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Author Talk With Mia Birk

Pedaling Toward a Healthier Planet (Zoom Attendance)

2026-05-07 12:00:00 2026-05-07 13:00:00 America/Chicago Author Talk With Mia Birk Join the library and Local Motion for an online discussion with author Mia Birk about her inspiring story, “Joyride: Pedaling Toward a Healthier Planet.” Dive deep into Mia’s twenty-year crusade to teach communities how to integrate bicycling into daily life, making towns healthier, safer and more livable. Register for a Zoom link or attend an in-person watch party at the Columbia library. Live online via Zoom -

Thursday, May 07
12:00pm - 1:00pm

Add to Calendar 2026-05-07 12:00:00 2026-05-07 13:00:00 America/Chicago Author Talk With Mia Birk Join the library and Local Motion for an online discussion with author Mia Birk about her inspiring story, “Joyride: Pedaling Toward a Healthier Planet.” Dive deep into Mia’s twenty-year crusade to teach communities how to integrate bicycling into daily life, making towns healthier, safer and more livable. Register for a Zoom link or attend an in-person watch party at the Columbia library. Live online via Zoom -

Join the library and Local Motion for an online discussion with author Mia Birk about her inspiring story, “Joyride: Pedaling Toward a Healthier Planet.” Dive deep into Mia’s twenty-year crusade to teach communities how to integrate bicycling into daily life, making towns healthier, safer and more livable. Register for a Zoom link or attend an in-person watch party at the Columbia library.

It's Bike, Walk and Wheel Week in Columbia! Join the library and Local Motion for a discussion with author Mia Birk about her inspiring story, “Joyride: Pedaling Toward a Healthier Planet.” Dive deep into Mia’s twenty-year crusade to integrate bicycling into daily life. This book tells the story of her personal experience leading a revolution that helped grow Portland, Oregon into the country's premier cycling city. Birk then took that info on the road to teach communities how to incorporate cycling into their civic DNA to make their towns healthier, safer and more livable.

Adults and teens. Register here to get a link to participate online via Zoom. You can also attend an in-person watch party at the Columbia Public Library. And the event will be recorded for later viewing.

(Also check out our book discussion of "Joyride" April 29 at 6 p.m.)

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Health & Wellness | Featured | Books & Authors |

TAGS: | Sustainability | Co-sponsored |

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Please note that this program is taking place online or via broadcast rather than at a physical location. Please see the event description for details on where to view or tune in.