Weed This

“A library is not just a building full of books. It is a garden to cultivate individuals” —Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon (quoted in American Libraries Direct).

With this quote in mind, consider how some terms associated with the library relate to the garden and horticulture:

• annual

• arChives

• browsing

• carr(ot)els

• currant periodicals

• dew date

• I pea address

• jour(mi)nal

• kaleword searching

• microfarm

• newspepper

• on vine database

• peariodical

• refe-reed

• serial

And would those who dig into text, but remain uncultivated, be "weeders"?