Courtesy of friends and internet rambling, I’ve seen a number of interesting book sites this week. So I thought I’d pass a few along to you!
An offshoot of the Reading the Past blog, Reusable Cover Art is a collection of book covers that incorporate the same image into their cover art. Some of the juxtapositions [...]
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Dinner and a Movie Series
Monday, January 25, 6 pm
The featured film will be Blow-up. Thomas, a successful fashion photographer inadvertently stumbles upon a murder while scouting for fresh photo subjects in this 1966 film by writer/director Michelangelo Antonioni. Deane Tucker, Professor of Humanities at Chadron State College will facilitate the discussion.
Niobrara County Public Library, Lusk
Mystery [...]
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Ilyasah Shabazz, daughter of Malcolm X, will deliver the keynote address for the University of Wyoming’s annual Martin Luther King Jr./Days of Dialogue celebration tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Wyoming Union Ballroom. From the university’s web site:
Author of the book “Growing Up X,” Shabazz is committed to developing educational programs that foster self-empowerment; expanding [...]
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Independent Film Series
Tuesday, January 19, 6:30 p.m.
The showing this week will be Lake Tahoe, and it is in Spanish with English subtitles.
Natrona County Public Library, Casper
Canine Companions: Laramie
Tuesday, January 19, 6:30 p.m.
A reading discussion series of memoirs about the relationship between man and dog, facilitated by Margaret Garner. The book will be Merle’s Door by [...]
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Catching up on my reading after the holidays, I came across an article in The Economist on the idea of progress. After positing that governance, specifically “a democratic system of laws and social institutions,” is the “junior partner” in creating moral progress, the author turns to what he calls the “fundamental engine of progress—’moral sensibility’”:
“The [...]
Humanities Forum: Happily Ever Aftering on a 1920’s Cattle Ranch
Tuesday, January 12, 7:00 pm
Presentation by John Clayton. When bestselling Wyoming novelist Caroline Lockhart decided to retire to her very own homestead, she set in motion a conflict: the happy endings of her romantic fictions and the realities of a single woman running a drought-ridden ranch.
Big [...]
Teen Tuesday: Anime Club
Tuesday, January 5, 4:00 pm
Natrona County Public Library, Casper
Winter Film Series: Yellowstone: Winter
January 5, 8, 10, 2:00 p.m.
National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson
Teen Book Club: The Hunger Games
Tuesday, January 5, 7:00 p.m.
Laramie County Library, Sage Room, Cheyenne
Historical Poetry, with Steve Adelson
Sunday, January 10, 2:00 p.m.
Sheridan County Fulmer Library, Inner Circle, Sheridan
Anne Muller [...]