Photo of the Week: Seed Libraries

A black drawer is open with two rows of index cards divided with orange tabs naming the type of plant, along with dividers for specific plant varieties for tomatoes, tomatillos, and more.

Folks of a certain age might quickly recognize the card dividers and look from today’s photo of the week.

It’s a drawer from the Westland Public Library Seed Library, where anyone can borrow seeds provided from community members.

Yes, it looks like a library card catalog.

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Photo of the Week: Pollinator Garden at Our Public Library

Bright red poppies, purple bachelor buttons, and pale pink poppies stand out in the field of wildflowers next to the library.

They’re in bloom! Last fall our township dug up a large area of grass west of the library and planted a pollinator garden. It’s about 400 feet long by 30-40 feet wide (at it’s widest area). I was thrilled to see the flowers in bloom this week. A few weeks ago, all I saw were… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Pollinator Garden at Our Public Library

Photo of the Week: Muskegon’s Hackley Public Library

Romanesque granite building with turret, trimmed in red sandstone

If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you know I love libraries.

Whether to find a new book to read, attend local events, or buy books at the library friends’ used book sale, you can’t keep me away from the library.

And when I travel to a new city or town, I always make time to visit their library.

Last week, that meant visiting the beautiful Hackley Public Library in downtown Muskegon, Michigan. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Muskegon’s Hackley Public Library