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A Carnival of Animals
Community Library Children's Library
Children's Story Hour
Tuesday & Wednesday, August 3 & 4, 10:00 AM till 11:00 AM

 This week's story hour is a fun lead prelude to the upcoming Children's Symphony on Monday, August 9th. Tuesday's story is repeated on Wednesday, so you have twice the opportunity to listen and enjoy. Story hour is for children 3 to 5 and is held in the Children's Library; use the Walnut Street entrance.

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Smokey Bear
Community Library Children's Library
Children's Story Hour
Tuesday & Wednesday, August 10 & 11, 10:00 AM till 11:00 AM

 This week's story hour features Smokey the Bear, visiting from the Sawtooth National Forest. Smokey is always fun, and he loves kids. Tuesday's story is repeated on Wednesday, so you have twice the opportunity to listen and enjoy. Story hour is for children 3 to 5 and is held in the Children's Library; use the Walnut Street entrance.

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• Smokey Bear Splash Page Come visit Smokey Bear at his web site--lots of fun things to learn!
• True Story of Smokey Bear Smokey Bear's story with coloring book pages you can download.

1999 Tour of Homes
Community Library Association
Saturday, August 14, 11:00 AM until 4:00 PM

 Tour some of the most beautiful private homes in the Ketchum-Sun Valley area and support the Library at the same time. The Community Library Association's 21st Tour of Homes features six homes in the Gimlet area, finishing with a complimentary "Tea" in the award winning garden of the home's owner, a master gardener. 

Free shuttle bus service is provided from the Library, and there is ample parking nearby.  The Community Library is a nonprofit organization that receives no tax support and which provides free library services to both residents and nonresidents. The Library is completely funded by contributions such as yours--please join in supporting this wonderful resource.

• Click for more info: 1999 Home Tour Page Ticket  information, Slide Show, and Details.

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Idaho Echoes in Time
Traveling Idaho's History and Geology
R.G. Robertson
Wednesday, August 18, 7:00 PM

Related Links:

• Idaho Volcanoes and Volcanics Settings, geology, and eruptive histories of the volcanoes, lava fields, cinder cones, and fissure systems of Idaho by the US Geological Survey.
• Idaho History Chronicle Concise chronological listing of  human settlement in Idaho starting in pre-history by the Idaho State Historical Society.
• Shoshone Culture Information An introduction to the culture of the Shoshone written by Darla Lee Moore, a Lemhi Shoshone woman descended from Sacajawea.

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