A group of about 20 volunteers from the Libraries participated in the 2nd Annual Texas Tech University Arbor Day Celebration. Many of the volunteers met on the steps of the University Library for a photo, before moving on to their work site near Gordon Hall. Others joined them later.
Volunteers stop for a photo in the shade prior to planting.
She asked several library employees about their reasons for joining in the Arbor Day Celebration. Jan Kemp, Interim Associate Dean of Libraries, explained her reason for getting involved. Bill even brought his wife and his 2 children to help out. Jack Becker and Peter Kargbo plant a Rose of Sharon shrub. Peter Kargbo, Assistant Dean of Library Instruction, participated for the first time this year.