Green Living
May 2022
“It is spring again. The earth is like a child that knows poems by heart.” ~Rainer Maria Rilke
New and Recently Released
One : pot, pan, planet
by Anna Jones

With recipes for every occasion, these creative, delicious and satisfying vegetarian dishes are easy to prepare and keep sustainability at the center of every meal.
Micro Food Gardening : project plans and plants for growing fruits and veggies in tiny spaces
by Jen McGuinness

From miniature herbs and salad greens to tiny strawberry plants, baby beets, and mini cabbages, you'll quickly discover that micro gardening offers a surprisingly diverse and delicious array of edible opportunities. Plus, with step-by-step instructions for a plethora of DIY micro food gardening projects, you'll be up and growing in no time at all. 
Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff : declutter, downsize, and move forward with your life
by Matt Paxton

America's top cleaning expert and star of the hit series Legacy List with Matt Paxton distills his fail-proof approach to decluttering and downsizing. With empathy, expertise, and humor, Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff helps you sift through years of clutter, let go of what no longer serves you, and identify the items worth keeping so that you can focus on living in the present. 
How to Garden Indoors & Grow Your Own Food Year Round : ultimate guide to vertical, container, and hydroponic gardening
by Kim Roman

Provides everything you need to know about indoor food production and how to maximize your indoor space, showing you how to grow fresh produce all year-round no matter where you live.
Green Cleaning
Planet Home : conscious choices for cleaning and greening the world you care about most
by Jeffrey Hollender

The chairman of Seventh Generation shares strategies for maintaining a healthy home while engaging in environmentally responsible practices, outlining a lifestyle program based on scientific principles that explains how to understand the connection between individual habits and planet health. 
Clean Home, Green Home : the complete illustrated guide to eco-friendly homekeeping
by Kimberly Delaney

A visual handbook of eco-friendly housekeeping solutions presents quick, efficient, and safe cleaning options for every room in the home, explaining how to get a clean, germ-free home without the use of unhealthy chemicals, in a guide that includes recipes for homemade cleaning products, facts about product ingredients, and more than four hundred color photograph. 
Green Cleaning for Dummies
by Elizabeth B. Goldsmith

Provides authoritative guidelines on how to reduce a household's exposure to hazardous chemicals by utilizing natural cleaning methods that do not use toxic materials, offering green solutions to every common cleaning chore in every room of the house, including techniques that emphasize organic, nontoxic, sustainable alternatives to conventional cleaning products. 
The Naturally Clean Home : 150 nontoxic recipes for cleaning and disinfecting with essential oils
by Karyn Siegel-Maier

In this updated edition of her best-selling book, Karyn Siegel-Maier brings together the formulas for home cleaning solutions that readers have trusted for years with new information and ingredients updated to today's green standards.
Events
Southside Cookbook Club
Southside Branch Library
Wednesday, June 1 at 1 p.m.
Monthly on the first Wednesday
 
Share delicious homemade food and culinary advice with your fellow library patrons. We meet on the first Wednesday of every month at 1:00 pm. Fair warning: You MUST bring a dish from one of our pre-selected cookbooks in order to attend! Ask at the front desk to sign up and pick out a recipe. Call Michael at 336-703-2985 for more information.
Flower Search & Find
Lewisville Branch Library
May 16-21
 
Search the Children's Area for our hidden flowers. Find them all and get a prize (while supplies last)! For all ages. Free and open to the public. Please call 336-703-2940 for more information. Thank you to the Friends of the Lewisville Branch for providing the prizes.
Summer Storytime Series
Reynolda Manor Branch Library
Wednesday, June 1⋅10:30 – 11:00am
Every 2 weeks on Wednesday, until Aug 18, 2022
 
Enjoy a fun-filled 30 minutes of stories and songs at Historic Bethabara Park. For children ages 2 – 5, and their caregivers. Email spencepr@forsyth.cc or call 336-703-2960 with any questions. 
 
Storytime at the Park
Fourth of July Park, Kernersville
Saturday, June 4⋅10:00 – 10:30am
Every 4 weeks on Saturday, until Aug 7, 2022
 
Come to storytime in the great outdoors at Fourth of July Park in Kernersville. For ages 6 and under. Subject to weather. Weather updates will post on the FCPL 4 Kids Facebook page by 9 a.m. the day of the program.
Storytime at the Garden
Paul J. Ciener Botanical Gardens, Kernersville
Tuesday, June 14⋅10:00 – 11:00am
Monthly on the second Tuesday
 
Join Miss Stefanie for stories, singing, and dancing on the second Tuesday of the month at 10 a.m. at the Paul J. Ciener Botanical Garden in Kernersville (215 S. Main St.). You’ll also learn about gardening and the great outdoors from garden staff. For ages 8 and under. Upcoming dates: Sept. 14, Oct. 12, and Nov. 9. For more information, contact Stefanie Kellum at kellumsm@forsyth.cc.
National Melon Month
 
June is National Melon month. To celebrate, join Chef Floyd Davis as he shares samples, and nutritious facts about melons.  
 
Chef Floyd will be at the following locations: 
 
  • June 16 Malloy Jordan East Winston Heritage Center at 11 a.m. 
  • June 20 Central at 11 a.m. 
  • June 22 Carver at 11 a.m. 
  • June 24 Rural Hall at 11 a.m. 
  • June 28 Walkertown at 11 a.m. 
  • June 30 Lewisville at 11 a.m. 
  • July 5 Clemmons at 11 a.m. 
Activities on the Lawn
Central Library
Weekly on Mondays from June 20 until July 26, 11 a.m.
 
Fun activities exploring arts, innovation, and reading. Each program opens with a 30-minute storytime and activity to introduce the day’s theme. Paper airplane contests, giant parachutes, obstacle courses, bubble extravaganzas and more will engage children’s imaginations. Call 336-703-3040 for more information.
Clemmons Cookbook Club
Clemmons Branch Library
Wednesday, May 18, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Monthly on the third Wednesday
 
Choose a recipe from a pre-selected book in the library and we’ll make a copy for you. Bring in the finished dish on the day of the meeting to share with other members. Must bring a dish to attend.
Forsyth County Public Library
660 W 5th Street
Winston Salem, North Carolina 27101
336-703-3030

https://www.forsyth.cc/library/default.aspx