Classic Ski Films
Thursdays, February 5, 12, 19, & 26 at 4:00 pm

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• Regional History Department Information about the resources available in the Library's Regional History Department. Historical images and other information about items in the collection can be found in the library's web catalog.

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William Studebaker, Poet
Poetry Workshop: Saturday, February 21, 1:30 - 4:00 pm
(Free. To register, call the Library at 726-3493 or email crystalt@sunvalley.net)
Poetry Reading: Saturday, February 21, 6:00 pm

William Studebaker is a poet and author of prose and creative non-fiction.  He is a columnist for the "Times-News" (Twin Falls, Idaho), and his column and features can be found variously on the "Outdoor Page."  He writes for Idaho Magazine , Paddler Magazine, Tertulia Magazine (an electronic publication), as well as other national and regional publications.

His volume of poetry Travelers in an Antique Land is a spiritual guide to the American High Desert.  He is currently working on several books:  one about traveling with his son Robert in extreme northern Greenland, and one about the insanity and death of his father.  William and his wife Judy live in Twin Falls, Idaho, within easy reach of Mexico and Spain.

Related Links:

• Signals A poem by William Studebaker presented as a sample of his book Passions We Desire by its publisher, Limberlost Press .
• Spontaneous Descent & Other Poetry of Passion Three of William Studebaker's poems were published in the first issue of Tertulia Magazine, an independent publication of poetry, fiction, commentary, and reviews. [Notes: 1) free Adobe Acrobat Reader software needed to view magazine; 2) see pages 4, 5, and 6]

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"The Great Books" Book Club:
The Works of St. Thomas Aquinas
Wednesday, February 25, 7:00 pm

The works of St. Thomas Aquinas initiated a resurgence of universities and an interest in learning. He was one of the leading minds to develop "Scholasticism", the effort to consolidate different branches of learning as an outgrowth of the resurgence of universities and the interest in learning that began to reappear in the 13th century.

He resuscitated many of the classical values, reversing the views of St Augustine. Where Augustine argued humankind was basically corrupt and evil with no capacity to find truth or happiness, Aquinas incorporates Aristotle with Church doctrine asserting our ability to discover truth, find happiness, achieve goodness, and find a positive role for government.

Professor Lee Brown will lead the discussion, which is open to all. The Great Books Book Club meets on the fourth Tuesday of every month, and all are invited to attend.

• Thomas Aquinas A synopsis of the life and major work, Summa Theologica, of Thomas Aquinas from The Internet Encylcopedia of Philosophy at University of Tennessee at Martin.
• St. Thomas Aquinas A more extensive background on Thomas Aquinas and his works from the Stanford Encylopedia of Philosophy at Stanford University.
• Summa Theologica The text, in English, of Thomas Aquinas' major work from NewAdvent.org, a web site devoted to information regarding Catholicism.

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