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October 2025 lilbrary presentations return for another season of lively multi-media presentatioins on "ghost hunting" with from a skeptical viewpoint, including high-tech pseudoscience, skeptical inquiry, critical and thinking pitfalls like cognitive biases. Free admission and open to the pubic. Note: Portions of this presentation may not be suitable for very young audiences.

When and where?

Oct. 21, 6-8pm

Kensington Branch Library

4121 Adams Ave, San Diego, CA 92116

Oct. 28, 5:30-7:30pm

Paradise Hills Branch Library

5922 Rancho Hills Dr, San Diego, CA 92139

honoring the heroes of

skeptical inquiry

Evidence: Loosely and inaccurately used to to refer to the unexamined readings, audio, and video obtained from an investigative activity, the term "evidence" has come under criticism for encouraging expectation bias, an a prior assumption that source data is inherently evidentiary, and that, consequently, anything parsed from it is "proof positive." Conscientious paranormal investigators prefer to use general, less biased language such as "data" or "media." When something not yet explainable is identified in the data or media, it should instead be referred to as an "event of interest," or a "finding."

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Glossary of Paranormal Terms

The technical side to paranormal investigating can be confusing, and different philosophies about the paranormal can lead to radically different approaches in the field....

Orb Study #2

During a recent investigation of a private residence, Pacific Paranormal Investigations (PPI) captured this particulate "orb" on our infrared surveillance cameras. PPI presents this short video clip as part of our ongoing community outreach and education program.

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Orb Study #2

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