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Our Blue and Green Home Film Series In-Person

Explore the wonders of our planet with this free weekly environmental film series celebrating our blue and green home: planet Earth. As part of our Color Our World summer library program, each Sunday we’ll screen a film that highlights the beauty of our world, the challenges it faces, and the inspiring efforts to protect it.

Whether you're passionate about oceans, forests, wildlife, or climate action, there’s something for everyone in this thought-provoking and family-friendly series. Come discover why our world is worth protecting—and how we all can help.

No registration required.

June 17: Ripples of Plastic– Sponsored by Gannon University’s Project NePTWNE

Guided by Dr. Sherri Mason and other regional voices, witness the vast extent of contamination pathways, effects of microplastics, and the unexpected toll on human health.

June 22: Kiss The Ground – Sponsored by The Lake Erie Group (LKE) of the Sierra Club

Narrated and featuring Woody Harrelson, Kiss the Ground is an inspiring and groundbreaking film that reveals the first viable solution to our climate crisis.

June 29:TBD

July 13: Ripples of Plastic – Sponsored by Gannon University’s Project NePTWNE

Guided by Dr. Sherri Mason and other regional voices, witness the vast extent of contamination pathways, effects of microplastics, and the unexpected toll on human health.

July 20: Chasing Coral – Provided by Exposure Labs
Chasing Coral follows a team of divers, photographers and scientists out to photograph the elusive process of coral bleaching, a phenomenon happening at an unprecedented rate around the world from warming ocean temperatures. The film took 3.5 years to make and features 500 hours of underwater footage and submissions from over 30 countries.

July 27:TBD

August 3: Ripples of Plastic – Sponsored by Gannon University’s Project NePTWNE

Guided by Dr. Sherri Mason and other regional voices, witness the vast extent of contamination pathways, effects of microplastics, and the unexpected toll on human health.

August 10: Native seeds: supplying restoration

Filmed over four seasons, this documentary explores the people working to scale up the supply of native seeds to meet the growing restoration demand, weaving together footage with seed collectors, farmers, researchers, and land managers across the Western United States. We see the extensive scale of damage to vast landscapes and meet tenacious people who are finding creative, scrappy solutions to restore ecosystems.

August 17: Chasing Coral – Provided by Exposure Labs
Chasing Coral follows a team of divers, photographers and scientists out to photograph the elusive process of coral bleaching, a phenomenon happening at an unprecedented rate around the world from warming ocean temperatures. The film took 3.5 years to make and features 500 hours of underwater footage and submissions from over 30 countries.

Related LibGuide: Erie County Public Library: Summer Library Program by Alyssa Johnson

Date:
Sunday, August 17, 2025
Time:
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Time Zone:
Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
Location:
H.O. Hirt Auditorium
Branch :
Blasco Memorial Library
Audience:
  All Ages     Children     Families     Seniors     Teens     Tweens  
Categories:
  Film  
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Event Organizer

Jessica Spitulski

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