It’s May. Flowers are blooming, trees are leafing and all of my gardening friends have bright eyes and smiles. They have dirt under their fingernails and a spring in their step. Their renewal inspired me to use the WebJunction search tool to do some library “gardening.” Look at what I found!
Getting the garden ready – weeding:
Weeding the Library Collection (A LibraryU course on WJ)
Weeding: It’s Not an Option (A LE@D course on WJ)
CREW: A Weeding Manual for Modern Libraries (Texas State Library’s handy manual)
Sowing the seeds – planting:
Everyday Organic – Holmes County District Public Library (Ohio) - organic gardening and sustainable agriculture
A guide to using the Web Soil Survey (WSS) Maps from the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Building and tending your library garden:
Building Partnerships Success Stories
Building Community Partnerships (Webinar)
Online Resources for Rural Librarians Promoting Public Libraries
SC Toolkit Chapter 4, Develop A Key Contact List
Value and Vision
