Deep Roots Book Group

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Adults

Program Description

Program Details


Join gardeners and nature enthusiasts for deep discussion of books in connection with the Ames Seed Library. 

Topics will touch on seeds and plants, gardening, community-building, and the relationship between humans, animals, and plants. 

Book selections include both fiction and non-fiction intended for general audience.
 

2025

  • September 23Night Magic by Leigh Ann Henion
  • October 28All Over Creation by Ruth Ozeki
  • November 18: The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year by Margaret Renkl
  • December 16: Migrations by Charlotte Mcconaghy
     

2026

  • January 27: Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton
  • February 24: A Botanist’s Guide to Parties and Poisons by Kate Khavari
  • March 24: When Trees Testify: Science, Wisdom, History, and America’s Black Botanical Legacy by Beronda Montgomery
  • April 28: Last Garden in England by Julia Kelly
  • May 26: Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature by Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian


Supported by the Ames Public Library Friends Foundation.

 


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