January 28, 2022 10:00 a.m.

Roseburg Public Library and the Umpqua Valley Audubon Society will host a Facebook Live streaming event with Oregon author and retired literature instructor Michael Baughman at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday February 17th.

A City release said Baughman will focus his presentation on “An Old Man Remembering Birds”, his collection of short essays inspired by his lifelong fascination with birds. Baughman’s essays reflect on the relationship between humans and animals and why humans seek closeness with nature. Throughout the book, he discusses the altered patterns of bird life as a result of environmental change and wildfires, and his ever-growing love of birds.

The release said Baughman retired in Ashland after teaching writing and literature at Southern Oregon University from 1966 to 1996.

His book is available through the library. Holds can be placed on a physical copy of the book by logging onto the library’s online catalog at: https://roseburg.biblionix.com/catalog/

To view the live stream, go to the library’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/roseburglibrary. A Facebook account is not required.

Speaker questions may be submitted before the event to: lrathe@cityofroseburg.org, or call 492-7052. Viewers who have a Facebook account may post questions during the event by commenting on the live stream.