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Information on events, library related happenings, and other deep thoughts from our library staff.

American Girl 2011: Welcome to My World!

Our annual American Girl party was even more popular than usual. All available spaces filled up in less than two weeks! And the waiting list was almost half as long! When the big night finally arrived on Thursday, June 30, 2011, 165 girls and parents (and almost as many dolls!) followed the stars to American Girl: Welcome to My World. This year's party was hosted by beloved librarian Miss Laura and featured four American Girls:

Budding Teen Artists

I know, I know! You haven't been hearing a lot about Teen Summer Reading yet on the blog. I'm sorry, but there is a good reason. The programs are filling up so fast, I don't have time to advertise them! But, fear not, You Are Here is going strong. Here's what the rising 6th-12th graders have been up to this month.

Get Your Game On - Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at 6:30 p.m.
45 teens challenged each other to Super Smash Brothers on the Wii! Big winner Nathan earned a $25 gift card to Game Stop.

Library Theatre 20th Anniversary Season Line-Up

The Library Theatre is so excited to present our best season ever. Here's the line-up of fantastic shows in our 20th Anniversary Season.

Los Lonely Boys - Sept. 10 - Two Performances
Stormy Weather: The Lena Horne Project - Oct. 7 & 8
The Grascals - Oct. 20 & 21
Sierra Noble - Nov. 3 & 4
It’s A Wonderful Life - Dec. 9 & 10
T.S. Monk - Jan. 20 & 21
Steep Canyon Rangers - Feb. 18 & 19
Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul - Mar. 30 & 31
When the Curfew Blows: The Woody Guthrie Story - Apr. 13 & 14
Songs of a Generation: Janis Ian & Karla Bonoff - May 4 & 5

Tickets go on sale in August. New full season subscribers can purchase tickets on Friday, August 12. Single tickets can be purchased Saturday, August 13.

Great Philosophers Who Failed at Love

Sometimes it is nice to know that even the greatest minds in history have failed at love. In his new book, Great Philosophers Who Failed at Love, Andrew Shaffer reintroduces us to great historical figures, but with a new twist. For example, did you know that French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre adopted his mistress as his daughter? Or that Henry Ward Beecher, one of the most famous ministers in America, was sued for having “criminal conversations” with another man’s wife? Shaffer’s book is brimming with juicy tidbits about scandals, murder, unrequited love, and maybe even a little mayhem. This light read will make you laugh and make you rethink everything you have ever been taught about some of the great figures in history.

-JW

*A Singular Woman* by Janny Scott

A Singular Woman, the biography of President Obama's mother reads like a travel book. This book takes the reader from Ann Dunham's early childhood in Kansas, teen years on Mercer Island in Washington state, college at the University of Hawaii and anthropological field work in Indonesia. This is a fascinating look at the woman who President Obama says "was the single constant in my life."

-JR

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