The community garden at the Galena Library is growing! We have received a donation of free to pick herbs from a patron that includes: parsley, dill, peppermint, spearmint, basil, and lavender. Our community garden has been planted and it is full of tomatoes, pole beans, cucumber, pumpkin, sunflowers, and peppers. Also, a patron donated us a rain barrel for our [...]

May is Jewish-American Heritage Month and to celebrate, I've got some picture books that feature Jewish themes and families. There are lots of picture books in our collection that focus on different Jewish holidays - Hanukkah, Passover, Rosh Hashanah, etc. - but today I wanted to highlight some picture books that depict other aspects of Jewish life. You can find [...]