Georgia Library Spotlight: Sparta-Hancock County Library Honey Bee Observatory

Sparta-Hancock County Library is all abuzz as a result of its in-house Honey Bee Observatory. Local beekeepers with the Lake Country Beekeepers Association (LCBA), who hold their monthly meetings at the library, realized that the library was a perfect place for an observatory to teach the community...

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Published inThe Georgia library quarterly Vol. 59; no. 1; p. 1
Main Author Ransom, Kathy
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Gainesville Georgia Library Association 01.01.2022
Subjects
Beekeeping
Observatories
Public libraries
United States > US
Georgia
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Summary:Sparta-Hancock County Library is all abuzz as a result of its in-house Honey Bee Observatory. Local beekeepers with the Lake Country Beekeepers Association (LCBA), who hold their monthly meetings at the library, realized that the library was a perfect place for an observatory to teach the community about the importance of bees and to provide engaging programs for patrons of all ages. Partnering with the Bee Cause Project, LCBA members worked with library trustees and staff to establish an in-house bee observatory in one of the library's study rooms. Adding the bee observatory to the library opened the door to quite a number of opportunities for the library and its patrons. The staff members and trustees of the Sparta-Hancock County Library are delighted to be the first library in Georgia to house a bee observatory and hope that other libraries will find an opportunity to add this wonderful, inspiring program to their libraries.
ISSN:2157-0396
2161-3540
DOI:10.32727/7.2022.2