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April Adult Activities

by Lauren Abbott | April 1, 2021 | Adult Arena, Adult Makers, Blog, Upcoming Events | 0 Comments

Come join your fellow community members on Thursday, April 15th at 6:30 p.m. for a lively discussion of both classic works and modern masterpieces. Our book for April is The Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnim: A recipe for happiness: four women, one...

Library Appreciation Week: Potatoes and Peeps

by Lauren Abbott | March 23, 2021 | Adult Arena, Blog, Kid's Corner, Teen Zone, Tween Scene | 0 Comments

Library Appreciation Week is on its way, and we've got some great things planned. Peeps Diorama Contest! Submit a book-themed potato and Peeps diorama by 5 p.m. April 2 to be considered for a prize. Potatoes and Peelers During Library Appreciation Week (April 4-10),...

Closed March 26th for Staff Development Day

by Lauren Abbott | March 5, 2021 | Adult Arena, Blog, Upcoming Events | 0 Comments

We'll be closed Friday, March 26th for Staff Development Day. No items will be due. As always, the book drop will remain open. Thank you!

March Adult Activities

by Lauren Abbott | March 2, 2021 | Adult Arena, Adult Makers, Blog | 0 Comments

Come join your fellow community members on Thursday, March 18th at 6:30 p.m. for a lively discussion of both classic works and modern masterpieces. Our book for March is Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel: An audacious, darkly glittering novel set...

On the Same Page: Regency Ball and Concert

by Lauren Abbott | February 26, 2021 | Adult Arena, Blog, Kid's Corner, On the Same Page, Teen Zone, Tween Scene | 0 Comments

Regency Ball and Concert Friday, February 26, Via YouTube If you just finished learning the dance steps, we know you’ll want to try them out. Have an intimate ball in your living room as our trio plays tunes from the era. If you’re not a dancer, think of it as a cozy...

On the Same Page: Regency Dance Lesson

by Lauren Abbott | February 12, 2021 | Adult Arena, Adult Makers, Blog, Kid's Corner, On the Same Page, Teen Zone, Tween Scene | 0 Comments

Regency Dance Lesson Friday, February 26, Via YouTube Join us to learn steps to some basic dances of the time period. It will be helpful to have a small group working together. Four would be ideal, but we know you can figure things out with fewer if necessary. Watch...

On the Same Page: A Good Long Walk

by Lauren Abbott | February 12, 2021 | Adult Arena, Blog, Kid's Corner, On the Same Page, Teen Zone, Tween Scene | 0 Comments

A Good Long Walk Logs due by noon, Monday, February 22 As all Austen readers know, her characters are champion walkers. Whatever the novel, the heroine will at some point go on a good, long walk. Persuasion is no exception as all the younger folk at Uppercross head...

On the Same Page: Selfie Scavenger Hunt

by Lauren Abbott | February 12, 2021 | Adult Arena, Blog, Kid's Corner, On the Same Page, Teen Zone, Tween Scene | 0 Comments

This February, be on the lookout for things that tie in to our On the Same Page book Persuasion. See if you can get a photo of each of the following items. So that we’ll know it wasn’t something you just Google searched, we want to see you in the picture as well!...

How Jane Austen Rewrote Romance with Professor Jacqueline Harris

by Lauren Abbott | February 11, 2021 | Adult Arena, Blog, On the Same Page, Teen Zone, Tween Scene | 0 Comments

Join BYU-Idaho English Professor Jacqueline Harris as she answers questions and helps us understand how Austen's Persuasion differs from her other novels, what she changed about the heroine, and the original discarded ending. Watch the presentation.

Adult Book Club: Jane Austen’s Persuasion

by Lauren Abbott | February 4, 2021 | Adult Arena, Blog, On the Same Page | 0 Comments

Join us for an open and informal discussion of Persuasion by Jane Austen on February 18th at 6:30 pm via Zoom. Book club copies available through curbside pickup.