University Park, PA -- Ronald Reagan's first term was marked by economic recession, an increase in farm foreclosures, homelessness and unemployment, and a growing public fear of nuclear catastrophe. Yet his second term triumph created an arms-reduction agreement that marked the beginning of the end of the Cold War.

The last in a six-part film and discussion series, "Ronald Reagan: Reordering Priorities" examines Reagan's presidency and legacy. The event is free and open to the public and will be held in Foster Auditorium, 101 Pattee Library, on Monday, April 22, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Film segments will be shown from Reagan, written and produced by Adriana Bosch and Austin Hoyt. Dr. Anthony Bichel, political scientist and academic technology consultant, will lead the discussion and provide reading lists.

The series "Presidents, Politics, and Power: American Presidents Who Shaped the 20th Century" is a partnership between Schlow Memorial Library and the Social Sciences Library, within Penn State's University Libraries. Together, they make up one of twenty-pilot libraries nationwide selected to participate in this project organized by National Video Resources (NVR) in partnership with the American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office. The project is funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the locally sponsoring libraries.

For more information, visit www.libraries.psu.edu/crsweb/docs/presidents/ or call 814-865-4861.