May 2021 Leaflet ~ Elisabeth C. Miller Library, UW Botanic Gardens

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Volume 8, Issue 5 | May 2021

Your favorites: our 20 most-borrowed items since 2012,

an annual feature by Laura Blumhagen

What do Miller Library borrowers read? Each spring we look at the most popular items since our borrowing system came online in October 2012, gaining insight into how our collections are used. As in past years, many of your favorite books are locally produced and about topics of special interest here in the Pacific Northwest including books on Northwest native plants, plant selection (especially ferns!), gardening techniques, local wildlife, and botany. Here are Miller Library borrowers' top picks:

1. Encyclopedia of Northwest native plants...	11. Plant propagation (Toogood)
2. The flora of Seattle in 1850	12. Field guide to the rare plants of Washington
3. Planting the dry shade garden	13. Landscaping for wildlife in the Pacific Northwest
4. Trees of Seattle	14. Attracting native pollinators
5. Native plants in the coastal garden	15. Trees and shrubs of the Pacific Northwest
6. Cass Turnbull's guide to pruning	16. Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest
7. Encyclopedia of garden ferns	17. Conifers for gardens
8. The botanical garden: v.1 and v. 2	18. The plant lover's guide to ferns
9. Rain gardens (Dunnett and Clayden)	19. Winter gardening in the maritime Northwest
10. Restoring the Pacific Northwest	20. Second nature

We hope you'll take a tip from your fellow borrowers and check these out using our no-contact lending service.

Virtual exhibit of student work begins May 11

The Miller Library will host an annual exhibit of student presentations on our website beginning May 11, highlighting the projects of students across the University who are working with plants.

One of last year's projects, a poster by Landscape Architecture students featuring Coast Salish indigenous plants labeled in Lushootseed and English, appears here.

The new digital display will debut on the library website Tuesday, May11. Check it out!

Youth collection favorites since 2016

With children's books more popular than ever, we are proud to present the top ten books from our Youth Collection (in terms of borrowing) since March 2016:

1. Diary of a worm	6. Mossy
2. Picture a tree	7. Ellie's log
3. Bees: a honeyed history	8. Summer birds
4. Penguin and Pinecone	9. Step gently out
5. Up in the garden and down in the dirt	10. Miss Maple's seeds

Teachers and families can find these and many more favorite titles in the online catalog.

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Digital resources

New to the library