Feast and Forum

Friday, August 3, 6 p.m. in the Program Room

This month join Dr. Theo Colborn, from The Endocrine Disruption Exchange, as she presents the potential health hazzards to regions where oil and natural gas are being extracted (like San Miguel County).

Theo Colborn, PhD, president of TEDX (The Endocrine Disruption Exchange) in Paonia will present "What You Need to Know about Natural Gas Development and Delivery." The presentation takes a look at the various stages of getting natural gas out of the ground and to your homes. Dr. Colborn will speak to issues relevant to citizens and the environment in San Miguel County. She will present what TEDX has compiled about the products and chemicals involved and their possible health effects. Emerging evidence will be presented about the possible immediate and long term impacts of water and air pollution resulting from natural gas activity. TEDX's goal is to educate and empower citizens, communities, policy-makers and those involved in protecting public health and the environment.

All are welcome.

TDEX Home Page

FREE FILM: Hormone Imposters

Monday, July 30, 6 p.m. in the Program Room

A film that details endocrine disrupters--those chemicals that mimic hormones in the body--and their prevalence in the modern world.

From plastic baby bottles in the microwave to the many chemicals used in daily life, this is a film you should not miss.

Hormone IMposters Home Page

Do you know what impeachment means?

Here's a blurb from Wikipedia on "Impeachment". Read the whole article here:

Wikipedia


"Impeachment is so rare that the term is often misunderstood. A typical misconception is to confuse it with involuntary removal from office; in fact, it is only the legal statement of charges, paralleling an indictment in criminal law. An official who is impeached faces a second legislative vote (whether by the same body or another), which determines conviction, or failure to convict, on the charges embodied by the impeachment. Most constitutions require a supermajority to convict."

Caribbean Cruise, Garden Party!

Don't miss LION VIBES, the nine-piece reggae band from Grand Junction, Saturday, July 28, 4 - 8pm, at our Caribbena Cruise! Including a full horn section!

Entry is FREE (although donations are welcomed). There will be boat drinks and beer, hors d'oevres and snacks. All proceeds go to support the Friends of the Library.

See the Lion Vibes website here:

Lion Vibes

Live Earth Party, 7/7/07

The Wilkinson Public Library will broadcast the Live Earth Party, live from the mall in Washington, DC, all day 7/7/07!

Around the world 2 billion people have come together on 7/7/07 for a series of music festivals and gatherings to foster awareness about climate change, and the solutions we, as a globe, should entertain. Small behavioral modifications can have lasting impacts.

It's not too late!

Swing by your favorite library in downtown Telluride to watch the show, and head to the Bubble Lounge at 7pm for further festivities and livestreaming media from around the world!

Braodcast in the Program Room, in conjunction with the Telluride Food Coop, and the Telluride and Tomten Institutes.

San Miguel Sustainability Coordinator Kris Holstrom, and the Telluride Food Coop, set up for the Live Earth Party at the Wilkinson Public Library. The Telluride Food Coop's monthly drop-off coincided with 7/7/07, and organic foods were for sale during the live stream from Washington, DC.

FREE FILM: The Shaman's Apprentice

Monday, July 9, 6 p.m. in th Program Room. This is the mesmerizing story of Dr. Mark Plotkin, an ethnobotanist who has studied the disappearing herbal wisdom of the Amozonian tribes. Dr. Plotkin has spent more than 20 years in the Amazon, documenting ancient herbal traditions, and fighting to preserve this forgoten knowledge. He has seen mysterious cures to many 'incurable' modern diseases.
Plotkin stuied under the Jaguar Shaman, and began a project to protect and revitalize the wisdom of the forest, preserved and selected over 10,000 years of human experience.
A remarkable tale, with stunning cinematography, you don't want to miss this film!


This film artfully blends science and spirituality, touching answers to mysterious questions, and evincing an ancient wisdom threatened by modern industry.

All modern medicines are sythesized from natural derivitieves, or isolated active ingredients. The rainforests of the Amazon represent nature's largest bank of chemicals with which to tune the human body.