November 21, 2007

 


 

Tree planting and public ceremony slated for Nov. 28 at Hoquiam library parking lot　

A tree planting and ceremony will be held in the Hoquiam Timberland Library parking lot on Wednesday, November 28 at 1 pm. The public is invited to welcome a pair of October Glory maples, a variety noted for beautiful new foliage in the spring and striking long-lasting red foliage in the fall. Refreshments in the library will follow the ceremony. The Friends of the Hoquiam Timberland Library paid for the trees and are sponsoring the ceremony. The City of Hoquiam is funding the preparations for planting.

The two landmark cherry trees in the library parking lot had reached the end of their life spans and were infected with several serious diseases. The City that they could not be saved removed the trees in October when it became apparent after two years of effort.

The Grays Harbor Fine Woodworking Guild cut down the trees and will be able to craft objects from the wood. Fruit trees were not chosen for replacements because they would be susceptible to the organisms that had infected the cherry trees and that would be lingering in the soil.

The Hoquiam Timberland Library is located at 420 7th Street, Hoquiam, 98550. For more information, please call the library at (360) 532-1710.　

Timberland Regional Library serves the information, reading and lifelong learning needs of the Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, and Thurston county public at 27 community libraries and 7 library service partnership locations. The library system is funded by local property taxes. For information on any subject, people can telephone Timberland’s Central Reference Service librarians toll-free at 1-800-562-6022. Or they can email them online at www.trlib.org. Anyone needing special accommodations to join in a library’s program can contact the library one week in advance.

Revised 11/24/07

For Information or to Ask a Reference Question:  Ask A Librarian
Or, Call 704-INFO (360-704-4636) in the Olympia area or 1-800-562-6022

Contact us   Report a Broken Link  Suggest a Link

Timberland Regional Library serves Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, and Thurston counties in Western Washington State.