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Blueberry Awards Celebration!

Come see the winning books PLUS a bonfire & a book walk!

2023-03-23 19:00:00 2023-03-23 20:30:00 America/Chicago Blueberry Awards Celebration! Join the Evanston Public Library & Ecology Center staff to see the 2022 Blueberry Award winners and also enjoy hot chocolate, an audience choice award, a bonfire, a LIVE animal encounter and more! Evanston Ecology Center - Multipurpose Room

Thursday, March 23
7:00pm - 8:30pm

Add to Calendar 2023-03-23 19:00:00 2023-03-23 20:30:00 America/Chicago Blueberry Awards Celebration! Join the Evanston Public Library & Ecology Center staff to see the 2022 Blueberry Award winners and also enjoy hot chocolate, an audience choice award, a bonfire, a LIVE animal encounter and more! Evanston Ecology Center - Multipurpose Room

Evanston Ecology Center

Multipurpose Room

Join the Evanston Public Library & Ecology Center staff to see the 2022 Blueberry Award winners and also enjoy hot chocolate, an audience choice award, a bonfire, a LIVE animal encounter and more!

DRUM ROLL! On March 23 at the Ecology Center,  the Evanston Public Library Blueberry Committee will announce the 2022 list of great kids' books that inspire love of nature and action for the planet, the Blueberry Award Winners and Changemakers! We can't wait to share the terrific books we found last year. Join the Evanston Public Library staff, Ecology Center staff and local climate and literature celebrities at the Evanston Ecology Center!

We will also announce the Children's Climate Action and Resilience Plan Winner, the book most aligned with the city of Evanston's CARP goals. Vote in the Audience Favorite contest after hearing book talks of many of the books. The Ecology Center will make a nice bonfire, offer a chance to interact with the Ecology Center animals, and even serve popcorn.  Then you can take a walk in the Ladd Arboretum to read the Blueberry Award winner at a newly installed temporary book walk!  Registration is required and attendance is limited by the room capacity of the Multipurpose Room at the Ecology Center.

What is the Blueberry Award? Evanston Public Library started the Blueberry Awards in 2021 to honor the best climate and nature books each year that help kids 3 - 10 years old connect with the natural world and learn about environmental stewardship! The award is designed to help parents, teachers and nature center staff who work with kids, too! After the announcement on the 23rd, swing by the library for a display of all the books and to pick up our annual flyer.

Venue details


Evanston Ecology Center
2024 McCormick Blvd
Evanston IL, 60201
847-448-8256
ecologycenter@cityofevanston.org

 

Surrounded by the Ladd Arboretum,  the Ecology Center is home to a nature classroom with live animal exhibits,  nature-based educational programming,  and a multi-purpose room for event rentals. 

The Evanston Ecology Center strives to foster a greater appreciation, awareness and knowledge of the natural environment and our interdependence with it through educational programs and services.