Hi, Sarah. Congratulations on your retirement! How exciting! Two years ago I retired from teaching at 61 after 36 years. From my experience, I’m assuming that it hasn’t really sunk in yet, but wait until school starts! For the past two years I have been at the beach for the first day of school (and also for the first day of meetings and PD). It has been delightful! Let me know how you feel at the end of August and beginning of September - and ENJOY yourself! After about a year, I stopped thinking about school. It’s pretty nice! 😊 Take care and congratulations again! Sevvy Stein Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 16, 2026, at 2:14 PM, Sarah Faulkner via CTBirds <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote: > > Hi Colleen, > > There are likely many birders who can do this for the libraries, and I'm > one of them. I will call the Cheshire contact, but thought I'd answer you > as well. I'm a member/past President of Hartford Audubon and have led a > number of bird walks over the years, as well as have taught about birds > while as a science teacher (JUST retired!). I'm also on the Canton Land > Conservation Trust Board and can include information on places to go > birding in CT. Happy to do a training session for new, intermediate,or just > curious birders. I can share slides, information, and would include use of > our phones (ebird, Merlin and more) as part of the training. Please feel > free to pass along my name and contact info. > > Sarah Faulkner > 860-543-1280, sffaulkner533@gmail.com > >> On Thu, Jul 16, 2026 at 11:37 AM Colleen McMorran via CTBirds < >> ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote: >> >> Passing along the request below, helping out a fellow librarian. Please >> respond to her directly if anyone is able to volunteer. Thank you. >> >> I'm wondering if you all know of a presenter (or presenters) who could give >> a program on birding basics / birding for beginners. I sent a message into >> the void of my local Audubon chapter's online contact form, and I figure it >> doesn't hurt to also get some recommendations from fellow librarians. >> Thanks! >> >> Lauren Gledhill >> Head of Adult Services >> Cheshire Public Library >> 104 Main Street, Cheshire, CT 06410 >> (203) 272-2245 x33008 >> >> >>> >>> >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via email, send an email with just "join" or >> "leave" in the subject or body to: ctbirds-request@lists.ctbirding.org >> >> CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing >> birders together statewide. Please support COA: >> https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ >> >> CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For >> list rules and subscription information visit: >> https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/ >> > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via email, send an email with just "join" or "leave" in the subject or body to: ctbirds-request@lists.ctbirding.org > > CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing birders together statewide. Please support COA: https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ > > CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For list rules and subscription information visit: https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/