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Rust, Dust, Crust - Discovering Desert Surfaces

2022-07-19 17:00:00 2022-07-19 18:30:00 America/Phoenix Rust, Dust, Crust - Discovering Desert Surfaces Mustang Library - Auditorium

Tuesday, July 19
5:00pm - 6:30pm

Add to Calendar 2022-07-19 17:00:00 2022-07-19 18:30:00 America/Phoenix Rust, Dust, Crust - Discovering Desert Surfaces Mustang Library - Auditorium

Mustang Library

Auditorium

McDowell Sonoran Conservancy

The Hills are Alive! If you think the desert floor is all dust, gravel and rocks, then you haven’t taken a good look beneath your feet. The desert’s surface is full of life in the form of soil crust, lichen and desert varnish – the living things that probably cover more of the desert than any single kind of plant. These organisms have much in common — they’re all alive (yes, even varnish), they have some components that are neither plant nor animal and living filaments that are crucial to their existence. We’ll explore these life forms and how they enrich and protect the desert surface. 

TAGS: | History | Adult Education |

Mustang Library

Phone: 480-312-7323

Opening hours
Mon, Mar 20 10:00AM to 7:00PM
Tue, Mar 21 10:00AM to 7:00PM
Wed, Mar 22 10:00AM to 7:00PM
Thu, Mar 23 10:00AM to 7:00PM
Fri, Mar 24 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Mar 25 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Mar 26 1:00PM to 5:00PM

Address
10101 North 90th Street
Scottsdale
, AZ 85258
Tel: 480-312-7323

About the library

Opened June 13, 1987

31,850 square feet

35 public-use computers

Drive-up window service

Upcoming events

Mon, Mar 27, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Book Discussion Room

Canceled
Mon, Mar 27, 10:30am - 10:45am

Tue, Mar 28, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Book Discussion Room

Tue, Mar 28, 10:30am - 11:00am
Program Room

Tue, Mar 28, 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Auditorium

Tue, Mar 28, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Auditorium

Wed, Mar 29, 10:30am - 11:00am

Wed, Mar 29, 11:30am - 12:30pm
Book Discussion Room

Thu, Mar 30, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Program Room

Fri, Mar 31, 10:30am - 12:15pm
Book Discussion Room

Sat, Apr 01, 10:30am - 11:00am
Auditorium

Mon, Apr 03, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Book Discussion Room

Canceled
Mon, Apr 03, 10:30am - 10:45am

Mon, Apr 03, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Book Discussion Room

Tue, Apr 04, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Book Discussion Room

Tue, Apr 04, 10:30am - 11:00am
Program Room

Tue, Apr 04, 1:30pm - 4:00pm
Auditorium

Tue, Apr 04, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Auditorium

Wed, Apr 05, 10:30am - 10:50am
Program Room

Wed, Apr 05, 11:30am - 12:30pm
Book Discussion Room

Wed, Apr 05, 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Program Room

Thu, Apr 06, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Program Room

Fri, Apr 07, 10:30am - 12:15pm
Book Discussion Room

Mon, Apr 10, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Book Discussion Room

Canceled
Mon, Apr 10, 10:30am - 10:45am

Tue, Apr 11, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Book Discussion Room

Tue, Apr 11, 10:30am - 11:00am
Program Room

Tue, Apr 11, 1:30pm - 4:00pm
Auditorium

Wed, Apr 12, 10:30am - 10:50am
Program Room

Wed, Apr 12, 11:30am - 12:30pm
Book Discussion Room

Thu, Apr 13, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Book Discussion Room

Thu, Apr 13, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Program Room

Thu, Apr 13, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Book Discussion Room

Fri, Apr 14, 10:30am - 12:15pm
Book Discussion Room

Fri, Apr 14, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Book Discussion Room

Sat, Apr 15, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Program Room

Mon, Apr 17, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Book Discussion Room

Canceled
Mon, Apr 17, 10:30am - 10:45am

Tue, Apr 18, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Book Discussion Room

Tue, Apr 18, 10:30am - 11:00am
Program Room

Tue, Apr 18, 1:30pm - 4:00pm
Auditorium

Wed, Apr 19, 10:30am - 10:50am
Program Room

Wed, Apr 19, 11:30am - 12:30pm
Book Discussion Room

Wed, Apr 19, 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Program Room

Fri, Apr 21, 10:30am - 12:15pm
Book Discussion Room

Fri, Apr 21, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Book Discussion Room

Sat, Apr 22, 10:30am - 11:00am
Program Room

Sat, Apr 22, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Program Room

Sat, Apr 22, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Book Discussion Room

Mon, Apr 24, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Book Discussion Room

Canceled
Mon, Apr 24, 10:30am - 10:45am

Tue, Apr 25, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Book Discussion Room

Tue, Apr 25, 10:30am - 11:00am
Program Room

Tue, Apr 25, 1:30pm - 4:00pm
Auditorium

Tue, Apr 25, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Book Discussion Room