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Native Plant Garden Planning for Beginners

6:00pm - 7:00pm
The Plains Public Library
Library Branch: The Plains Public Library
Room: Meeting room (The Plains)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Class / Workshop, Health & Wellness, Science & Nature
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Join Sara Lennert from Wild Like a Flower Gardening for an engaging and informative presentation, designed to provide you with essential knowledge & practical tips. Leave feeling more confident to create a thriving native plant garden that not on...

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This event is in the "Preschool" group.
This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Families" group.

Meet a Goat!

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Chauncey Public Library
Library Branch: Chauncey Public Library
Room: Outside (Chauncey)
Age Group: Preschool, Kids, Families
Program Type: Science & Nature
Event Details:
We all know goats are the G.O.A.T. Whether they are frolicking in flowers or getting up to mischief, there's no denying that they are adorable. At this event, a particularly handsome and sweet goat named Jack (pictured here) will be visiting the libr...

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This event is in the "College Students" group.
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Shiitake Mushroom Log Workshop

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Athens Public Library
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Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Outside (Athens)
Age Group: College Students, Adults
Program Type: Class / Workshop, Food, Science & Nature
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:
  Participants in this workshop can expect to learn the basics of growing Shiitake mushrooms on hardwood logs. Everyone will also get to participate in the hands-on experience of inoculating logs with Shiitake sawdust spawn, using the drill-a...

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Paranormal Investigations with Gina Kruzel

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Athens Public Library
Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Large meeting room (Athens)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Science & Nature
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Join paranormal investigator Gina Kruzel as she shares her knowledge of earthbound spirits, negative energy, and all things metaphysical. Gina will draw on her 40 years of experience in the paranormal world to explain what constitutes a normal day fo...

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Intro to Natural Burials - Part 1

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Athens Public Library
Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Large meeting room (Athens)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Class / Workshop, Health & Wellness, Science & Nature, Travel & Culture
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  In a culture dominated by expensive and impersonal end-of-life ceremonies, many seek a holistic body of funeral rites and practices that honor our dead and comfort the living in ways that reflect progressive values. We can empower ourselves...

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Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Large meeting room (Athens)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Science & Nature
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Wastes can be so disgusting that they seem spooky. This Halloween, join us for a presentation about how scary wastes can be upgraded for beneficial use, supporting healthier soils and lowering carbon emissions at the same time! Learn about novel stra...

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Seed Mosaics

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Glouster Public Library
Library Branch: Glouster Public Library
Room: Main floor (Glouster)
Age Group: Kids, Teens, Families
Program Type: Arts & Creativity, Class / Workshop, Food, Science & Nature
Event Details:
Come eat popcorn and learn all about different seeds while creating a unique work of art.  We will have several templates to choose from and everyone will get to take home their project at the end of the day.  If you have seeds or a design ...

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Intro to Natural Burials - Part 2

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Athens Public Library
Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Large meeting room (Athens)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Class / Workshop, Health & Wellness, Science & Nature, Travel & Culture
Event Details:
    In a culture dominated by expensive and impersonal end-of-life ceremonies, many seek a holistic body of funeral rites and practices that honor our dead and comfort the living in ways that reflect progressive values. We can empower...

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From the Fireline: Fire in the Age of Climate Change

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Athens Public Library
Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Large meeting room (Athens)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Science & Nature
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Mike Broecker, of Waterloo Township Fire Department, will share his perspective on wildfires and prescribe fires. He will tap into his knowledge drawing on years of experience as a firefighter, fire instructor, prescribe fire burn boss, and local lan...

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Newts on the Move: The Great Annual Amphibian Migration

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Athens Public Library
Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Large meeting room (Athens)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Science & Nature
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A critical passage for a variety of species, this annual spring journey requires uninterrupted, natural habitats for these precious animals to find mates and bring forth new generations of their kind. Our guest speaker will be professor Donald Mil...

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Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Large meeting room (Athens)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Science & Nature
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Join expert guide Stuart A. Welsh, a fisheries research scientist with the US Geological Survey’s Cooperative Research Unit Program and an adjunct professor of ichthyology at West Virginia University. He is also the author of the new book Hornyh...

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Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Large meeting room (Athens)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Science & Nature, Travel & Culture
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This presentation will examine sources of destruction to the Amazon rainforest while also highlighting local, international, and indigenous efforts to protect it.  Our guest speaker is Brad Jokisch, Associate Professor of Geography at Ohio ...

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