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Weekly Program eNews
June 30, 2025
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In this Issue
• The River’s Daughter with Bridget Crocker
• Art Week for Kids, Tweens, and Teens
• This Week at the Library
• Upcoming Program Highlights
• Staff Review: The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
• Teen Book Beat: Spin the Dawn
• Ask a Librarian
See our full calendar here.
| | | It's Art Week for kids, tweens, and teens, with special opportunities to express your artistic flare (and get good and messy)! All supplies are provided. Age and space limitations apply. See details for each event below. | | |
When Bridget Crocker discovered the world of whitewater rafting, she knew she’d found her calling. The river taught her to overcome years of betrayals and abuse, to trust herself, and, finally, how to help heal her family from generational cycles of poverty and abuse. A beautifully rendered memoir of a woman coming into her own, The River’s Daughter opens us to the possibilities of transformation through nature. More/register here.
5:30pm, Wednesday, July 2
Lecture Hall + Livestream
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Spray Bottle Art
Tuesday, July 1
Drop in 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
Donaldson Robb Family Lawn
Outside the Children's Library
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Regional History Open Hours
Visit the Reading Room to ask Regional History Librarian Liam Guthrie your questions about the storied history of
the Wood River Valley. Ongoing drop-in hours on Wednesdays and Fridays.
Wednesday, July 2
Friday, July 4 - CLOSED
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Betty Olsen Carr Reading Room
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Tie Dye Socks
Participants must be 6+ to attend and registration is required.
Wednesday, July 2
2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Donaldson Robb Family Lawn
Outside the Children's Library
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Pop-in Poetry
This week:
My words built Liberty's floor.
Thursday, July 3
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Learning Commons
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Squeegee Art
Participants must be 9+ to attend and registration is required.
Thursday, July 3
3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Donaldson Robb Family Lawn
Outside the Children's Library
| | | Upcoming Program Highlights | | |
July 8: Hemingway Distinguished Lecture: HAMPTON SIDES
July 10: Believing in Indians with Tony Tekaroniake Evans
July 11: Sun Valley Story Tour by Bus runs Fridays through August 29
July 11: Sip, Shop, and Celebrate at J. McLaughlin to benefit the Library
July 14: National Forests in Our New Economy with Dieter Fenkart-Froeschl
July 16: Community Speaker Series: SONIA PURNELL
July 22: Community Speaker Series: RUTH REICHL
July 25: Upbeat with Alasdair: Season Overview
July 30: Hero Redefined with Doug Levy and Gabriele Andersen-Schiess
August 5: Churchill and de Gaulle with Lee Pollock and Marc Onetto
August 6: Library Book Club: The Women of Brewster Place
August 7: Upbeat with Alasdair: Celebrating Ravel
August 7: Robots, Telemetry, and the Sex Lives of Sage Grouse
See our full calendar of events/register here.
| | Title Review: Library Staff | | |
"...what if there was a history book that told
a massively compelling story?"
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Information Systems Manager Will Duke recommends The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris.
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” ~George Santayana, 1905
If George is right, we should be working hard to make history interesting so our children will learn it. Instead, history books are about the best sleep aids on the shelf.
The present moment is compelling... until it becomes history. Then it’s as dull as dirt. Does anyone really want to hear another of Grandpa’s WWII stories?
But what if there was a history book that told a massively compelling story?
What if Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt rose from the pages to fight corruption in the New York legislature? Then he made friends with a Democratic Governor, Grover Cleveland, to get rid of machine politicians that were grossly corrupt? Then, just as he began to make real headway, he lost his wife in childbirth the same night his mother died, and sunk into a depression so deep that he abandoned politics and disappeared into the Dakotas to kill every animal within range of his guns, and never spoke his wife’s name again...
Read Will's entire review here.
Find more staff book recommendations here.
| | Book Beat: Student Book Review | | |
Hi! My name is Advik. I love to read, write, bike, swim, and watch TV. For my Book Beat review, I read Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim.
Spin the Dawn is the first book in the Blood of Stars duology. It has extremely strong worldbuilding, which is magical, creative, and venturesome. I expected a simple fantasy story, but this book surprised me with its emotional depth, high stakes, and romance.
This book follows the protagonist, Maia, who is strong and determined. At the start of the book, Maia struggles to keep her father’s tailor shop running and feed herself and her father. Maia enters a competition to become the imperial tailor by disguising herself as her brother. In this world, being a tailor is a man’s job and if Maia is caught, she will be executed.
After winning the position of the imperial tailor, Maia does have time to celebrate. She is thrust into yet another quest to prove her worth...
Read Advik's entire Book Beat review here.
See all Book Beat Reviews here.
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A hand-held librarian at your service! The free Library app puts digital resources, book searches, check-outs, events, room reservations, and more—all at your fingertips! More here.
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History in Your Hands! The Wood River Museum opens virtual doors to Wood River Valley history through a free app featuring audio and walking tours, event highlights, video, images, and more. More here.
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