The Princeton Public Library is set to host two panel discussions on environmental topics this month.
On Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. experts will deliver a lecture titled “Monarch Butterflies, Species in Crisis,” on why the monarch faces extinction and what can be done to eliminate the threat. They attribute the decline of the monarch to the decimation of milkweed across the United States as well as the increasing rate of logging and agricultural conversions in Mexico, where monarchs overwinter.
The panel will conclude with suggestions for constructing milkweed gardens and growing multi-colored butterfly bushes, as well as other actions that can be taken to help repopulate the monarch. The event is co-sponsored by the library and the Sierra Club.
The Library will also host the Great Ideas Breakfast Series: Food & Thought, featuring a “Complete Streets to Complete Princeton” discussion on Oct. 30 at 8:30 a.m. Guests will examine ways to better accommodate cyclists, motorists and pedestrians on Princeton’s roadways while contemplating whether a Complete Streets policy is an option for the town.
A zero-waste, fair-trade breakfast will be served at the event, which is co-sponsored by the library and Sustainable Princeton.
All Princeton Public Library programs are free and open to the public. If programs require registration, preference is given to library cardholders. The physically challenged should contact the library at 924-9529 48 hours before any program with questions about special accommodations.
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The library is in the Sands Library Building at 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton. Convenient parking is available on neighboring streets and in Spring Street Garage, which is adjacent to the library. For more information call 924-9529 or visit princetonlibrary.org
