Stay Connected through Library Programs

Weekly Program Bulletin

May 8, 2023

In the Spotlight

Wonder Travels with Writer-In-Residence Josh Barkan

Can we ever really know another person? When, after fifteen years of marriage, his wife has an affair with a man she meets on the beach in Morocco, writer Josh Barkan grapples with this question.

Join us for a conversation with Josh Barkan, Writer-In-Residence at the Hemingway House, who will share selections from his forthcoming memoir Wonder Travels. He'll be joined by Martha Williams, the Library's director of programs and education, for a conversation about his new memoir and the craft of writing. A book signing with Iconoclast Books will follow.

Thursday, May 11

6:00 p.m. | Lecture Hall

More/register here.

This Week at The Library

Story Time: Moms

Monday, May 8

10:30 - 11:00 a.m.

Tree House

Spanish Lunchtime Language

Tuesday, May 9

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Idaho Room

Monthly SNUG: Spreadsheet (Nerds) User Group

Tuesday, May 9

4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Learning Commons

English Language Learning

Tuesday, May 9

6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Learning Commons

Inglés Idioma Aprender

Martes 9 de mayo

18:00 - 20:00 h.

Learning Commons

More/register here.

Housing Lessons and with Summit County, Colorado's Housing Director

In many respects, Summit County is a peer community and as such has similar struggles. Housing Director Jason Dietz will describe these struggles and successes, what makes resort communities’ housing challenges unique, and what solutions and tools work well there.

Tuesday, May 9

6:00 p.m. | Lecture Hall

Creative Writing Workshop

Wednesday, May 10

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Zoom

Genealogy Workshop

Wednesday, May 10

3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Learning Commons

Open to the public, no registration required.

In-person only.

District 26

Legislative Town Hall

District 26 legislators Ned Burns (DEM-Bellevue) and Jack Nelson (REP-Jerome) will share their key takeaways from the most recent legislative session. A Q&A will follow.

Wednesday, May 10

5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Lecture Hall

Brown Bag Poetry

Thursday, May 11

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Learning Commons

Crafternoon: Candy Kabobs

Thursday, May 11

3:30 - 4:00 p.m.

Children's Library

Registration Required

Nature Journaling

with Leslie Rego

Thursday, May 11

4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Idaho Room

Later Language: Spanish

Thursday, May 11

5:15 - 6:00 p.m.

Learning Commons

Drop-In Craft:

Mother's Day

Saturday, May 13

10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Children's Library

In Case You Missed It

Housing Lessons

from Park City, Utah

Jason Glidden, Park City’s Housing Development Manager, shared this peer community’s struggles and successes, and what solutions

and tools work well there.

Watch the Replay Here.

Upcoming Library Highlights

May 16: VOTE!

May 16: Story Walk begins on the Wood River Trail – Bike to School & Work Day

May 18-20: "To Taste Life Twice" Seminar: Reading, Writing & Connecting Over Words – Free writing workshops, author panels, and an open mic event! Featuring Bob Kustra of BSPR Reader’s Corner, and workshops with Idaho writers Christian Winn, Rebecca Evans, CMarie Fuhrman, Alan Heathcock, and Kim Cross.

May 26: One True Sentence: Writers & Readers on Hemingway's Art with Writer-In-Residence Jennifer Haigh

June 1: My Pioneer Cabin Story with Todd Schwarz

June 5: México en el Corazón at Sun Valley Pavilion

June 14-16: Sun Valley Early Literacy Summit

June 17: A Future We Can Love with Susan Bauer-Wu

June 20: Together We Read! Book Club: The Kiss Quotient

June 21: People of the Moon with Ted Stout

June 22, 27, 29: Jewish Film Festival

June 30: Hemingway Distinguished Lecture: Luis Alberto Urrea

Book Review: Library Staff

“In the end, we might all be prisoners of geography. For better or for worse, only time will determine.”

Kelley Moulton, Regional History Librarian, recommends Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World by Tim Marshall.

I love maps. A map can tell us the political boundaries created by conquerors or leaders and at the same time show the natural boundaries and history as told by the rivers and mountains.

One of the most memorable classes I took in college was a geography class. It involved memorizing physical attributes like rivers and mountains. The professor also encouraged us to think about geography beyond the lines representing the natural barriers, and to look at the political geography of the continents.

According to Merriam-Webster, political geography is “a branch of geography that deals with human governments, the boundaries and subdivisions of political units (such as nations or states).

Political geography plays a huge role in the politics and cultures of each and every country, throughout history and to this day...

Read Kelley's book review here.

Find more staff book recommendations here.

Book Beat: Student Book Review

Hello! My name is Jasmine. I love ski racing, snow/winter, and many other fun things. For my Book Beat review, I read Nine Liars by Maureen Johnson.

Nine Liars continues Stevie Bell’s journey as a teenage detective prodigy. As explored in the past four novels of the "Truly Devious" series, Stevie gets famous for solving the Ellingham, and Box in the Woods cases.

Her career starts when she is accepted into Ellingham Academy, “A famous private school in Vermont for the brightest thinkers, inventors, and artists.” Founded in the twentieth century by Albert Ellingham, it’s a school where learning is a game.

Now as she returns for her senior year, all her friends are obsessed with finding a college. Stevie feels lost, without a case to work on, everything is losing its purpose...

Read Jasmine's Book Beat Review here.

See all Book Beat Reviews here.

Got a Question?

We're here for you.

Ask a Librarian

Our mission is to bring information, ideas, and individuals together

to enhance the cultural life of our community.

208.726.3493 | www.comlib.org | info@comlib.org