A World Transformed

For Earth Day, Read A Book, Make A Plan

By Leslie Williams

Pauline Robinson Branch Librarian

As I prepare for the spring, I am just delighted and amazed at the outstanding books in our collection on gardening, trees, and the like. What I found very interesting, though, was how many books we have on the topic of Earth Day — which we celebrate every year on April 22.

Here are a few books on climate change that stood out to me that I wanted to share.

Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming, edited by Paul Hawken

This book offers 100 most impactful solutions for slowing down climate change. The website, at drawdown.org, offers even more updates, ideas, and solutions.

Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds by adrienne maree brown

Emergent Strategy is a radical self-help, society-help, and planet-help book designed to help us shape the futures in which we want to live. The author reflects on Octavia Butler and helps us map, assess, influence, and learn what we can change or accept in a non-linear, uplighting, Afrocentric incantation to transform us all.

Inconspicuous Consumption: The Environmental Impact You Don’t Know You Have by Tatiana Schlossberg

With a lighter, conversational tone, Schlossberg tackles the challenges of consumption and its impact on the environment. The book examines the unseen and unconscious environmental impacts in four areas: the internet and technology, food, fashion and fuel.

These and several other titles are available for you to check out or put on hold.

Happy reading and happy Earth Day!

Virtual Program

Kids’ Book Club

Wednesday, April 14, 4-5 p.m. 

This month we will be reading Dragons in a Bag by Zetta Elliott.  Pick up a book club kit with materials to make your own dragon and other fun activities to do at home from the Park Hill Branch Library. Kit is available first come first serve, picking up a kit is not required for attendance. Find more information about this and other book clubs for adults, teens and kids at
denverlibrary.org/dpl-book-clubs