LITHGOW LIBRARY TO HOST COASTAL MAINE BOTANICAL GARDENS SPEAKER; RAFFLE TICKETS FOR COASTAL MAINE GARDENS ON SALE AT LIBRARY

Augusta, Maine - Author Dorothy Freeman will give a slide show and talk about the new book she co-wrote at Lithgow Public Library on Saturday, March 16 at 10 a.m.  Co-written by Freeman, William Cullina and Barbara Hill Freeman, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: A People’s Garden was recently published by Down East Books.  The program is free and open to the public, and takes place in the Reading Room.

      Copies of Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens will be available for purchase at the author talk.  Freeman is director of philanthropy at the Coastal Maine Gardens in Boothbay.

      Raffle tickets for a pair of passes to the Coastal Maine Gardens are on sale now at Lithgow Library.  Tickets are $1 each or six for $5, with all proceeds benefiting the Friends of Lithgow Library’s Capital Campaign. Ticket holders must be present at the March 16 drawing to win.

      Since its grand opening in June 2007, the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens has become one of Maine’s most popular attractions and one the most distinguished botanical destinations in the country. Comprising nearly 250 acres, with numerous themed gardens ­including the Lerner Garden of the Five Senses, The Giles Rhododendron and Perennial Garden, and the Burpee Kitchen Garden ­ miles of trails, and a rich variety of events year-round, the Gardens has something for everyone.
      Celebrating the fifth anniversary of the Coastal Maine Gardens, and honoring the sixteen years of planning and construction that went into them, the book features vivid color photographs, information about the Gardens, and a pinch of practical advice for gardeners.        

      Lithgow Library is located at 45 Winthrop Street in Augusta.  For more information, call the library at 626-2415 or visit the website at www.lithgow.lib.me.us.