To the Library and Beyond One of our librarians, Joan, continues to read several nonfiction books and do book reviews of them. We have a great nonfiction book section, as well as a wonderful selection of Idaho/Pacific Northwest books, either about or written by Northwest authors. Joan’s latest book review is titled, “To the Sundown Side – The Mountain Man in Idaho”. It was written by Roland O. Byers, an Ohio native who moved to Idaho and became a professor at the University of Idaho in Moscow. He published this book in 1979 while he was there.This book is about the early mountain men in Idaho during the years 1807-1843. There are chapters describing the beaver trappers and the large numbers of beaver pelts they took until the beaver were nearly played out. There are also chapters about the Nez Perce native Americans and their Appaloosa horses. Then there are chapters about the Rocky Mountain fur rendezvous that were held during the years 1825-1840. There is also information about the annual buffalo hunts by the Nez Perce and Flatheads in Montana. This is an interesting book for people interested in the early times in the Idaho area. The Prairie Ukulele Players who performed during the kids’ story time on 7/28 continue to meet for practice in the library each Thursday from 4-530 pm. If you’re a ukulele player or a beginner wanting to learn to play, the library is a great place to practice with this great group of players. Everyone has a good time, and the 1.5 hours is an adequate time both for playing and for visiting. Finally, we want to continue to thank the local U.S. military veterans who allowed us to display their uniforms for the month of July in the library. This was a great display and featured uniform items from the U.S. Army, Air Force, and Marines. The display on the wall in the front part of the library was easily visible by all of our patrons and also the many kids who participated in the July kids’ story time events. Veterans, thank you for your service to our country! This display was a very nice one to remind us of our country’s 250th birthday this year.
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