Derby Museums

Rooted in Words Book Club and Climate Café 

Rooted in Words is a book club centred around sustainability, climate change and climate justice, enabling us to grow our learning and make a difference. Every other month, we'll read a book with a different view on green narratives- these sessions will be a meeting point to discuss thoughts in a relaxed and kind environment. The session will also act as a climate café, opening room for a judgement free discussion around sustainability in our day to day lives, and within our Museum environment. 

Join us for discussion, to listen and/or for hot drinks and cake in our Museum and Art Gallery café. No need to participate, all are welcome to come along and listen without pressure of joining in. Rooted in Words will take place on the first Wednesday of every other month at 2pm- check the schedule for exact dates and to sign up. 

Check below for the reading list month by month, should you like to join our reading journey! 

September club- Silent Spring by Rachel Carson

A cornerstone of the environmental conservation movement, Carlson's revolutionary 1962 book about the imminent and far-reaching effects of harmful pesticides opened the public consiousness to the crucial importance of taking care of our ecosystem.

Now recognized as one of the most influential books of the twentieth century, Silent Spring exposed the destruction of wildlife through the widespread use of pesticides.

Rachel Carson's Silent Spring alerted a large audience to the environmental and human dangers of pesticides, spurring revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our air, land, and water. Despite condemnation in the press and heavy-handed attempts by the chemical industry to ban the book, Carson succeeded in creating a new public awareness of the environment which led to changes in government and inspired the ecological movement. It is thanks to this book, and the help of many environmentalists, that harmful pesticides such as DDT were banned from use in the US and countries around the world.

(click here for Waterstones link)

(click here for Kindle link)

(click here for spotify audiobook)