LIBRARY (EM)POWERED: Earth Month 2011 at Alden Library

The Alden Library Sustainability Group will host Library (Em)powered on Friday, April 15th, 2011 at Alden Library. Library staff and guests will host events throughout the day on (em)powering themes and DIY projects in support of the Ohio University Office of Sustainability’s Earth Month 2011 activities.

Beyond Origami: Repurposing Bookcovers into Beautiful, Useful Objects

10-11 AM    

Alden Library Rm. 319

Fine Arts Library staff will demonstrate how to make decorative and useful envelopes from beautiful art bookcovers

Window Farming: Indoor Vertical Gardening in a Window

10–4:30 (on display)  Alden Library 4^th fl.

View a window farm display with demonstration video of how a vertical garden can be created in any window from recycled plastic bottles  see related website

Dirt! The Movie

12:00-1:30 PM  &  3:00-4:30 PM (2 screenings)   

Alden Library Rm. 319

Soil is the “living skin of the Earth” – find out how humans can act to preserve this vital resource  see film website

DIY Bookbinding

1-2 PM   

Alden Library 4^th fl

Learn the Japanese stab-binding technique for making beautiful handmade notebooks from found materials

Green Computing Q&A

2-3 PM   

Alden Library 3^rd fl

Ask questions & learn about energy efficient computer use

 

Alden Library is also co-sponsoring a FREE screening of the film, Carbon Nation on Wednesday, April 13 from 7-9 PM at the Athena Cinema, 20 Court St. (co-sponsored with ArtsforOhio and the OU Office of Sustainability)

Fractured Environments Film Series

Have you seen any films from the Fractured Environments film series at the Athena Cinema this week?  You have one day left!  There are still three more films to catch, and best of all the admission is FREE!

4 pm  Rivers and Tides  profiles artist Andy Goldsworthy, who creates extraordinary art from nature

7 pm  On Coal River  a former coal miner fights to move an elementary school away from a toxic strip mine

9 pm  Gasland  explores natural gas "fracking," a practice that exploits large amounts of natural gas lying beneath us

Hope to see you there!

WINTER QUARTER 2011

The best of all possible worlds - we are promoting other areas on campus doing some kind of Environmental film event!

Friday, February 4 @ 7p @ Baker Center for FREE
Living Downstream

The film and discussion is sponsored by the Center for Health and Environmental Justice, Ohio Environmental Council, Ohioans for Health, Environment and Justice, Ohio University Environmental Studies, Rural Action, Sunday Creek Watershed Group, Southeast Ohio Watershed Council, Beyond Pesticides Ohio, Ohio Citizen Action and the Ohio Hospital Association.


NEXT UP:
FRACTURED ENVIRONMENTS

(link to Facebook Event page --- more to come)