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Library Tidings: N e w s a b o u t t h e S i u s l a w P u b l i c L i b r a r y
Library Tidings, a regular feature of the Siuslaw News, features news about upcoming Siuslaw Public Library programs for adults and children, new books and videos, and
other library news of interest to the community. Library Tidings by is submitted Kevin Mittge
Machu Picchu,” comes a fasci-
nating, wild and wonder-filled
journey into Alaska, America’s
last frontier.
In 1899, railroad magnate
Edward H. Harriman orga-
nized a most unusual summer
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voyage to the wilds of Alaska:
“Tip of the Iceberg”
He converted a steamship into
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Muir. Those aboard encoun-
tered a land of immeasurable
beauty and impending envi-
ronmental calamity.
More than a hundred years
later, Alaska is still America’s
most sublime wilderness, both
in the lure that draws one mil-
lion tourists annually on Inside
Passage cruises and as a natu-
ral resources larder waiting to
be raided. As ever, it remains
a magnet for weirdos and
dreamers.
Armed with dramamine and
an industrial-strength mosqui-
to net, Mark Adams sets out to
retrace the 1899 expedition.
Traveling town to town by
water, Adams ventures three
thousand miles north through
Wrangell, Juneau and Glacier
Bay, then continues west into
the colder and stranger regions
of the Aleutians and the Arctic
Circle.
Along the way he encounters
dozens of unusual characters
(and a couple of very hungry
bears) and investigates how
lessons learned in 1899 might
relate to Alaska’s current strug-
gles in adapting to the pres-
sures of a changing climate and
world.
Friends of the Library
book sale
The Friends of the Siuslaw
Public Library will be hold-
ing their next book sale this
Saturday, Sept. 1, and Sunday,
Sept. 2, in the library’s Bromley
Room.
Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each
day, this sale is a good place
to pick up some great sum-
mer reading at bargain prices.
Books for sale come from do-
nations as well as books weed-
ed from the library’s collection.
As always throughout the
year, the Friends accept do-
nations of all kinds of books,
DVDs and CDs. The proceeds
from the book sale go to sup-
port the library.
Concert: Folksongs of the
American Labor
Movement
Don’t forget that the library
will be hosting Adam Miller,
one of the premier auto harp-
ists in the country, tomorrow,
Thursday, Aug. 30, at noon,
in the library’s Bromley
Room.
Miller, folksinger and nat-
ural-born storyteller, will
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be celebrating Labor Day in
this popular program featur-
ing folksongs about the people
who built America and their
struggle to overcome the con-
ditions of their labor.
Mark Your Calendars
Upcoming programs include
local author Tracy Markley
discussing her book “Tipping
Toward Balance” on Tuesday,
Sept. 11. On Saturday, Sept.
15, Raymond Brown will talk
about his walk across America
to raise awareness about his-
tory, the Constitution and the
Bill of Rights.
Another local author, Jose-
phine Faulk, will discuss her
book “Worthy,” dealing with
the topic of healing childhood
trauma on Thursday, Sept. 20.
There will be another con-
cert on Saturday, Sept. 22,
when Eugene musicians Peter
Thomas and Alan McCullough
come to perform. Look for
more information about all of
these programs in upcoming
“Tidings.”
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