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Celebrate Earth Day at BPL

Earth Day is April 22, a perfect time to celebrate our planet and explore ways to protect it. Join us at the library this spring for fun and meaningful Earth-friendly activities!

Programs & Activities

Here's what's on at BPL branches to celebrate Earth Day. Please note that registration for May programs opens on April 16.

Learn & Participate

The more you know, the more you can do. Take time to expand your knowledge of environment-related issues. Here are four positive actions you can take now—with your Burlington Public Library card!

  1. Borrow books and DVDs on our environment and nature Staff Picks lists.
  2. Visit Britannica Library online and explore environment-related topics
  3. Build your "environmental awareness" through LinkedIn Learning courses like Cut Food Waste, 34 Things to Know About Carbon and Climate, Implement Your Digital Impact Reduction Plan, and Daily Habits to Live Sustainably.
  4. Ask us for timely and topical reading and watching recommendations through our Handpicked For You Service.

To further support your environmental literacy, we have library services and collections beyond books!

  • Community Access Passes to Ontario Parks, Conservation Halton, and Royal Botanical Garden (available starting April 7) to increase your connection to and appreciation of the natural environment. And while you're out enjoying the delights of nature, wear a Fitbit to track your health and fitness levels!
  • Kill a Watt electricity usage monitors to help you discover how much electricity plug-in appliances use throughout your home.
  • Birding Kit backpacks are stocked with everything you need to get started watching wild birds in their natural habitat.
close up of a hand holding a bean seed to plant in soil beside text Seed Library

BPL's Seed Library promotes gardening as a healthy, enjoyable, and rewarding pastime for people of all ages and abilities. Live more sustainably by growing and preserving your own food. Get sample-size seed packs and get growing! A limit of three seed packs per family ensures everyone who wants to participate can.

Happy Earth Day!

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