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"OUR EARTH" Book Discussion Club

IN PERSON - Connie Morella Library

2025-04-26 15:30:00 2025-04-26 17:00:00 America/New_York "OUR EARTH" Book Discussion Club Come, share your ideas and learn more about environmental topics in this space for thoughtful exchange, around fiction and non-fiction books. Connie Morella Library -

Saturday, April 26
3:30pm - 5:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-04-26 15:30:00 2025-04-26 17:00:00 America/New_York "OUR EARTH" Book Discussion Club Come, share your ideas and learn more about environmental topics in this space for thoughtful exchange, around fiction and non-fiction books. Connie Morella Library -

Come, share your ideas and learn more about environmental topics in this space for thoughtful exchange, around fiction and non-fiction books.

Starting from a common base to have real discussions about the environment, this book discussion club is a great way to deepen ideas, have respectful debates while listening to the points of view of others and broaden our understanding and vision on this important topic. Together, we may discover new forms of commitment and imagine new sustainable and desirable horizons.

This month we will discuss A Natural History of the Future, by Rob Dunn. Our species has amassed unprecedented knowledge of nature, which we have tried to use to seize control of life and bend the planet to our will. In A Natural History of the Future, biologist Rob Dunn argues that such efforts are futile. We may see ourselves as life’s overlords, but we are instead at its mercy. In the evolution of antibiotic resistance, the power of natural selection to create biodiversity, and even the surprising life of the London Underground, Dunn finds laws of life that no human activity can annul. When we create artificial islands of crops, dump toxic waste, or build communities, we provide new materials for old laws to shape. Life’s future flourishing is not in question. Ours is.

A limited number of copies will be available at the Check Out Desk.

Questions about this program? Contact the branch at 240-777-0970.

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Accommodation Requests

People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing should request English-language captioning or sign-language interpretation at least five days before the library-sponsored program they plan to attend. Contact the Assistant Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other accommodation requests.

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Older Adults | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Lectures and Discussions | Environment |

TAGS: | Indoor Program |

Connie Morella Library

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