Where Monarchs Reign

Library butterfly gardens emphasize sustainability, community partnerships

Another passive programming idea just in time for spring:

“In this time of pandemic—when many libraries are forced to limit their indoor services—outdoor spaces become even more vital to patron engagement. Minot-Sleeper Library (MSL) in Bristol, New Hampshire, allocated funding from its CARES Act award last summer to host a butterfly garden StoryWalk featuring the picture book In a Garden by Tim McCanna.

“We saw quite a few people walking through,” says Brittany Overton, director of MSL. “It wasn’t just children with young families, but older adults as well.””