Learn about the legacy of John Muir on Sept. 24

Sierra Club President Michael Brune and Chief Executive Officer Ruskin Hartley of Heal the Bay discuss the impact of John Muir's vision for modern environmentalism at an event free to the public this month. Brune and Hartley, heads of their respective environmental organization, celebrate Muir's legacy, examine how the movement has evolved, and discuss who is leading the charge in the 21st century.

Muir (1838-1914) founded the Sierra Club in 1892. As proof of his legacy, he has been selected as recipient of this year's Green Prize for Sustainable Literature Pioneer Award. The prize has been established by the Santa Monica Public Library to complement the strong commitment to sustainability established by the City of Santa Monica.

Join us for this event 7 p.m. Sept. 24 in the MLK Jr. Auditorium, Santa Monica Main Public Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica. The program is free and open to the public. Seating is limited and awarded on a first come, first served basis. For more information contact the library at (310) 458-8600 or visit smpl.org online. A book sale and reception with refreshments from Real Food Daily follows the program.

Other 2014 Green Prize winners include:

Ecology

The Once and Future World: Nature As It Was, As It Is, As It Could Be
By J.B. MacKinnon, Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Science
Letters to a Young Scientist
By Edward O. Wilson, Published by Liveright

Memoir
Breaking New Ground: A Personal History
By Lester R. Brown, Published by W.W. Norton & Company

Activism
Oil and Honey: The Education of an Unlikely Activist
By Bill McKibben, Published by Times Books

Business
Nature’s Fortune: How Business and Society Thrive by Investing in Nature
By Mark R. Tercek and Jonathan S. Adams, Published by Basic Books

Nature
Seeds of Hope: Wisdom and Wonder from the World of Plants
By Jane Goodall, Published by Grand Central Publishing

Beginner Chapter Book
Last-But-Not-Least Lola Going Green
By Christine Pakkala, Illustrated by Paul Hoppe, Published by Boyds Mills Press

School Age Fiction
This Journal Belongs to Ratchet
By Nancy J. Cavanaugh, Published by Sourcebooks Jabberwocky

School Age Nonfiction
Parrots Over Puerto Rico
By Susan L. Roth and Cindy Trumbore, Illustrated by Susan L. Roth, Published by Lee & Low Books

Picture Book Biography for Young Readers
The Tree Lady: The True Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed a City Forever
By H. Joseph Hopkins, Illustrated by Jill McElmurry, Published by Beach Lane Books

Picture Book Biography for Older Readers
Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table
By Jacqueline Briggs Martin, Illustrated by Eric-Shabazz Larkin, Published by Readers to Eaters