Porter County Public Library System Director Jesse Butz cuts the ribbon for Portage’s new library garden on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, with participation from many community members and others who helped make the new facility a reality.
“It just kind of evolved,” Lynch said. “It just started with that dream, and it kind of kept escalating.”Library Board President Kristy Merritt said she hopes the library garden will be a place of growth, learning and togetherness for the community,Porter County Public Library System director Jesse Butz holds up a sign featuring a rendering of the proposed Portage Library Garden as Portage Mayor Sue Lynch speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, July 20, 2023.
The county, city, library system and others all chipped in financially. Sponsorships will allow others to contribute. Just scan the QR code at the library garden to select a feature to sponsor. Naming rights are “for the useful life of the item,” Butz said. Portage’s library garden is the second in the county library system. The first was opened in Valparaiso.Porter County Public Library System director Jesse Butz discusses plans for the installation of a library garden in the woods alongside the South Haven branch as well as plans for branches countywide on Friday, October 27, 2023.
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