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June 24, 2024

In the Spotlight

Saving Lives in Sub-Saharan Africa

through Water Innovation

Join us for a conversation with Nigerian hydrologist and climate activist, Ichor Joshua Keghnen, who at age 12 contracted typhoid fever, a water borne disease that nearly killed him and ultimately shaped the trajectory of his life. Learn about his quest to improve water access and quality for underserved communities in sub-Saharan Africa. In partnership with Because International.

5:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 25

Lecture Hall + Livestream

More/register here.

Featured in Children's

Family Movie: Migration

Come to our FREE showing of Migration at the Library! In this movie, "...the Mallard family embarks on a journey south for the winter to Jamaica via New York City, only for their well-laid plans to go awry, leading to new friends and unknown horizons. Take flight with a hilariously funny, feathered family vacation like no other!"

Wednesday, June 26

2:00 - 3:30 p.m.

Lecture Hall

More here.

Featured in Regional History

June 1 - 30

Wednesdays & Saturdays

Wood River Museum

More here.

In recognition of Pride Month, the Center for Regional History is calling for contributions of stories, artifacts, and objects representing LGBTQIA2S+ experiences and history in Central Idaho. These items can be in any form that will help us document and preserve LGBTQIA2S+ history and stories in Central Idaho—documents, items, photographs, videos, journals, songs,

art, and oral history interviews. Materials can be donated at the Wood River Museum of History and Culture between 10am and 6pm on Wednesdays and Saturdays throughout June.

This Week at The Library

Story Time:

Ketchum Fire Department

Monday, June 24

10:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Lecture Hall

Beginning Quilt Class

Wednesday, June 26

4:00 - 7:00 p.m. • Idaho Room

Registration has closed.

Tech Help Desk

Wednesday, June 26

5:00 -7:00 p.m.

Learning Commons

Brown Bag Poetry

Exploring Hemingway Distinguished Lecturer Joy Harjo each week!

Thursday, June 27

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

Learning Commons

Sewing Club

for Kids and Tweens

Thursday, June 27

3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Children's Library

Registration required.

Valley Traditional Music Jams

Saturday, June 29

3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Lecture Hall

Upcoming Program Highlights

July 3: Music in the Dark: An Immersive & Educational Dark Sky Program featuring environmental philosopher Dr. Kimberly Dill and musician Kishi Bashi

July 4: Library & Museum closed; Gold Mine stores open

July 5: Sip & Shop at J.Mclaughlin and support the Library

July 8: How Dark Is It? with UCLA student researchers

July 9: Star Lab Planetarium with Scott Slonim

July 10: Sun Valley Jewish Film Festival: Remembering Gene Wilder

July 11: SINK / RISE: A Conversation with Photographer Nick Brandt

July 12: Artist Tina Barney in Conversation with Judith Freeman

July 16: Sun Valley Jewish Film Festival: AKA Doc Pomus

July 17: Fred Hutch Leaders: Panel and Discussion

July 17: Judy Blume: Community Speaker Series with SVWC

July 18: Sun Valley Jewish Film Festival: The 'Real' Inglorious Bastards

July 23: John Vaillant: Community Speaker Series with SVWC

July 25: Hermoine: The Freedom Frigate with Marc Onetto

July 26: Preserving Family Recipes Writing Workshop with Cynthia Nims

July 31: JOY HARJO: 2024 Hemingway Distinguished Lecture

August 1: Upbeat with Alasdair

August 6: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life: Europa

See our full calendar of events/register here.

You Can Submit an Acquisition Request!

Looking for a book that’s not on our shelves? We can help. Fill out our

Online Acquisition Request form, and we’ll try our best to get what

you’re looking for. We’ll either purchase the item, or we’ll borrow it from another library via Inter-library Loan. Both options are free.

Acquisition Requests are received by Library Collections Manager Aly Wepplo. Aly holds a master’s degree in Library and Information Science from San Jose State University. She works to maintain a relevant and responsive collection that meets the needs and interests of our users. Request a book today and help build our library’s collection.

Library Collections Manager

Aly Wepplo

Book Review: Library Staff

"I hope these tips help and encourage you to try the Library’s

FREE ConsumerReports.org subscription."

Reference Librarian Buffy McDonald recommends Consumer Reports for travel tips.

Are you interested in improving your travel experiences and finding travel tips and advice online?

Consider exploring the ConsumerReports.org website via the library’s subscription. (You will need to start at the Library’s website to access this subscription—see below.) This website has some helpful tips and great advice for travelers.

You can find advice on flying hassle free, choosing an airline, buying luggage, and more. Did you know that the Transportation Security Administration’s TSA PreCheck will let you fast-track through security? And, that some premium credit cards may offer membership? For finding flights, Consumer Reports recommends using the Google Flights website.

According to one of their sources: “They have an awesome price history and prediction tool.” From the article:

It gives you the amount your route has cost over the last couple of months, has a price graph that predicts what prices will be for nearly a year in advance, and tells you what Google thinks is a fair price.

Consumer Reports also has an article on proven tips to help you save gas and, therefore, money...

Read Buffy's entire review here.

Find more staff book recommendations here.

Book Beat: Student Book Review

Hi, my name is Kire. I am in the 6th grade and I love to read. Other than reading, I like to do gymnastics and play viola. For my Book Beat review, I read Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston.

I read Amari and the Night Brothers for the Idaho battle of the books. It was an amazing fantasy story that had twists and turns along the way.

The book follows a girl named Amari who lives with her single mom and her brother, Quinton, before he disappeared. The book starts out with Amari and her mom trying to figure out what happened to Quinton and a police search says that he is probably never going to come back to their house.

Amari does not believe this especially when she gets a mysterious package from Quinton that invites Amari to a magical training camp. Amari believes that this camp might help her find Quinton if he is still out there. Before she can go to this camp, she must pass an interview with a very odd man.

Will Amari get into the camp and find her missing brother? Read the book to find out...

Read Kire's entire book review here.

See all Book Beat Reviews here.