A Children's Library event, presented by Hemingway Engineering Technology Teacher, Scott Slonim. Spend an afternoon in the Star Lab, a portable planetarium. Have you ever looked at the stars and been amazed that ancient people made constellations from them? Have you ever wondered not only how to find the constellations but what the stories are behind them? Join Hemingway Elementary Engineering Technology teacher Scott Slonim as he takes you on a tour of the stars. You will see the Native … [Read more...] about Star Lab Planetarium
The Community Library
Elizabeth Kelly Stephenson Reading: The Trouble with Truth
The Trouble with Truth, Elizabeth Kelly Stephenson's memoir, recounts a tale of feeling trapped in a continuous cycle of destructive relationships. Beth was born in Santa Monica, California, but escaped the smog of Southern California at age twenty-eight to marry her ski instructor after a whirlwind courtship. The marriage didn't last, but the blue skies of Idaho's Wood River Valley had a hold on her. She worked there for fifteen years as Executive Director of the Crisis Hotline, a twenty-four … [Read more...] about Elizabeth Kelly Stephenson Reading: The Trouble with Truth
Local Author Ryan Blacketter Reading: Down in the River
June 25, 2014 Down in the River synopsis: After the death of his sixteen-year-old twin sister, Lyle Rettew moves from the mountains of Idaho to Eugene, Oregon. His religious, well-intentioned older brother has forbidden any mention of her name. but Lyle, fighting to keep his memory of her alive, has quit taking the lithium that numbs his mind and openly rebels against his mother and brother for the first time. Taking his mourning out of the house, he embarks upon a fraught … [Read more...] about Local Author Ryan Blacketter Reading: Down in the River
Film Screening: Connecting with Owls
Filmed entirely in Idaho by filmmaker and avid birder Kathleen Cameron, this film documents the beauty of owls in their natural habitats. Owl species featured in this film are: Barn, Long-eared, Short-eared, Great Horned, Great Gray, Boreal, Northern Saw-whet, Burrowing, Flammulated, Western Screech, Northern Pygmy, and Northern Hawk Owl, with cameo appearances by: Snowy and Barred Owl. Viewers of all ages and levels of interest in bird watching will enjoy this film and will be energized to … [Read more...] about Film Screening: Connecting with Owls
