Molly! Goodyear recommends The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab. We make decisions every day that determine the course of our lives. Some are well thought-out, others are made on the spur of the moment, only a few are made out of desperation. For Addie LaRue, the unanticipated consequences of one desperate decision were devastating, enlightening and revelatory. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab is a compelling and beautifully crafted novel that intricately … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
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Book Review: “When”
Buffy McDonald, Reference Librarian, recommends When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing by Daniel H. Pink. A book about the power of timing. There are optimal times for doing different things—from learning a new skill, to making a major decision, to invoking creativity. One way to think about this power of timing is through the concept of circadian rhythms. Most living things have these daily rhythms that impact their behavior, moods, and performance. For … [Read more...] about Book Review: “When”
Review: Winnie-the-Pooh on YOTO
Systems Librarian, Susie Bille, recommends Winnie-the-Pooh, The Complete BBC Collection Written by A. A. Milne; read by Alan Bennett; available on YOTO. DeAnn Campbell, Children’s and Young Adult Library Director, asked me to add some new children’s audiobooks for YOTO players - which she recently purchased for the Children’s Library - to our Collection. YOTO players are a bit like a boom box built for three year-olds. Kids pick out an individual story card, stick it into the … [Read more...] about Review: Winnie-the-Pooh on YOTO
A Look Back into the Past of Idaho Sheep Ranching
By Tess Lightner, Trailing of the Sheep Festival Archives Intern The image of these sheep in a beautiful field surrounded by hills and snow-covered peaks serves as the best example of the sheepherding life in Idaho. These sheep are grazing on what was the Busterback Ranch, in the Stanley Basin of the Sawtooth Valley, bordering U.S. Forest Service land. Beginning around 1930, this ranch has been passionately owned and operated by the Breckenridge Family, and more recently by longtime … [Read more...] about A Look Back into the Past of Idaho Sheep Ranching
Book Review: Death Note
Cándida Miniño, Outreach Librarian, recommends Death Note by Tsugumi Ōba. A soul reaper (Shinigami in Japanese) bored with his immortal existence decides to drop his Death Note for a human to find. The Death Note is a notebook that reapers use to take the lives of the people whose names they write. The person who finds the book is Light Yagami—a genius high school student. Light tests the rules of the Death Note, one of which is: You must visualize the face of the name … [Read more...] about Book Review: Death Note
National Novel Writing Month 2023
NaNoWriMo "Come Write In" events scheduled for October-December 2023 National Novel Writing Month (or NaNoWriMo) is held each November around the world, providing resources and community for writers. The program began in 1999 as a daunting but straightforward challenge: to write 50,000 words of a novel in thirty days. Now, each year on November 1, hundreds of thousands of people begin to write, determined to end the month with a first draft. They enter the month as elementary school … [Read more...] about National Novel Writing Month 2023
