free. For more information, please contact: The Field Museum: 312.665.7600; www.fieldmuseum.org or Newberry Library: 312.255.3700; www.newberry.org. GALLERY PROGRAMS  Kraft Story Time Take a seat in the Crown Family PlayLab to hear a story and make an art project to take home--all in 20 minutes! Featured titles in November will include Winnie the Pooh and the 100 Acre Woods by Ernest Shepard, Me on the Map by Joan Shepard, My Map Book by Sara Fanelli, and Mapping Penny's World by Loreen Leedy. Weekends in November; 1:30pm Free with Museum admission. Map It! Calling all explorers! Learn mapping skills by navigating your way through the "known world" of The Field Museum; then set off on an adventure into the unknown! Create a map to take home of what you find along the way. For families with children 6-12 years old. Map It! kits are available for pick-up at the Crown Family PlayLab from 10am-3pm. Free with Museum admission. Illinois State Symbol Scavenger Hunt The Land of Lincoln.  You may know the Illinois state slogan, but can you find other state symbols in our exhibitions?  Did you know Illinois has a state prairie grass?  This scavenger hunt will give you clues and have you seeking emblems of the Prairie State on display in museum exhibits. The Illinois State Symbol Scavenger Hunt is available on-line at http://www.fieldmuseum.org/exhibits/tours_permexhib.htm and on-site at the following three interpretive stations: Horns and Antlers, Terrific Teeth, Owl Pellets. Free. Continue to Family Workshops>>