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SIUSLAW NEWS | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2020 | 9A MINUTES from page 1A Library Tidings News about the Siuslaw Public Library 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 Kevin Mittge Book Review “The Ice at the End of the World” by Jon Gertner Greenland: a remote, myste- rious island five times the size of California but with a pop- ulation of just 56,000. The ice sheet that covers it is 700 miles wide and 1,500 miles long, and is composed of nearly three quadrillion tons of ice. For the last 150 years, ex- plorers and scientists have sought to understand Green- land and locked within this vast and frozen white desert are some of the most profound secrets about our planet and its future. Greenland’s ice doesn’t just tell us where we’ve been. It also tells us where we’re head- ed. In “The Ice at the End of the World,” Jon Gertner explains how Greenland has evolved from one of earth’s last fron- tiers to its largest scientific lab- oratory. The history of Greenland’s ice begins with the explorers who arrived here at the turn of the twentieth century — first on foot, then on skis, then on crude, motorized sleds — and embarked on grueling expe- ditions that took as long as a year and often ended in frost- bitten tragedy. Their original goal was simple: to conquer Greenland’s seemingly infinite interior. Yet their efforts even- tually gave way to scientists who built lonely encampments out on the ice and began drill- ing — one mile, two miles down. Their aim was to pull up ice cores that could reveal the deepest mysteries of earth’s past, going back hundreds of thousands of years. Today, scientists from all over the world are deploying every technological tool avail- able to uncover the secrets of this frozen island before it’s too late. As Greenland’s ice melts and runs off into the sea, it not only threatens to affect hundreds of millions of peo- ple who live in coast areas. It will also have drastic effects on ocean currents, weather sys- tems, economies, and migra- tion patterns. Gertner chronicles the un- fathomable hardships, amaz- ing discoveries and scientific achievements of the Arctic’s explorers and researchers with a transporting, deeply intelli- gent style — and a keen sense of what this work means for the rest of us. The melting ice sheet in Greenland is, in a way, an an- alog for time. It contains the past. It reflects the present. It can also tell us how much time we might have left. Best Books! This Friday, Feb. 28, at 1 p.m., librarian Kevin Mittge will present the “Best Books of 2019.” This is a fast-paced program designed to give readers ideas about what to read next! Approximately 60 books, nonfiction and fiction, rang- ing from romance to mystery to science fiction to literary fiction, and more, will be dis- cussed. Besides a list of all the books presented, there will also be a multitude of other free book lists and book infor- mation. The program will be repeat- ed in Mapleton on Thursday, March 5th, at 1 p.m., though seating is extremely limited. Mapleton Branch The Mapleton library is lo- cated at 88148 Riverview Ave., in the Mapleton Lion’s Club Building. With a nice view of the Siuslaw River, it’s a won- derful place to sit and enjoy a good book or read the news- paper. The library also has books, magazines, DVDs and videos, recorded books, Internet com- puters, wireless Internet access and more. 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This Friday at the group’s monthly meeting, local DAR members will be mak- ing a presentation reviewing the work they do to support Minutes of Gold and sharing with attendees the meaning- ful nature of that work. As for the future of Min- utes of Gold, Slaugh believes that while she started the now nationwide program, there are others who realize the importance of the work and will follow in her foot- steps. “I’m always hoping, and I think there is going to be somebody that comes along and will continue this work. I’ve thought about this a lot and I’m just not ready to give it up entirely. But we have a really good staff, and if I can’t do it, then the ladies will take over and they will be fine,” Slaugh said. For information regard- ing DAR or the Minutes of Gold program, contact Chapter Registrar Karen Childs at 541-997-7154 or visit oregonduneschapter. org. Get Results...List With Richard. 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