BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:DC Public Library X-WR-CALNAME:DC Public Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:93236046-e037-4b3a-8adc-99c19f9ed447 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260727T233702Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260914T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260914T193000 SUMMARY:Ecology Book Club: The Green Ages by Annette Kehnel LOCATION:Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library\nCleveland Park Neighborhood Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Cleveland Park Neighborhoo d Library;X-APPLE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library:ge o:38.9338614,-77.0579754 GEO:38.9338614;-77.0579754 DESCRIPTION:This adult book club discusses books on human ecology\, sustai nable living\, environmental justice and post-fossil fuel futures. Books c an be nonfiction\, fiction or poetry..\nhttps://dclibrary.libnet.info/even t/16526945 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

This month we will be discussing \;The Green Ages: Medieval Innovations in Sustainability by Annette Kehnel.

A fascinating blend of history and ecological economics that unco vers the medieval precedents for modern concepts of sustainable living.
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"In \;The Green Ages\, historian Annette Kehnel explores sustainability initiatives from the Middle Ages\, highligh ting communities that operated a barter trade system on the Monte Subiaco in Italy\, sustainable fishing at Lake Constance\, common lands in the Uni ted Kingdom\, transient grazing among Alpine shepherds in the south of Fra nce\, and bridges built by crowdfunding in Avignon. Kehnel takes these med ieval examples and applies their practical lessons to the modern world to prove that we \;can \;live sustainably&mdash\;we&rsquo\;ve done it before!
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From the garden economy in th e mythical-sounding City of Ladies to early microcredit banks\, Kehnel unc overs a world at odds with our understanding of the typical medieval exist ence. Premodern history is full of inspiring examples and concepts ripe fo r rediscovery\, and we urgently need them as today&rsquo\;s challenges&mda sh\;finite resources\, the twilight of consumerism\, and growing inequalit y&mdash\;threaten what we have come to think of as a modern way of living sustainably. This is a stimulating and revelatory look at a past that has the power to change our future."

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Email \;rachel.white@dc. gov:
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For help finding a copy of \;The Green Ages. \;You can also ask for a copy at the front desk of Cleveland Park Library &mdash\; limited extra copies are available for book club particip ants until they run out. (This is the best way to obtain a copy in time to read it beforehand.)
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Registration is o ptional but encouraged for new participants.
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If you would like to request an accommodation\, please contact dcplaccess@dc.gov at least one w eek prior to the program.
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