January 30, 2023 9:30 a.m.

The Roseburg Public Library and the Umpqua Valley Audubon Society will have a Facebook live streaming event with Oregon nature writer, journalist and environmentalist Marina Richie at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday February 8th.

Library Director Kris Wiley said Richie is the author of “Halcyon Journey: in Search of the Belted Kingfisher”, which won a 2022 National Outdoor Book Award from the National Book Awards Association, the Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education, and Idaho State University. Richie has published children’s books as well.

Richie has written for a number of outdoor publications as well as literary journals. In the presentation, Richie will create a visual journey featuring, “Halcyon Journey”, a first-person narrative threading natural history, myth and memoir. She will read excerpts and delve into the secretive behaviors of North America’s beloved bird and American Birding Associations 2023 Bird of the Year.

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

Wiley talked about the live streaming event and other upcoming library happenings on the Morning Conversation Monday on News Radio 93- 9 FM and 1240 KQEN. That interview is a KQEN podcast at www.541radio.com