May 20, 2013 Free Container Gardening Class at Colton Library, Colton, Washington

A Container Gardening class will be held at the Colton Library,760 Broadway Ave., Colton, on Monday, May 20 at 2 p.m. Donna Hansen will show participants how beautiful flowers and vegetables can be grown in even the smallest spaces by growing them in containers.

She will demonstrate how to match the right plant to the right size of pot and where to place the pots to maximize growing potential.

This class is free of charge due to funding provided by the Institute of Museums and Library Services grant titled Transforming Life after 50 which was recently awarded to Whitman County Library.

Container Gardening at Colton Library, May 4, 2013

Colton Library is hosting a Container Gardening class taught by Donna Hansen on Saturday, May 4, 2013, at 1:30 p.m.  Donna will explain how to properly raise vegetables and flowers in containers so that even the smallest yards can be beautiful and productive.  This program is being provided free of charge, thanks to funding from the Institute for Museums and Library Services grant entitled “Transforming Life after 50” which was recently awarded to the Whitman County Library.

The Uniontown/Colton Book Club book for May is Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford.  Copies of this book are available at both libraries.  Discussion of the book will be held on May 29, 2013 at the Uniontown Library at 6 p.m. 

 

Hours of operation for Colton Library are Mondays 10-2:30 and Thursdays 2:30-6:30 p.m., and Uniontown Library hours are Wednesdays 2:30-6:30 p.m. and Fridays 9:30-1:30.

The theme for Summer Reading this year is Dig into Reading!  Programs will have an underground theme.

 

Summer reading dates for the Colton Library are Mondays, June 10, 17, and 24 and July 1, 8, and 15 at 10:30 a.m.  Come in to the library and sign up today!