On Tuesday, October 19th, at 6:00 p.m., central time, the LaSalle Public Library will virtually host Naturalist, Artist and Author, Julie Zickefoose, when she presents, “Saving Jemima: Life and Love with a Hard-Luck Jay.”

Julie Zicklefoose thinks of herself as an unsung, minor, and rather dirty superhero. Her superpower: saving small, economically worthless wildlife that would otherwise die. An orphaned blue jay named Jemima was one such foundling. Spending nearly a year healing, studying and raising the young blue jay for release opened the door to their world for Julie. She began writing and illustrating Saving Jemima: Life and Love with a Hard-Luck Jay immediately upon becoming Jemima’s foster mother.

This virtual program is more than a wildlife rehab story, it’s the story of life, love and dealing with great loss; of finding grace and redemption in bonding with a wild bird.

Julie Zicklefoose lives and works quietly on an 80-acre wildlife sanctuary in the back country of Whipple, Ohio. She is a prolific writer and painter and Contributing Editor to Bird Watcher’s Digest. Natural Gardening for Birds, Letters from Eden, The Bluebird Effect, and Baby Birds: An Artist Looks into the Nest are joined by Saving Jemima: Life and Love with a Hard-Luck Jay, the intimate story of how an orphaned bird can save a soul.

The program is free and open to all. It will be presented via Zoom. Registration is necessary to attend – please register using the following link – https://bit.ly/3hQyd3T.

For more information, please contact the LaSalle Public Library at 815-223-2341, or email Rachael Blomquist at rblomquist@lasalle.lib.il.us.