Arlington Heights Memorial Library announces One Book, One Village selection
Read the book all of Arlington Heights is talking about.
"Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants" by Robin Wall Kimmerer has been selected as the Arlington Heights Memorial Library's One Book, One Village community read.
One Book, One Village, now in its eighth year, invites the community to read the same book at the same time and share in the experience through related programs and book discussions.
"Braiding Sweetgrass" is an inspiring collection of essays about the natural world that weaves together Indigenous wisdom, plant science and personal narrative, inviting readers to revitalize their connection with the natural world.
As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In "Braiding Sweetgrass," Kimmerer brings these lenses of knowledge together to teach and celebrate the gifts of the earth.
Copies of "Braiding Sweetgrass" are now available for checkout at the library, at the Senior Center, on the bookmobile or online on cloudLibrary. Holds can be picked up on the bookmobile, at the drive-up window or inside the library on the hold shelves. Selected passages are available in large type.
Young readers are also invited to check out the following books to learn more about Indigenous culture and traditions: "Fry Bread" (kids), "Ancestor Approved" (tweens) and "This Place: 150 Years Retold" (teens).
Author Robin Wall Kimmerer will meet the Arlington Heights community through a virtual author event Thursday, Oct. 21. This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
Additional OBOV book discussions and programs include a "Sunday in the Park" book discussion (Sept. 19), a Flower Pressing and Drying Demonstration with Allison Zeeb of No Farm Needed (Sept. 25), a Native American Storytelling event led by Gina Roxas from the Trickster Cultural Center (Oct. 15) and more.
Go to ahml.info/onebook to learn more about this year's One Book, One Village.