Menard County residents will have the opportunity to get rid of electronic devices that are no longer working or outdated. Acceptable items include answer­ing machines, battery backups and UPS, camcorders, cameras, cellular and mobile phones, Christmas tree lights, computer peripherals such as keyboards and mice, desktop computers, DVD and CD players, fax machines, ink cartridges, laptop computers, mailroom equipment, networking equipment and cables, pagers. point of sale equipment, power and accessory cables, power tools including batteries, printers, projectors, radios, receivers, satel­lite and cable equipment, speakers, smart phones, surge suppressors and power rips, tablets, telephones, toner, VCRs, video game consoles and walkie-talkies. Fees of $20 will be charged for CRT and flat screen televisions, $40 for projection and console tele­visions, and $10 for CRT and flat screen monitors. Please contact BLH Computers at 217-585-1580 for large office print­ers or to inquire about items that are not on the list. Unacceptable items include mi­crowaves, kitchen items, dehumid­ifiers and humidifiers, vacuums, appliances, broken glass or rubbish.

Are you anxious to dig into Spring? If so, you might be interested in helping to pot up plants for the Illinois Native Plant Society annual plant sale. Activities will include bumping small trees and shrubs into larger pots, digging and dividing a few native forbs, and placing tags in trays.  Email Alana at Starhill Forest Arboretum for more information.

In celebration of Earth Month in Menard County both Athens Municipal Library and Petersburg Public Library have curated displays of adult and children's books celebrating Earth Day throughout the month!