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UNFINISHED BUSINESS — 4D <br />-` 1QEN�HILLS <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: Sep. 19, 2023 <br />TO: Parks, Trails and Recreation Committee <br />FROM: Kerri Seemann <br />SUBJECT: Books in Hazelnut (formerly Outdoor Classroom) <br />Background <br />One of my goals for the Hazelnut Restoration project is to "create opportunities for community <br />engagement and education." One way I would like to work toward that goal is to provide books <br />and magazines —primarily about natural sciences —for park visitors to read while in the park. <br />I have temporarily set up a <br />book stand in the restoration <br />area and the books and <br />magazines have had some use. <br />One young girl who spoke to me <br />said that she was bored being <br />forced to hang around the park <br />while her sibling was playing <br />soccer and that she enjoyed <br />reading the children's book I <br />had set out. (She asked if I'd be <br />bringing more.) However, the <br />primary drawbacks to this <br />temporary stand are that: <br />1. There's no protection from <br />wind and rain, so I need to <br />2. <br />collect them every night <br />and bring them back in the <br />morning (weather permitting) and <br />only a limited number can be set out at any one time. <br />So, I would like to have an enclosed structure in the style of a "little free library." <br />