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Chicks arrive at the Garden For All Seasons!

February 13, 2013

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new residentsThe Arboretum's newest bird residents, five adorable chicks, huddled together in a sunny corner, unsure about their spacious new home in the brand new chicken coop in the Garden for All Seasons.  But it did't take long before the four-to-six-weeks old chicks were exploring their new digs and chirping with pleasure. Come and watch them grow.  By July, the chicks will be old enough to produce eggs, according to Jill Morganelli, horticulture supervisor. Each chick is a distinctive color and of a different variety: Plymouth Barred Rock, Araucana, Rhode Island Red, Brahma and Buff Orpington. The birds, their food, feeders and bedding were donated by Faz and Jeanne Alamdari, owners of Wes's Pets & Feed in El Monte.  The new chicken coop was donated by Mike Scott of Eagle Rock Backyard Farms.

 

Arboretum Library Winter E-News, 2012-2013

January 31, 2013

News from the Library

 

Hello all and welcome newcomers:

Here are some of the new titles added in the Arboretum Library June 2012 through January 2013.

We added a total of 1219 titles to the Arboretum Library, but the New Titles lists show my favorites.

19 new children’s books, 67 new articles I thought you might be interested in and 116 “new” books in the main collection.  

The New Titles lists are always a wonderful reminiscence for me of the generosity of the Arboretum Library’s customers. Laura Scott Sellers and Cynthia Vargas bought books for children.

Cover of Boo to a Goose Cover of Calling the Doves Cover of Diary of a Worm Cover of May Way for Ducklings Cover of the Mangrove Tree Cover of Meadowlands Cover of One Smart Goose Cover of Planting the Wild

They plucked them off the Arboretum Library’s Children’s Book Wishlist and certainly made my holiday more merry. 

Catherine Ratner, Nancy Goslee Power, Kerry Morris, the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries annual book raffle and several others certainly improved the Library collection in the past six months.

Covers of Armitage's Manual of Annuals, Biennials and Half-Hardy Perennials Cover of Cabinets of Wonder Cover of From Art to Landscape Cover of Design with Nature Cover of Garden Plants of China Cover of Gardens of China Cover of Higo Camellia Cover of Landscaping with Daylilies

 

We can’t do it without donations.  I’m so happy we have a steady stream of them.  Thank you so much to our donors. Let me know if you would like to donate your books or checkout the wishlist for the main collection.

The next Reading the Western Landscape Book Group meeting is coming up this Saturday, February 2, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. in the Arboretum Library.  If the weather is good we will go out in the garden. We will be discussing:

Cover of Infinite City

Infinite City: A San Francisco Atlas by Rebecca Solnit; Berkeley:  University of California Press, 2010. Saturday, February 2, 2013, 2:00 p.m.

“[…]examines that San Francisco, a physically compact place that contains multitudes, through a series of elegantly rendered maps and cleverly researched and well-wrought essays conceived by more than a 

dozen writers, cartographers and artists. Passing through these newly mapped territories, we begin to see that "place," as Solnit emphasizes, is an imprecise word, and even the idea of an atlas is beyond subjective[…]from Lynell George, LATimes.com. 

Here is the complete list of upcoming books for January-June 2013 for the Reading the Western Landscape Book Group. There are good reads here! 

Here is a link to the books and questions we have finished.

 

The Bookworms story time themes and dates are below:

The story time is recommended for children ages 3-8.

This is a free program for members and free with admission for non-members.

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The Food is Growing Faster Now

Wednesdays, February 6 & 16, 2013, 10 am

Saturday, February 16, 2013, 2 pm

Ouch! Watch Out for the Spines!

Wednesdays, March 6 & 20, 2013, 10 am

Saturday, March 16, 2013, 2 pm

Flit & Flutter Looking for a Blossom

Wednesdays, April 3 & 17, 2013, 10 am

Saturday, April 13, 2013, 2 pm

Tules and Turtles: Life in a Pond

Wednesdays, May 1 & 15, 2013, 10 am

Saturday, May 25, 2013, 2 pm

In the Jungle

Wednesdays, June 5 & 19, 2013, 10 am 

Saturday, June 22, 2013, 2 pm

 

The Arboretum Library hours are:

Open Tuesday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Open Saturdays, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Open Sundays, 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Come visit!

 

Remember we are circulating to Arboretum staff and members.  The circulation period for books is 3 weeks with 2 renewals if no one else wants the item.  You can renew by e-mail, phone or in person.  The circulation period for current magazines is 3 days with 2 renewals if no one else wants the item.

 

Our Botanical Information Consultant (for plant advice) is available Tuesday-Saturday, Frank.McDonough@Arboretum.org, or 626-821-3239.

 

For up to the minute Library News, check us out on the Arboretum’s Facebook Page.

 

Happy reading!  Hope to see you soon!

 

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