All events are free and at the Library unless otherwise noted.
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"I DO!"
Courtship, Love, and Marriage on the American Frontier
Cathy Luchetti
Tuesday, February 6, 7:00 pm
The legacy of the American West contains a rich history of courtship and romance. Author and historian Cathy Luchetti explores this legacy using diary and journal entries by both men and women complemented by more than 100 contemporary photographs.
Luchetti, whose books include Women of the West, Home on the Range: A Culinary History of the American West, and Medicine Women: The Story of Frontier Women Doctors, is humorous and informative and has been a popular speaker around the country including at the National Archives and the Library of Congress.
Note: The photo above is of an 1896 double wedding in the Wood River Valley (photo on file in the Library's Regional History Department).
- Cathy Luchetti - Author Cathy Luchetti's web site, including her bio and information about her books and lectures.
- "I Do!" - Book Review A review of Cathy Luchetti's book by TheHistoryNet.
Valentine's Day Kid's Crafts
Wednesday, February 14
1) 10:30 - 11:30 am: Preschool - Kindergarten
2) After school: Elementary & Middle School
Children's Room at the Library
Come to the Children's Room to make Valentine Day gifts for your parents, teachers, friends, or anyone else on your list. Materials and fun will be there for all.
Related Links:
- Children's Room at The Community Library The main page for events and information about programs for children at The Community Library.
Poetry and Tibet: A Poet and Her Travels
Karen Swenson
Saturday, February 17, 5:00 pm
Poet and travel writer Karen Swenson is known for her adventurous solo traveling throughout Asia and for her poems which have been described as displaying "the thickness of authenticity that validates experience and buttresses poetry".
Swenson, a National Poetry Series winner for her book The Lady In Bangkok, recently returned from Tibet and will present slides and read her poems about this mysterious and troubled land.
Related Links:
- National Poetry Series Current selections and information about the series from the University of Illinois Press.
- What Is American About American Poetry Karen Swenson adds her thoughts on the subject at this web site by the Poetry Society of America.
Kid's Movie Night: Mary-Kate and Ashley
Wednesday, February 21
6:30 - 8:30 pm Grades 3-6
Children's Room at the Library
Come to the Children's Room for a special movie night for kids in Grades 3 through 6. Kids get to vote and choose one of the Mary-Kate and Ashley movies to watch.
Parents need to sign up their children before the end of the day Monday, February 19. Sign up either by calling the Children's Room at 208-726-3493 ext. 116 (leave message), or by visiting the Children's Room. See you there!
Related Links:
- Mary-Kate and Ashley The official web site for those famous, adventurous twins.
Community Library Winter Book Club:
"Women's Lives, The Movies, and The Pulitzer Prize"
Mrs. Dalloway
by Virginia Woolf
Wednesday, February 21, 7:00 pm
Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway is February's selection for The Community Library's Winter Book Club. Writing in the early twentieth century, Woolf added to the emerging perspectives brought by impressionist art, Freud's concepts of the mind, and Einstein's illumination of the universe.
All are welcome to join the book discussion and are encouraged to rent the film version of Mrs. Dalloway, starring Vanessa Redgrave, to add a dimension to the discussion.
Related Links:
- Mrs. Dalloway A site focusing on Woolf's novel and developed by Dr. Rose Norman at the English Department of the University of Alabama at Huntsville.
- International Virginia Woolf Society This site, devoted to Virginia Woolf, contains a wealth of information for Woolf readers including further links and an email listserv.
- The Perfect Hostess John Crawford reviews Mrs. Dalloway for the New York Times. (Note: free registration required to access this page).
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