Container gardening
Debbie Landauer used local gardener Jane Sorenson of River Berry Farm. Debbie suggests offering participants the option of paying for flowers or having the library pick up the tab. Ideally, each participant goes home with a container of flowers they created. Container gardening is on the rise for vegetables too. Think herbs, tomatoes, or even potatoes. Many Vermonters have participated in UVM’s Master Gardener series, one resource for local speakers.
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Listen to NPR to hear Lisa Miser in Proctor and Paula Baker in Rutland talk about Geek the Library. Both Vermont librarians were quoted in a story by VPR reporter Lindsey Keck. The national campaign uses individual faces with the phrase I geek “a subject” at the library.
Check out the Rutland Free Library website to see local faces and what they geek– myth, hula hoops, and railroads. The Library is also using their Facebook site to stoke interest in the new campaign and encourage high school students to get involved.
Geek the Library is a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation effort. Read more about the campaign at Spotlight on Digital Media and Learning
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