By Helen Morgus, Children’s Librarian II In the Children's Library, before the pandemic, we invited groups of fourth graders to visit for poetry programs every April. One year, we had them read aloud. We handed out poems. They chose partners and worked on who would say which parts. They practiced. Then they bravely stood before their class, and performed. Poems in hand, they giggled, stumbled, and blushed. But they read. And we saw the lights go on in their … [Read more...] about Kids Meet Poetry
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Women of Old Ketchum
Historic Photo Stories from the Jeanne Rodger Lane Center for Regional History For Women’s History Month, let's look back to some of the leading ladies of the mining town known as Ketchum. In this image we see the grace and elegance of Teresa Parks, Sarah Jane McCoy, and Frances Venable standing in their fur coats in front of the Ketchum Kamp Hotel, sometime between 1926 and 1937. All three of the ladies had moved to Ketchum sometime between 1880 and 1884, and raised their families in the … [Read more...] about Women of Old Ketchum
Book Review: The Big Umbrella…
...and So You Want to Talk About Race Children's Librarian Lee Dabney recommends The Big Umbrella and So You Want to Talk About Race. For those of you who don’t know me, I am the story-time lady. Every Monday at 10:30 a.m. a group of tiny people and their caregivers join me for stories and an activity. The past few months, I have been going through the alphabet letter-by-letter as inspiration for our weekly themes. On February 14, the letters were U and V. … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Big Umbrella…
Book Review: The Paris Library
Library Assistant Andrea Nelson recommends The Paris Library: A Novel by Janet Skeslien Charles. It was Miss Reeder who said about books that 'no other thing possesses that mystical faculty to make people see with other people's eyes. The Library is a bridge between cultures.'The Paris Library As Hitler's troops advance across Europe, Odile Souchet avoids old men and their constant talk of war. Germany stands no chance against France's superior army and its Maginot Line, bien sûr! Like … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Paris Library
Winter Read Creative Contest 2022
And we have a winner! Three actually: Andrea Pierceall, Betsy Sise, and Sarah Leidecker. Winter Read intern Cline Dolson, a junior at the Sage School, organized this contest for her internship project and each winner received a $50 gift card to the Gold Mine. Thank you to all who entered! Drumroll please! The Winning Winter Read Poems: From Sarah Leidecker Crust-Cruising in a River of Sunshine A river of sunshine drips from our sun, flowsdown the galactic stream, runsinto the face of … [Read more...] about Winter Read Creative Contest 2022
Book Review: Tripping to Dickeyland
Gold Mine Managing Director, Craig Barry, recommends Tripping to Dickeyland by Michael Hanson. Tripping to Dickeyland is a wonderful mixture of a writer’s friendships, aspirations, admirations, and fears—the stuff that fuels much of our lives, and the brushes with which all artists use to leave their marks. Hanson's memoir explores the major influences in his life — such as James Dickey, his work and character; his deep friendship with his childhood friend, Chris Fuhrman, who would … [Read more...] about Book Review: Tripping to Dickeyland
