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Weekly Program Bulletin

September 19, 2022

In the Spotlight

Tuesday, September 20

6:00 p.m. | Lecture Hall


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The Line Becomes a River

with Francisco Cantú 


Hemingway Writer-In-Residence Francisco Cantú joins us to discuss his book, The Line Becomes A River: Dispatches From the Border, which was named a Top 10 Book of 2018 by NPR and The Washington Post, was winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in Current Interest, and a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Nonfiction Award.


Cantú will be joined by Library director Jenny Emery Davidson, Alejandra Hernandez of the

Unity Alliance of Southern Idaho,

and Luis Campos, attorney with

The Alliance of Idaho.



Thursday, September 22

4:00 - 5:30 p.m.

Lecture Hall


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Deep Listening Workshop

with Karima Walker


Hemingway Writer-In-Residence Karima Walker leads a workshop in Deep Listening, a helpful tool for those who want to broaden their sensory and cognitive range. In this workshop we will be collectively sounding and listening, communicating and moving alongside each other and the environment around us. Come ready for gentle movement and with a yoga mat or blanket.

Read a Banned/Challenged Book

Gold Mine Fall Opening!

The Gold Mine unveils all its Fall merchandise with an unbeatable selection at incredible prices. Easily one of the top three largest sales of the year. Don’t miss it!


Thursday, September 22

9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Gold Mine Thrift • 331 Walnut Avenue, Ketchum


More about the Gold Mine Stores.


Note: The Gold Mine Thrift Store

will be CLOSED Sunday-Wednesday,

September 18-21, in preparation for

the Fall Opening on September 22.

Read It and Eat!

Middle Grade Book Club


For students entering grades 6-8...Reminder! Read A Wish in the Dark and prepare to discuss it in a group setting. Also be prepared for great food, lively conversation, and FUN! Start by

signing up at the link below.


September 28

4:00 p.m.

Children's Library

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This Week at The Library

Story Time: Pirates


Monday, September 19

10:30 a.m.

Tree House

Spanish Lunchtime Language

Spanish with Leo Padilla returns! Fall series runs through November 15. 


Tuesday, September 20

12:00-1:00 p.m.

Programs Studio

English Language Learning


Tuesday, September 20

6:00-8:00 p.m.

Learning Commons

Tech Help Desk


Wednesday, September 21

5:00-7:00 p.m.

Lecture Hall: Drop In

Brown Bag Poetry

New: Bring Your Own Lunch! 


Thursday, September 22

11:30 a.m. | Learning Commons

(Formerly Lunch & Lit)

eBooks & More Office Hours 

with Buffy McDonald


Thursday, September 22

3:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Learning Commons Workshop #3

Next Week at The Library

  • Story Time: Apples
  • Spanish Lunchtime Language
  • Creative Writing Workshop
  • English Language Learning
  • The Boy, the War, and the Big two-Hearted River with John Maclean
  • Read It & Eat! Middle Grade Book Club
  • Brown Bag Poetry
  • "Starting the Conversation: A Panel on Aging Friendly

Click here for our full calendar.

Book Review: Library Staff

“Nothing beats kindness,” said the horse. “It sits quietly beyond all things.”

Karen Little, Library Assistant and English Language Learning Instructor, recommends The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy (available in English and Spanish).


“What do you want to be when you grow up?” asked the mole?


“Kind,” said the boy.


This is just one of many musings from a curious cadre of friends who are on a journey questioning life and what the future holds in the graphic novel, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse. The contemplative boy is one of four unlikely characters that Charlie Mackesy, author, artist, and illustrator, brings together for an adventure into “the wild.”

 

The book follows the conversations between an inquisitive boy, an erudite mole, a withdrawn fox who wants to belong, as well as an insightful horse. During their amblings, the friends share hopes and fears and engage in straightforward, down-to-earth, and heartfelt exchanges...



Read Karen's entire Book Review here.

Find more staff book recommendations here.

Book Beat: Student Book Review

Hello! My name is Sarah. I am fifteen years old and an avid reader; it is one of my favorite things to do. Inspired by authors’ creations of magnificent places and surprising havens built by simple letters, I aspire to be an author and, meanwhile, nurture the love to write. For my Book Beat review, I read The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person by Frederick Joseph.


The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person is for the white people who want to do better in a legacy of white supremacy and systemic racism.


Frederick Joseph offers himself as the “Black Friend,” as a person who uses their experience of racial oppression to educate the un-oppressed. This is a position that no one should be forced into.


This book and its insight is a gift to white people with a hope that they will do better, be better, and help dismantle the system of racial oppression, while being certain not to further its harm...


Read Sarah's Book Beat Review here.

See all Book Beat Reviews here.

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