Last night at Seattle’s Town Hall as part of the Seattle Arts and Lectures series, activist Bill McKibben talked about his new book, Here Comes the Sun, which offers a welcome sign of hope for a planet that is experiencing a steady increase in climate-related disasters. That hope rises on the horizon every day and is powering more and more cities across the globe.

The Emergency Prep series at the library continues in May with a focus on CPR. May 20 from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Bainbridge Public Library, you can learn how to administr CPR and use an AED.