Kelly Noble, Gold Mine Processing Manager, recommends Assassin's Strike by Ward Larsen. I enjoy reading espionage thrillers, especially those that are written well and contain plausible plots. Ward Larsen is among the best writers in the genre. His David Slaton novels are exciting, adventurous, action packed and riveting. When reading thrillers of this type, I always examine the story for its authenticity. Are the countries real? Does the author understand the current geo-political climate of … [Read more...] about Book Review: Assassin’s Strike
Banned Book Classics
25 Frequently Challenged Books Considered Classic Literature The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Catcher in the Rye by JD SalingerThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerUlysses by James JoyceBeloved by Toni MorrisonThe Lord of the Flies by William Golding1984 by George OrwellLolita by Vladimir NabokovOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckCatch-22 by Joseph HellerBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyAnimal Farm by George OrwellAs I … [Read more...] about Banned Book Classics
Book Review: “What You Have Heard Is True”
Janet Ross-Heiner, Library Assistant and Engilsh Language Instructor recommends What You Have Heard Is True: A Memoir of Witness and Resistance by Carolyn Forché. Over the past six years I have cultivated relationships with many patrons who have a great passion for reading. I invite you now to read, What You Have Heard Is True: A Memoir of Witness and Resistance by Carolyn Forché. Her incantation with writing has a tone that is scorching and poetic. I felt spellbound when reading her work. … [Read more...] about Book Review: “What You Have Heard Is True”
Book Review: Razzmatazz
Will Duke, Information Systems Manager, recommends Razzmatazz by Christopher Moore. Sammy “Two-Toes” Tiffin is back in the sequel to Christopher Moore’s sequel Noir. Now, if you haven’t read Noir, go do that right now. I’ll wait. Okay, good book, right? Well, you’re in for more of the same in Razzmatazz. Eddie’s back trying to start a driving school with his girlfriend, while his crazy uncle is trying to save his opium den business while hiding … [Read more...] about Book Review: Razzmatazz
VOTE! at The Community Library
The Community Library is a polling location for precincts 1, 3 and 4. Precinct 1 is in the Betty Olsen Carr Reading Room, and precincts 3 and 4 are in the John A. and Carole O. Moran Lecture Hall. Polls open at 8 a.m. To find your precinct and polling location, or for any other information, contact the Blaine County Elections Office by calling (208) 788-5510 emailing election@blainecounty.org, or visiting https://www.co.blaine.id.us/196/Elections. … [Read more...] about VOTE! at The Community Library
Film Review: Hound of the Baskervilles
Aly Wepplo, Media and Digital Librarian, recommends Der Hund Von Baskerville (The Hound of the Baskervilles), a silent film directed by Richard Oswald. I’m thrilled to be a part of The Liberty Theatre Company’s upcoming play, The Hound of the Baskervilles. It’s a modern adaptation of the classic Sherlock Holmes mystery, and it’s brought to life by just three actors – playing almost 20 parts. The story is a classic of English literature. In it, Holmes and Watson investigate the legend of a … [Read more...] about Film Review: Hound of the Baskervilles
