By Carol Britton Meyer

The Hull Garden Club will present another Books in Bloom event at Hull Public Library to add a touch of spring and a burst of color to the cold and sometimes bleak winter months.

**FLOWER POWER.** The Hull Garden Club is again sponsoring Books in Bloom, which uses floral displays to interpret works of literature at the Hull Public Library. Gen Sartell shows off one of the arrangements from the last event in 2023. [File photo]

“More than 350 people came through the library’s doors during bitter cold, poor weather conditions two years ago,” Club President Betsy Russo told The Hull Times. “The community was very excited about it. Garden Club members have frequently been asked when we will do it again,” so the club decided to bring the event back this year.

Various rooms will be filled with creative floral arrangements interpreting favorite books on February 27 and 28 and March 1. The event is free.

Hull Artists will hang a colorful exhibit entitled “Flower Gardens” in the upstairs community room for all to enjoy along with the floral displays.

The arrangers are members of the Hull Garden Club and also other community groups who select a book of their choice and decide which part – such as the cover, story line, or where the plot takes place – to illustrate with fragrant, colorful blooms whatever they think would be best expressed by the arrangements they create.

Other participants include the Hull Lifesaving Museum, Alchemy Wellness Studio, the Council on Aging, Hull Village Association, the Hull Library Book Club, Seaside Floral Design, and Barbara’s Book Club.

“Many members of the community are working together to provide an amazing event for all to enjoy,” Russo said.

The club is dedicating this year’s Books in Bloom event to Anne Musmeci, a longtime garden club member who recently passed away.

“Anne spearheaded our Daffodil Trail program for many years and is credited with selling thousands of bulbs that were planted in Hull,” Russo said. “The town flower became the daffodil, and she became known as ‘the daffodil lady.’”

Designs will be on display at the library for extended hours all three days – Thursday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Friday, 1 to 8 p.m.; and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

“Library Director Brian DeFelice and his staff have been very supportive and are looking forward to the Hull Garden Club transforming the library with floral design,” Russo said.

Special events will include:

• Thursday, February 27: Meet and Greet the Arrangers, 5:30 to 7 p.m., when those who created the displays will discuss with the public their book choices and flower designs.

• Friday, February 28: Preschool story time related to the floral theme, 11 a.m. Many of the arrangements will be inspired by children’s books and will be on display in the Children’s Room.

• Friday, February 28: Reception with music by South Shore Conservatory’s Sarah Troxler on piano and Donald Zook playing the flute, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. The Friends of the Hull Public Library is sponsoring the reception and will hold raffles and offer refreshments.

“We are excited to present this wonderful free event as a way to give back for all the support we get from the town and the community,” Russo said.

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