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February 20, 2023

The Community Library will be CLOSED on Monday, February 20

in observance of Presidents' Day. Check out our Digital Collections here, available 24/7, free with your library card.

Women We Buried, Women We Burned

with Rachel Louise Snyder

Rachel Louise Snyder, Writer-In-Residence at the Hemingway House,

will discuss her upcoming book, Women We Buried, Women We Burned:

A Memoir. The book will be released on May 23, 2023, from Bloomsbury.

For decades, Rachel Louise Snyder has been a fierce advocate reporting

on the darkest social issues that impact women's lives. Women We

Buried, Women We Burned is her own story.

Thursday, February 23

6:00 p.m. | Lecture Hall

More/register here.

Tuesday, February 21

5:30 - 7:00 p.m.

Lecture Hall

A Storyteller’s Guide to Changing the World

with tai simpson, Black/Nimiipuu Storyteller

Storytelling is the most direct connection between people. The way we

live our lives tells a story, including how we treat one another and how

we engage in the world. Storytelling is also the pathway toward healing

and building a world of thriving & liberation. tai’s keynote explores

how storytelling helps us to nurture the best versions of ourselves

to change the world. Part of the 2023 Winter Read.

Watch the replay here.

February 28: State of the Valley: Prioritizing Infrastructure Decisions in a Time of Growth 

February 28: Living with Wildlife: Ornamental Yew – How to Identify and Remove It

March 2: Warrior Women Film Screening and Filmmaker Q&A, part of the 2023 Winter Read

March 6: The Miracle of the Mind: Memory with Dr. Richard Hammond

March 9: Sabrina & Corina Winter Read Keynote with author Kali Fajardo-Anstine (Limited Seating!)

March 14: Upbeat with Alasdair

March 15: As I see It: A One-Woman Performance by Mary Mott

March 16: Expanding our Community Green Heart as our Valley Changes with Dr. Jaap Vos

See our full calendar of events here.

• Story Time for Toddlers
• StoryWalk© on the Wood River Trail Ends February 27
• Spanish Lunchtime Language
• TV Discussion Group: "Bad Sisters" with Mimi Avins
• English Language Learning
• Lunchtime Creative Writing Workshop
• Tech Help Desk
• Brown Bag Poetry

And more to come. . .

"If Abraham Lincoln himself could step out of the pages of history, he might very well be impressed with Lewis' deep, pensive, tightly controlled, and massively powerful portrayal..."

Kyla Merwin, Communications Manager, recommends the film Lincoln directed and produced by Steven Spielberg; starring Daniel Day Lewis, Sally Field, and Tommy Lee Jones. 

In honor of President's Day, I turned to America's 16th president, Abraham Lincoln, for inspiration. Well, that's not exactly true. I turned to the actor Daniel Day Lewis for - ahem - inspiration.

If Abraham Lincoln was one of America's greatest presidents, then surely Daniel Day Lewis is one of America's greatest actors.



Set in the final four months of Lincoln's life, in 1865, as the Civil War raged between the north and the south, the film reveals the political will and deep, pensive character of the president who sought to abolish slavery in the country "then, hence forward and forever..."

How did this come to pass? As Lincoln explains in the film, "I decided."



Read Kyla's book review here.

Find more staff book recommendations here.

Hello! My name is Thijs. I enjoy reading (maybe a little too much) and being outdoors. I have a younger brother and my favorite dessert is root beer floats. For my Book Beat review, I read The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh by Candance Fleming.

The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh is a non-fiction book about the life of a true American Hero. 

Charles was complicated man; there is not a word to describe him. Even as a child, he stood out. Growing up in a big house in a little town with woods just outside helped him become a thinker. 

His dad (C.A.) bought a Ford truck for Charles’ mom, but she was too afraid to drive. So, the little boy took it as his responsibility to drive them around. Charles rarely went to school and preferred to roam around the woods with his dog. He was shy and was always at his mother’s side. He claimed that animals where better than people...

Read Thijs's Book Beat Review here.

See all Book Beat Reviews here.

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