Willamette View libraries is happy to announce Willamette View Reads 2026, a community reads program. Multiple copies of The Tree Collectors, Tales of Arboreal Obsession, written and illustrated by local New York Times best selling author Amy Stewart will be available for check out in our libraries beginning September 1.
Here are a couple of reviews to get you excited about reading the book.
“These mesmerizing trees, and the inspiring people they’ve transformed, will alter your perspective and give you hope.”
- Peter Wohlleben author of The Hidden Life of Trees
"Amy Stewart brings us inside the hidden world of tree collecting in this delightfully offbeat book about a group of otherwise normal people as diverse as the specimens they collect. The Tree Collectors will take root in your consciousness and nurture your soul.”
- William Alexander, author of Ten Tomatoes that Changed the World
How do you participate?
In a community reads program, we all read the same book, attend related programs, and talk about it.
Here’s what happens:
- The Willamette View Library provides 30 copies of the book
- You check out and read The Tree Collectors
- A library subcommittee provides a variety of programs highlighting the book
You can check out a book beginning September 1 at 10:00 am from one of the libraries. If no copies are available, we invite you to fill in a green reserve slip and we will make sure you get the next available copy. Checkout time is limited to two weeks so everyone gets a chance to read The Tree Collectors.
Schedule of Events
Friday, September 25, 2:00 pm, Beth and Bill Finlay present a Indoo Tree Walkabout in the Blue Heron Auditorium
Friday October 16, 6:30 pm, Dr. John Bailey presents Trees to Forests to Landscapes in the Blue Heron Auditorium
Wednesday, October 21, 10:00 am, Marilyn Feldhaus presents a book review of The Tree Collectors in the Blue Heron Auditorium
Tuesday, November 3, 7:00 pm, Amy Stewart presents her Author talk in the Blue Heron Auditorium
Watch for more information about each event.
Questions?
Ask one of the program chairs: Wyma Rogers or Eva K. Laevastu.
Committee members
Wyma Rogers
Eva K. Laevastu
Kappy Finstuen
Marcia Shaw
Beth Finlay
Bill Finlay