On Tuesday, October 1 at 1:00 pm, Erin Morrill, Community Liaison for the Plymouth County Mosquito Control Project will teach us about the life cycle of a mosquito, the services provided by the Plymouth County Mosquito Control Project to the community, and how to use effective repellents along with eliminating stagnant water and disease risk. Blake Dinius, Entomologist from the Plymouth Extension, will then talk about ticks, including identification and management tips for bite prevention, proven protection methods, tick biology and ecology, tick borne diseases, along with myth busting about ticks.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month – learn about mammogram basics at the library with local resident and MD Portia Silk from Southern New England Radiology on Monday, October 7 from 6:30-7:30 pm.
On Thursday, October 24 from 6:30 to 7:30 pm, science writer and local author Michelle Cusolito will be here to share spectacular photos, videos, and behind-the-scenes stories about scientific research at sea. Her latest book, A Window into the Ocean Twilight Zone: Twenty-Four Days of Science at Sea, brings readers along on a three-week journey to the North Atlantic with scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and international partner organizations to study the ocean twilight zone with cutting-edge research technologies. Come learn about the making of the book, about how research is conducted at sea, and about Cusolito’s personal experiences out on the ocean and creating this amazing book. Copies of the book will be available for sale and signing at the event, courtesy of Titcomb’s Bookshop.
Please register for these events on the library’s online Events Calendar. To learn more, visit: www.plumblibrary.com/whats-happening