speaking engagements - Upcoming and CompleteD
2025 - Currently booking programs in April, 2025. Possible winter dates are available. Contact me to see if our calendars align.
Timothy C. Hauenstein Reynolds Township Library, Howard City, MI - March 26, 2025 (Repeat Location) Montcalm County - “Birdwatching vs Birding”
Delta Township District Library - April 3, 2025 (Repeat Location) Ingham County - “Let’s Go Birding”
Bay County Library System - Auburn Branch - April 17, 2025 (Repeat Location) - “Birdwatching vs Birding”
Bay County Library System - Sage Branch - April 23, 2025 - “Birdwatching vs Birding”
Bay County Library System - Pinconning Branch - April 29, 2025 - “Birdwatching vs Birding”
Bay County Library System - Wirt Branch - April 30, 2025 - “Birdwatching vs Birding”
2024 - Currently booking fall and winter programs 2024
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
Chippewa Valley Audubon - September 11, 2024
Troy Public Library - September 25, 2024. (Repeat Location) Oakland County - “Let’s Go Birding”
Chesterfield Township Library - September 26, 2024. Macomb County - “Birdwatching vs Birding”
Henika District Library, Wayland, MI - September 30, 2024. Allegan County - “Birdwatching vs Birding”
Petosky Distric Library - October 3, 2024. Emmet County - “Birdwatching vs Birding”
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