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Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life
Sat., May 1, 5:00 pm
Michael Paxton

Author/director Michael Paxton created an Oscar nominated documentary and book about Ayn Rand, author of Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, and one of the most controversial thinkers of the 20th century. Paxton will speak about the book, show film clips, and answer questions. There will be a book signing immediately following the lecture.

Note: The Sun Valley Center For The Arts Documentary Film Festival will present a screening of the film at 2:15 pm, prior to the lecture.

Related Links:

• Ayn Rand (1905-1982) A biography of Ayn Rand at Pegasos, a Finnish site for literature related resources.
• Objectivism: The Philosophy Of Ayn Rand The web site of the Ayn Rand Institute with information about Objectivism, Any Rand's life and philosophy, and the Institute's activities.
• Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life The web site for the film documentary by Michael Paxton.
• Critiques Of Libertarianism Selfishness a virtue? Altruism a vice? Is Objectivism the same as Libertarianism? This web site presents views, sometimes caustic, contrary to Ayn Rand's.

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Reading Rainbow Book Clubs Award Day
Wed., May 12, 3:00 pm
Children's Library

Today is the day for all children and their families participating in the "Reading Rainbow Book" Clubs to receive their prizes. If you haven't already, call the Children's Library to report your number of books read, and bring your Reading Rainbow list, cameras, family, and friends.

Related Links:

• Invitation to Parents: Reading Rainbow Book Club Letter of invitation to parents from Sheila Hall, Children's Librarian.
• Invitation to Parents: "Read-To-Me" Reading Rainbow Book Club Letter of invitation to parents from Sheila Hall, Children's Librarian.
• Reading Rainbow Reading List Choose from among these 600+ titles of wonderful books and videos.
• Reading Rainbow Home Page Web site for the Reading Rainbow program at PBS.

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Shadow Cat: Encountering The American Mountain Lion
Elizabeth Grossman
Wed., May 12, 7:00 pm

Related Links:

• Felis concolor, Mountain Lion Short description of the biology and natural history of the mountain lion by Wittenburg University.
• Living With California Mountain Lions Information and tips presented by the California Department of Fish and Game and published in "Outdoor California" magazine.
• Mountain Lion, Cougar, Puma... Non-technical site with information and perspectives, including wonderful pictures (Note: This site sometimes is slow to respond).
• Cougars Of The San Andres Mountains Report from the Hornocker Wildlife Institute at the University of Idaho used to help plan cougar management policies in New Mexico.

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Hemingway Centennial Bookclub
To honor Ernest Hemingway's 100th birthday, The Community Library will present book discussions on the third Wednesday of April, May, and June.

Boise State University professor Rena Anderson leads this month's talk and discussion of The Sun Also Rises, Hemingway's first best-selling novel about a group of war weary American and English expatriates who divide their time between the cafés of Paris and the fiestas of Pamplona.

Related Links:

• Notes on The Sun Also Rises Synopsis of the novel and probing questions by Gisèle Baxter from the English Department at the University of British Columbia.
• Hemingway and the Fiestas of San Fermín The town council of Pamplona, Navarra, Spain. includes this tribute to Hemingway in the town's official web site for the Fiestas of San Fermín.
• Selected Bibliography of Paris in the 1920s More about life in Hemingway's Paris from Norman Barth's site www.paris.org (Cité magique, temple des amoureux...).
• The Nobel Prize in Literature 1954 The Nobel Foundation's Hemingway site with his biography, the text of the prize presentation, and Hemingway's acceptance speech.

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