Good afternoon, I would like to highly recommend Jim McGrath from Nature Discovery for your next live animals presentation. His animals are native to Michigan and his presentations are engaging- we had attendees stay almost an entire hour talking with him after the program ended! We had his all ages "Snakes Alive!" presentation at our library last week and he brought a variety of Michigan snakes with him to share, along with a PowerPoint filled with photos of the snakes he had with him for those in the back of the room as an additional visual aid. He has a section near the end of the program where he lets attendees handle the snakes themselves, which was very exciting for our patrons.This program is always immensely popular with our community and is highly attended. The program cost us $250, which was very reasonable for having a smaller programming budget. He is based out of Williamston, MI but is willing to travel all over the state. He also has some funding to help cover travel and accommodation expenses. You can contact him at naturedisc87@gmail.com or call (517) 655-5349. His website can be found here <http://naturediscovery.net/index.html>. It was abundantly clear that he has a passion for educating the public on snakes and other Michigan species. He does this for the benefit of the public, not to make a profit. Snakes Alive! would be perfect for those who have a snake phobia as well as Michigan snake lovers. I have not booked him for his other programs, but plan to do so in the future. Best, Kelsey Rutkowski *--------------------------------------* *Library Director* *Indian River Area Library* 3546 S Straits Hwy PO Box 160 Indian River, MI 49749 (231) 238-8581 indianriverlibrary.org