Director of Library Operations Pamela Parker recommends Lula Dean’s Little Free Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller. Welcome to small-town Idaho – er, Georgia – where book-banning meets a subversive twist! In Kirsten Miller’s Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books, the town’s busybody, Lula Dean, sets up a "clean" Little Free Library in her yard. She hopes … [Read more...] about Book Review: Lula Dean’s Little Free Library of Banned Books
Staff Reviews: Books, Films, Music, and More
Book Review: All My Sisters and Me
Operations Manager Yira Massey recommends All My Sisters and Me by Sheryl Lister. If you’re looking for a wholesome story that centers around love, family and friendship, I recommend All My Sisters and Me by Sheryl Lister. This is a book about four tall, dark and handsome brothers raised in a good and loving home, and the four sisters-in-law trying to learn to love and get along with each other and find their place in the family. Papa Aaron loves his wife and isn’t afraid to show it. … [Read more...] about Book Review: All My Sisters and Me
Book Review: The Best Dog in the World
Children's Librarian Haley Christianson recommends The Best Dog in the World: Essays on Love by Alice Hoffman. As much as I hate to admit it, I am someone who, very much, judges a book by its cover. So, when one of my favorite authors, Emily Henry, shared she had contributed an essay to The Best Dog in the World on her Instagram, I was instantly interested. This collection of fourteen different … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Best Dog in the World
Film Review: The Sheep Detectives
Collections Manager Aly Wepplo recommends The Sheep Detectives on DVD. Summer is busy in the Wood River Valley. Shakespeare in the Park, The Sun Valley Music Festival, and visits with out-of-town friends fill my calendar almost every night of the week. I love it, and when I get back to my living room, I want to watch something cozy. Luckily, I found The Sheep Detectives on DVD from The Community Library. The Sheep Detectives celebrates the English countryside, small-town … [Read more...] about Film Review: The Sheep Detectives
Film Review: Ratatouille
Summer Programs Intern Alex Vallejo-Lopez recommends Ratatouille, written and directed by Brad Bird. I’m not usually a person to look back on things and consider myself old, but growing up in the Valley, I do remember a world before streaming. I remember when there was a Blockbuster in town. I remember Redbox. But a timeless place to get movies (and even better, for free) is the Library. By the time this review comes out, I will have completed my … [Read more...] about Film Review: Ratatouille
Book Review: The Boy Who Spoke to the Earth
Gold Mine Consign Associate Joanne Cox recommends The Boy Who Spoke To The Earth by Chris Burkard and David McCleellan. The Boy Who Spoke To The Earth is about a young child who is searching and seeking happiness. He is trying to find meaning to his life by complaining to the Earth about what he doesn't have. He doesn't have riches. He doesn't have what other children, his own age, have. And he believes that because he can't hold on to what the Earth has to offer, then it doesn't … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Boy Who Spoke to the Earth
