‘Miscellany’ Archives
What”™s Up at Your Community Libraries
By Lindsey Fenner All Hennepin County Libraries closed on March 17 and are tentatively scheduled to reopen to the public on April 6. Please check the library website at www.hclib.org for updates, as the reopening date may change. Availability of listed services below may change. Starting March 20, ALL library staff are working from home. Hennepin County library workers fought hard to close library buildings down and keep library workers at home. This was a heartbreaking action to take; we all know how important public libraries are to the community. But frontline workers knew that it was impossible to keep libraries open or have workers in the buildings, and still keep workers and vulnerable community members safe. It was also heartbreaking because Franklin Library was scheduled to reopen on March 17 after a long renovation. Thank you to all of the community members who have advocated on behalf of library workers and patrons! We are still here (just working from [...]
Earth Day Cemetery Clean-Up
Please join us starting at 9 a.m. on April 18, 2020, for a cemetery clean-up in honor of Earth Day. Minneapolis Pioneers and Soldiers Memorial Cemetery 2945 Cedar Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55407 If you can, bring a rake and work gloves. We have plenty of bags. Light refreshments will be provided. If you can”™t make it at 9, come later. We”™ll continue working until it”™s done.
Lawns For Legumes
Earlier this year, Minnesota approved the Lawns to Legumes program which provides funding to help residents convert their lawns to natural habitat for pollinators. Learn how you can bee involved! Ӣ Demonstration Neighborhood Project for Phillips and Corcoran neighborhoodsӪ grant provides funding for residents to install pollinator-friendly, native plantings in yards for little to no cost. Contact Lilah to be involved in this project: lilah@metroblooms.org or (612) 293-4027. Ӣ Lawns to Legumes: Resilient Yards Workshop (3 hours) Learn about the four planting types Lawns to Legumes supports: pocket plantings, pollinator-beneficial trees and shrubs, pollinator lawns, and pollinator meadows, and the funding offered to Phillips and Corcoran neighbors. Date & Time: Thursday, May 14th, @ 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM Location: Phillips Community Center (2nd floor dining room)2323 11th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55404 After the presentation all attendees will [...]
