speaking engagements - Upcoming and CompleteD

2024 - Currently booking programs September 23 - October 4.

Gladwin County District Library - January 8, 2024

Kirtland Garden Club - Location ->Houghton Lake Public Library -January 22, 2024

Springfield Township & Holly Township Libraries, Davisburg, MI - March 23, 2024

Flat River Community Library, Greenville, MI - March 25, 2024

Carson City Public Library - March 26, 2024

Timothy C. Hauenstein Reynolds Township Library, Howard City, MI - March 27, 2024

Indian River Area Library - March 28, 2024

Farmington Community Library - April 1, 2024

Bloomfield Township Public Library - April 2, 2024

Delta Township District Library - April 3, 2024

Lenawee District Library - April 8, 2024

Franklin Public Library - April 9, 2024

Troy Public Library - April 10, 2024.

Huntington Woods Library - April 11, 2024.

Auburn Branch Library, Bay County - July 18, 2024

Chesterfield Township Library - September 26, 2024

Henika District Library, Wayland, MI - September 30, 2024

2023

St Ignace Public Library - January 23, 2023

Indian River Area Library - January 24, 2023

Livonia Public Library (Virtual) - January 25, 2023 Register here —->. https://livonia.libcal.com/event/9740341

Genesee District Library - Johnson Branch - March 14, 2023

Lenawee District Library - March 16, 2023

East Lansing Public Library - March 20,2023

Dexter District Library (Virtual) - March 21, 2023 (Repeat Location)

West Bloomfield Township Public Library - March 23, 2023. (Virtual in 2021 - Now live in 2023)

St. Clair County Library, Port Huron Branch - March 25, 2023 Matinee

Stair District Library, Morenci, MI (Virtual). - April 26, 2023 (Repeat Location)

Kirtland’s Warbler Festival - June 2, 2023

Dexter District Library (Live) - June 12, 2023 (Repeat Location)

Jonesville District Library - June 13, 2023

Sage Branch Library, Bay County - June 14, 2023

Fenton - Winegarden Library - June 15, 2023

Northville District Library (Virtual) - August 16, 2023. (Repeat Location)

Indian River Area Library - August 17, 2023 (Repeat Location)

Howell Carnegie District Library - September 12, 2023

St. Clair County Library, Port Huron Branch - September 13, 2023 (Repeat Location)

Newaygo Area District Library - September 14, 2023. (Virtual in 2021 - Now live in 2023)

Rochester Hills Public Library - December 6, 2023. (Repeat Location)


2022. - We started out the year with virtual presentations and began Live presentations in August. It was good to speak in front of people again. Virtual presentations still worked after August when travel distances were too far.

Marshall District Library - February 8, 2022 - Birdwatching vs Birding Program

Capital Area District Libraries - February 15, 2022 - Birdwatching vs Birding Program.

Clinton-Macomb Public Library - March 2, 2022 - Birdwatching vs Birding Program.

Northville District Library - March 7, 2022 (4th time presenting in Northville!)

Clinton-Macomb Public Library - March 9, 2022 - Let’s Go Birding Program.

Royal Oak Public Library - March 10, 2022 (2nd time presenting in Royal Oak!)

Dearborn Public Library - March 14, 2022 - Let’s Go Birding Program (2nd time presenting in Dearborn!)

Hamburg Township Library - March 15, 2022 (2nd time presenting in Hamburg Twp!)

Farmington Community Library - March 17, 2022

Royal Oak Public Library - April 14, 2022 (3rd time presenting in Royal Oak! The program this time will be the Let’s Go Birding program.)

Live presentations begin in August 2022

Charlevoix Public Library - August 9, 2022 (2nd time presenting in Charlevoix!)

Alcona County District Library - Harrisville Branch - August 10, 2022

Seville Township Library - Riverdale, MI September 28, 2022

Rochester Hills Public Library - September 29, 2022

Roscommon Area District Library - October 5, 2022. (2nd time presenting in Roscommon!)

Stair District Library - Morenci, MI.(Virtual) - October 10, 2022.

Big Rapids Community Library - October 17, 2022

Tamarack District Library - Lakeview, MI - October 18, 2022 (2nd time presenting in Lakeview!)

Dewitt District Library - October 20, 2022

Briggs District Library - St. Johns, MI. - November 8, 2022

2021 - Over Thirty Virtual Speaking Engagements in 2021

Petoskey District Library - January 7, 2021

Commerce Township Community Library - January 21, 2021

Mt Clemens Public Library - January 25, 2021

Chesterfield Township Library - January 27, 2021

Madison Heights Public Library - February 9, 2021

Michigan Nature Association - February 11, 2021

CourageousKids - February 13, 2021

Saline District Library- February 15, 2021

Hamburg Township Library - February 18, 2021

Community District Library - Shiawassee County , MI February, 25, 2021

Royal Oak Public Library - March 1, 2021

Mason County District Library - March 3, 2021

Frankenmuth James E Wickson District Library - March 10, 2021

Genesee District Library - March 11, 2021

Charlevoix Public Library - March 23, 2021 (2nd time presenting in Charlevoix!)

Dexter District Library - March 24, 2021

Putnam District Library / Hastings Public Library - March 31, 2021

Auburn Hills Public Library - April 6, 2021

Comstock Twp Library - April 7, 2021

Lenawee District Library - April 7, 2021

Romeo District Library Washington Township, MI - April 8, 2021

Baldwin Public Library, Birmingham, MI - April 12, 2021

Canton Public Library - April 13, 2021

White Pine District Library, Stanton, MI - April 22, 2021

Flat River Community Library, Greenville, MI June 14, 2021

Howell Carnegie District Library - June 15, 2021

Belleville Area District Library-June 16, 2021

Bay County Library System - June 17, 2021

Lapeer District Library - June 21, 2021 (2nd time presenting in Lapeer!)

Muskegon Area District Library - June 22, 2021

Northville District Library - August 17, 2021 (2nd time presenting in Northville! The program this time will be a Youth program.)

West Bloomfield Township Public Library - August 18, 2021

Muskegon Area District Library - September 13, 2021 (2nd time presenting in Muskegon!)

Dexter District Library - September 14, 2021 (2nd time presenting in Dexter!)

Northville District Library - December 6, 2021 (3rd time presenting in Northville! )

White Pine District Library, Stanton, MI - December 14, 2021 (2nd time presenting in Stanton!)

2020

I spoke at five locations before the virus cancelled twelve on site presentations. In September I began doing presentations virtually which were very well received. In fact I delivered eleven presentations in the fall of 2020! See Testimonials to see sponsor and patron comments on how well the virtual presentations came across to viewers.

Bayliss Public Library - Sault Saint Marie, MI - January 7, 2020

Les Cheneaux Community Library - Cederville, MI - January 8, 2020

DeTour Public Library - January 8, 2020

Lapeer District Library - February 5, 2020

Allegan District Library - February 18, 2020

I began Virtual presentations in September 2020

Lincoln Township Public Library - Stevensville, MI - September 15, 2020

Newaygo Area District Library - September 17, 2020

Tamarack District Library - Lakeview, MI - September 24, 2020

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute - Saginaw Valley State University - October 14, 2020

Chelsea District Library - October 19, 2020

Traverse City - November 5, 2020 (2nd time presenting in Traverse City!)

Dearborn Public Library - November 14, 2020

Harbor Beach Area District Library - November 16, 2020

The Library Network - December 7, 2020

Straits Area Audubon - December 9, 2020

Northville District Library - December 15, 2020

2019

Twenty One Speaking Engagements in 2019 is an indicator of the positive response received from staff and patrons. Thousand Thanks to those library staff who sent out recommendations to the Michigan Library listserv. See below for list of 2019 presentations.

Marcellus Township Library - February 19, 2019

Ann Arbor District Library - Pittsfield Branch - March 19, 2019

Big Rapids Community Library - March 21, 2019

Shiawassee District Library - Owosso Branch - April 23, 2019

Otsego County Library / Alpine Master Gardeners, Gaylord, MI - April 30, 2019

Alvah N. Belding Memorial Library, Belding, MI - May 6, 2019

White Lake Community Library, Whitehall, MI - May 9, 2019

Timothy C. Hauenstein Reynolds Township Library, Howard City, MI - May 13, 2019

Bullard Sanford Memorial Library, Vassar, MI - May 14, 2019

Waterford Township Public Library - June 17, 2019

Warren Public Library, Civic Center Branch - June 18, 2019

Centerline Public Library - July 15, 2019

Harrison District Library - July 16, 2019

Pere Marquette District Library, Clare, MI - July 16, 2019

Roscommon Area District Library - July 18, 2019

Pentwater Township Library - July 19, 2019

Traverse Area District Library - September 15, 2019

Whiting Forest Birding Festival, Midland, MI - Sept 20, 2019

Charlevoix Public Library - October 8, 2019

Houghton Lake Public Library - October 9, 2019

Caro Area District Library - October 10, 2019