Book Discussion: In Defense of Food

Book Discussion Group: Michael Pollan's In Defense of Food

Wednesday, December 17th
In the library, 12:30p to 1:30p

Come join your friends and co-workers and share your thoughts about the impact of the choices we make as food consumers on the health of our environment and ourselves. The Whole Earth Library will be hosting a discussion of In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan. In this follow-up to The Omnivore's Dilemma, he explores the ways in which we can make more thoughtful and balanced decisions about our food choices in today's complicated dietary landscape. The library has limited copies, so consider visiting your local public library to find a copy:

San Francisco Public Library: sfpl.org
Oakland Public Library: www.oaklandlibrary.org
Berkeley Public Library: www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org
Marin County: www.marinet.org

Please contact the library at library@thoreau.org if you are interested in attending and/or you need help finding a copy. (And yes, since we are doing this at lunch time, you will be allowed to eat in the library - just be careful around the couch).

Visit the author's web page about the book here.

Thoreau Gallery Opening Reception: Art Repurposed

Mixed media assemblage.
Claus Groeger, 2008.
© Creativity Explored

Artists from Creativity Explored
At the Thoreau Center
Thursday, November 20
5:00p to 7:00p
Exhibition runs November 20 through January 16, 2009

Creativity Explored studio artists put a new spin on recycling by transforming everyday discarded objects into uncommon, original works of art.
Creativity Explored is a visual arts center in San Francisco where artists with developmental disabilities have been creating, exhibiting, and selling art for over 25 years.

To learn more about Creativity Explored, visit their gallery at 3245 16th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103. Or, contact Amy Auerbach at (415) 863-2108/ www.creativityexplored.org

CLA 2008

Your librarian attended the California Library Association annual conference in San Jose this past weekend, along with about 1200 other librarians and students from around the state who came to network, learn what is going on in the library world, worry about budget cuts, and listen to authors speak, including Michael Chabon. Apologizes to anyone who stopped by the library Friday afternoon and didn't find me here.