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Wild/LIFE is the Guild of Book Worker’s 11^th traveling triennial exhibition and features approximately 50 works. In early 2020, members of the Guild were invited to interpret the theme of “wildlife” in any way they wished – literal or abstract, humorous or serious. The pandemic forced them to adapt to a changing social environment, new technologies and routines, and the challenge of limited access to materials, equipment, and colleagues. The resulting artwork communicates the artists’ interpretation of wildlife, from themes of comfort and reflection through reconnecting with the outdoors and depictions of the creatures and flora that call it home, to the application of wild in action and mindset, and experimenting with structure and unusual materials. Insight into the artists’ thoughts, design, and state of mind can be gleaned from quotes from the artists themselves that accompany each of the works exhibited.

Free and open to the public. Light refreshments.

Eclectic physicians practiced kindly medicine. In modernity, one expects physicians to treat their patients with compassion, however, for Eclectics kindly medicine meant far more than being nice? The phrase encompassed their belief in the inclusivity of all who were financially and intellectually able to attend and matriculate from Eclectic medical colleges. Then, once a practicing physician, Eclectics were expected to treat their patients, regardless of race, gender, or class, with dignity, respect, and compassion. This approach was vastly different than the principles driving Allopathic medicine, which believed in the mechanization of the body and the reduction of individuals intellectual and emotional capacities based upon their socially constructed categories of race, gender, and class.

Free and open to the public. Reservations Required.

 

 

Dr. Welling Gregg is a medical humanities and social justice scholar, who focuses on the intersection of race, gender, class, sexuality, and ability in American Medicine, Pharmacy, Public Health and Bioethics. She is excited to begin her new position as a senior associate lecturer in The College of Pharmacy at The Ohio State University.

Celebrate Black Birders Week with The Freedom Birdhouse, a project of Amplify the Future, founded  by Tykee James and Jeffrey Train in January 2020. As part of the Freedom Birders movement, it seeks to change the culture of bird watching in the United States by developing a racial justice curriculum and bird education project resourced by the lessons and inspiration of the Civil Rights Movement, the Freedom Riders, the Black Lives Matter Movement, the 1619 Project, and Black Birders Week. The Freedom Birdhouse, a virtual tour, explores the roots of their inspiration, and highlights the connection of the movement of people, observation of birds, and the recognition of land. This program will connect people to Ohio, the river, nature, people, and birds.

Watch a recording of the program.

 

Tykee James been part of the birding community for almost a decade. He has served as governmental affairs coordinator for the National Audubon Society, Co-chair for the National Black and Latinx Scholarship Fund, and on the Board of Directors of the Birding Co-op, the IDEAL Committee at the Academy of Natural Sciences at Drexel University, and the D.C. Audubon Society.  He is currently the President of D.C. Audubon Society and co-chair of Amplify the Future. He has earned international recognition as one of the organizers of the first #BlackBirdersWeek and is the audio producer for the Wildlife Observer Network. James hosts two podcasts: Brothers in Birding and On Word for Wildlife.

Jeffrey Train is the founder of Mr. Train’s Life Lessons for Better Birding & Beyond, a curriculum driven program seeking to inspire families and young naturalists to discover the wonder of birds. Train welcomes viewers into his world of wonder by introducing them to the birds inhabiting his neighborhood. An award-winning educator, he has taught, mentored, counseled, and coached for more than two decades, and is a trained racial equity facilitator. Train is an avid birder and leads bird and nature walks in Central Park and northern New Jersey.

 

The focus of this field trip will be on migrant songbirds, especially warblers, as the spring migration of northward bound neo-tropical species is at peak during mid-May. Spring blooms and plants are also at peak during this period and they will also be pointed out during this morning walk through the beautiful grounds of Spring Grove Cemetery. Our co-leaders, Denis Conover and Jack Stenger, are both expert birders and naturalists. Denis is a University of Cincinnati professor who specializes in botany and Jack is a conservation biologist with the Hamilton County Great Parks whose specialty is birds. Together they are a formidable pair and with them as our leaders we won’t miss much.

Birds will be very vocal and with Jack and Denis’s guidance we can expect to see (and hear) many species of warblers as well as many other songbirds including flycatchers, vireos, swallows, thrushes, tanagers, sparrows, grosbeaks, buntings, orioles and finches among others. The park like grounds at Spring Grove (733 acres) are beautiful at all seasons, but especially so during the spring. Spring Grove Cemetery is a good example of a “migrant trap”. Birds migrating through our urban and residential areas are drawn to this “island of green” in an otherwise heavily populated area to forage and rest before continuing on their way. At times the birding can be spectacular.

Jack and Denis’s plan is to take a leisurely walk throughout the cemetery grounds and see what we can find. The trip will mostly be on foot, but walking will be at an easy birding pace with frequent stops to observe birds and plants. Our leaders may caravan us at some point to move to another section of the cemetery. This trip will end at some time around noon. You of course can break off at any time you choose. Binoculars are necessary to see small birds well. Restrooms are available at the cemetery. Water and sunscreen might make for a more enjoyable trip. If you have any questions feel free to contact Denis or Jack. Organized by the Audubon Society of Ohio.

Meet our field trip leaders at 8 AM at the main entrance to Spring Grove Cemetery, located at 4521 Spring Grove Avenue just west of the Winton Road intersection. To find our meeting spot, drive in the main gates and go straight. You will go through a short tunnel (old RR archway). Just beyond the tunnel pull over on the right and park alongside the road.

Free and open to the public. No reservations required. Binoculars strongly recommended.

We are in dire risk of losing many of our migrant birds, particularly the long-distance migrants. As we formulate conservation strategies to mitigate our bird losses, new monitoring technology has been incorporated into the struggle. These novel technologies have given tremendous new insights into bird migration and offer a brighter future in bird conservation.

Free and open to the public. Registration required. In-person registration, Zoom registration.

 

David E. Russell received his BS in Entomology from University of California /Davis and his Masters and Doctorate in Molecular Systematics from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.  Now an Associate Teaching Professor at Miami University, he teaches a number of courses including Biology, Environmental Biology, Ornithology and Entomology.  A Master Bird Bander and a North American Banding Council Certified Bander Trainer, he is the co-founder and Research/Education Director for the Avian Research and Education Institute (AREI), a nonprofit bird conservation, education, and advocacy organization.  

“A picture is worth a thousand words” goes the famous adage, and it’s especially true in this technologically and graphically driven age. Photography is an effective vehicle to illustrate the beauty and intricacy of Nature, expose people to new facets of natural history, and by extension promote an interest in conservation. Photographic imagery has revolutionized survey protocols, as evidenced by massive data repositories such as iNaturalist, and greatly reduced the need for physical collections of specimens. Effective imagery can bring the Lilliputian details of a ruby-crowned kinglet to bear for all to see, expose the suave allure of a cedar waxwing, or capture the brutish glare of a hunting raptor. This pictorial talk will explore the ways in which imagery can be used to promote and document birds.

Watch a recording of the program.

 

Jim McCormac worked for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources for 31 years as a botanist, and later specializing in wildlife diversity projects, especially involving birds. He has authored or coauthored six books, including Birds of Ohio (Lone Pine 2004); and Wild Ohio: The Best of Our Natural Heritage (Kent State University Press 2009).  Jim writes a column, Nature, for the Columbus Dispatch, and regularly publishes a natural history blog. He has written numerous articles in a variety of publications, and has delivered hundreds of presentations throughout the eastern United States.

Despite global conservation efforts and successes, many bird species have continued to decline over the past century. These declines received a lot of attention recently with the published paper in Science, detailing the loss of 3 billion birds in North America, as well as Audubon’s report on climate change. Many of the species detailed in these reports are Neotropical migrants, and cover vast amounts of land in a given year. Join us to learn about how you can make your yards and homes bird-friendly and support populations of migratory birds.

You can watch it on Lloyd Library’s YouTube channel now.

Matthew Shumar is based in the School of Environment and Natural Resources at The Ohio State University where he is Program Coordinator of the Ohio Bird Conservation Initiative, a collaboration of non-profit groups, businesses, state and federal government agencies advancing avian conservation in Ohio and the region. Prior to working with OBCI, he was the Project Coordinator and co-editor for The Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in Ohio. Matthew is also on the council of the Association of Field Ornithologists, where he serves as co-chair of their Communications Committee.

 

 

 

The study of birds inspires discovery and furthers scientific understanding of biodiversity and ecology. On the Wing: An Illustrated Chapter on Birds, brings the Lloyd’s ornithology collection to the forefront. It is a tribute to naturalists, artists, and bird lovers from all over the world and through time dating back to the 1600s. Complementing the book exhibit will be paintings of birds by sister-artists Alex and Shae Warnick.

Free and open to the public.

Entrance to the opening requires proof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 tests.

What were some of your favorite stories as a child? Did they tap into the sights and sounds and smells of the natural world?  In this writing workshop, participants will immerse themselves in natural surroundings—through books, as they explore the Lloyd’s latest exhibit, The Gift of Wonder: A History of Nature Books for Children. Teacher, writer, and outdoors lover, Annette Januzzi Wick will present prompts to guide writers to consider a child’s point of view or to create their own nature story for children.  Co-sponsored by Women Writing for (a) Change. Light snacks. 

Registration required; Tuition $35, www.womenwriting.org or call (513) 272-1171.

Proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or a negative test is required upon or prior to visiting the library. Masks are required for all visitors.

Annette Januzzi Wick is a writer, teacher and community connector. She grew up in northern Ohio. She graduated from the University of Akron with a Computer Science degree yet still sighs when her cell phone doesn’t work. For a time, she made her home in the Pacific Northwest until firmly planting her feet in Cincinnati. When she’s not writing, she is walking Cincinnati’s fifty-two neighborhoods or finding and making connections in the community.

A 2008 graduate of the Feminist Leadership Academy, Annette is the founder of Three Arch Press, and has previously published I’ll Be in the Car (2006). I’ll Have Some of Yours (2019) is based on her award-winning blog, Find You in the Sun (www.findyouinthesun.com), where additional essays appear.