National Library Week and Fines for Food

Every year during National Library Week, the Sandy and Hoodland Libraries run their Fines for Food program. 

This is YOUR opportunity to not only pay off any of those pesky library fines but also give back to your community. 

Here's how it works:

During the week of April 6 - 12, come into either the Sandy or Hoodland Library branch to pay your overdue fees. Anything you pay, the library will match. 

So if you have $2 in fines, you can give the library $1, and we'll pay the other, wiping the slate clean. 

Pretty good deal right?

But it gets better!

Because not only will you get to pay your fines, but every dollar that is paid during Fines for Food week will be donated to the local food banks (Sandy Action Center in Sandy and Neighborhood Missions in Hoodland). 

Come say hello, grab a few new books, pay those fines, and give back to your community from April 6 to 12. 

April Seed Library News

 

Happy April, Gardeners!

It might not come as a surprise that I have trees on my mind when we have Arbor Day this month, so I wanted to share some interesting things I've learned about trees and how they support us. I read an interesting article from my realtor's magazine, American Lifestyle, called Miyawaki Forests are Taking Root, and it sent me on a journey to be continued further down the email.

In other news, if you missed the Edible Gardening Group meeting in March, I wanted to share one of the key takeaways that I got from Brandon of Slice of Heaven Farm: cultivate the soil around your veggies early and often (starting at about 2 weeks in) as this will keep weeds from having the chance to take root!