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Stay Connected through Library Programs
Weekly Program eNews
April 1, 2024
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Join the library, Climate Action Coalition, and City of Hailey to learn about solar, heat pumps, energy audits, and weatherization upgrades for your home. Local contractors will share case studies and answer your questions. The panel will be moderated by Scott Runkel.
Thursday, April 4
5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Lecture Hall + Livestream
More/register here.
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Read It & Eat!
Middle Grade Book Club
For students in or entering grades 5-8:
- Pick up a FREE copy of the book at The Community Library. (Limited to first 10.)
- Read it and prepare to discuss it in a group setting.
- Come talk about the book and eat!
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Registration is required.
Thursday, April 11
3:30 - 4:30 p.m. in the Children's Library
More/register here.
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We're celebrating libraries, library workers, patrons, the love of books, and the freedom to read ... fearlessly! More here.
JOIN these Special Events:
- Daily drop-in raffle for all who read 20 minutes/day
- Story Time: Libraries
- Share what you love about the Children's Library
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Video recordings: Share your story celebrating libraries & the right to read
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PHOTO: Ernest Hemingway Collection, John F. Kennedy Presidential Library
and Museum, Boston
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Hemingway and Skiing
with John Lundin
Historian and author John W. Lundin shared Ernest Hemingway’s relationship to skiing, from the Alps to Idaho, and how skiing was an important part of the writer's life,
key to his coming of age, and provided themes he incorporated
into his later writings.
Watch the replay here.
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Upcoming Program Highlights | |
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April 11: Peaks, Personal Growth, and the Almost Impossible
with David Grange
April 12: Library, Museum, and Gold Mine Stores CLOSED
for Super Staff Meeting
April 17: Collage Poetry Workshop with Writer-in-Residence Annie Ellis
April 18: Idaho Centennial Trail Presentation
April 25: How To Talk So Kids Will Listen with Julie King
May 14: The Latest in Alzheimer's and Dementia Research
with Alexis Bonoff
May 16-18: To Taste Life Twice Seminar featuring keynote speaker
Jess Walter and writing workshops. Registration opens today!
May 27: Memorial Day: The Library and Museum will be closed.
May 29: Homelessness is a Housing Problem with Gregg Colburn
See our full calendar of events/register here.
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Hemingway Distinguished Lecture
JOY HARJO
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Joy Harjo
Photo by Matika Wilbur
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The annual Hemingway Distinguished Lecture is presented each July, honoring the month of Ernest Hemingway’s birth and death. The event celebrates the power of words and the creative spirit in a landscape that Hemingway loved.
This year, The Community Library welcomes JOY HARJO, who in 2019 was appointed the 23rd United States Poet Laureate: the first Native American to hold the position and only the second person to serve three terms in the role.
Wednesday, July 31
7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Registration opens
Monday, May 6, 2024.
More here.
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Book Review: Library Staff | |
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"Instead of succumbing to bitterness or despair, she finds resilience in the teachings of her ancestors and the
enduring power of storytelling."
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Information Systems Manager Will Duke recommends Crazy Brave by Joy Harjo.
Crazy Brave by Joy Harjo stands out from typical memoirs by embracing storytelling deeply rooted in Native American culture. Unlike many mainstream memoirs that follow linear structures, Harjo’s memoir embodies the circularity inherent in Native American storytelling traditions.
Harjo’s narrative interweaves memory, myth, and metaphor, guided by what she refers to as "the knowing." She creates a tapestry where past, present, and future intersect, blurring the boundaries between reality and myth, inviting readers into a world where the spiritual and the mundane coexist.
Throughout her memoir, Harjo demonstrates a stoic acceptance of injustice and disaster, drawing strength from her cultural heritage. Instead of succumbing to bitterness or despair, she finds resilience in the teachings of her ancestors and the enduring power of storytelling. Harjo's ability to confront adversity with grace and wisdom adds depth to her narrative, offering readers a profound insight into the resilience of Indigenous communities.
Read Will's entire review here.
Find more staff book recommendations here.
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Book Beat: Student Book Review | |
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My name is Judah. I enjoy playing soccer and baseball. In the winter, I enjoy Nordic and alpine skiing. When it comes to reading, adventure books are my favorite. For my Book Beat review I read Beowulf by Ben Mikaelsen.
Beowulf is a thrilling fiction novel about tales and legends of the Middle Ages.
Beowulf is both a strong, wise, and kingly hero. When Beowulf heard about troubles in England, he sailed over with his best men to rid the town of its monsters. Many a man had tried to kill the beast, but none could prevail.
He always made a fair match between his enemies. If the monster did not use a sword, neither would he. Single handedly he saved the land from the two monsters that raided and struck fear into whoever they gazed upon killing wherever they please.
The evil ogre Grendel and His wicked mother the sea-hag consistently terrorized Hrothgar’s kingdom by killing countless people each day. Sadly, he couldn’t save the country forever where he met his final match against the hoarding dragon...
Read Judah's entire book review here.
See all Book Beat Reviews here.
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