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Virtual Braiding Sweetgrass:

A Conversation with Robin Wall Kimmerer

2023-06-21 19:00:00 2023-06-21 20:00:00 America/Chicago Virtual Braiding Sweetgrass: A special evening with Robin Wall Kimmerer, she will share her unique perspective on the interconnectedness of humans and the importance of respecting the gifts of the earth. Online -

Wednesday, June 21
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-06-21 19:00:00 2023-06-21 20:00:00 America/Chicago Virtual Braiding Sweetgrass: A special evening with Robin Wall Kimmerer, she will share her unique perspective on the interconnectedness of humans and the importance of respecting the gifts of the earth. Online -

A special evening with Robin Wall Kimmerer, she will share her unique perspective on the interconnectedness of humans and the importance of respecting the gifts of the earth.

Join us for a special evening with Robin Wall Kimmerer, the award-winning author of "Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants." In this insightful and inspiring talk, Robin will share her unique perspective on the interconnectedness of humans and nature and the importance of recognizing and respecting the gifts of the earth. She will delve into her own experiences as a botanist, indigenous science professor, and environmental advocate, and offer insights into her journey of learning to listen to the voice of the natural world. This is a rare opportunity to hear from one of the most important voices in the movement toward a more sustainable and equitable future and to be inspired to make positive changes in your own life and community.

Robin Wall Kimmerer is an acclaimed author, botanist, and indigenous science professor known for her deep connection to nature and passion for promoting a more sustainable and equitable world. Her writing blends indigenous knowledge, scientific research, and personal experiences to offer a unique perspective on the interdependence of humans and the natural world. Her first book, "Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants," has received widespread praise and has become a touchstone in the movement towards rethinking our relationship with the earth.

This event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present, a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering premier events. ILP is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library, a department of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). ILP is committed to inclusion and accessibility.

To request accommodations, please email illinoislibrariespresent@gmail.com

This event will be held live. Once you have registered, please check your email the morning of the program for a link.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Virtual | Adult Learning |

TAGS: | #EP |

Northbrook Public Library

Phone: 847-272-6224

Hours
Mon, Sep 25 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Sep 26 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Sep 27 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Sep 28 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Sep 29 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Sep 30 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Oct 01 1:00PM to 5:00PM

Upcoming events

Thu, Sep 28, 10:00am - 10:30am
Story Corner - Second Floor

Thu, Sep 28, 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor

Thu, Sep 28, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Civic Room - First Floor
Registration is now closed

Fri, Sep 29, 10:00am - 11:00am
Pollak Room AB - First Floor
This event is full

Sat, Sep 30, 10:30am - 1:00pm
Outside the East Entrance

Sat, Sep 30, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Auditorium - First Floor

Sun, Oct 01, 2:30pm - 3:50pm

Sun, Oct 01, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Auditorium - First Floor

Mon, Oct 02, 12:30pm - 3:30pm
Interactive Classroom - Second Floor

Mon, Oct 02, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor
This event is full

Mon, Oct 02, 6:00pm - 8:45pm
Pollak Room AB - First Floor

Mon, Oct 02, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Interactive Classroom - Second Floor
This event is full

Tue, Oct 03, 10:00am - 10:30am
Story Corner - Second Floor

Tue, Oct 03, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Zoom Room 2 - Fiction & Media
This event is full

Tue, Oct 03, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Reference Area - Second Floor

Tue, Oct 03, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor

Tue, Oct 03, 6:00pm - 7:15pm
Interactive Classroom - Second Floor
This event is full

Tue, Oct 03, 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Tue, Oct 03, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Pollak Room AB - First Floor

Wed, Oct 04, 10:00am - 10:45am
Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor
This event is full

Wed, Oct 04, 12:30pm - 3:30pm
Interactive Classroom - Second Floor

Wed, Oct 04, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Reference Area - Second Floor

Wed, Oct 04, 5:45pm - 8:00pm
Civic Room - First Floor

Wed, Oct 04, 6:00pm - 8:45pm
Interactive Classroom - Second Floor

Thu, Oct 05, 10:00am - 10:30am
Story Corner - Second Floor

Thu, Oct 05, 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor

Thu, Oct 05, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Interactive Classroom - Second Floor
This event is full

Thu, Oct 05, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Pollak Room AB - First Floor

Fri, Oct 06, 10:00am - 11:00am
Pollak Room AB - First Floor

Sat, Oct 07, 9:30am - 11:00am
This event is full

Sat, Oct 07, 10:30am - 11:00am
Story Corner - Second Floor

Sun, Oct 08, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Auditorium - First Floor

Mon, Oct 09, 12:30pm - 3:30pm
Interactive Classroom - Second Floor

Mon, Oct 09, 6:00pm - 8:45pm
Interactive Classroom - Second Floor

Tue, Oct 10, 10:00am - 10:30am
Story Corner - Second Floor

Rescheduled
Tue, Oct 10, 10:30am - 12:00pm
New date Saturday, October 28, 10:30am - 12:00pm

Tue, Oct 10, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
located between Village Hall and the Library (1201-1225 Cedar Lane)

Tue, Oct 10, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Reference Area - Second Floor

Tue, Oct 10, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Pollak Room AB - First Floor

Tue, Oct 10, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Interactive Classroom - Second Floor
This event is full

Tue, Oct 10, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Zoom Room 2 - Fiction & Media

Wed, Oct 11, 10:00am - 11:30am
Zoom Room 2 - Fiction & Media

Wed, Oct 11, 10:00am - 10:45am
Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor
This event is full

Wed, Oct 11, 12:30pm - 3:30pm
Interactive Classroom - Second Floor

Wed, Oct 11, 4:15pm - 4:55pm
Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor

Wed, Oct 11, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Interactive Classroom - Second Floor

Wed, Oct 11, 6:00pm - 8:45pm
Pollak Room AB - First Floor

Wed, Oct 11, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium - First Floor

Thu, Oct 12, 9:30am - 10:20am
Study Room 12 - Second Floor

Thu, Oct 12, 10:00am - 10:30am
Story Corner - Second Floor

Thu, Oct 12, 10:30am - 11:20am
Study Room 12 - Second Floor

Thu, Oct 12, 11:30am - 12:20pm
Study Room 12 - Second Floor

Thu, Oct 12, 12:30pm - 1:20pm
Study Room 12 - Second Floor
This event is full

Thu, Oct 12, 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor

Thu, Oct 12, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Pollak Room A - First Floor

Thu, Oct 12, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Interactive Classroom - Second Floor

Thu, Oct 12, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Civic Room - First Floor
This event is full

Fri, Oct 13, 10:00am - 11:00am
Pollak Room AB - First Floor

Fri, Oct 13, 10:30am - 11:00am
Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor

Sat, Oct 14, 10:00am - 11:00am
Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor

Sat, Oct 14, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Auditorium - First Floor

Sun, Oct 15, 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Pollak Room AB - First Floor

Sun, Oct 15, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Auditorium - First Floor

Mon, Oct 16, 10:00am - 11:30am
Civic Room - First Floor

Mon, Oct 16, 10:00am - 10:30am
Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor

Mon, Oct 16, 12:30pm - 3:30pm
Interactive Classroom - Second Floor

Mon, Oct 16, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor
This event is full

Mon, Oct 16, 6:00pm - 8:45pm
Interactive Classroom - Second Floor

Tue, Oct 17, 10:00am - 11:30am
Zoom Room 2 - Fiction & Media

Tue, Oct 17, 10:00am - 10:30am
Story Corner - Second Floor

Tue, Oct 17, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Interactive Classroom - Second Floor

Tue, Oct 17, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Pollak Room AB - First Floor

Tue, Oct 17, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Reference Area - Second Floor

Tue, Oct 17, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Zoom Room 2 - Fiction & Media

Wed, Oct 18, 10:00am - 10:45am
Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor
This event is full

Wed, Oct 18, 12:45pm - 3:30pm
Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor

Wed, Oct 18, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Interactive Classroom - Second Floor
This event is full

Wed, Oct 18, 6:00pm - 8:45pm
Pollak Room AB - First Floor

Wed, Oct 18, 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Wed, Oct 18, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium - First Floor

Thu, Oct 19, 10:00am - 10:30am
Story Corner - Second Floor

Thu, Oct 19, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Auditorium - First Floor

Thu, Oct 19, 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor

Thu, Oct 19, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor

Thu, Oct 19, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Auditorium - First Floor

Thu, Oct 19, 6:00pm - 6:25pm
Study Room 12 - Second Floor
This event is full

Thu, Oct 19, 6:30pm - 6:55pm
Study Room 12 - Second Floor
This event is full

Thu, Oct 19, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Interactive Classroom - Second Floor

Thu, Oct 19, 7:00pm - 7:25pm
Study Room 12 - Second Floor
This event is full

Thu, Oct 19, 7:30pm - 9:00pm

Thu, Oct 19, 7:30pm - 8:00pm
Study Room 12 - Second Floor
This event is full

Fri, Oct 20, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Civic Room - First Floor

Fri, Oct 20, 10:00am - 11:00am
Pollak Room AB - First Floor

Fri, Oct 20, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor

Sat, Oct 21, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Civic Room - First Floor

Sat, Oct 21, 10:30am - 11:30am
Pollak Room AB - First Floor

Sat, Oct 21, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Interactive Classroom - Second Floor

Sat, Oct 21, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor

Sun, Oct 22, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Auditorium - First Floor

Mon, Oct 23, 11:00am - 11:30am
Pollak Room AB - First Floor

Mon, Oct 23, 12:30pm - 3:30pm
Interactive Classroom - Second Floor

Mon, Oct 23, 6:00pm - 8:45pm
Interactive Classroom - Second Floor

Mon, Oct 23, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Auditorium - First Floor

Mon, Oct 23, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Zoom Room 2 - Fiction & Media

Tue, Oct 24, 10:00am - 10:30am
Story Corner - Second Floor

Tue, Oct 24, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Reference Area - Second Floor

Tue, Oct 24, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Zoom Room 5 - Youth Services

Tue, Oct 24, 6:00pm - 7:15pm
Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor

Wed, Oct 25, 10:00am - 10:45am
Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor
This event is full

Canceled
Wed, Oct 25, 12:45pm - 3:30pm

Wed, Oct 25, 4:15pm - 5:15pm
Pollak Room A - First Floor
This event is full

Wed, Oct 25, 6:00pm - 8:45pm
Interactive Classroom - Second Floor

Wed, Oct 25, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Thu, Oct 26, 10:00am - 10:30am
Story Corner - Second Floor

Thu, Oct 26, 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor

Thu, Oct 26, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Civic Room - First Floor

Thu, Oct 26, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Interactive Classroom - Second Floor

Thu, Oct 26, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Auditorium - First Floor

Fri, Oct 27, 10:00am - 11:00am
Pollak Room AB - First Floor

Fri, Oct 27, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Youth Services Area - Second Floor,Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor

Sat, Oct 28, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Pollak Room AB - First Floor
This event is full

Sat, Oct 28, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Interactive Classroom - Second Floor
This event is full

Sat, Oct 28, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Auditorium - First Floor