Growing a Reader

Artist
Sarah Lynne Hunter

The six-panel mural envisions a community orchard. The harvest is books of all sizes and subjects, encouraging reading together and enjoying community learning. This story's six chapters include: Seeds of Knowledge, Planting Together, Tending the Orchard, The Fruits of Learning, The Harvest, and Savoring the Bounty.  

Acquisition method
Commissioned by FVRLibraries
Acquisition date
2022
Branch
Cascade Park
People stand in a circle, their outstretched palms filled with different seed varieties. Their hands are different colors, including white, black, and brown.
Two people crouch over soil, planting a seedling. One is scooping dirt with their hands; the other holds a trowel. On the ground, shaped like plant labels, are labels for nonfiction, poetry, and biography.
A group of people of different colors is working in an orchard. One is pruning, another is watering, a person in a wheelchair is raking. A woman pushes her child in a wheelbarrow. The sun shines in a deep blue sky.
Books growing on a tree.
This is an experiment.
People of different colors sprawl out on a green lawn, reading. They are surrounded by piles of books. They look content and absorbed in absorbed in what they're reading.