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Week of Events
Flyways: A Film Screening and Bird Talk with Peter Alden
Flyways: A Film Screening and Bird Talk with Peter Alden
Join us in the Goodwin Forum at the Main Library for a screening of Flyways, from PBS Nature during Climate Prep Week. This film follows a conservation movement of bird-loving experts and citizen scientists as they mobilize to the challenge of understanding and saving shorebirds. After the film, local naturalist Peter Alden will lead a […]
Fowler Afoot: A bookclub that walks
Fowler Afoot: A bookclub that walks
Our September meeting occurs during the library's annual Climate Prep Week, organized annually since 2018 by CREW (Communities Responding to Extreme Weather) as a week of learning, service, and action. This year's theme is “Reimagining our Relationship with the Land." We will discuss Margaret Renkl's 2023 book, The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year. Copies […]
Craft Lab at Fowler-Recycled Bird Mobiles
Craft Lab at Fowler-Recycled Bird Mobiles
Drop by Craft Lab at Fowler, for kids 12 and under and enjoy hands-on artistic exploration. This week, as part of Climate Prep Week and to prepare for the upcoming Nature Walk and screening of Flyways, we will craft birds!
The Bugs of Minute Man National Park (at Fowler)
The Bugs of Minute Man National Park (at Fowler)
Join Christina Martin, a Pollinator Inventory Research Scientist at the Minute Man National Historical Park, to learn about her work doing a Pollinator Inventory. She will explain why it is being done, how she conducts her surveys, and why they are tagging monarchs. She will also provide an overview of the diversity of bees they're […]
Emergency Preparedness Talk with Assistant Fire Chief Walter Latta, Jr.
Emergency Preparedness Talk with Assistant Fire Chief Walter Latta, Jr.
Join Assistant Fire Chief Latta in the Goodwin Forum at the Main Library as he shares his recent experiences as a Logistics Manager for Massachusetts Task Force One, a FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Team. He will talk about his recent deployments including the Hawaii Wildfires, Vermont Flooding, and Hurricane Ian in Florida as a […]
Fowler Sustainability Studio with Mothers Out Front
Fowler Sustainability Studio with Mothers Out Front
Our September Sustainability Studio: Storms, Blackouts & Shadow Puppets is part of the library's annual Climate Prep Week. This event is organized in collaboration with the Concord Chapter of Mothers Out Front, a volunteer-led organization dedicated to ensure a livable climate and better future for all children. Join us to explore stories about how communities […]
A West Concord Nature Walk with Peter Alden
A West Concord Nature Walk with Peter Alden
Join naturalist Peter Alden for a nature walk from Fowler Library to the Assabet River Bluff Sanctuary, with a focus on birds and plants. Learn about migration patterns and observe impacts of changing climate on our local land. **Please note the earlier start time (1 pm), and be sure to wear your long sleeves and […]