SIUSLAW NEWS | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2019 | 7A
BOOKS from page 1A
The money received by
the library is split between
books for younger readers
and those for the adult col-
lection. Fortunately, studies
done by the Pew Charita-
ble Trust over the past few
years indicate library usage
is holding steady nationally,
with the number of younger
Americans accessing local
libraries on the rise.
One of the many benefits
that this financial stability
allows is a yearly infusion
of thought, experiences and
new information that cov-
ers nearly every major area
of human endeavor and ac-
complishment. There are
also a number of sobering
investigations into crimes
against humanity, the mar-
ginalization of liberty, the
exploitation of women and
children and the devaluing
of truth in our political di-
alogue.
All of these topics are re-
flected in the list of the titles
purchased this year by Mitt-
ge, including a wide variety
of non-fiction and reference
books like “The American
Flag: An Encyclopedia of
the Stars and Stripes in U.S.
History, Culture and Law”
and the latest history books
by Pulitzer Prize winning
author David McCollough.
Mittge specifically men-
tioned McCollough’s latest
book as one that had been
requested by multiple pa-
trons and already had a hold
list of readers waiting for the
book from the two-time Pu-
litzer winner and PBS nar-
rator.
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McCollough has recent-
ly released two important
books that have garnered
attention for major liter-
ary awards. “The American
Spirit, Who We Are and
What We Stand For” and his
latest release, “The Pioneers,
The Heroic Story of the Set-
tlers that Brought the Amer-
ican Ideal West,” have been
well reviewed and both are
New York Times Bestsellers.
McCollough’s retrospec-
tive “American Spirit” be-
gins with the following line
that highlights his belief
that the study of history is
perhaps the single most im-
portant element in under-
standing America and her
citizens.
“History, I like to think
is, is a larger way of look-
ing at life. It is a source of
strength, of inspiration. It is
about who we are and what
we stand for and is essen-
tial to our understanding of
what our own role should
be in our time,” Mittge
read. “History, as can’t be
said often enough, is hu-
man. It is about people, and
they speak to us across the
years.”
Mittge also mentioned
some books that may not be
as high profile as those by
McCollough but are inter-
esting for the visual aspects
of history they provide to
the reader.
“Images of America pub-
lishes this series of great
books that, as the name im-
plies, have a lot of images.
Judy Fleagle wrote one a
few years ago on Florence,
and we try to get one from
all the places around the
state when they come out
so we can put in our Ore-
gon collection — which is
a great resource for Ore-
gon places and lots of other
things,” Mittge said.
The beneficiaries of the
successful synergy between
philanthropic individuals
and the library are the res-
idents of Florence, Maple-
ton and the surrounding
areas. Perhaps more accu-
rately the beneficiaries are
those in the community
that still read actual print-
ed books, which judging
from the interest shown at
last week’s presentation, are
numerous.
Mittge also wanted to
share with the public some
books that were purchased
with important historic
events in mind and are also
2019 Summer Food Program announced –
free breakfast, lunch for 18 and younger
The Siuslaw School Dis-
trict is excited to announce
that the federally-funded
Summer Food Service Pro-
gram will be running again
for the summer of 2019.
This program ensures all
children have access to nu-
tritious meals when school
is not in session. The meals
will run Monday to Friday
each week from June 17
through Aug. 16, except for
July 4 and 5.
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Meals are Available to
ALL kids ages 18 and under.
No application necessary
as the meals are served at no
charge. People can drop in,
as there are plenty of meals
available.
This program is available
to all children 18 and under,
regardless of income.
People should plan on
joining us at any of the sites
below:
Siuslaw Elementary
Breezeway, 2221 Oak St.
Breakfast: 8 to 8:30 a.m.
Lunch: 11:30 to 11:55 a.m.
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the subject of other upcom-
ing library events.
“This is the 50th anni-
versary of the Apollo moon
landing, so we did purchase
some of those books and
one of my favorites is ‘Space-
craft,’ which has really good
details about all the parts
and what’s inside the space-
crafts,” Mittge said. “And we
will be having a presentation
on the landing on the actu-
al day of the moon landing,
Saturday, July 22, given by
Jeff Phillips from the Eu-
gene Astronomical Society.
He has a long history with
the space program, so that
should be very interesting.”
In addition, the library’s
summer reading program
this year is called “A Uni-
verse of Stories.” Activities
began June 1, so sign up at
the library’s front desk to-
day.
For more information on
the new titles available at
the Siuslaw Public Library
or to find out about upcom-
ing events and speakers, call
541-997-3132, visit siuslaw-
library.info or stop in at the
Florence branch, 1460 Ninth
St., or the Mapleton branch,
88148 Riverview Ave.
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1460 Ninth St.
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