Library Earth Day events this weekend
(TRAVERSE CITY) - Using the library is a great way to practice being green - in addition to sharing books and materials our library offers reusable totes to check out, LED lighting, a smart building monitoring system, and more! Planned special events include:
MakerFest 2024
New for 2024 - a Special Earth Day Edition of MakerFest in partnership with Grand Traverse County RecycleSmart!
Grand Traverse County Civic Center April 20 10 am - 2 pm
This year we'll have our annual celebration of Making and all things STEAM, PLUS lots of additional great activities and information related to Earth Day. Find all the fun indoors(!) - and perhaps some outdoors. Get ready for a special green edition of the event, including as much upcycling, repurposing, and recycling as possible. Join us!
PRIZES
Pick up a Passport card as you enter and be sure to enter into our hourly drawings after you complete 6 squares. We are giving away a $50 gift card to Oryana as well as a STEM Kit at the top of each hour (11 am, 12 pm, 1 pm and 2 pm). At the TADL 3D table you can sign up to win a wooden frog instrument too! We would also like to thank our event sponsor, Oryana Community Co-op, for their donation of gift cards for our hourly prizes, as well as food and beverages for our exhibitors.
Visit the event webpage at tadl.org/makerfest2024 for travel tips and exhibitor details. If you can’t get to MakerFest we’ll have a MakerFest book display at Woodmere and you can always check out STEM kits! (A photo from a previous MakerFest is attached.)
Free Sapling Giveaway - Celebrate Earth Day with a new tree!
Do you have a place to plant a tree that needs a lot of moisture? If so, how about a Champion black willow (generously donated by Archangel Ancient Tree Archive in Copemish)?
Where:
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Main Library Reference Desk, 2nd Floor from noon - 8 pm.
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Kingsley Branch Library from 11 am - 5 pm.
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The trees are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Learn more about Earth Day and the Archangel Ancient Tree Archive!
Earth Day began following the 1969 oil spill in Santa Barbara, California. The first Earth Day in 1970 mobilized millions of Americans from all walks of life to birth the modern environmental movement. Since then, Earth Day has evolved into the largest civic event on Earth, activating billions across 192 countries to safeguard our planet and fight for a brighter future.
Over the years, 100s of millions of trees have been planted. We have partnered with Archangel Ancient Tree Archive of Copemish, Michigan whose mission is to propagate, archive and reforest. We (and you!) can help them in fulfilling their propagation mission by stopping by the Main Library on Woodmere and Kingsley Branch Library to pick up your own FREE champion black willow tree.
These trees were cloned by Archangel Ancient Tree Archive from the largest black willows that grew at the Grand Traverse Commons in Traverse City. Your donated tree will come with planting instructions to help it survive once you choose the best spot for planting. Black willows require a moist environment to thrive, near a stream, pond, wetland area, or anywhere with ample moisture is ideal. Black willows are also used for phytoremediation and are capable of removing toxic chemicals from soil and water. (This year’s Earth Day theme is Planet vs. Plastics.)
Don't have space for a tree? How about some flower and veggie seeds?
Growing a garden this year? Don't forget to pick up some seeds while you are here! Both the Woodmere and Kingsley libraries have their seed libraries open.
Check our calendar for the most up-to-date roster of events. Press resources are available online at tadl.org/press TADL provides dynamic resources and innovative services to stimulate intellectual curiosity, facilitate lifelong learning, promote literacy, and nurture personal enrichment. Circulating over 1,300,000 items each year, TADL provides a wide variety of services, including a broad collection of books, digital streaming and downloads, public computers, free WiFi, a Talking Book Library, and free programs for all ages.
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Previous MakerFest photo available upon request.