library gardens

working in the Library Gardens

 

Join us in the garden
Evenings in June and July
Thur June 18 5-7
Mon June 22 5-7
Thur June 25 5-7
Mon June 29 5-7
Mon July 6 5-7
Thur July 9 5-7
Mon July 13 5-7
Thur July 16 5-7
Mon July 20 5-7
Thur July 23 5-7
Mon July 27 5-7
Thur July 30 5-7

 

www.mcpl.info/gardens
Return to this page for future gardening dates.

We'll be in the garden throughout the growing season.

Get details, garden news, and work schedule updates.
Send your email address to garden@mcpl.info

 

Volunteer. Gloves and garden tools will be supplied.

Get involved! Get updates on garden news and schedules.
Send your email address to garden@mcpl.info

About our Organic Vegetable Garden
Growing food for Mother Hubbard's Cupboard community food pantry

About our Children's Garden

 

Watch our gardens bloom!
Click here to view our
Garden Photo Album

 

working in the Library Gardens

working in the Library Gardens

working in the Library Gardens

working in the Library Gardens


View more photos in our Library Garden Photo Album here.

 

 

 

 

Organic Vegetable Garden - Feeding the Hungry
Grow food for Mother Hubbard's Cupboard food pantry

Do you have a green thumb? The Monroe County Public Library is looking for volunteers to help plant and maintain an organic community garden in one of our plots on 6th street.

Mother Hubbard's Cupboard food pantry logo and link

All food grown at this site will be donated to Mother Hubbard's Cupboard, a Bloomington community food pantry.

We are also interested in small donations of tomato, basil, squash, eggplant, zucchini, beets, kale, peas, lettuce, radish, carrots, cabbage, pepper, okra, swiss chard, collards, dill, onions, spinach, parsley, cilantro, nasturtium, calendula, echinacea, amaranth, coxcomb, sunflower, zinnia, snapdragon, and other native flower starts

 

 

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Children's Courtyard Gardening Program

photo - flower gardening

 

For junior gardeners, ages 7-12, there is a Courtyard Gardening Program this season. The Children's Department is creating a garden just for children.

For details, view the Children's Services Program Schedule.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

working in the Library Garden

JOIN US IN THE GARDENS. Get involved!

 

www.mcpl.info/gardens

 

 

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Funding is provided by the FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY.
Get involved! Join the Friends of the Library.