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Meet the author: Mike Tidwell - In-person

"The Lost Trees of Willow Ave.: a Story of Climate and Hope"

2025-10-08 18:00:00 2025-10-08 19:00:00 America/New_York Meet the author: Mike Tidwell - In-person The author will speak about his recent book, an absorbing and elegantly told story of climate change on one city street, in Takoma Park, Maryland, full of surprises and true stories of human struggle. Wheaton Library -

Wednesday, October 08
6:00pm - 7:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-10-08 18:00:00 2025-10-08 19:00:00 America/New_York Meet the author: Mike Tidwell - In-person The author will speak about his recent book, an absorbing and elegantly told story of climate change on one city street, in Takoma Park, Maryland, full of surprises and true stories of human struggle. Wheaton Library -

The author will speak about his recent book, an absorbing and elegantly told story of climate change on one city street, in Takoma Park, Maryland, full of surprises and true stories of human struggle.

Mike Tidwell is an author and activist, founder and director of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network. More info: https://chesapeakeclimate.org/

The Lost Trees of Willow Avenue: A Story of Climate and Hope on One American Street was published this past March by St. Martin's Press. Available in our collection, you may place a hold for it here:

https://mcpl.aspendiscovery.org/Union/Search?lookfor=willow%20avenue

As a contributing travel writer for The Washington Post, Tidwell has won four Lowell Thomas Awards, the highest prize in American travel journalism

You'll need an active MCPL card account to place holds and check out materials. Don't have a card right now?  No worries!  Find out how to Get a Library Card. The program will be in the Multi-Purpose Room, off the lobby on the first floor.

Library Program Attendance (both virtual and in the branch) is limited to participants within the suggested age range of the program. Children attending an MCPL program under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Adults attending a program intended for children must have an accompanying child.

If you plan to attend with a group of ten or more, please contact the branch at least one week before the program to discuss how your group might be accommodated.

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.

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AGE GROUP: | Older Adult | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Meet the Author | Environment |

TAGS: | In Person |

Wheaton Library

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