"At our library, people of all backgrounds can come together for community meetings, lectures and programs, to do research with the assistance of a trained professional, or to find homework help," says director Honore Bray.
Missoula Public Library is celebrating with a series of events, starting with our annual tea party on Sunday, April 13, 2-4 p.m. Visit www.missoulapubliclibrary.org and click on "Events" to see a full list of our activities for the week. Library hours are Mondays-Thursdays 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sundays 1-5 p.m.
"Out at the Library," Missoula Public Library's latest traveling exhibit, will be in Missoula April 17 through May 31.
The exhibit, originally archived by the San Francisco Public Library, includes photos and memorabilia highlighting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender works and accomplishments. It has journeyed around the country for the past two years.
Montana native and author Patricia Nell Warren will present the keynote address at a free opening reception on Thursday, April 17, at 7 p.m., which will also include a performance by the Missoula Men's Chorus.
The library is offering five weeks of programs including author readings and lectures, movie discussions, teen book discussions, theatrical events and more. For a complete event listing and descriptions, visit www.missoulapubliclibrary.org or call the library at 721-2665.
"Out at the Library: Celebrating the James C. Hormel Gay and Lesbian Center" is organized and circulated by the San Francisco Public Library. Major local funding for the project is provided by Highstakes Foundation, Montana Human Rights Network, and David C. Moomey.
If anyone attending the programs needs special assistance, please provide advance notice by calling 721-BOOK.
We have it: Staff reviews
"Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code" by Eoin Colfer, Hyperion, 2003, Y COLFER.
In the third entry in the series, Artemis Fowls' father returns - a new, honest man who wants his son to reform as well. Artemis tries to pull off one last grand scheme, his bodyguard Butler gets mortally wounded, and the whole plot culminates in a hyper-dramatic climax familiar to readers of Eoin Colfer.
Overall, the pacing is as good, as usual. The characters are all caricatures, but enjoyably drawn - with just enough hints of depth and reality to keep us caring about them. Some fairy folk such as Holly Short, Foaly, Mulch Diggums are still entwined in the plot. My only complaint, which arose during the second book as well, "Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident," is that we're missing the surprise and inventive detail of each new fantastic creature that the first book dished out so generously. Maybe it just wouldn't work to keep adding more and more creatures to a novel's universe. But that was one of the biggest strengths of "Artemis Fowl" - and I miss it.
Reviewed by Dana McMurray
Hot happenings
Here's a sampling of upcoming events at the Missoula Public Library. For more information, call the library at 721-2665 or visit our Web page at www.missoulapubliclibrary.org.
Cheap Date Night: Cheap Date Night returns Friday, April 18, at 7 p.m. for a love story with the movie based on Gabriel Garcia Marquez's book "Love in the Time of Cholera." Doors open at 6:45 p.m. and close at 7:15 p.m. for this after-hours event. Enter from the parking lot side of the building. Teen After Hours Mystery Dinner: Ages 13-18 can come to Teen After Hours for a Mystery Dinner and Movie at 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 19. Step into a fairy tale role straight out of a library book when you play our Mystery Dinner game, "Mystery in the Library." Enjoy a theme-related meal, then stick around to screen a modern-day fairy tale movie. Pick up a role ahead of time in the YA room, or get one that night.Contact librarian Joyce Doyle at (406) 258-3851 or by e-mail at jdoyle@missoula.lib.mt.us.
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