by Timothy Egan

The Community Library’s Together We Read book club is hosted the third Tuesday of every other month and led by a diverse range of library staff. Books cover all genres from new fiction to classics to nonfiction, young adult, graphic novels, and everything in between. Join us for one discussion or many!

April’s pick is The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America by Timothy Egan. The discussion will be led by programs and education director Martha Williams. Registration is recommended to join us.

Beginning in February, the Library will have multiple copies of The Big Burn circulating in our collection. Please come in or talk to our librarians about reserving a copy. 

More/register here.

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About The Big Burn:

“FOR AS LONG AS EGAN KEEPS CHASING STORMS, WHETHER OF DUST, FIRE, RAIN OR SNOW, YOU’D BE SMART TO CALL SHOTGUN.” 

– Los Angeles Times

The story of the nation’s biggest wildfire – an apocalyptic blaze that burned an area the size of Connecticut in a weekend.   No living person had ever seen a fire with the ferocity, speed, and destructive power of the Big Burn of 1910.  Equally dramatic is the larger story of Teddy Roosevelt and Gifford Pinchot, and the creation myth of the U.S. Forest Service. 

A New York Times Bestseller. Winner of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award and the Washington State Book Award. A Washington Post, Philadelphia Inquirer, and Amazon.com book of the year.

Author Timothy Egan was The Community Library’s 2021 Hemingway Distinguished Lecturer. Watch a replay of his talk here.

Housing Lessons and Opportunities with Park City, Utah’s Housing Development Manager

In 2017, Jason Glidden launched the Affordable Housing Department of Park City as its first Housing Development Manager, focusing on programs to create affordable housing in the Park City area. He spent the previous decade developing programs and projects that help communities thrive as Park City’s Economic Development and Business Development Manager. Jason holds a master’s in business administration.

In many respects, the Park City area is a peer community and as such has similar struggles. Jason will describe these struggles and successes, what makes resort communities’ housing challenges unique, and what solutions and tools work well there. One such solution is deed-restricting housing units to people who live and/or work in the area and by income – which can be accomplished with a range of tools. Other initiatives include public-private partnerships to further housing development, land management code amendments, and a seasonal employee housing program. 

Jason Glidden will be joined by Carissa Connelly, Housing Director of the City of Ketchum. Ketchum is implementing its year-one Housing Action Plan adopted May 2022, which includes many actions that mirror Park City’s efforts.

This program will be livestreamed and available to watch later. Click here to register/get Vimeo link.

In collaboration with the Spur Community Foundation.

The Senior Connection’s Aging Friendly Committee presents the Navigating Longevity Speaker Series.

Speakers include Dr. Carol Stephens, who will discuss aging and navigating the challenges of dementia, and Ashley Scates, who will provide insights on the logistics of aging and dying. Please join us for this presentation with time for questions to follow. The program will be livestreamed and recorded for later viewing. Click here to watch online.

Celebrate National Library Week with The Community Library.

Stay tuned for special events and programs to celebrate libraries, library workers, patrons, the love of books, and the freedom to read! 

On Friday, April 14, from 6:30-10:30 p.m., we will be upgrading our library software. During this 2-3 hour upgrade process, our book return, online catalog, and digital services will be out of service. Digital Users: You can check-out and download titles prior to the upgrade if you want to listen or read digitally during this time period. We apologize for the inconvenience and ask that you check back with us as early as 9:30 p.m.

…with Jamie Truppi 

Local author Jamie Truppi discusses her new memoir Clean Food, Messy Life: A food lover’s conscious journey back to self. Book signing with Iconoclast Books to follow. The program will be livestreamed and available to watch later. Click here to register and get Vimeo link.

About the book: All who obsess over food will be nourished by Truppi’s unapologetic food journey from reckless habits to inflexible foodie to trusting herself amidst dietary chaos. Yes, she drove people nuts with her unwavering determination to eat according to her environmental values. Her insatiable hunger for personal awareness and nutrient-idealism challenged her relationships and caused friction in otherwise normal life events. This passion also reframed her mind-body-spirit awareness and fed a desire to pursue a graduate degree in nutrition and integrative health.

In this constant questioning of choices and inherent craving for something more, food both grounded and uplifted her through love and loss, marriage and motherhood, birth and death, fulfillment and depletion, adventure and freedom.

Jamie Truppi’s life centers around food, people, nature, wellbeing, traveling, and cultivating meaningful experiences in this short, crazy life. A functional nutritionist with a master’s degree in science and nutrition and board certified as a Certified Nutrition Specialist, she guides mostly women healing from gut-brain-stress dis-ease. Certified in permaculture & design and in yoga, she’s also an environmental nerd, edible educator, food writer, kitchen experimentalist, farmers market enthusiast, mountain girl, and yogi. She loves adventuring with her two curious children around her hometown of Hailey, Idaho, and beyond.