Join us to hear local author Lynda Sather talk about her latest book," A Smack of Jellyfish: Fear, Fish and Finding Yourself in Alaska", a coming-of-age story about a young woman experiencing Petersburg, Alaska for the first time in 1973. This will be a 20-minute talk about her book, and the process of writing […]
Join us this week for ice cream!
Join us for our annual Fall fundraiser and pie throwdown! Pie competition begins with entries being brought to the Clausen Cabin at 2:00PM, with pies being judged at 4:00 PM. There are 2 categories: sweet and savory, with a winner being crowned in each category and a grand prize champion. Pies for sale ($5/slice) can […]
This month's selection: West With Giraffes, by Lynda Rutledge From Amazon: Woodrow Wilson Nickel, age 105, feels his life ebbing away. But when he learns giraffes are going extinct, he finds himself recalling the unforgettable experience he cannot take to his grave. It’s 1938. The Great Depression lingers. Hitler is threatening Europe, and world-weary Americans […]
Join us for a recap of the previous year, and a look into the future of the John Trigg Ester Library! Additionally, we will be discussing the following topics for potential inclusion in updated Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation: Change to the name of the Organization Reason for change to both Bylaws and Articles of […]
Join us for a discussion of "Why We Sleep", by Matthew Walker. This is from Amazon: The first sleep book by a leading scientific expert - Professor Matthew Walker, director of UC Berkeley's Sleep and Neuroimaging Lab - reveals his groundbreaking exploration of sleep, explaining how we can harness its transformative power to change our […]
Please join us for a discussion of "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini. This is from Amazon: Taking us from Afghanistan in the final days of its monarchy to the present, The Kite Runner is the unforgettable and beautifully told story of the friendship between two boys growing up in Kabul. Raised in the same household and […]
Between Two Kingdoms, by Suleika Jaouad From Amazon: In the summer after graduating from college, Suleika Jaouad was preparing, as they say in commencement speeches, to enter “the real world.” She had fallen in love and moved to Paris to pursue her dream of becoming a war correspondent. The real world she found, however, would […]