The Pioneer Library System is set to host filmmaker, explorer, advocate, and Emmynominated TV host and producer Philippe Cousteau, in a November 11 event, Spark a Change: Let’s Talk About the Environment, at Norman Public Library Central at 103 W Acres Street.
Beginning at 6:15 pm, attendees will learn more about the environment and conservation efforts through an engaging conversation with Cousteau, moderated by the Oklahoma State Director of the Nature Conservancy, Mike Fuhr, whose nature photography will also be revealed in an exhibition prior to the event. Seating will be available for the first 300 attendees.
This event caps off Pioneer Library System’s 2022 PLS Reads initiative, a yearlong look at the topic of the environment in which community members have learned how small changes can make a big impact on the world around them through reading, conversation, and exploration.
“Philippe and his family have done so much to raise awareness for the environment and to foster regeneration and restoration efforts. We’re honored to have him in Oklahoma, to hear his story, and to learn how we can work together in protecting our beautiful planet,” shared PLS Director of Community Engagement & Learning Ashley Welke.
Inspired by the legacy of his grandfather Jacques Cousteau, Philippe is a multi-Emmy- nominated TV host and producer, author, speaker, and social entrepreneur. He is the host and executive producer of the multi-Emmy nominated weekly syndicated series Awesome Planet, now in its sixth season.
Philippe’s conservation efforts are focused on solving global social and environmental problems. In 2005 he founded EarthEcho International, a leading environmental education organization building a global youth movement to restore and protect our ocean planet. To date, EarthEcho has activated over 2 million youth in 146 countries through its programs.
As a n a u t h o r, Philippe’s children’s book, Follow the Moon Home has been chosen for the prestigious Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List. In addition, he has co-written Going Blue and Make a Splash!, both of which have won multiple awards, including Learning Magazine’s 2011 Teachers’ Choice Award for the Family, a Gold Nautilus Award, and a 2010 ForeWord Reviews Book of the Year Gold Award. His new book series, The Endangereds, with Harper Collins, launched in September of 2020 and his latest book, Oceans for Dummies, which he co-authored with his wife Ashlan, was released in February 2021.
Learn more about this event at http:// pioneer.libnet.info/ event/6914122
