Volume 3, Issue 6
Washington native plants featured beginning June 14 

We hope this summer brings you time to travel around our great state and see varied plant communities, from the forests of the Cascade Range and Olympic Peninsula to the sage steppes of the Columbia Basin. We're spotlighting some of our favorite resources--many available for lending directly from the display--to help you recognise and appreciate the native plants of Washington, from vanilla leaf to opuntia.

At right, a favorite: Hilary Stewart's Cedar: Tree of Life to the Northwest Coast Indians.

Early Birds plein air show begins June 17

Beth Means lives nearby and loves the early morning light at the Center. She has been an avid outdoor painter for 15 years and has her studio in Wallingford.

Catherine Gill finds it exciting, inspiring and fun to set up her paints and easel on the trails at the CUH, next to the trees and the water and amidst the critters. Feeling the wind, the heat, the cold, the sprinkles, seeing the changing colors, and hearing the birds all make for some interesting stories and paintings.

Presenting our staff and summer hours
from Library Manager Brian Thompson

This has been a year of change in staffing for the Miller Library and I thought this would be a good time to present the current staff. With me in the picture at right are Jessica Anderson, Rebecca Alexander, Laura Blumhagen, and Tracy Mehlin. Follow their links to see what they do for the Miller Library, how they got here, and their special interests, especially in horticulture (all are gardeners). I promise to make my own profile available very soon!

Summer hours start soon, with a few special closures to note this year. The Library will be closed Tuesday, June 21, due to an all-staff program. On Saturday, June 25, the Library will also be closed, beginning our summer schedule, with the Library closed Saturdays June 25-September 3. During the summer, visit us during our summer open hours: Monday noon to 8:00 pm (June 13-September 26), excepting July 4 and Labor Day, and Tuesday through Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Check our website for more details about the summer schedule.

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