To the Library and Beyond Prairie Community Library, Inc. – Your nonprofit, all volunteer source! Librarians have been busy preparing many recently donated items for your enjoyment. Contrary to some rumors I’ve been spreading, the Library may continue Saturday hours into the New Year. Your Library will be closed on Christmas Day, on Saturday 27 December, and New Year’s Day. If you’re interested in being part of a Ukulele Club, join the fun every Thursday afternoon – except holidays! Call 208-962-3714 for the time. Joan has reviewed the 1983 book, On Wings Of Eagles, by Ken Follett. “This is a fascinating story of the American’s difficulties,” evading Iranian “police and getting out of Iran at [that] hazardous time.” Mr. Follett wrote this story about Ross Perot, owner of a tech company located in Iran in 1979, while the Iranian Revolution loomed ahead. The author related how Mr. Perot helped his American employees flee Iran despite two of them being sought by Iranian police for crimes they did not commit. The Americans were forced to escape Tehran by road; their hazardous exodus took them through northern Iran to cross the border into eastern Turkey. The book includes excellent photos of northern Iran and eastern Turkey, with high mountains and much snow. Ross Perot was a U.S. presidential candidate in 1992 & 1996. December is Read a New Book Month. Librarians encourage everyone to put down your phone and enjoy a new book and the people you’re with. Monday 15 is Bill of Rights Day; Wednesday 17 is Wright Brothers Day; Friday 19 is New Moon; Saturday 20 is the birthday of U.S. Space Force. In November 2025 Prairie Community Library exceeded two of our average statistics; librarians added 75 items to our New Arrival Shelves [average is 37], and we checked out 193 children’s books [average is 183]. If you have had a “library card” in the past, please look for an email message asking you to confirm whether you want to renew. The volunteers who manage and operate Prairie Community Library are committed to offering activities and services that promote our mission to provide everything we can to meet all your literary needs. “When coworkers volunteer together, it boosts morale.” Send your volunteer message to cottonwoodlib@gmail.com. We would be very grateful for advice from computer techs to advise us about computers that declare themselves wired for Windows 10 but not 11. "Great acts are made up of small deeds." Please recommend improvements to the Library’s direction, priorities and customer service. Thank you all! | COTTONWOOD
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