Library Events for Adults & Families January, 2007
1 January, Monday
Please note that the library will be closed on Monday, January 1,
2006 in observance of New Year’s Day. Doors reopen Tuesday at 10
a.m.
2 January, Tuesday
Senior Book Club. 11-noon. Book club participants meet at the Senior
Center of Jackson Hole to discuss “House of Sand and Fog”
by Andre Dubus III. New members are always welcome; books provided by
Friends of the Teton County Library. Cost: Free. Location: JH Senior
Center. Contact: Dimmie Zeigler, 733-2164 ext. 229.
2 January, Tuesday
Exhibit - Wondrous Cold: An Antarctic Journey. Visit earth's coldest,
windiest, highest (on average), driest and most remote continent - Antarctica.
The Smithsonian Institution's traveling exhibit "Wondrous Cold:
An Antarctic Journey" features 50 stunning photographs by Joan
Myers and is on display from January 2 to March 2, 2007. Cost: Free.
Location: Teton County Library Exhibit Gallery. Contact: Kirsten Corbett,
733-2164 ext. 113.
The exhibition is organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling
Exhibition Service and made possible through the generous support of
Quark Expeditions.
8 de enero, lunes
Se inicia el registro para el círculo de lectura: Malinalli,
una mujer real y una figura mítica. A partir del 8 de enero,
puedes pasar a la Biblioteca de Teton y registrarte para participar
de este círculo de lectura y disfrutar del libro “Malinche,”
escrito por Laura Esquivel. El círculo de lectura se llevará
a cabo el lunes, 5 de febrero de 7-8:30 p.m. Espacio limitado. Costo:
gratis. Lugar: mesa de préstamo. Contacto: Patricia Rocha, 733-2164
ext. 237. En español.
8 January, Monday
Registration Begins for Spanish Book Discussion: Malinalli, Real Woman
and Mythical Figure. 7-8:30 p.m. Sign-up begins January 8 for a Spanish
discussion of the book “Malinche” by Laura Esquivel. Participants
meet in the library's auditorium to discuss the book from 7-8:30 p.m.,
Monday, February 5. Space limited to 15. Cost: Free. Location: Front
Desk. Contact: Patricia Rocha, 733-2164 ext. 237. Participants can read
the book in English or Spanish; discussion in Spanish only.
9 January, Tuesday
Young Adult Board Meeting. 6-7 p.m. Young adults in grades six to
12 meet to plan teen events and put ideas into action. Registration
and school-year commitment required. www.TCLib.org/teens Cost: Free.
Location: Ordway Auditorium. Contact: Lara Lovett, 733-2164 ext. 221,
llovett@will.state.wy.us.
11 January, Thursday
Opening Reception for Exhibition “Wondrous Cold: An Antarctic
Journey.” Teton County Library celebrates this new exhibit with
an opening reception from 6-7 p.m. Friends of the Library will provide
ice-themed appetizers and snowball-inspired sweets. A listening station
featuring “Antarctica: Austral Soundscapes” will invite visitors
to take a sonic trip to this remote continent. Following the reception,
watch the epic Antarctic survival story of Ernest Shackleton and his
crew from the ship Endurance with a film screening from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
of “Shackleton’s Antarctic Adventure.”
15 January, Monday
Please note that the library will be closed on Monday, January 15,
2006 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Doors reopen on Tuesday
at 10 a.m.
17 January, Wednesday
Lunch ‘N Learn: Internet Tips and Tricks. 12-2 p.m. Rev up
your Internet searching skills and learn keyboard shortcuts and expert
Google features from Library Instructor Steve Whisenand. Laptops available
for students to follow along. Light lunch provided; registration required.
Cost: Free. Location: Ordway Auditorium. Contact: Information Desk at
733-2164 ext. 106.
18 January, Thursday
Book Discussion: Writing Wyoming. 7 p.m. Teton County Alta Branch
Library invites readers to nestle in this winter with a few good books
by joining this book discussion series, which begins with Wyoming author
Mark Spragg’s book, “Where Rivers Change Directions.”
Books available for participants beginning January 2. Cost: Free. Location:
Alta Branch Library. Contact: Alta Branch Library, 307-353-2505.
19 January, Friday
Movie: "Eight Below." 2-4 p.m. This Antarctic adventure reveals
the incredible friendship between a sled dog guide and his dog team.
The sled dogs learn to survive together while the guide struggles to
return to Antarctica to rescue them. Rated: PG. For ages 5 and up. Cost:
Free. Location: Ordway Auditorium. Contact: Youth Services, 733-2164
ext. 103.
20 January, Saturday
Experience Antarctica with Conrad Anker and Sam Lowe-Anker. 7:30-8:30
p.m. Professional mountaineer Conrad Anker – who retraced the steps
of Ernest Shackleton and who was a member of the first team to summit
Vinson Massif from a new east route – revisits the continent through
a slideshow lecture. Following his father’s talk, Sam Lowe-Anker,
screens his 10-minute, award-winning environmental film “Antarctica.”
Cost: Free. Location: National Museum of Wildlife Art. Contact: Oona
Doherty, 733-2164 ext. 135.
25 January, Thursday
Dog Sled Adventures with Maria Hayashida. 7-8 p.m. Jackson resident
Maria Hayashida shares the inside track on dog sled racing, mountain
climbing and retracing the original Iditarod dog-sled route in Alaska
during this program for families with children ages 6 and up. Hayashida
will bring her dog sled and winter survival gear along for the ride.
Cost: Free. Location: Ordway Auditorium. Contact: Youth Services, 733-2164
ext. 103.
29 January, Monday
Steve Dunbar: Big Science at the End of the Earth. 7-8 p.m. Find
out why the South Pole is the only place on earth where you can hear
the planet’s core rotate or why it might be the best place to see
neutrinos, as Antarctic veteran Steve Dunbar explains major scientific
research underway in Antarctica. Cost: Free. Location: Ordway Auditorium.
Contact: Oona Doherty, 733-2164 ext. 135.
30 January, Tuesday
Y.E.L.P. – Young Extremely Literary People. 4-5 p.m. Young
Extremely Literary People in grades six to 12 gather for this monthly
book club to learn about the latest new young adult titles and share
great reads. No assignments! No pressure! Teens always welcome to just
listen and enjoy light snacks. Cost: Free. Location: Ordway Auditorium.
Contact: Lara Lovett, 733-2164 ext. 221, llovett@will.state.wy.us.
Exhibit - Wondrous Cold: An Antarctic Journey. Visit earth's coldest,
windiest, highest (on average), driest and most remote continent - Antarctica.
The Smithsonian Institution's traveling exhibit "Wondrous Cold:
An Antarctic Journey" features 50 stunning photographs by Joan
Myers and is on display from January 2 to March 2, 2007. Cost: Free.
Location: Teton County Library Exhibit Gallery. Contact: Kirsten Corbett,
733-2164 ext. 113.
The exhibition is organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling
Exhibition Service and made possible through the generous support of
Quark Expeditions.
Book Display: Big Chill. Teton County Library welcomes winter with
the Big Chill Book Display featuring books linked to winter, cold weather
and cold places, including Antarctica. Check out the display’s
highlights from penguins to glaciers. Location: Library’s Main
Room. Contact: Andy Angstrom, 733-2164 ext. 255.
Toddler Time. Tuesday 10:05–10:25 a.m. and 10:35–10:55 a.m.;
Thursday 10:05–10:25 a.m. Offered three times a week, the library’s
20-minute Toddler Time for children ages 3 and younger features books,
songs, finger plays and flannel board acts. Cost: Free. Location: Storytime
Room. Contact: Youth Services, 733-2164 ext. 103.
Storytime. Every Thursday from 10:30–11 a.m. Kids ages 4 to 6
are invited to join librarians for Storytime featuring an exciting weekly
theme with related tales and activities. Cost: Free. Location: Ordway
Auditorium. Contact: Youth Services, 733-2164 ext. 103.
Computer Classes. Ninety-minute introductory classes in English and
Spanish are scheduled on a rotating basis from morning to evening. Advance
sign-up required. Cost: Free. Contact: Computer Center, 733-2164 and
choose prompt #2. Class schedule online at www.TCLib.org.
Clases de computación en la Biblioteca. Clases introductorias
en español, dos días a la semana los martes y miércoles
de 6:30–8:45 p.m. Se requiere apuntarse. Costo: Gratis. Llame a
Patricia Rocha al 733-2164 ext. 237.
6 February, Tuesday
Senior Book Club. 11-noon. Book club participants meet at the Senior
Center of Jackson Hole to discuss “The Wild Girl” by Jim Fergus.
New members are always welcome; books provided by Friends of the Teton
County Library. Cost: Free. Location: JH Senior Center. Contact: Dimmie
Zeigler, 733-2164 ext. 229.
9 February, Friday
Family Discovery Night: Tracking Penguins in Antarctica. 7-8 p.m.
Researcher Donna Patterson-Fraser tracks Antarctic birds from Southern
Giant Petrels to Adelie Penguins to see how human activities affect
these species. Fraser explains her findings with colorful slides and
examples of bird bones, eggs, bird bands, nest rocks and much more.
Kids will get to try on Extreme Cold Weather gear issued to all Americans
working on earth’s coldest continent! Cost: Free. Location: Ordway
Auditorium. Contact: Oona Doherty, 733-2164 ext. 135.
10 February, Saturday
Penguins and Climate Warming: A Global Message from Antarctica.
7-8 p.m. President of Polar Oceans Research Group, Bill Fraser, provides
a detailed look at the life and ecology of three Antarctic penguin species
– Adelie, Gentoo and Chinstrap. These species offer some of the
best evidence available of climate change in Antarctica and how these
changes influence ecosystems. Cost: Free. Location: Ordway Auditorium.
Contact: Oona Doherty, 733-2164 ext. 135.
15 February, Thursday
Stories from “The Ice.” 7:30-8:30 p.m. Curious about life
in Antarctica? Teton County residents share first-hand accounts of their
experiences on “On the Ice” – giving us a glimpse of
the world’s hardest-to-visit continent. Cost: Free. Location: Ordway
Auditorium. Contact: Oona Doherty, 733-2164 ext. 135.
22 February, Thursday
Kelly Tyler-Lewis: “The Lost Men.” 7-8 p.m. Shackleton’s
survival story is legendary, but few know the astonishing story of the
Ross Sea party, the support crew he dispatched to the opposite side
of Antarctica. Cambridge historian and author of “The Lost Men,”
Kelly Tyler-Lewis tells of the 10-man party’s plight after the
men became stranded on the world’s most inhospitable continent
while sledging 1,700 miles across Antarctica to supply Shackleton’s
aborted mission. Cost: Free. Location: Ordway Auditorium. Contact: Oona
Doherty, 733-2164 ext. 135.
