[Michlib-l] Sustainability & Climate Change Programming

[Jean Fellows]

Thanks for the info on Chris!
We've have a presentation in the planning stages from MDHHS-- contact
Ashley Marks:MarkA at michigan.gov to see the range of offerings.

On Mon, Sep 11, 2023 at 10:03 AM Library Director via Michlib-l <
michlib-l at mcls.org> wrote:

> Anna,
>  We hosted Chris Edwards and his climate talk this past May and he is
> excellent! His presentation offers great information that is accessible to
> non climate scientists and he is very personable and easy to work with.
>
> His website is www.weatherchris.com , email is rfrhomes at live.com and you
> can find his talk on youtube if you want to preview his presentation.
> https://youtu.be/vzaBSK4lwxs?feature=shared
>
> Chris is based in metro Detroit and we are up in Northport - so we reached
> out to other local libraries to schedule him around the same time so he had
> more than one reason to make the trip north. And we had a great turn out!
> We highly recommend him.
>
> Thank you,
> Julie
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 11, 2023 at 9:36 AM Anna Merritt via Michlib-l <
> michlib-l at mcls.org> wrote:
>
>> Hello All,
>>
>>
>>
>> I recently started the WebJunction series regarding handling Climate
>> Change at the library. I highly recommend checking in on this webinar
>> series if you haven’t already. It’s free and you can watch the first two
>> webinars recordings, including Sustainability 101 (
>> https://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/sustainability-101.html)\
>> <https://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/sustainability-101.html)/>
>>
>>
>>
>> I am looking for *programming ideas that can align with Sustainability
>> and Climate Change topics*, but I am having trouble finding out where to
>> start. As the Adult Programmer at the library, I am comfortable in
>> facilitating certain programs, but really wish to have *experts talking*
>> about the subjects at hand.
>>
>>
>>
>> If any area libraries have had *presentations/programs* on topics that
>> relate to this and could suggest presenters or themes, it would be very
>> helpful.
>>
>>
>>
>> Our library is located just north of Kalamazoo on the west side of the
>> state. We like to have presentations in-person, as we do not get a lot of
>> attendees for Zoom/Live Stream programs (I do see the irony in having
>> someone travel to talk about climate change, but getting the information
>> out is important, so…)
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks so much!
>>
>>
>>
>> Anna Merritt
>>
>> (she/her)
>>
>> Assistant Director / Interloan Specialist
>>
>> Richland Community Library
>>
>> 8951 Park Street
>>
>> Richland, MI 49083
>>
>> (269) 629-9085
>>
>> ZV283
>>
>> https://www.richlandlibrary.org/
>>
>>
>>
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-- 
Jean Fellows
(she/hers)
Programming Coordinator
Grand Ledge Area District Library
131 E. Jefferson St.,
Grand Ledge, MI 48837
517-627-7014

*The Grand Ledge Area District Library is situated on ancestral,
traditional and contemporary lands of the Anishinaabeg – Three Fires
Confederacy of Ojibwe, Odawa and Potawatomi peoples-- land ceded in the
1819 Treaty of Saginaw. For more information, see the article from Central
Michigan University
Library:https://blogs.cmich.edu/library/2019/11/26/the-1819-treaty-of-saginaw/#:~:text=In%20the%201819%20treaty%2C%20the,living%20on%20the%20ceded%20territory.
<https://blogs.cmich.edu/library/2019/11/26/the-1819-treaty-of-saginaw/#:~:text=In%20the%201819%20treaty%2C%20the,living%20on%20the%20ceded%20territory.>*
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