This year's theme for Lexington Reads is "Let Nature Be Our Teacher.” Throughout the month of March, Cary Library will be hosting a variety of programs and activities designed to illustrate how our lives may be enriched by close observation of the natural world. In keeping with this theme, we have selected The Path: A One Mile Walk through the Universe by Chet Raymo as the Community Book for 2011.

In The Path, Raymo traces the one-mile commute between his home and his office at the college where he taught, a route he walked each day for thirty-seven years. With his rare gift for observation and making connections, Raymo chronicles uncommon details, encouraging readers to look at their own everyday world with fresh eyes. In a review of The Path for Library Journal, Maureen J. Delaney-Lehman commented that "Raymo instills a sense of wonder in the workings of the natural world and exhibits a deep faith in science and technology."

Chet Raymo is Professor Emeritus of physics and astronomy at Stonehill College in North Easton, Massachusetts, and is the author of more than a dozen books on the connections between science, nature, and philosophy. His books provide thoughtful and provocative meditations on science and celebrate the grandeur and mystery of the natural world

Mr. Raymo will be joining us to talk about The Path and on making our own connections to nature on Sunday, March 27, at 2:00 p.m. Please note that this special event will be held at Cary Hall, 1605 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington (next to the Police Station). This program is free, and open to all. NO tickets required.