Special Screening of the film, ‘The Botany of Desire’ March 1 and 5 at 6:30 p.m.
The Black River Falls Public Library will host a special screening of the film, ‘The Botany of Desire‘ based on the book by Michael Pollan. This short film adaptation will explore the history of the world, the nature of sweetness and beauty, and the science behind them, from the perspective of four very important plants: apple, tulip, potato and cannabis.
The program will be shown in two parts on the evenings of March 1 and March 5 beginning at 6:30 p.m. discussions will follow with area farmers and botanists and other interested individuals with expertise on subjects covered in this program.
The program is free of charge and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided by the Karner Blue Garden Club. For more information contact Muriel Gunderson, Black River Falls Public Library, at 715-284-4112 or the Jackson County Extension Office at 715-284-4257.
You may also link to our news release here. We look forward to seeing you on March 1 and 5 for this interesting and informative program!
From the Jackson County History Room
The United State Postal Service offers customers the ability to put your own family photo on an actual postage stamp. The kit is available from any post office, or online at http://www.usps.com/postagesolutions/photostamps.htm. It lets you send in a digital photo to the Postal Service, which they in turn will convert into a sheet of actual stamps for you. It’s a great idea for those family reunion notices!
Thanks to a recommendation from one of our loyal patrons, we have added a link to a new resource we think our patrons will enjoy. ‘Goodreads’ is the largest site for readers and book recommendations in the world. Join more than 6,800,000 members who have added more than 240,000,000 books to their shelves. A home for casual readers and bona-fide bookworms alike, Goodreads users recommend books, compare what they are reading, keep track of what they’ve read and would like to read, find their next favorite book, form book clubs and much more. Go to our ‘Resources’ tab; click on ‘Online Databases’, and scroll down to ‘Goodreads’.
Come Join the Green Book Club!
The Green Book Club will be meeting on Wednesday, March 21 at noon in the Black River Falls Public Library Conference Room. The book scheduled for this month’s discussion is, ‘The Land Remembers’ by Ben Logan. For further information or to reserve a copy of one of these books, call the Black River Falls Public Library at 715-284-4112 and ask to speak to Muriel Gunderson, Library Director.
New members are always welcome!
Library patrons from all over the state with a valid library card can now download eBooks to a Kindle device or any mobile device running the free Kindle app. Go to the ‘Resources’ tab and click on ‘Online Databases’ and click on ‘Overdrive’.
The Chess Club will be meeting at the Library from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. on Wednesdays. All ages are welcome and invited to attend as Chess provides an opportunity for skill building for young and old alike. Just learning the various moves – without strategy – assists with mathematics, problem solving skills, reasoning and decision making, critical thinking, communication and number awareness. Please come join in on the fun!
