Authors and Books: Elise Atchison and Amanda Eggert
Join Elise Atchison and Amanda Eggert to discuss Atchison’s book Crazy Mountain. Thursday, February 12 at 6 PM in the Community Room. After the talk, Elise Atchison will be available to sign books.
About the Book: Crazy Mountain chronicles a rapidly changing place and community through the diverse and conflicting stories of the people who live in a fictional mountain valley in Montana over nearly half a century. As the rural landscape and wide-open spaces transform into subdivisions, McMansions, and resorts, conflicts escalate between locals and newcomers, developers and environmentalists, the wealthy and the homeless. Through multiple perspectives, Crazy Mountain explores a wide range of viewpoints on the changes going on in Montana and the West, giving voice to ranchers, real estate agents, carpenters, artists, indigenous activists, landscapers, movie stars, musicians, pizza delivery drivers, gun-toting fundamentalists, and others including Kate, a troubled young woman who becomes homeless over the course of the book and whose own story in many ways mirrors the destruction and resurrection of the land. These varied threads weave together into a rich tapestry of place, forming a community of voices that tell the ever-shifting story of the land.
Weird Careers
Get curious and chat with adult community members about their unique jobs and careers. Snacks provided! For teens ages 12-18. Bailey Krause, funeral director at Dokken-Nelson and Logan Burgess, small batch chocolate maker and co-owner of Caldera Cacao Roasters will present on Thursday, February 12 at 4 PM in the Kitchen Table.
Laptop Kiosk
Did you know the library has a laptop kiosk? Check out a laptop for in-library use using your library card number and pin number. Located next to the 2nd floor Info Desk.
Memory Cafe
Enjoy social connection and engaging activities designed for people with dementia and their care partners, all in a safe, welcoming environment. To register, call Suzanne at (406)860-8865. Sponsored by the Bozeman Library Friends and Foundation, with support from MSU Extension. Photo below: Memory Cafe participants create "Paint and Pass" artwork.
Transparent Languages
Need a new party trick? How about learning a new language? Impress your friends with over 140 language options including Sign Language and ESL. Learn Icelandic, Uzbek, or Hmong. Why not? Get it for free with your library card.
How to search for World Language physical resources in BPL’s Catalog:
Choose your search terms. Use your chosen language and include “language materials” to find bestsellers, DVDs, and audio resources for Kids and Adults in that language. (For instance, search for “Spanish language materials.”)
Browse the results!
Note the Call Number and visit the second floor of the library to see our adult collection, or step in to the Children’s room to see the new books available there.
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