Composting for Beginners

114 East Centre Avenue,Newtown PA 18940

20 July, 2021

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Join us at the Newtown Library Company for the first installment of our Gardening Program -- Composting for Beginners! Join us at the Newtown Library Company for the first installment of our Gardening Program! Heather Guidice of Kona Compost will teach us how to start composting. Use compost to enrich your garden and reduce food waste at the same time! A goodwill donation is suggested to cover cost of refreshments. About Heather Guidice Heather Guidice is the founder of Kona Compost Co., a food scraps collection service operating in Lower & Mid Bucks County, PA. Launched in 2019, Kona Compost’s mission is to keep food material out of the landfill and turning into soil instead. Not only does Kona Compost collect compost from ecologically-minded customers but also actively provides compost education, helping to spread awareness of the importance of composting In addition, Heather is a Master Gardener who enjoys growing her own food and working with native plants to help restore our ecosystem. The Newtown Library Company has a rich history going back to its founding on August 9, 1760. Ever since then, annual shareholders’ meetings have been held on the last Saturday in October. Incorporation was granted by a Special Act of the Pennsylvania Legislature, approved March 27, 1789. The collection of books was kept at the homes of the various librarians from 1760 until after the County seat was removed to Doylestown in 1813. At that time, the books were housed in the old Court House building until 1824 when the first library building was erected by the Company on land donated by Isaac Hicks. In 1883, a new larger building was constructed at Court St. and Centre Ave across from the Half Moon Tavern. In 1912 the Company dedicated the present building. An expansion in 1979 provided additional stack rooms, a children’s area, librarian work space and ramps for those unable to negotiate our steps. Read more about the history of the library here. The Newtown Library Company is, and has always been a subscription library. Our charter of 1789 defines us as a private library with a fee to be a member and annual dues.  Two public reading rooms are maintained where anyone may freely enjoy the many resources of Newtown’s unique educational institution. Anyone wishing to join the library may do so. Even though we are not part of the county library system, we strive to provide our members with the most current best-sellers and books of interest to our members.