Delaware County Libraries teams up with Longwood Gardens’ Community Read
Once again, Delaware County Libraries is joining Longwood Gardens and other community partners for the eighth year of the Longwood Gardens’ Community Read–a program designed to encourage reading for pleasure and start a conversation.
In 2021, Longwood Gardens asks readers to explore where a fascination with plants, gardens, and nature might start for someone. How it might grow into something more? Perhaps flower into a career or hobby? In 2021 they indeed are featuring two books that touch on these ideas—The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man’s Love Affair with Nature by J. Drew Lanham (adult book) and Ruby’s Birds by Mya Thompson (for younger readers).
Birds are a lifelong passion for Drew Lanham and in his book, The Home Place, he examines his history and path, its influences, and his struggles. Readers follow his journey as a successful, wildlife ecologist who, along the way, uncovers lessons about legacy and his own need to inject deeper sense of human caring into his life and work.
In Ruby’s Birds, Mya Thompson shares the story of a little girl who discovers her spark – birds - in her own city neighborhood. They enliven her world and excite her about nature. Her own journey begins.
Both books available through Delaware County Libraries online catalog: http://bit.ly/2vWoGA4. The Home Place is also available in Hoopla, our newest digital media service: https://www.hoopladigital.com/
Libraries are hosting various virtual events around these books as part of Community Read. Find them here: http://bit.ly/CommunityReadEvents and join the conversation!
For teens, Delaware County Libraries offered our 2nd Annual Teen Art Contest. Individual library winners were chosen and are currently displayed in StoryWalk in Rose Tree Park, as well as on our website and voting has opened to choose the countywide winner. Vote on our website www.delcolibraries.org!
Delaware County Libraries is an agency of county government that provides support services for 26 independent member libraries. For information about the wide range of library services available to all county residents, visit www.delcolibraries.org.
