Friends and Leaders in War and Peace with Lee Pollock One was born in a small town in Texas, in a family with little to its name; the other, sixteen years earlier, was the grandson of a Duke whose ancestral home was one of Britain’s greatest palaces. When the Second World War began, Dwight David Eisenhower was a little-known Lt. Colonel in a United States Army which numbered under 200,000, just the 19th largest in the world. Winston Spencer Churchill was approaching his 65th … [Read more...] about Ike and Winston:
Musical Landscapes…
...of the Intermountain West with Jared Farmer Jared Farmer is the Walter H. Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania. His temporal expertise is the long nineteenth century; his regional expertise is the North American West. His recent work has turned to global environmental history across the modern period. Originally from Provo, Utah, Farmer earned his degrees from Utah State University, the University of Montana, and Stanford. His book On Zion’s Mount: … [Read more...] about Musical Landscapes…
Book Around the Block!
Join us for a summer open house at The Community Library, Gold Mine Thrift, Gold Mine Consign, and the recently unveiled Wood River Museum of History and Culture. Join us to "Book Around the Block" for literacy, history, shopping, community, and fun! Our theme this year: We all make history! Activities for all ages include: Sun Valley Celebrity Scavenger Hunt: Scour the Library, Wood River Museum, and Gold Mine Stores for fun facts and special items. You might even win … [Read more...] about Book Around the Block!
Book Review: Demon Copperhead
Circulation Manager Pamela Parker recommends Demon Copperhead: A Tale Retold by Barbara Kingsolver Best known for the parallels to Charles Dicken’s 1850 semi-autobiographic novel, David Copperfield (1850), Barbara Kingsolver's latest novel, Demon Copperhead (2022), recounts a boy’s coming-of-age in Appalachia during the height of the opioid epidemic, which ran at its worst from 2007-2016. Kingsolver’s work takes us to Lee County, Virginia, where Demon “got … [Read more...] about Book Review: Demon Copperhead
Book Review: Covenant of Water
Librarian Andrea Nelson recommends The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese. Let’s begin by addressing the elephant in the room. Abraham Verghese’s much-anticipated new book, The Covenant of Water, is well over 700 pages long. Libby and Axis 360 offer digital formats, but fair warning: Don’t try to listen while distracted. This book deserves your full attention. From the prologue to the last poignant scene, The Covenant of Water is a literary masterpiece. The saga begins in 1900. … [Read more...] about Book Review: Covenant of Water
Together We Read!
We invite you to join our book club! The Community Library’s Together We Read! Book Club is hosted every other month and led by a diverse range of library staff. Books cover all genres from new fiction to classics to nonfiction, young adult, graphic novels, and everything in between. Join us for one discussion or many! Fill out the form below to register for one or all of the upcoming Book Club discussions. Being a member of a book club fosters a sense of community connection. Book … [Read more...] about Together We Read!
