Santa Monica Public Library Celebrates the Green Prize for Sustainable Literature with Eames Demetrios on Sustainable Design
August 30, 2016 2:33 PM
Santa Monica, California – The Santa Monica Public Library celebrates the tenth annual Green Prize for Sustainable Literature with the program Eames Demetrios on Sustainable Design on Thursday, September 22, at 7:00 pm, in the MLK Jr. Auditorium at the Main Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd.
Director of the Eames Office, and grandson of Ray and Charles Eames, Eames Demetrios is a filmmaker, author, and creator of Kcymaerxthaere, a global project that tells the stories of this parallel world through books, performances, Internet, embroideries, guided collaborations, but perhaps most distinctively through installations. He is known for his commitment to communicating, preserving and extending the work of his grandparents, Ray and Charles Eames, who anticipated the many tenets of sustainability in their work in architecture and furniture design. A book sale and signing, courtesy of Barnes & Noble, and a reception, featuring refreshments from Milo & Olive, follows the program.
This year, the Library has awarded Prizes to ten titles. The 2016 Green Prize Pioneer Award, which honors a writer who has paved the way for discourse on sustainable issues, goes to Vandana Shiva - scholar, environmental activist, and author of over two dozen books, including her newest, Making Peace with the Earth.
The winners of the 2016 Green Prize for Sustainable Literature Awards are:
Lentil Underground: Renegade Farmers and the Future of Food in America
By Liz Carlisle
Published by Gotham Books
Encyclical on Climate Change & Inequality: On Care for Our Common Home
By Pope Francis
Published by Melville House
Waste Free Kitchen Handbook: A Guide to Eating Well and Saving Money by Wasting Less Food
By Dana Gunders
Published by Chronicle Books
While Glaciers Slept: Being Human in a Time of Climate Change
By M Jackson
Published by Green Writers Press
A River Runs Again: India’s Natural World in Crisis, from the Barren Cliffs of Rajasthan to the Farmlands of Karnataka
By Meera Subramanian
Published by PublicAffairs
Inside Biosphere 2: Earth Science Under Glass
By Mary Kay Carson
Photographs by Tom Uhlman
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Fire Birds: Valuing Natural Wildfires and Burned Forests
By Sneed B. Collard III
Published by Bucking Horse Books
Luna & Me: The True Story of a Girl Who Lived in a Tree to Save a Forest
By Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw
Published by Henry Holt and Company
Wangari Maathai: The Woman Who Planted Millions of Trees
By Franck Prévot
Illustrated by Aurélia Fronty
Published by Charlesbridge
Untamed: The Wild Life of Jane Goodall
By Anita Silvey
Published by National Geographic Children’s Books
The Green Prize for Sustainable Literature is co-sponsored by the City of Santa Monica’s Office of Sustainability and the Environment, and was established to encourage and commend authors, illustrators, and publishers who produce quality books that make significant contributions to, support the ideas of, and broaden public awareness of sustainability. The City of Santa Monica’s Sustainable City Plan defines sustainability as “meeting current needs – environmental, economic and social – without compromising the ability of future generations to do the same.” For more information on the Green Prize, visit smpl.org/greenprize.
This event is free and open to the public. Seating is limited and on a first arrival basis. The Santa Monica Public Library is wheelchair accessible. For special disabled services, call Library Administration at (310) 458-8606 at least one week prior to event. For more information, call (310) 458-8600 or visit smpl.org. The Main Library is served by Big Blue Bus lines 1, 7, R7, 8, and R10. Ride your bike. Bicycle parking racks are available at the Library.
Media Contact
Nancy Bender
Librarian III
Nancy.Bender@SMGOV.NET