It’s that time of the year again! Our reading and discussion series – Let’s Talk About It! – returns for the fall, with guest scholars and great books centered on the theme, “Growing Older, Growing Wiser.”
Join us every other Wednesday, from Sep 11 through Nov 6, at 6:30 PM for discussions led by professors and instructors from CSI and ISU. Here’s the schedule:
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Sep 11 – The Memory of Old Jack by Wendell Berry with guest scholar Shelley McEuen (CSI).
Sep 25 – Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom with guest scholar Michael Corrigan (ISU).
Oct 9 – Jackalope Dreams by Mary Clearman Blew with guest scholar Leslie Leek (ISU)
Oct 23 – The Stone Angel by Margaret Laurence with guest scholar Kimberly Dill (CSI)
Nov 6 – The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor with guest scholar Susan Bailey (CSI)
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Pick up a set of the books or get more information at the Reference Desk (208-733-2964 ext. 200).
It’s so easy to get started with genealogy these days! If you’ve ever wanted to learn more about your family’s history, the Library offers access to one of the biggest genealogical databases – ancestry.com. Search census records, military records, birth/death/marriage records, immigration rolls, and more from the U.S. and countries around the world. Plus, they have a great help section that will give you the lowdown on using their site. One caveat: the database can only be accessed inside the Library.
Also, we’ve got a Genealogy Workshop each second Tuesday of the month at 10 AM, which will provide you with even more great tips and tricks for filling out your family tree!
If you haven’t read a romance novel in awhile (or maybe it’s only been a few hours :), you should take advantage of the weeks before Labor Day and pick one up. Today’s romances are as varied as the people – not just women! – who read them. Whatever your interest, we can help you find one you’ll love. Here’s a list to get you started:
Believing he cannot experience big emotions–like love, or grief, Khai Diep avoids relationships, until his mother travels to Vietnam and returns with Esme Tran.
The rich and heartwarming story of a cab driver, a young attorney, and the elderly woman who will stop at nothing to give her granddaughter one special gift for Christmas.
Disguising herself as a man to score her dream job—being the tutor for the Earl of Kenyon’s wild young sons, Miss Amanda Leighton, when her deception is exposed, vows to teach the Earl some lessons in love, seduction and second chances.
There has to be someone willing to employ a female astronomer. Fortunately, just before Lucy is about to give up all hope, she gets the chance to prove her scientific mettle when the opportunity to translate a French treatise on celestial mathematics presents itself. The translation is being sponsored by Catherine St. Day, Countess of Moth, who upon meeting Lucy discovers she has much more than a love of science in common with her new protégée.
A collection of eight short stories is complemented by a novella in which a young woman abandoned during a romantic mini-vacation gathers the courage to embark on an independent tour of Paris.
A big-hearted romantic comedy in which the First Son falls in love with the Prince of Wales after an incident of international proportions forces them to pretend to be best friends.
News is out that the Souljacker, a tattoo-artist-turned-vampire, has escaped from an institution for criminally deranged Supernaturals, and that he is hunting and killing everyone he has ever inked. Lily O’Connell, a succubus and owner of Lily Bound has one of the Souljacker’s tattoos on her thigh and nowhere else to turn. When she hires Archer Desmond, a chaos demon and PI, to help track down the vampire, she didn’t plan to fall in love with him.
When Regan Carmichael, his mail-order bride, arrives, widower Dr. Colton Lee, who is in need of someone to care for his daughter, gets the unexpected in the form of this independent beauty who makes him believe in second chances.
When he discovers he has a baby daughter, love ‘em and leave ‘em bull rider Rhett Lockhart offers the baby’s foster mother a marriage of convenience and shared custody and soon discovers that they make the perfect family.
Stranded together in an elevator during a power outage, Drew and Alexa agree to pose as a couple at an ex’s wedding and discover afterwards that they are unable to forget each other.
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We are your friendly Twin Falls Public Library Reference Librarians:
Jennifer and Jessica.
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