To the Library and Beyond It’s been a week of unusually warm, beautiful weather in Cottonwood! It’s a great time to get out and come on over to the library! Joan’s book review this week is titled “Lewis and Clark Through Indian Eyes”, edited by Alvin M. Josephy, Jr. and published in 2006. This is a group of essays written by nine Native American authors about the legacy of the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804-1806. The authors represent several different tribes including the Sioux, Salish, Kootenai, Shoshone-Bannock, Crow, Cayuse, Umatilla, Nez-Perce, Mandan-Hidatsa, Puyallup, Clatsop, Nehalem, and Kiowa tribes. Each author has written their perspective about the origin, routes, meaning, and importance of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, as well as its effects upon the Native American tribes. The authors are very accomplished members of their tribes, and one is a Pulitzer Prize winner. They all give perspectives on the expedition that are different from the traditional white historical view, and they are thus interesting reading. We continue to have great attendance at our kids’ story hour on Tuesday mornings from 10-11am. Carissa, our story-time presenter, does a variety of things, including reading stories and getting the kids’ participation in the singing of songs and dancing to the music. After that, she does a craft event in which the kids color and/or make different crafts. This is a very enjoyable time for all involved. So come on in and participate and have some fun! Last Thursday February 12, the library had its monthly board meeting, in which the library directors discussed various items of library business. We reviewed our 2025 budget and planned the budget for 2026. If anyone would like to attend our monthly board meetings, you are all welcome. And any suggestions for how to operate and/or improve our library functions, we are open to them. We are also open to ideas for new book titles that patrons might enjoy. Also, we continue to encourage our patrons and others to volunteer some of their time and effort at the library, as we can always use their help. Keep reading, and please come on in to visit us! | COTTONWOOD
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