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This event has been rescheduled to August 11. If you have already registered, you will remain registered for the new date.

Explore the botanical world through the lens of insects as Andrew shows just how intimately intertwined plants and insects are. From pollinators and predation to dispersal methods and chemical warfare, the world of plants and insects is as wondrous as it is dangerous. There’s plenty to discover between these two vital groups of organisms even in our own backyards.

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Andrew Lane Gibson is a native Ohioan and overall admirer of the natural world. He currently works as a field botanist and ecologist for the Ohio Division of Natural Areas and Preserves. Gibson is a graduate of Ohio University in plant biology and ecology, as well as Hocking College in wildlife management and biology. He’s also an ardent photographer and writer with a popular Instagram, The Buckeye Botanist, where he features his many botanical adventures and interests. You can often find him leading hikes or giving presentations to numerous naturalist organizations and groups throughout Ohio and the Midwest. Gibson’s hope is to be a catalyst for more people to appreciate and love our infinitely fascinating natural world.

Bees and humans have engaged for thousands of years.  Join entomologist Dr. Gene Kritsky of Mt. St. Joseph University as he explores beekeeping during the time of the pharaohs. A Fulbright Scholar to Egypt and author of Tears of Re, Dr. Kritsky is a leading authority on the ancient interaction of people and insects.

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Dr. Kritsky is the dean of Behavioral and Natural Sciences and is a professor in the Department of Biology. Before coming to the Mount in 1983, he received his Ph.D. and M.S. in Entomology from the University of Illinois in 1977 and 1976 respectively, as well as a B.A. in Biology from Indiana University. Professor Kritsky serves as editor of American Entomologist, and has published five books and more than 100 papers on insect evolution, beekeeping history, egyptology, and Charles Darwin.

The Lloyd Library is well known for its botanical works as part of its nature-based focus.  Many are surprised, however,  to learn that etymology, or the study of insects, is well represented in the Lloyd’s collections. The exhibition features illustrated works dating from 1634 to the early 20th century that depict habitat, anatomy, and metamorphosis of insects.

Early library records show that the Lloyd brothers acquired books and periodicals about insects, especially their relation to plants. In 1920, John Uri Lloyd’s son, John Thomas Lloyd, received his Ph.D. in Entomology from Cornell University and donated many entomology books to the Lloyd in the years that followed.

The Cicada Room features a photo exhibition by leading cicada expert, Gene Kritsky, and artist books inspired by cicadas from members of the Cincinnati Book Arts Society

Pressing plants to preserve their beauty and study goes back over 500 years.  Join Thanabotanist Cole Imperi as she shares her favorite preservation techniques. Participants will learn several plant pressing methods, tips on picking and harvesting, and recommendations for their uses and display. Cole will also discuss the role of pressed plants in Thanabotany, an interdisciplinary field at the intersection of plants, death, and people, and how plants can be used to honor losses.

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$30 to members and $40 to non-members. To join the Lloyd Library, click here.

Supplies:  Work along with Cole by using your own press or by bringing this kit to the workshop. Purchase of the kit is not covered in workshop cost, is optional, and the responsibility of the attendee to purchase. A limited number of kits will be available in the Lloyd Gift shop.  Call 513-721-3707 for details, or attend the workshop and press your flowers on  a later date.

 

2021 marks the return of Brood X, the most concentrated seventeen-year periodical cicada found throughout the eastern United States. In celebration of their emergence, here is a peek into their life cycle with reference to the timeline of their occurrence. Periodical cicadas have long been a fascination of scientists and naturalists and can be found throughout the Lloyd Library collection. Some notable representations are featured here. Explore full-text digitized copies of these works with the provided links. Click here to view Cicadas.

 

Join Lloyd Library Executive Director Patricia Van Skaik, award-winning American author Sharon Draper, Directrice des Bibliothèques de Nancy Juliette Lenoir, and President of Amis de la Bibliothèque Américaine/Friends of the American Library in Nancy, France Michelle Howe-Gauchout as they explore the role of literature and libraries to create global connections to change lives, minds, and hearts. This program is sponsored by Cincinnati-Nancy Sister Cities.

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This four-episode scripted series explores the lives and impact of groundbreaking scientists and sisters Drs. E. Lucy and Annette Braun. Their stories are illuminated via letters they wrote back to one of their scientific proteges during their final research trip to the West in 1963. The  pioneering sisters were 75 and 79, respectively. 

Their letters to Elizabeth Brockschager, whose collection at the Lloyd Library & Museum inspired this series, encompass the personal and the scientific. Their excitement over their journey provides a glimpse into both their personalities and their perseverance.

This four-episode scripted series explores the lives and impact of groundbreaking scientists and sisters Drs. E. Lucy and Annette Braun. Their stories are illuminated via letters they wrote back to one of their scientific proteges during their final research trip to the West in 1963. The  pioneering sisters were 75 and 79, respectively. 

Their letters to Elizabeth Brockschager, whose collection at the Lloyd Library & Museum inspired this series, encompass the personal and the scientific. Their excitement over their journey provides a glimpse into both their personalities and their perseverance.

This four-episode scripted series explores the lives and impact of groundbreaking scientists and sisters Drs. E. Lucy and Annette Braun. Their stories are illuminated via letters they wrote back to one of their scientific proteges during their final research trip to the West in 1963. The  pioneering sisters were 75 and 79, respectively. 

Their letters to Elizabeth Brockschager, whose collection at the Lloyd Library & Museum inspired this series, encompass the personal and the scientific. Their excitement over their journey provides a glimpse into both their personalities and their perseverance.

Episode 2 includes letters from both Lucy and Annette as they navigate a changing landscape in the Rocky Mountains—including new roads and new crowds. 

The Lloyd Library’s spring exhibition, Women and Nature in the Arts, Sciences and Letters, pays tribute to the female scientists, authors, artists and illutrators represented in the Lloyd collections.

The exhibition will feature works by naturalists, botanists, mycologists, horticulturists, and explorers, including pioneers of scientific illustration Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) and Elizabeth Blackwell (1707-1758), and designer of over 400 gardens, Gertrude Jekyll. Two of the more visually stunning books on display will be The Instructive Picture Book, or, Lessons from the Vegetable World by Charlotte Mary Yong (1858) and Illustrations of the Fungi of Our Fields and Woods  by Sarah Price (1864). Both of we have had digitized and can be explored on-line by clicking on the titles. The Lloyd Gallery will feature Four Seasons at Burnet Woods, photography by Rama Kasturi.

To schedule an appointment to see Women and Nature, call (513)721-3707 or email contact@lloydlibrary.org.