All events are free and at the Library unless otherwise noted.
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Preserving Family Records
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New!
Community Library Book Club:
"The Great
Books" - 2nd Tuesday of Each Month, 7:00 pm
The Community Library is pleased to announce a new book club with the theme "The Great Books". The book club is open to everyone and will be led by Gary Hunt from Iconoclast Bookstore. Discussions about great books begin Tuesday, October 9 and continue on the second Tuesday of each month. All are welcome to attend any or all discussions.
The
Iliad by
Homer
Tuesday, October 9, 7:00
pm
Library Audio-Visual (AV) Room
The first selection in The Great Books series is The Iliad, Homer's epic tale of the siege of Troy, the great warrior Achilles, treachery and complicity of the gods, honor, loyalty, and love.
Related Links:
- Character Summary of The Iliad The gods, the mortals, the plot, and the themes at a glance from the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth.
- Project Gutenberg: The Iliad Download The Iliad to your own computer either as a .ZIP or .TXT file.
- Homer's Iliad and Odyssey Page A collaboration of materials and works from ThinkQuest.org to help you get more out of reading Homer's epic works.
Used
Book Sale
Saturday, October 20
at The Community Library
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Browse through books and magazines of all kinds at The Community Library's used book sale. Choose from among hardcover or paperback, fiction or nonfiction, in short, "Everything from Shakespeare to Dr. Seuss".
All proceeds help fund free public library services at The Community Library, so you can enjoy an eclectic collection of used books and help support your library!
Related Links:
- History of the Community Library The Community Library operates with no tax money. How did this come about?
- Map & Directions Short, printable directions to library along with a street map.
Idaho's
Family History: Historic Records At Risk
Steve Walker, Idaho State
Archivist
Thursday, October 25, 6:00 pm
Idaho's State Archivist, Steve Walker, will offer practical information on how to care for your own family letters, photos, and memorabilia along with the importance of caring for records that document our larger "Idaho Family". Community comment and participation is encouraged.
The film "Into the Future: On the Preservation of Knowledge in the Electronic Age", narrated by Robert MacNeil (formerly of the MacNeil-Lehrer News Hour) and directed by Terry Sanders (a recent presenter at the Sun Valley Writers' Conference) will be shown.
Related Links:
- Idaho State Historical Society Information about and further links relating to Idaho's history, upcoming events, and preservation efforts .
- Preserving Your Collections The Kansas State Historical Society has prepared four how-to information packets ("Books and Paper Materials", "Photographs and Motion Picture Films", "Machine Readable Materials", and "Disaster Planning") to help in preserving your historical materials.
- Preserving the Written Record James H. Spohrer, from the University of California, reports on his visit to four major European libraries and their efforts to preserve written material.
Not
So Scary Stories
Saturday,
Oct. 27, 10:00 am
Tuesday, Oct. 30, 3:00 pm - after school
Children's Room at the Library
Special just-in-time stories for Halloween, just right for preschoolers and younger children. Two days of stories to get ready for Trick-or-Treat, either on Saturday morning or Tuesday after school.
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