Men's Book Club
7:00 PM
Hoyt Community Room at the Sandy Library
7:00 PM
Online via Zoom
Dispatches from the library
Men's Book Club
Happy November, Gardeners!
Guess what I harvested from the library garden? Milkweed Seeds! Fall is an excellent time to sow the seeds for next year's Monarchs. Check out the Seed Library cabinet to pick some up for your garden.
Recap: Alternative Ground Covers
What is groundcover? OSU defines it as a low-growing perennial that often provide excellent coverage on slopes, aid in erosion control, and provide interesting foliage or flowers.
Many of us are looking to move away from traditional lawns and reclaim that space for other opportunities. Some of us want to better support our local wildlife, others may find it is no longer sustainable maintaining turf grass with the cost of water and labor. Master Gardener, Kris LaMar, walked us through some alternatives and some key questions to consider before taking action.
If you are interested in the bullet point list of recommended plants Kris left for us, let me know and I can email it to you. In the meantime, here are the online resources that she provided:
Resources
Want a tip on how not to accrue fines? When you receive your due date reminder emails or notifications from LINCC, head to our website to renew your books, here's how:
Step 1: Head to LINCC.org
Step 2: Log in using the 8 digit number on your library card. Your pin will be the 4 digit pin you created when you signed up for the card. The Log In option is at the top of the page on the right hand side.
Step 3: Once logged in, click on the My Account option in the upper right hand side of the site.
Step 4: Here you will see all of your account details. Think of this as your LINCC hub where you can control your account.
Step 5: Click on the "Checkouts" tab (second tab from the left) to see all of the items you currently have checked out.
Step 6: Once in your checkouts tab, you will select the items you want to renew by clicking on the checkbox icon next to the item title. (You can also renew all of your checked out items by selecting the "Select All" checkbox at the top left-hand side of the page next to the green Renew button.
Step 7: Once you have selected the items you would like to renew, hit the green Renew button.
In a world full of sequels, remakes, and spinoffs, it can feel disparaging to find new, original content.
But if there's one thing Hollywood gets right, it's utilizing best-selling books and bringing the stories to life on the big screen. Whether the books be fiction or non-fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, or a mystery, there is a lot of amazing content being churned out from books.
Here are 10 of the most highly anticipated book to screen adaptations of 2024:
Wicked by Gregory MaguireComing to theaters on November 22nd, Wicked stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Enrivo in the musical adaptation made famous by Kristen Chenoweth and Idina Menzel.
Wicked was released in 1995, and has sold over 5 million copies worldwide.
Wicked has also created many sequels such as: Son of a Witch, A Lion Among Men, and Out of Oz.
A live adaptation of Crockett Johnson's classic children's book, Harold and the Purple Crayon is a whimsical tale of grown up Harold who can make anything come to life simply by drawing it.
Fun for the whole family, Harold and the Purple Crayon is available to check out via LINCC.
For fans of true crime, Under the Bridge tells the story of the group of teens who were accused of the murder of Reena Virk.
Available to stream on Hulu, Under the Bridge stars Riley Keogh as Rebecca Godfrey, and Oscar Nominated Lily Gladstone as the local police detective trying to solve the case.
It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover
Shogun, which is now airing on FX had 25 Emmy nominations this past year!
Based on James Clavell's novel of the same name, this sweeping epic takes place in the 1600s amid a century-defining Civil War.
Based on Claire Keegan's prize winning novella, Small Things Like These stars Oscar Winner, Cillian Murphy and will be released in theaters November 8th.
Based on a true story of the Magdalene Laundries in Ireland in the 60s, there are some big names behind this film, and it will surely be an Oscar contender.
What are some of your favorite book to movie or tv show adaptations? Any that you're particularly excited about seeing this year?
Here's what the Sandy and Hoodland libraries are reading for November!
Men's Book ClubUpcoming Events
This presentation will explain how a few small (and large) changes to your landscape can reduce time devoted to its maintenance, reduce expenses, and provide a friendly environment for the other creatures with which we share it.
When: Thursday, Oct 17th at 6pm
Where: The Sandy Library Hoyt Community Room
A Shroom of One's Own: At Home Edible Mushroom Production
by OSU's Extension Service
If you like growing your own food, then perhaps culinary mushroom cultivation is next on the menu for you. With a focus on Shiitake mushrooms, OSU Extension agent Alicia Christiansen will cover preferred growing media, inoculation methods, caring for your logs, money-saving tips, harvesting and more.
When: Tuesday, Oct 8th from 12-1pm
Where: Free Online - Register Here
How Does Fire Affect Wild Bees & Other Pollinators?
Bee City USA Action Group is hosting Dr. Graham Frank, a forest ecologist, to discuss the effects of wildfires on the biodiversity in our local ecosystem.
When: Thursday, Oct 10th from 6-7pm
Where: Sandy Community Center (38348 Pioneer Blvd, Sandy)
Banned books week is an annually event celebrating the freedom to read. Starting in 1982, Banned Books Week began as a way to highlight growing censorship taking place in libraries, bookstores, and schools.
Celebrating Banned Books Week and highlight the growing call for censorship is more important than ever this year. In 2023, the number of titles targeted by censorship in libraries grew over 92% from the previous year.
Although this number seems to have grown exponentially, book bans have been going on for centuries. According to Freedom to Read, book banning goes back to 259 BC when Chinese emperor Shih Huang Ti burned Confucian scholars for writing down the history of their time. And in America, the first instance of book banning was in 1637 (before America was even a country) when the Puritans banned Thomas Morton's New English Canaan.
The theme for Banned Books Week 2024 (September 22-28) is "Freed Between the Lines." We can find freedom in the pages of a book — but book bans and censorship threaten that freedom, along with many other rights and institutions. - ALA
Here are a few ways you can celebrate banned books week:
Head to BannedBooksWeek.org or the ALA Banned Books Week site to learn more.