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My tiny veg plot : Grow Your Own in Surprisingly Small Placesby Lia LeendertzFood can be grown just about anywhere, and lack of space should not put you off growing your own fresh vegetables. Not everyone has access to outside space, but we all have window ledges, doorways, often stairways, sometimes even a balcony or roof space. This book offers solutions and inspirations for these tricky spots that we frequently overlook. Filled with practical advice, inspiration and planting and design ideas.
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Straw bale gardens complete : breakthrough vegetable gardening method
by Joel Karsten
A follow-up to Straw Bale Gardens, which introduced a revolutionary new way to grow vegetables anywhere with no weeding, contains all-new advice and photos on such subjects as growing in a tight urban setting and making your straw bale garden completely organic. Original.
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New Books from last month
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We've always got things for kids to do! Ranging from story times to teen programs, and everything in between, we love to see kids in our branch - so bring them by! Our story times are still a little loose while we continue the search for a new Children's Associate, but keep your eyes peeled for more activities in the months to come. - Story Time: Join Julia Flowers from CHAT most Thursday mornings at 10:00 for a dynamic story time and a craft! Ms. Flowers will be leading story time on April 11, 18, and 25. And we will also have a special presentation from Ripple the Otter on April 12th at 11:30am!
- Peep Into Your Favorite Book! Kids and teens (ages 8+), come get creative using the iconic Easter candies: PEEPS! Choose your favorite book or literary character then create a diorama inside a shoe box. We'll provide all the materials. You need only arrive ready to create! For inspiration, check out the annual Washington Post's annual Peeps Diorama Contest. Registration for this event is required to ensure enough supplies for everyone. For more information, contact Jenn Deuell at 646-4740.
- Story Warriors: Looking for a few great kids (ages 6-16) who would like to add their voice to our story telling group! Coached by Les Schaffer, we have presented our tales from libraries to the State Capital! Alternate Tuesdays 4:00pm -5:30pm
- Teen Color Time: Teens...Do you love to color? Come in, relax and create beautiful artwork with our assortment of coloring books, colored pencils and markers. Thursdays @ 4:00 New Children's and YA Books at the East End Branch:
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The Little I Who Lost His Dotby Kimberlee GardLittle i can't wait to meet his friends at school, but there's just one problem: he can't find his dot anywhere? Each letter offers a replacement--an acorn from Little a, a balloon from Little b, a clock from Little c--but nothing seems quite right. Adorable illustrations teach alphabet letters and sounds with a surprising and satisfying ending to Little i's search.
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Fast enough : Bessie Stringfield's first ride
by Joel Christian Gill
A young Bessie Stringfield was told girls cannot ride bikes because they are not fast enough, but after asking the Man Upstairs if that was true, she gets her answer in a dream
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Sorry not sorry
by Jaime Reed
Janelle Pruitt is into activism and causes, her former best friend Alyssa is just into herself and her "group" of self-absorbed teenagers; but then Alyssa collapses, and it turns out that diabetes has ravaged her body as badly as the recent hurricane ravaged their town and now she is in urgent need of a kidney transplant--Janelle signs up for the donor program, but when it turns out that she is an excellent match for Alyssa she is faced with a terrifying and life-changing decision: just how far does a former friendship require you to go
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Spin
by L. R. Giles
When the murder of a popular young DJ, Paris Secord, upends the local music scene, her shunned pre-fame best friend, Kya, and her chief groupie, Fuse, are forced to set aside their differences during a crusade for justice on social media and the streets. By the Edgar Award finalist author of Fake ID
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East End Branch, Richmond Public Library 1200 N. 25th St. Richmond, VA 23223 (804)646-4474
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