Haley Christianson, Children's Librarian and Programming Assistant, recommends The Compound by Aisling Rawle. Two things that I love include reading dystopian novels and watching reality TV shows. So, when I heard that The Compound by Aisling Rawle was being described as Love Island mixed with Lord of the Flies, I had to give it a try. The Compound follows 20-year-old Lily as she competes in a … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Compound
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Men’s Button-downs at Gold Mine Consign
Consign offers a new take on the "blues"! Find a large variety of men's top-of-the-line button downs in various shades and patterns of blue ... plus other colors and styles for a light and breezy summer look. Currently available at Gold Mine Consign featuring designers that range from Faconnable to Borreli, Nicole Miller to Brioni for Courtoué. Proceeds from the Gold Mine stores help support books, literacy, and programs at The Community Library. More here about the Gold Mine Stores. … [Read more...] about Men’s Button-downs at Gold Mine Consign
Siegfried “Sigi” Engl
How in the World Did He Get to Sun Valley?Siegfried “Sigi” Engl came to Sun Valley from Kitzbuhel, Austria, in 1939. The award-winning exhibit in the Wood River Museum of History + Culture explores the many reasons and ways that people have come to this hard-to-reach area over time. As to Sigi Engl: The son of a stonemason, Sigi Engl became a star skier in the Tyrolean Alps—but he was drawn to the United States as pressure mounted in Austria leading up to World War II. Sigi made his way to … [Read more...] about Siegfried “Sigi” Engl
How to Rule the World
An Education in Power at Stanford University by Theo Baker From Theo Baker, winner of the George Polk Award for his investigation that brought down Stanford's president, comes a revelatory and gripping account of Silicon Valley hubris.Slush funds. Shell companies. Yacht parties. This is life for Silicon Valley's favored teenagers. Seventeen-year-old Theo Baker showed up for freshman year at Stanford University as a tech-obsessed coder. It seemed like paradise. There were Rodin … [Read more...] about How to Rule the World
Master Slave Husband Wife
An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom by Ilyon Woo In 1848, a year of international democratic revolt, a young, enslaved couple, Ellen and William Craft, achieved one of the boldest feats of self-emancipation in American history. Posing as master and slave, while sustained by their love as husband and wife, they made their escape together across more than 1,000 miles, riding out in the open on steamboats, carriages, and trains that took them from bondage in Georgia to the free states … [Read more...] about Master Slave Husband Wife
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny
By Kiran Desai When Sonia and Sunny first glimpse each other on an overnight train, they are immediately captivated yet also embarrassed by the fact that their grandparents had once tried to matchmake them, a clumsy meddling that served only to drive Sonia and Sunny apart. Sonia, an aspiring novelist who recently completed her studies in the snowy mountains of Vermont, has returned to her family in India. She fears that she is haunted by a dark spell cast by an artist to whom she had once … [Read more...] about The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny
