Join us, at the Granville Library, on Tuesday, April 8th, at 1:00 p.m., when the Library hosts a screening of the documentary, “Rachel Carson.” When Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring was published in 1962, the book became a phenomenon. A passionate and eloquent warning about the long-term dangers of pesticides, the book unleashed an extraordinary national debate and was greeted by vigorous attacks from the chemical industry. But it would also inspire President Kennedy to launch the first-ever investigation into the public health effects of pesticides — an investigation that would eventually result in new laws governing the regulation of these deadly agents. The documentary, featuring the voice of Mary-Louise Parker, as the influential writer and scientist, Rachel Carson, is an intimate portrait of the woman whose groundbreaking books revolutionized our relationship to the natural world. Drawn from Carson’s own writings, letters and recent scholarship, this film illuminates both the public and private life of the woman who launched the modern environmental movement and revolutionized how we understand our relationship with the natural world. The documentary is one hour and fifty-four minutes in length, and is rated PG. It is made possible through public performance rights through Kanopy.
Information on related citizen science activities will be available at the end of the film screening.