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Weekly Program Bulletin

April 10, 2023

In the Spotlight

Library Systems Upgrade

Friday, April 14

6:30 - 10:30 p.m

While we upgrade our library software, our book return, online catalog, and digital services will be out of service. Digital Users: You can check-out and download titles prior to the upgrade.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Gold Mine Bag Sale

Saturday, April 15

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

Our premier clearance sale of the season! All you can stuff into a bag at the Gold Mine Thrift store for only $5! Clean up on winterwear and gear, household and kitchen items, clothing, boots, and shoes for kids and adults, tech, and more.

Note: The Gold Mine will be CLOSED April 16-19 to set the stage for the SPRING OPENING APRIL 20.

You Are Part of the Story!

Mark your calendar and stay tuned for details on special events to celebrate libraries and all they do

to inspire, invigorate, and lift up communities. Activities include:

Fireside Chats with Library Staff

Dia de los Niños for Kids & Teens

"Tell Your Story" Video Recordings

National Library Week

April 24-29

This Week at The Library

Story Time: Rain

Monday, April 10

10:30 - 11:00 a.m.

Tree House

Spanish Lunchtime Language

Tuesday, April 11

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Idaho Room

Monthly SNUG: Spreadsheet (Nerds) User Group

Tuesday, April 11

4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Learning Commons

English Language Learning

Tuesday, April 11

6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Idaho Room

Inglés Idioma Aprender

Martes 11 de abril

18:00 - 20:00 h.

Idaho Room

Virtual Creative Writing Workshop

Wednesday, April 12

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Zoom

Genealogy Workshop

Wednesday, April 12

3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Learning Commons

"How To Change Your Mind"

Discussion Group

Wednesday, April 12

5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Lecture Hall

Brown Bag Poetry

Thursday, April 13

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

Learning Commons

Paint Club for Tweens & Teens

Thursday, April 13

3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Children's Library

Registration required.

Nature Journaling

with Leslie Rego

Thursday, April 13

4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Idaho Room

Later Language: Spanish

Thursday, April 13

5:15 - 6:00 p.m.

Learning Commons

Thursday, April 13

6:00 - 7:30 p.m. | Lecture Hall

More/register here.

Youth Emotional Health in Education Panel

Join our panel of local experts as they share what to look for, what to do, and who to contact for those times when you or your child needs a little extra help. Presented in partnership with The Space. This program will be livestreamed and recorded. A live, in-person Spanish translation will also be available.

Scribblers & Scribes with Sarah Leidecker

For Tweens and Teens

Friday, April 14

4:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Children's Library

In Case You Missed It

Clean Food, Messy Life

Local author Jamie Truppi discussed her new memoir Clean Food, Messy Life: A food lover's conscious journey back to self. In her constant questioning of choices and inherent craving for something more, food both grounded and uplifted her through love and loss, marriage and motherhood, birth and death, fulfillment and depletion, adventure and freedom.

Watch the Replay Here.

Upcoming Library Highlights

April 16-19: Gold Mine Thrift Store Closed

April 17: How to Overcome Writer's Block Workshop with Writer-In-Residence Margaret Meehan

April 18: Together We Read Book Club: The Big Burn

April 20: Gold Mine Spring Opening

April 20: Navigating Longevity Panel with the Senior Connection

April 24-29: National Library Week

April 26: Día de Los Ninos: A Celebration of Children & Books

April 27: Housing Lessons and Opportunities with Park City, Utah’s Housing Development Manager

May 3: Ten Warning Signs of Alzheimer's

May 9: Learning from Peer Communities: Housing Lessons and Opportunities with Summit County, Colorado's Housing Director

May 11: Wonder Travels with Writer-In-Residence Josh Barkan

May 18-20: "To Taste Life Twice" Seminar: Reading, Writing & Connecting Over Words – Free workshops and author panels!

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

Book Review: Library Staff

This story reminds us to share our stories with our children

and grandchildren so that the stories stay alive

long after our children grow up.

Judy Zimmer, Systems Librarian, recommends Farmhouse by Bessel van der Kolk.

Caldecott medalist Sophie Blackall’s picture book Farmhouse brought me back to my childhood. It brought back memories of my grandparents’ farm and the house I grew up in, built at the very end of the 1800s and filled with a boisterous, large family.

The story and the illustrations in Farmhouse were pieced together from bits and pieces and memories of a family of twelve children who were born and raised in a falling-down farmhouse.

Playful rhymes describe the daily life of the family and the illustrations allow a peek into their lives as if you’re looking inside a dollhouse...

Read Judy's book review here.

Find more staff book recommendations here.

Book Beat: Student Book Review

Hello! My name is Zach. In my free time I ski a lot, play piano, snowmobile, and read. For my Book Beat review, I read The Maze Cutter by James Dashner.

The Maze Cutter is a new series set 73 years after the events of the Maze Runner trilogy. I would highly recommend reading those books before this one so you aren’t confused.

The main plot of this new book follows a group of kids who grew up on the isolated safe haven of an island where, in the last book, they sought refuge. This new generation of kids have no real concept of the outside world, only hearing about the dangers from stories around the campfire...

Read Zach's Book Beat Review here.

See all Book Beat Reviews here.

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