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Linda Hammett Ory named as deCordova board president

Lincoln resident Linda Hammett Ory has been named as the new president of the board of trustees of the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum She assumes the position from Gerard Frank, who will remain on the board in an advisory capacity for one more year.

Hammett Ory is an elected member of the board and is chair of the Landscape Committee, as well as serving on the newly reformed Strategic Planning Committee. She was appointed as a trustee in 2011.

“Linda displays an obvious joy and enthusiasm for deCordova. She has already proven her great leadership ability: chairing the Landscape Committee, her and her family’s generous giving to the institution, and acting as a fine ambassador to the museum by promoting all that the institution has to offer to the greater Boston community. Additionally, Linda is a great consensus builder. She’s a great listener and will work well to be inclusive of all the museum’s constituents as the institution moves forward with its strategic plan,” Frank said.

Hammett Ory’s first career was as a choreographer working for stage, screen and music video. Later, she  receiving a master’s degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education followed by a career producing children’s educational media and a decade of volunteering as a Girl Scout leader.

Meadow planting on June 4

People for Pollinators invites residents to help plant a native, perennial, chemical-free pollinating meadow on Saturday, June 4 (rain date June 5) from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be two adjacent circular plots so students from the Birches School can compare plant growth and pollinator activity on mineralized vs. unmineralized soil.

Meet in the parking lot for the Smith school building on Ballfield Road. Members of the collaborative and students from Birches School will help and direct participants in planting plugs and seeding the meadow site.

Summer book groups getting underway

The Lincoln Public Library has two book groups this summer that meet in the Tarbell Room on alternate Mondays at 7 p.m., and residents may come to one or all sessions.  The “Who Picked This Book?” Club continues on Monday, June 6 with Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng, while Mystery Mondays will discuss The Strange Fate of Kitty Easton by Elizabeth Speller on Monday, June 27. The books are available in various formats at the library’s front desk. Click on the book club names to see lists of future books.