Central City Public Library

The next “Gardening Throughout the Year” class is this Thursday, April 19th at 7:00 p.m. in the library meeting room.  This month’s topic is “Unusual Food Plants for Your Garden”.  Luddene Perry will be covering topics such as:  *What are honeyberries, seaberries and pawpaws? *Unknown tasty vegetables  *Perennial plants vs annuals There is no cost for the class.  Everyone is welcome!

In celebration of National Library Week, April 8^th-14^th, the library will have an “Amnesty Week” to encourage patrons to return their overdue library items.  To participate, we are asking that patrons return their overdue items, along with a canned or non- perishable food item for each overdue item.  Have an existing fine on your account?  Patrons that owe existing fines for previously returned items may have a chance to reduce their debt owed by 50% during the week, by bringing in a food item to donate for each existing fine.  Food donations are welcome even if no fines are owed.  All food items collected will be donated to the local food pantry.

Tuesday, April 10^th, will be “Tea Tuesday”.  We will offer tea and refreshments for those who stop by between 1:00 and 4:00 that afternoon.

Patrons may also stop by throughout the week, to sign up for a prize drawing to win a gift basket.  The gift basket includes:  a hardcover book on the current “New York Times Best Sellers List” (“Lone Wolf” by Jodi Picoult), a Central City Public Library keepsake mug, some delicious snack food, and a bookmark!

Don’t forget that Thursday, March 15th is the next “Gardening Throughout the Year” get-together at the library! It is at 7:00 p.m. in the library meeting room.  This month’s topic is:  “Types of Gardening Methods:  What’s Right for You?”.

Topics will include:

All about soil, conventional, hay-bale, lasagna, organic, sustainable, raised bed/bio-intensive, biodynamic, and permaculture/forest gardening

The library is hosting a CRICUT workshop on Wednesday, March 28th at 2:00 p.m.  What is CRICUT?  It is a machine that scrapbookers and crafters love to use, to cut patterns out of different types of materials, to use to make things like:  cards, vinyl wall designs, scrapbook page designs, etc.  Jamie and Judy will be on hand to help you make them.  Bring an idea you’d like to have a small pattern or patterns for (names, particular shapes, etc).  Please call the library by March 26 to pre-register.  Should be fun!