East Renfrewshire libraries will host a series of events and author visits this month, to encourage conversations around climate change.
The activities are part of the Shelf Life project, funded by Scottish Libraries and Information Council (SLIC), which aims to encourage climate debate conversations and engagements and support climate literacy.
Author Tom Morgan Jones will lead workshops for Braidbar Primary and St Thomas's Primary pupils at Giffnock Library and Neilston Library on World Book Day on March 7.
The pupils will be encouraged to be curious about the world around them and express their ideas and feelings.
Local author and presenter Helen Cross will engage with students at Netherlee, Neilston and Thornliebank Libraries, showing the significance of plants and gardening for climate health, as well as mental and physical wellbeing.
Textile artist Eilidh Weir will implement Visible Mending workshops at Barrhead, Giffnock and Mearns Libraries, instructing participants on how to sustain and keep their clothes, keeping them out of landfill.
Booking is required and spaces are limited for the events between March 11-23.
These workshops are appropriate for beginners and those with some sewing experience.
Scott Simpson, head of Library and Information Services at East Renfrewshire Culture and Leisure, said: "Libraries are at the heart of our communities and are ideally placed to host events that encourage conversations and inspire learning around important topics, like climate change.
"We are grateful to receive funding from the Scottish Library and Information Council to host a series of events as part of our Shelf Life project, with two fantastic authors, who will work closely with local school children, encouraging them to think about our planet.
"Our Visible Mending workshops offer practical, hands on advice and support from an experienced textile artist, to prolong the use of clothing items and save them from landfill, which is good for the planet and also saves money."
For more information, go to https://www.ercultureandleisure.org/shelf-life/.
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