We welcome the warm weather here at the library as we prepare for the summer season. Keep your eyes peeled for an update on our summer library challenge this year, it will be a little different than how done it prior.
Now for some general updates.
Our hours and days have changed! We are in summer mode here at the Holbrook Public Library. What that means for you is that we are closed Saturdays and open Mondays instead! Our Monday hours are 9 AM til 5 PM.
Speaking of changes, we will be closed on Monday, June 20th for the Juneteenth holiday. We will be open regularly through the rest of the week.
Now that we're done with the boring stuff, let's talk about our programs and things going on at the library!
First...
All Things Gardening Night at the Holbrook Public Library
Join us Thursday evening on June 9th as kick off the growing season with two enriching programs!
6PM: Seed Library Grand Opening and Tour
A seed library is a community resource where people can obtain seeds for free, which can be planted in gardens to provide fresh, healthy food, and flowers. In June 2022, the Holbrook Public Library will launch this resource to the public. A hybrid tour will be provided to orient the community with this new resource.
6:30PM Zoom Author Talk: John Forti with The Heirloom Gardener: Traditional Plants and Skills for the Modern World
Join us in-person or online for a Zoom presentation and Q&A by John Forti.
The Heirloom Gardener – Traditional Plants and Skills is John Forti’s newest presentation. It draws from his new book of traditional plants and skills for the modern world. Richly illustrated with period images and contemporary woodcuts, his PowerPoint shares inspiration from our long history of heirloom preservation, garden craft, and homestead lifeways. Artisanal gardening lifestyles that are helping us to rebuild vibrant local agricultural economies and celebrate sustainable cottage industries that are contributing to our new, homegrown American arts & crafts movement and backyard environmentalism.
At a time when we could all use a little good news, we hope you will join us for a refreshing look at how you can make a difference and build a habitat in your own backyard and community.
John Forti www.jforti.com is a garden historian and ethnobotanist who has directed gardens for Plimoth Plantation, Strawbery Banke Museum, Massachusetts Horticultural Society, and Bedrock Gardens. As a Slow Food Slow Food USA Governor and biodiversity specialist, his preservation work has helped to restore countless native and heirloom plants and has brought traditional artisanal practices to modern thinking. He has won numerous awards for historic garden preservation, children’s garden design, herbal and historical education and the 2021 Award of Excellence from National Garden Clubs. This book was inspired by his posts as The Heirloom Gardener - John Forti which go out regularly to millions on Facebook.
Click Here to view the Holbrook Public Library Newsletter - June 2022
