Today is the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day and to celebrate and the Floyd County Library has a variety of online resources to help you celebrate.
This afternoon Dr. Eileen Yanoviak, director of the Carnegie Center for Art and History, will host a discussion of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring. Registration is required and there are only a few seats left. You can register on the library’s LibCal page.
Silent Spring is also available for download on Hoopla as an audiobook. There are plenty of other nature-related books available on Hoopla as well, such as books on nature and parenting like How to Raise a Wild Child by Scott D. Sampson and Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv – which is also available as a bonus borrow, meaning it won’t count towards the 12 titles a month limit.
Hoopla also features books on nature-related hobbies, whether you’re into gardening (Rodale’s Basic Organic Gardening by Deborah L. Martin), drawing (The Art of Botanical & Bird Illustration by Mindy Lighhipe), or flower arrangement (Floret Farm’s Cut Flower Garden by Erin Benzakein).
Finally, check out some DIY Earth Day crafts on our Niche Academy page:
