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Weekly Program Bulletin

June 5, 2023

In the Spotlight – Save the Date!

2023 Hemingway Distinguished Lecture

Friday, June 30, 7:00 p.m.

Donaldson Robb Family Lawn

The Community Library welcomes LUIS ALBERTO URREA. Hailed by NPR as a “master storyteller with a rock and roll heart,” Urrea is a prolific and acclaimed writer who uses his dual-culture life experiences to explore greater themes of love, loss and triumph. Urrea is the author of Into the Beautiful North and The Devil’s Highway, among others.

His newest book is Goodnight, Irene.

More/register here.

This Week at The Library

Story Time: Ocean Animals

Monday, June 5

10:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Tree House

México en el Corazón

This touring show of over 50 performers presents an incredible show featuring the finest Mexican mariachi music and dances. In partnership with the Sun Valley Museum of Art, Sun Valley Resort, and other local organizations.

Monday, June 5

7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Sun Valley Pavilion

Spanish Lunchtime Language

Tuesday, June 6

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Idaho Room

Audacious Read:

The Prairie Trilogy

by Willa Cather

Tuesday, June 6

4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Zoom

Registration is required and

limited to 15 participants.

More/register here.

Open Book:

A Pocketful of Pixie Dust

with JJ Kapur

Open Book is a story sharing experience where trained "Books" share their stories in small groups. Storytellers come from a variety

of backgrounds. After sharing, the Books facilitate a discussion around themes and ideas that arise

from their story.

Tuesday, June 6

6:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Lecture Hall

Virtual Creative Writing Workshop

Wednesday, June 7

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Zoom

Tech Help Desk

Wednesday, June 7

5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Learning Commons

Lunch & Lit

For the summer, Brown Bag Poetry returns to the Cimino Plaza as

Lunch & Lit! Call the Senior Connection at 208-788-3468 to reserve your lunch!

Thursday, June 8

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

Cimino Plaza

The Miracle of the Mind: Movement and Mind

for Best Health

Dr. Reynolds, a board-certified Chiropractic Sports Medicine Physician, will discuss the benefits of physical activity on cognition over time. The Miracle of the Mind programs are presented in partnership with Anita Dromey, Speech-Language Pathologist at St. Luke's Rehabilitation in Ketchum.

Thursday, June 8

5:00 p.m. | Lecture Hall

More/register here.

Later Language: Spanish

Thursday, June 8

5:15 - 6:00 p.m.

Learning Commons

Summer Reading:

Snack & Craft Event

Saturday, June 10

12:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Children's Library

In Case You Missed It

"My Pioneer Cabin Story" with Todd Schwarz

Todd Schwarz shared his experiences of Pioneer Cabin after nearly 50 years of visiting and studying the historic structure. He included a geographic overview of the cabin's namesake Pioneer Range and the history of Sun Valley’s alpine touring operation there. He also explained the allure of a

place that has compelled him and others to return again and again.

Watch the Replay Here.

Upcoming Library Highlights

June 13-16: Sun Valley Early Literacy Summit

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

June 19: The Library will be CLOSED for the Juneteenth holiday

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

June 21: People of the Moon with Ted Stout

June 22, 27, 29: Sun Valley Jewish Film Festival

June 30: Hemingway Distinguished Lecture: LUIS ALBERTO URREA

July 4: The Library will be CLOSED for the July 4th holiday

July 13: Hiking the Idaho Centennial Trail Panel

July 19 and 25: Community Speaker Series in partnership with the Sun Valley Writers Conference: Javier Zamora and Curtis Sittenfeld

July 26: Grand Opening of the Wood River Museum of History and Culture

Book Review: Library Staff

"This is a rich story that slowly develops, peeling back

the layers of a man’s life in an empathetic way..."

Ann Sandefer, Philanthropy & Volunteer Associate, recommends A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman.

A Man Called Ove is a book about routines and the unexpected, happiness and sorrow, love and loss, youth and aging, life and death.

The book begins with a very grumpy, 59-year-old man with principles as deep as his daily routines who’s been having a rough time. Ove had always seen the world as black-and-white with his now deceased wife providing the only color for him. He’s mourning the loss of his wife and has recently found himself forced into early retirement.

Lacking any purpose or direction in his life, he plans to die by suicide. The day of his first well-planned attempt to leave this world is interrupted by a young family moving in next door who flatten his mailbox with their U-Haul...

Read Ann'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 Twilight by Stephenie Meyer.

A vampire novel titled Twilight tells the story of a teen girl named Bella Swan who moves from warm, sunny Arizona, to rainy, cold Forks, Washington. She visits her dad, Charlie, in Forks every year since her parents divorced when she was a child.

However, now that Bella’s mom has a boyfriend that plays baseball and travels a lot during the school year, she has no choice but to leave and stay with her dad for the year.

Bella’s first few weeks in Forks are boring and rainy, yet she meets a mysterious young man called Edward Cullen...

Read Jasmine's Book Beat Review here.

See all Book Beat Reviews here.

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