To the Library and Beyond Halloween is nearly here, and we’ve had several decorated pumpkins show up at the library for our pumpkin decorating contest. Winners are being selected this week in the categories of “Most Creative”, “Spookiest”, and “Most Technical”. So soon the winners will be getting their prizes! Our book drop box on the street behind the library has been newly-painted and decorated by a local high school student, Evelyn Gehring. We thank Evelyn for her creative painting of the box, and the nice designs, which has made the box much more noticeable and attractive. If you have books to return when the library is either open or closed, the drop box is a great place to deposit them. Joan’s book review this week is for the book “Peaceful Valley – The Story of Kamiah’s Early Years”, by Virginia Woods Meyer. This is the story of how, when, and where the town of Kamiah, Idaho was founded. The author is the granddaughter of one of Kamiah’s early prominent citizens. The book has chapters detailing the town’s founding and several others including early businesses there, the burning of the town in the big fire of 1910, the apple business, asbestos mining, the timber industry, and the town band. Also included are chapters about the town during World War I and the 1918 flu epidemic. Then there is information about the later years up until the book was published in 1999. Finally, a separate section describes the Native Americans that lived in the area, from the time of the Lewis and Clark expedition until the end of Kamiah’s early years. This is a very interesting book written by a local Idaho author! The library will be having two lecture events on Tuesday November 11in the library. These will be presentations by a representative of the National Park Service from Nez Perce Historical Park in Lapwai. The first presentation will be to the kids and adults attending kids’ story time at 10 AM on 11/10. The topic will be about the meaning of the Coyote to the Nez Perce people. The second event will be in the library at 11 AM that day, and will be addressed to interested adults. The topic will be about food gathering and the cuisine of the Nez Perce natives. Both of these presentations should be interesting and we look forward to hosting them! We look forward to seeing you here.
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