Lexington Reads 2011: An Evening with Sy Montgomery

Cary Library is pleased to announce Lexington Reads 2011!  This year's theme is " Let Nature Be our Teacher."  The month long celebration will kick off on Thursday evening, March 3, with “An Evening with Sy Montgomery.” Tickets are not required, but space is limited.  Seating will be on a first come, first served basis.

Sy Montgomery is a naturalist, author, documentary scriptwriter, and radio commentator who writes for children as well as adults. Among her award-winning books are The Good Good Pig, Journey of the Pink Dolphins, Spell of the Tiger, and Search for the Golden Moon Bear.

She has made four trips to Peru and Brazil to study the pink dolphins of the Amazon. On other expeditions, she was chased by an angry silverback gorilla in Zaire; bitten by a vampire bat in Costa Rica; been hunted by a tiger in India, and has swum with piranhas, electric eels, and dolphins in the Amazon!

For her newest book, Birdology, the author bashed through the Australian rainforest to meet up with the most dangerous bird in the world, the 150-pound cassowary. Sy Montgomery has been described by the Boston Globe as “part Indiana Jones and part Emily Dickinson.” You will want to meet this intrepid author!

Cary Library invites you to join us she explores the complex relationship between humanity and Mother Nature by sharing her fascinating tales of adventure. Copies of Ms. Montgomery's books will be available for sale and signing following the program. 

For a complete list of all the programs and actvities for Lexington Reads 2011,  please go to: http:// www.carylibrary.org or stop by Cary Library.