In honor of National Library Week (April 19-15) the librarians of Wickson Library wanted to share some of our all-time favorite books with you! Over the years, we've not only been impacted in some way by the books in these lists, we've also been impacted by the libraries we grew up in, the loved ones who took us there, and the people we met along the way...

Frankenmuth, MI - Local Girl Scouts Julia Waskiewicz and Avery Fielbrandt from Girl Scout Troop 50201 are partnering with the Frankenmuth Wickson District Library to bring a new community garden to life as part of their Silver Award project.

In many ways, then, libraries resemble gardens. The library itself, Wickson in particular, is a bed of rich soil, the books and wide array of programs the seeds that have been planted, and the librarians and other community members the sunshine and water that help the seeds of knowledge and joy grow and flourish all year. How perfect, then, that Wickson is the place to find both literal and figurative seeds.

Collins’ visual imagery is also powerful, allowing the reader to see the brick path, the peonies, and the sunlight. Creating vivid pictures in the mind is something that poetry can do in ways that prose often cannot. The second half of the poem seems to have energy and makes the reader want to leave their own “snow-covered cottage” and burst outside to enjoy the blue skies and sunshine and bright spring day. Readers who live in places with long winters will recognize these fe