The Lafayette Library held a special program at the Lafayette Community Garden for children about bugs. The children made clay bugs and then went on a scavenger hunt to find real bugs and worms. They also planted potatoes and released ladybugs to eat aphids damaging a cabbage plant. The children were encouraged to take some friendly bugs home for their gardens. The library will return on April 20th for a composting demonstration and story time about how garbage can help gardens.

1. IT’S
BUG
DAY
AT
THE
GARDEN
The
Lafaye)e
Library
comes
to
the
Lafaye)e
Community
Garden
for
a
special
children’s
program

3. Make
your
own
bug
Roll
out
the
clay
and
then
add
s<cks
and
leaves
and
anything
you
find
to
make
a
fine
bug

7. I
made
a
snail!

9. Now
let’
dig
for
bugs
And
worms
too!
What
do
you
see?

13. Dig
this!

15. Take
some
friendly
bugs
home
for
your
garden

18. So
This
is
how
you
plant
potatoes!

20. Look
at
all
those
aphids
ea1ng
this
poor
cabbage
plant…
Our
Ladybugs
will
love
these.

22. Go
ladybugs
Go!

26. Take
a
closer
look…

28. Good
bye
Lafaye)e
Community
Garden!

29. Come
back
for
Compos<ng
Day
Bring
some
garbage
and
take
home
some
compost
On
Saturday
April
20
from
12:00
to
1:00
PM
The
librarians
will
be
here
with
great
stories
about
how
garbage
makes
gardens