Biologist and author Rachel Carson warned the world of potentially dangerous impact of chemical pesticides in her best-selling 1962 book, Silent Spring.
In this living-history program, set in 1963, actress and historian Leslie Goddard portrays Carson as she discusses her love for the environment and her drive to make the world aware of nature's beauty and fragility.
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The Schaumburg Township District Library serves in excess of 134,000 residents in portions of the municipalities Elk Grove Village, Hanover Park, Hoffman Estates, Schaumburg and Streamwood. With over 1 million visitors each year, the library circulates over 2,000,000 items annually and is the second largest public library in the state of Illinois.