Mid-Month Lunch September 2020

Mid-Month Lunch September 2020

by | Sep 7, 2020 | Adult Arena, Blog, Upcoming Events | 0 comments

September

Mid Month Monday Lunch

This month's lunch with the librarians will be Monday, September 14 at 12:30pm in the Community Room. Come bring your brown bag or takeout and swap book ideas with fellow lit lovers in this informal gathering. We hold this every second Monday of the month.

September 2026 Programs for Kids ‘n’ Tweens

by | August 24, 2026 | Blog, Kid's Corner, Tween Scene | 0 Comments

Story Time, Toddler Time, & Book Babies This September, our littlest patrons are exploring the letter "C" and rumbling through the construction zone, with sessions for every age and stage: Storytime & After Dinner Storytime (ages 3–5, with adult) — Tuesdays &...

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September 2026 Programs for Adults

by | August 24, 2026 | Adult Arena, Blog | 0 Comments

Midday Meetup Book Club Prefer to talk books over lunch? Our midday book club is Thursday, September 10 from 11:30 AM–12:30 PM in the Community Room to discuss Daniel James Brown's The Boys in the Boat. A great option if evenings don't work with your schedule....

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August 2026 Events

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AO3 at the Library: Fanfiction Short Story Contest Calling all storytellers! Do you have a favorite book, movie, show, video game, or fictional world you just can't let go of? Now's your chance to give it the spin it deserves. Write an original fan fiction story for...

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July 2026 Events for Adults

by | June 29, 2026 | Adult Arena, Blog | 0 Comments

Summer Reading 2026: Unearth a Story Summer Reading 2026 is here! This summer, we’re Unearthing a Story, and we want you to dig in with us. From Monday, June 8 through Saturday, August 1, read your way to awesome prizes. Sign-ups start June 8th — online with Beanstack...

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July 2026 Events for Kids ‘n’ Tweens

by | June 29, 2026 | Blog, Kid STEAM, Kid's Corner, Tween Scene, Tween STEAM | 0 Comments

Summer Reading 2026: Unearth a Story Summer Reading 2026 is here! This summer, we're Unearthing a Story, and we want you to dig in with us. From Monday, June 8 through Saturday, August 1, read your way to awesome prizes. Sign-ups start June 8th — online with Beanstack...

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June 2026 Events for Kids ‘n’ Tweens

by | May 29, 2026 | Blog, Kid STEAM, Kid's Corner, Tween Scene, Tween STEAM | 0 Comments

Flood 50 STEM Take Home Kits Stop by the Circulation Desk June 1–6 to pick up a free guided activity booklet and STEM supplies kit designed for kids ages 6-11 and their families (limit one per family). Activities explore the science and history of the Teton Dam Flood...

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June 2026 Events for Adults

by | May 29, 2026 | Adult Arena, Blog | 0 Comments

Flood 50 We’re honored to be part of the city-wide Flood 50 commemoration — remembering the Teton Dam Flood 50 years later. Stop by to explore photo displays and Flood memorabilia, pick up a “Where Did I Put…” emergency preparedness folder (one per family), and grab a...

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May 2026 Events

by | April 30, 2026 | Adult Arena, Blog, Teen Zone | 0 Comments

Teen Action Council The Teen Action Council gathers to discuss plans and come up with ways for the Library to serve teens. Select participants ages 13-18 are invited to join us Wednesday, May 6 in the Community Room at 4 PM! Apply to Join Teen Action Council Crafty...

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Adult Programs April 2026

by | March 27, 2026 | Adult Arena, Blog | 0 Comments

Creative Writing Club Calling all storytelling enthusiasts ages 18+! Meet us in the Community Room at 6:00 PM on Wednesdays, April 1, 15, & 29. Share your writing, make new friends, and discuss your favorite work and the passion behind your craft. Let's inspire each...

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Kid ‘n’ Tween Programs April 2026

by | March 27, 2026 | Blog, Kid STEAM, Kid's Corner, Tween Scene, Tween STEAM | 0 Comments

Story Time and Early Literacy Join us this April for Early Literacy Programs! Toddler Time (Ages 1–3, walking toddlers & grown-ups) Mondays and Tuesdays at 9:30 AM in the Community Room.* Enjoy songs, stories, and tactile activities as we explore Fun with Favorites!...

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Adult Dungeons and Dragons

Adult Dungeons and Dragons

by | Sep 3, 2020 | Adult Arena, Blog | 0 comments

Adult

Dungeons & Dragons

Come join us Friday September 25 at 7pm for a D&D one-shot with both new and experienced players. Sign up by filling out the form below!

Sign up for Dungeons and Dragons

September 2026 Programs for Adults

by | August 24, 2026 | Adult Arena, Blog | 0 Comments

Midday Meetup Book Club Prefer to talk books over lunch? Our midday book club is Thursday, September 10 from 11:30 AM–12:30 PM in the Community Room to discuss Daniel James Brown's The Boys in the Boat. A great option if evenings don't work with your schedule....

Read More

August 2026 Events

by | July 18, 2026 | Adult Arena, Blog, Kid's Corner, Teen Zone | 0 Comments

AO3 at the Library: Fanfiction Short Story Contest Calling all storytellers! Do you have a favorite book, movie, show, video game, or fictional world you just can't let go of? Now's your chance to give it the spin it deserves. Write an original fan fiction story for...

Read More

July 2026 Events for Adults

by | June 29, 2026 | Adult Arena, Blog | 0 Comments

Summer Reading 2026: Unearth a Story Summer Reading 2026 is here! This summer, we’re Unearthing a Story, and we want you to dig in with us. From Monday, June 8 through Saturday, August 1, read your way to awesome prizes. Sign-ups start June 8th — online with Beanstack...

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June 2026 Events for Adults

by | May 29, 2026 | Adult Arena, Blog | 0 Comments

Flood 50 We’re honored to be part of the city-wide Flood 50 commemoration — remembering the Teton Dam Flood 50 years later. Stop by to explore photo displays and Flood memorabilia, pick up a “Where Did I Put…” emergency preparedness folder (one per family), and grab a...

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May 2026 Events

by | April 30, 2026 | Adult Arena, Blog, Teen Zone | 0 Comments

Teen Action Council The Teen Action Council gathers to discuss plans and come up with ways for the Library to serve teens. Select participants ages 13-18 are invited to join us Wednesday, May 6 in the Community Room at 4 PM! Apply to Join Teen Action Council Crafty...

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Adult Programs April 2026

by | March 27, 2026 | Adult Arena, Blog | 0 Comments

Creative Writing Club Calling all storytelling enthusiasts ages 18+! Meet us in the Community Room at 6:00 PM on Wednesdays, April 1, 15, & 29. Share your writing, make new friends, and discuss your favorite work and the passion behind your craft. Let's inspire each...

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Adult Activities March 2026

by | February 27, 2026 | Adult Arena, Blog | 0 Comments

Dungeons & Dragons Tuesdays at 5:30 PM · March 3, 17 & 31 · Community Room · Ages 18+ Calling all adventurers! Whether you're a battle-hardened bard or brand-new to the game, join our Dungeons & Dragons party for adults (18+) and step into a world of imagination,...

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Adult Activities February 2026

by | January 30, 2026 | Adult Arena, Blog | 0 Comments

Dungeons & Dragons Tuesdays at 5:30 PM · February 3 & 17 · Community Room · Ages 18+ Calling all adventurers! Whether you're a battle-hardened bard or brand-new to the game, join our Dungeons & Dragons party for adults (18+) and step into a world of imagination,...

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January 2026 Programs for Adults

by | December 29, 2025 | Adult Arena, Blog | 0 Comments

Dungeons & Dragons Tuesdays at 5:30 PM · January 6 & 20 · Community Room · Ages 18+ Calling all adventurers! Whether you're a battle-hardened bard or brand-new to the game, join our Dungeons & Dragons party for adults (18+) and step into a world of imagination,...

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December 2025 Programs for All Ages

by | November 26, 2025 | Adult Arena, Blog, Kid's Corner, Teen Zone, Tween Scene | 0 Comments

Teen Action Council The Teen Action Council gathers to discuss plans and come up with ways for the Library to serve teens. Select participants ages 13-18 are invited to join us Wednesday, December 3 in the Community Room at 4 PM! Apply to Join Teen Action Council...

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March Adult Maker – CANCELLED

March Adult Maker – CANCELLED

by | Mar 4, 2020 | Adult Arena, Blog | 0 comments

THIS EVENT CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Cake Decorating with Kelley Lewis

Friday, March  27th, 7:00 PM

Community Room

Make a mess and create something neat!

Come and learn some cake decorating skills and have a yummy treat!

All supplies will be provided.

Please no infants or children under 18.

CANCELED – March Life Hacks @ Your Library

CANCELED – March Life Hacks @ Your Library

by | Feb 27, 2020 | Adult Arena, Blog | 0 comments

CANCELLED due to Illness 

March Life Hacks @ Your Library 

Healthy Conflicts with Kasi Nelson

Sure we have differences of opinion, but that’s not a bad thing!  Kasi will help us learn to make these differences positive encounters that make for healthy relationships both at home and in the workplace.

Thursday March 5th, @ 7:00 PM

Activity Room

On the Same Page 2020 – Island Escape

On the Same Page 2020 – Island Escape

by | Jan 15, 2020 | Adult Arena, Blog, Kid's Corner, On the Same Page, Teen Zone, Tween Scene | 0 comments

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by Rebekka Hanson | Jan 15, 2020 | 0 comments

A Tropical Paradise

Friday, February 28, starting at 7:00 pm in the Community Room

Join us as we finish our On the Same Page celebration of Peter Pan and dispel the winter gloom!

Never say goodbye because goodbye means going away and going away means forgetting.

A Host of Activities

We've got fun activities for all ages. Spend an evening on the beach enjoying the waves. Be sure to wear your Hawaiian shirt! We'll have all the tropical sounds, food and fun that you could wish for, including drinks with umbrellas. 

Besides having a great time while ignoring the outside snow, participating will give you a chance at the night's drawing for ultimate relaxation, a massage from Urban Massage. (Must be present and an adult to win, though there will be a drawing prize for the youngsters as well.)

Jane is now a common grown-up, with a daughter called Margaret; and every spring cleaning time, except when he forgets, Peter comes for Margaret and takes her to the Neverland, where she tells him stories about himself, to which he listens eagerly. When Margaret grows up she will have a daughter, who is to be Peter's mother in turn; and thus it will go on, so long as children are gay and innocent and heartless.

On the Same Page 2020 – Open Book Discussion

On the Same Page 2020 – Open Book Discussion

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by Rebekka Hanson | Jan 15, 2020 | 0 comments

As Part of the Library Book Club

Wednesday, February 26, at 1:30 pm in the Entry Foyer
and
Thursday, February 27, at 6:00 pm in the Entry Foyer

Children, Tweens, Teens and Adults are welcome to join this On the Same Page discussion about Peter Pan, the mischievous boy who refuses to grow up.

“Listen, then,” said Wendy, settling down to her story, with Michael at her feet and seven boys in the bed. “There was once a gentleman—”

A Story for the Ages

Our story starts as Peter Pan lands in the Darling’s proper middle-class home to look for his shadow. He befriends Wendy, John and Michael and teaches them to fly over the rooftops of London (with a little help from fairy dust). He and Tinker Bell whisk them off to Never-land, the island where lost boys play, mermaids splash and fairies make mischief. But a villainous-looking gang of pirates lurk in the docks, led by the terrifying Captain James Hook. Magic and excitement are in the air, but if Captain Hook has his way, before long, someone will be walking the plank and swimming with the crocodiles...

“It's awfully sad,” the first twin said cheerfully.
“I don't see how it can have a happy ending,” said the second twin. “Do you, Nibs?”
“I'm frightfully anxious.”
“If you knew how great is a mother's love,” Wendy told them triumphantly, “you would have no fear.”

On the Same Page 2020 – An Introduction to Fencing

On the Same Page 2020 – An Introduction to Fencing

by | Jan 15, 2020 | Adult Arena, Blog, Teen Zone | 0 comments

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by Rebekka Hanson | Jan 15, 2020 | 0 comments

With Dusty Johnson!

Friday, February 21, starting at 7:00 pm in the Community Room

Come learn the basics of swordplay in this hands-on On the Same Page evening for the active and adventurous.

“Proud and insolent youth, prepare to meet thy doom.”
“Dark and sinister man, have at thee!”

Fencing Maestro Dusty Johnson

Mr. Johnson started fencing by joining the SCA then taking a class offered by his university.  He founded the Ricks College Fencing Club in 1987 and later started his own club called Fox Fencing in Southeast Idaho which he ran for thirty years. During this time he took his students to Nationals and the Junior Olympics. He has since retired from teaching fencing.

Safety Concerns

This is a night for adults and teens only (aged 12 and up). Also, you'll need to sign up for this event at the circulation desk because space is limited.

Peter was a superb swordsman, and parried with dazzling rapidity; ever and anon he followed up a feint with a lunge that got past his foe's defence, but his shorter reach stood him in ill stead, and he could not drive the steel home. ... Hook sought to close and give the quietus with his iron hook, which all this time had been pawing the air; but Peter doubled under it and, lunging fiercely, pierced him in the ribs. At the sight of his own blood, whose peculiar colour, you remember, was offensive to him, the sword fell from Hook's hand, and he was at Peter's mercy.

On the Same Page 2020 – An Awfully Big Adventure

On the Same Page 2020 – An Awfully Big Adventure

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The Illustrations of J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan

Wednesday, February 12, starting at 7:00 PM IN THE COMMUNITY ROOM

For this On the Same Page event, we're pleased to have guest speaker and BYU-Idaho English Professor, Jacqueline Harris, who will present a fascinating discussion.

“Would you like an adventure now,” Peter said casually to John, “or would you like to have your tea first?”

Capturing Barrie's Neverland

2nd and 4th Thursday’s at 4:00-4:30 pm in the Community Room

Professor Harris will share how famous artists and illustrators have been captivated by Barrie's Neverland and the boy who wouldn't grow up. The artwork discussion will feature the pen-and-ink illustrations of F.D. Bedford, the full-page color renditions by Mabel Lucie Attwell, and the fairy watercolors prints by Arthur Rackham.

(And in the spirit of let's not go home empty handed, there may be a small token given at the end of the evening to offset library forgetfulness, if you know what I mean. .)

F. D. Bedford

Mabel Lucie Attwell

Arthur Rackham

[Peter Pan] became a bestseller, and rightly so, as it was to be thumbed to loving death in nurseries, generation after generation. In her role as an illustrator for children it is the most successful of her books, as it touched most enjoyably on the areas of that marvelous story in a way that children can understand and remember forever.

Chris Beetles about Mabel Lucie Atwell’s illustrated version of Peter Pan