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NOVEMBER 15, 2016
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EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES
College Placement Testing offered
College Placement Testing is offered on-site at the Adult Education
Building for Chemeketa Community College, Linn-Benton Community
College and Mount Hood Community College. The Placement Test is
one of the first steps to beginning college classes. Call 503-879-2282 to
sign up for your placement test.
LIBRARY HOURS:
Monday – Friday: 9 a . m . – 6 p . m .
(closed Monday - Friday: noon – 1 p . m .)
Saturday: 10 a . m . – 2 p . m .
Movie Time at Noon: Held on the first Saturday of the month:
• Dec. 3: “Finding Dory”
Family Game Night: Held from 5 to 7 p.m. the last Wednesday of the
month – Nov. 30 and Dec. 28. Game Night features board games, card
games, Xbox games and refreshments.
Library closed: Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 22-23, in recognition
of Tribal Restoration Day, and Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 24-26,
in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Book review: “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” by
Sherman Alexie.
I found author Sherman Alexie’s writing to be witty, lovable and
charming. Alexie is an author, poet and filmmaker. He was named one
of Granta’s best young American novelists.
Alexie wrote this book based on his childhood and how it was for him
growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation in Washington state.
He has received numerous awards for his works of fiction, including
“Reservation Blues.”
In this book, you will come to understand what being a part-time In-
dian means for Arnold or Junior, the main character. Arnold makes a
big life decision that not only affects him and his family, but his entire
Reservation of people. With help from an unlikely adult, Arnold has an
epiphany, but I will let you read the book for the rest of the story.
This book pulled at my heart with serious topics that are relevant to
issues in the news today and in Indian Country. – By Rachelle Kellogg.
Reminder: Donated items must be clean and in good condition.
Inter-Library Loan services: The Tribal Library partners with Oregon
State Library to offer “library to library” inter-library loan services. By
completing the inter-library loan form, library patrons may request items
from the Oregon State Library collection. Items will be couriered to and
from the Tribal Library. OSL lending policies apply for return of items.