Volume 1, Issue 12

Art and Gift Sale December 5-23

Support local artists and the Elisabeth C. Miller Library! Visit the library to browse a selection of locally made arts and crafts available for purchase this month. Delight loved ones with nature-inspired gifts including photographic art, handmade tiles, letterpress cards, and felted wool flower pins. Join us for refreshments at the opening reception and sale on Friday, December 5th from 5 to 8 pm. A portion of each sale benefits the Library. Refer to our web calendar for a complete list of artists.

Calling all artists & designers:
Create a poster design for the 2015 Garden Lovers' Book Sale

We seek your donation of creative talents for a new design for the 11 x 17 poster and 5 x 8 postcard advertising our 2015 Garden Lovers' Book Sale. The successful design will be eye-catching, with a plant theme. The poster must include specific details about the date and location, plus the University of Washington Botanic Gardens logo. We will accept submissions through December 29. For more information, contact Tracy.

Library publishes Annual Update

Achievements of 2014 and plans for 2015: see what's new at the Miller Library in our freshly released Annual Update. Learn about our diverse funding streams, and how funds are allocated for book purchasing, reference services, outreach, management, and fundraising/grantwriting. The Update also includes the dates of important 2015 events, including the Northwest Horticultural Society's Spring Plant Sale and the 10th annual Garden Lovers' Book Sale.

Three new books to consider for your
holiday season giving – or your own wish list:

Creative Vegetable Gardening (Larkcom):
A new book by a long-time authority on vegetable gardening.
The Living Landscape (Darke & Tallamy):
Garden design for beauty and ecological harmony.
Back in the Garden with Dulcy (Mahar & Mahar): Local wisdom by a garden writer we lost too soon.

New Items November 2014

Kincaid Ravine restoration and stewardship plan THESIS MORITZ 2014