Palm Springs Public Library - Discover, Enrich, Enjoy, Connect! 28 October 2008, Tuesday Early Learning with Families (ELF) Time: 6:00pm ELF Night at the Library serves families with children from birth to age five (5). The program supports parents and caregivers in their role as their children's first teacher, creating an opportunity for families to share time and learn together. Local agencies will be available to address families' interests and needs. The program will begin at 6:00 p.m. every week. For more information call Youth Services at 323-8199. Author lecture: Howard G. Wilshire and Jane E. Nielson Time: 6:30pm Location: The Learning Center Discussing "The American West at Risk: Science, Myths, and Politics of Land Abuse and Recovery". This book is the result of more than ten years of extensive research and reflects the collaborations of authors and geologists Howard G. Wilshire and Jane E. Nielson, along with Prof. Richard W. Hazlett, who will not be present at the lecture. The focus of this story is on a human land use or activity that depletes resources and degrades environmental integrity of this resource-rich, but tender and slow-to-heal, western U.S. The program will begin at 6:30 p.m. in The Learning Center (TLC). For questions regarding this calendar, contact: The Webmatrix Licensed To: Palm Springs Public Library