Andrea Nelson, Library Assistant, recommends The Library Book by Susan Orlean. Ahh, Los Angeles in the eighties! Such a study in contrasts. At once glittering, decaying, innovative, desperate, brilliant and dark. Shining stars, black holes, and all manner of people. In the twentieth century, dreamers from every corner of the planet flocked to L.A. By the mid-eighties, the City of Angels was both a cultural mecca and its own stylized cliché, but at its heart stood one true thing, steadfast … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Library Book
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Book Review: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Karen Little, Library Assistant and English Language Learning Instructor, recommends The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy (available in English and Spanish). “What do you want to be when you grow up?” asked the mole? “Kind,” said the boy. This is just one of many musings from a curious cadre of friends who are on a journey questioning life and what the future holds in the graphic novel, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse. The contemplative boy is one of four … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Moral Panic and the Banning of Books
by Cathy Butterfield, Collections Manager The recognition that knowledge is a form of power has shaped libraries around the world and through the ages. Our earliest forms of written symbol and history are passed down to us through myriad forms of libraries throughout the ages, from the cave art of Lascaux, to Babylonian clay tablets from the 3rd century B.C., to the website "Archive of Our Own." Without the archival passion to preserve, those records would have returned to … [Read more...] about Moral Panic and the Banning of Books
Book Review: Assassin’s Strike
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
Wheels of Time
By Sabrina Brewer, Regional History Intern The young spectators in this photo from the Chamber of Commerce Collection are just a few of the thousands of people that line Ketchum’s Main Street over Labor Day weekend. They are here for Wagon Days, an annual festival that recognizes the region’s mining history and the infrastructure that made it possible. The finale of the event includes the Big Hitch, a team of twenty mules on a jerkline who pull six Lewis Ore Wagons, the only of their kind … [Read more...] about Wheels of Time
