Sips n' Stories Book Club (Braiding Sweetgrass)

Join us on Zoom for a drink and book discussion. We'll make an Apple Butter Old Fashioned and then discuss Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer (or bring a drink of your choice).

The e-book and audiobook are available on Libby. The book is available at the library.

Summary: Drawing on her life as an indigenous scientist, and as a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings—asters and goldenrod, strawberries and squash, salamanders, algae, and sweetgrass—offer us gifts and lessons, even if we've forgotten how to hear their voices. In reflections that range from the creation of Turtle Island to the forces that threaten its flourishing today, she circles toward a central argument: that the awakening of ecological consciousness requires the acknowledgment and celebration of our reciprocal relationship with the rest of the living world. For only when we can hear the languages of other beings will we be capable of understanding the generosity of the earth, and learn to give our own gifts in return.

Zoom meeting details will be emailed to you when you register. Must be 21 or older.

Upcoming Meeting: In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren - Thursday, January 5 at 6 pm.