A new program at several libraries in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area offers residents the opportunity to rent gardening tools and offer workshops on how to use them.
This spring, Metro Grows launched its first 'Library of Things' collection, introducing both novice and experienced gardeners to a range of tools they can use. The new program is made possible by a health education grant from the Oklahoma Department of Libraries and the Museum and Library Research Institute.
What is an "Object Library"?
An object library allows you to borrow more items than the traditional literary materials that most people expect from a library. Officials say this serves a dual purpose: to foster a "sharing economy" to reduce waste and facilitate the city's sustainability efforts; And give residents the chance to 'try before they buy' products that you can't.
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What tools can I try?
Garden tools available to try through the Metro Grow Program include:
wide forks
shovels for digging
garden clipper
garden rake
garden shovel
Hand tools are prepared
with Delete
rowing forks
The term of the loan is three weeks. Equipment is provided on a first-come, first-served basis and cannot be delayed.
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Where can I find underground grow equipment?
Library staff encourage residents to visit any of the eight participating locations to look for garden tools, as the same tools are available at each location.
Almonte Library
Belle Isle Library
Capitol Library
Downtown Library.
Ralph Ellison Library
South Oak Library
the city library
Warren Akers Library
Patrons must return devices to the library from which they were originally checked out. Instruments are considered "non-renewable library items," but if a patron returns a device to the library and other devices are available for patrons to check out, staff may return and return the items for three other weeks.
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When will there be events where I can learn more about using the tools?
In partnership with Oklahoma State University, the library is hosting several spring gardening workshops for beginners this month at Metro Grows. Attendees will learn how to start a garden, how to use tools correctly, how to properly test the soil, and how to plant seeds for an efficient harvest.
March 12, 2-3pm, Capitol Hill Library.
From 11:00-12:00 March 15, Central Library.
March 18 from 10:00 to 11:00 Rural Library
5:30-6:30 p.m., March 21, Ralph Ellison Library.
March 24, 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., South Oaks Library;
March 26, 2 p.m., War Acres Library.
March 28 from 18:00 to 19:00, Almonte Library.
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In addition, the library plans to host workshops for residents to learn how to raise their own chickens as pets.
11am-12pm March 15, Ralph Ellison Library.
18, March 10-11, Belle Isle Library.
1-2pm, March 26, Capitol Hill Library.
Beginning in August, the city's library system plans to evaluate Metro Growth's performance at the eight libraries currently participating in the program and may adjust or expand the program as needed.
This article originally appeared on Oklahoma's website: Metro Grows Offers Garden Tools, Library Classes.
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