To the Library and Beyond Your library was full of activity at last week’s Christmas in July Party. More than seventy-five people took part. The kids, & kids-at-heart, had great fun during the book walk where eventually everyone won a prize of a book and free swim ticket to the Asotin County Family Aquatic Center. We thank everyone for your support of the library at this event and beyond. Now we’re thinking forward to our grand finale 40th birthday event coming up soon. Please reserve Tuesday evening August 12th for a spectacular Picnic & Band Concert in City Park. For details stay tuned to the Chronicle, our Facebook page, call us at 208-962-3714, or drop by the library. We are open Tuesdays & Thursdays 10 AM – 5:30, and Saturdays 10 – 3. Joan has reviewed the 1993 book, Indian Creek Chronicles, by Pete Fromm. “The author describes his 7-month stay at the mouth of Indian Creek in a wall-tent during the winter of 1978-1979. He was an employee of the Idaho State Fish & Game Commission and spent his time taking care of 2.5 million Chinook salmon eggs so they wouldn’t freeze over the winter. When the eggs hatched in the spring, the fingerlings would be released into the Selway River. Mr. Fromm gives many details of his winter stay in the tent in the wilderness, including how he stayed warm, his many long hikes on snowshoes around the area, his care of the salmon eggs, his encounters with backcountry elk and bear hunters and outfitter guides, the cold temperatures of -40 degrees, and other interesting topics. For those who enjoy the back country of the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, this is a fascinating book!” We would be remiss if we did not offer a special “Thanks!” to Mary Lorentz for her dedicated service cleaning the front stairs to the basement of the Community Hall. Saturday, August 2 is National Coloring Book Day; Saturday, August 9 is National Book Lovers Day. “Volunteers are the only human beings on the face of the earth who reflect this nation's compassion, unselfish caring, patience, and just plain loving one another.” The volunteers who manage and operate Prairie Community Library gather information – mostly in the form of statistics – that reveal when the Library is most used and which books are most in demand. Send your volunteer message to cottonwoodlib@gmail.com. “Volunteering helps us gain new and valuable skills and enhances our sense of community.” Please recommend improvements to the Library’s direction, priorities and customer service. Thank you all! | COTTONWOOD
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