Library artwork for May: Works by Salmonberry Cedars Students, photos by Kenzie Holland, Library Fair posters

||| FROM DAVID KOSIUR for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY |||

The library is fortunate to have art from three sources during May.

First, the students in the Cedars class at Salmonberry School have contributed works from four different projects as part of their study of the Black Lives Matter movement under the tutelage of Angela Baker and Megan Cahalan. The range of pieces is eclectic, reflecting the students’ study of John James Audobon, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Alma Woodsey Thomas and single-point perspective. The students shared, “Some people believe white people are better than black people, but we want to live in a world where everyone can be themselves because they are created equally. We made this art to stand up for BLM at school. and we want everyone to have equal rights.”

Second, Kenzie Holland, a marine biologist, will be displaying her photographs promoting the conservation of nature, specifically the marine environment. Kenzie’s work has most recently taken her to Southeast Alaska & within the Gulf of California in Mexico.

In addition, take a trip down Memory Lane as you peruse historical posters from previous Friends of the Orcas Island Library book fairs. The book fair has been an annual tradition for decades and continues to be a rich, community building fundraiser that sustains most of our youth and adult programs and a lot of our collection each year.