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ooks magazines computers books magazines computers bLi b r a r y Se r v i c e sMa i n Li b r a r y Ar t Ga l l e ryNovember & DecemberOpening Reception for McGinnis LeathersFriday, November 65:30-7:30 p.m.The Library at Birmingham Botanical Gardens“With age comes the mundane responsibility of the day-to-day thatwe all become entrenched in. When I finally took a look at whatwas happening, I noticed that I was only photographing when Iwas traveling and that my travels were becoming more and moreinfrequent. Realizing the need to pick up the camera with no tripson the horizon, I spent $499 on the best lens I have ever purchased,a 105 micro (a fixed focal length lens with a very shallow depth offield). It was like a new passport and a ticket around the world. Ibegan to take small journeys more frequently – journeys into thedepths of the simple things around me: bugs, creatures and flowers.In these works, one cansee the beginnings ofmy travels into eachexotic blossom and,hopefully, the momentof enlightenment thatall seasoned travelersexperience whenexploring a new placefor the first time.”— McGinnis LeathersVo l u n t e e r Op p o r t u n i t i e s in Th e Li b r a r yThe Library is in need of volunteers! Knowledge of plants isnot required, but you do need to be comfortable working on acomputer. Master Gardeners can use the time spent volunteeringin the library to meet yearly requirements.We have the following shifts open:Monday from 9-1 p.m.Thursdays from 1-4 p.m.1 st Saturday from 1-4 p.m.3 rd Saturdays from 1-4 p.m.5 th Saturday from 9-1 p.m.2 nd Sunday from 2-5 p.m.Please call Elizabeth Drewry 205.414.3932,edrewry@bbgardens.orgor Jason Kirby 205.414.3967,jkirby@bbgardens.org for more information.Visit the Gerlach Plant Information Center inside the Garden Center during November & December for the exhibit“Medicinal Herbs”5Archives and Rare Book RoomWe are excited to announcea new addition to ourLibrary Archives and RareBook Room. Dr. BayardTynes has donated an historictwo volume set entitledAmerican MedicinalPlants: An Illustrated andDescriptive Guide to theAmerican Plants Used as Homeopathic Remedies: Their History,Preparation, Chemistry and Physiological Effects, by Charles F.Millspaugh. Millspaugh (1854-1923) was a physician andacademic who headed the botany department at West VirginiaUniversity and was curator of botany at the Field Museum inChicago. Widely regarded as the definitive study of Americanindigenous and naturalized plants of the 19 th century.The Gardens has also received the bequest of the horticulturallibrary of Carolyn Dickerson Tynes, Dr. Tynes’ wife. Carolyn,a gifted garden designer who created the Hess Camelia Gardenand helped design the Thompson Enthusiast Garden and theBruno Vegetable Garden, chose this way to share her love ofgardening with the public. She will be honored as a memberof our Perennial Society.Me m b e r Be n e f i t Up d a t eOut of County Library CardsAs of October 1, 2009, the out-of -county fee for a library cardwill be $50. In the past this fee has been waived for city employees,people working in Jefferson County and members of TheGardens; because the Jefferson County Commission partially cutfunding to the Jefferson County Library Cooperative we will nolonger be able to waive this fee.If you are a current member of TheGardens, we will still waive $35 of thefee but you will be required to pay $15,which will be sent to the JCLC. Please have your membershipcard with you when you renew your library card.Please remember this is a yearly fee and you will be required to paythis fee annually when you renew your library card.For more information please call Hope Long, Library Director, at204.414.3931.