The Alpena County Library is hosting a lecture about the tragedy of the Bath School bombing on Nov. 17 from 6 p.m. until 7 p.m.

The George R. and Edith Angell Cook Special Collections Department is hosting historian George Robson for a lecture and a question and answer session on the 1927 Bath School Bombing.

Often overshadowed in history, this was the first high-casualty school violence incident in the United States, long before the tragedies in Columbine.

Robson’s connection to this tragic Michigan event is deeply personal: both of his parents were students at the school and survived the bombing.

Free and open to the public. For more information or questions, contact 989.356.6188 ext 17 or email specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org.