Message From the Director, June 2010
-- Susan Flannery

10th Anniversary of the Secret Gardens of Cambridge
Sunday, June 13, 10:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M.

The 10th Anniversary of the Secret Gardens of Cambridge, sponsored by the Friends of the Cambridge Public Library, will take place on Sunday, June 13th from 10AM to 4PM, rain or shine. This self-guided tour provides access to twenty private gardens, special green spaces and historic locations throughout the city, including many new gardens.

Tickets will be $20 per person in advance and $25 on the day of the event (supply is limited). Current members of the Friends of the Cambridge Public Library receive a $5 discount per ticket. Starting May 15 tickets will be available at all Cambridge Public Library locations and the following local businesses:

• Bonny's Garden Center, 41 Bay State Road
• Clothware, 52 Brattle Street
• Nomad, 1741 Massachusetts Avenue
• Pemberton Farms, 2225 Massachusetts Avenue
• Porter Square Books, Porter Square Shopping Center
• Rodney's Bookstore, 698 Massachusetts Avenue

Tickets will also be available by mail. Checks should be made out to the Friends of the Cambridge Public Library and mailed to the library at 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138, ATT: Secret Gardens. Please include a $3.00 processing fee per mail order. Mail orders will not be accepted after May 28.

On the day of the event tickets will be sold only at the five businesses listed above (check Sunday hours), the Boudreau Branch Library, 245 Concord Avenue and the Hooper-Lee-Nichols House, 159 Brattle Street.

Now held on alternate years, the Secret Gardens is a much-anticipated very special event that is not to be missed by gardeners and all those who appreciate gardens!

Proceeds from ticket sales support a variety of Cambridge Public Library programs, including museum passes for library patrons, Cambridge Reads, teen summer reading clubs, and events featuring noted writers and illustrators. The Friends have also made significant contributions to the library collections, both adult and juvenile and in print and A/V.