http://www.sweetwaterlibraries.com/news/ en-us Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:45:20 -0600 http://www.sweetwaterlibraries.com/news/newsdetail.php?nID=752 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0600
Organized in June of this year, the White Mountain Library's Metaphysical Book Club is different from other book clubs. Club members do not read the same book at the same time. Instead, what they read are different books on the same topic. Last month the book club read books on near death experiences. Two books that were read and discussed at the first meeting were Evidence of the Afterlife: the Science of Near Death Experience by Jeffrey Long, M.D. and The New Children and Near Death Experiences by P.M.H. Atwater; both of these titles as well as many other books on near death experiences are available from the library.

The library can help you prepare for July's book club meeting by providing you with several books that discuss psychic abilities. Some of the titles you may wish to read include "How Psychic Are You? 76 Techniques to Boost Your Innate Power by Julie Soskin or "Phenomenon: Everything You Need to Know About the Paranormal" by Sylvia Browne. Soskin's book is an interactive guide that contains techniques and exercises that help you identify and develop your psychic skills. Browne, one of the most famous psychics of our age, answers the question "How does one know if they have the gift of clairvoyance?"

Of course, you don't have to read a book on psychic abilities to attend the book club meeting. If you have an interest in this topic and just want to visit with other people also interested in this topic, please feel free to join the book club on Thursday night. The White Mountain Library's Metaphysical Book Club welcomes all.
This program is sponsored by the Sweetwater County Library System. Please contact White Mountain Library Reference Librarian Michelle Maser at 362-2665 x 3220 if you have any questions regarding this program.


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Janice Grover-Roosa, PR and Adult Programming Librarian for the Sweetwater County Library System, said "Due to the high volume of candidates in this election year our format for the primary election forums will be somewhat informal. For all of the scheduled primary election forums each candidate will be allowed 4 minutes for opening statements followed by 2 minutes for questions from the audience, with a 1 minute cap per question. After the question portion of the forum, candidates will be allowed 2 minutes for closing statements. Grover-Roosa has had some questions about how audience members will be chosen to ask questions, she said "Prompted by a show of hands, audience members will be randomly selected by Library staff to ask questions. In the event the audience does not have questions for any given candidate, a question will be pulled from a jar of questions provided by Library staff and patrons." Grover-Roosa noted that the forums for the general elections will be more formal and include a moderator and panel with identical questions for each candidate.

Grover-Roosa also felt it was very important to mention that the primary election forums are organized in order to provide Sweetwater County residents access to the candidate's platforms. Grover-Roosa stressed "The primary elections exist in order to choose a candidate to represent each party, Democrats and Republicans are not running against each other in the primaries, rather, they are running against other candidates within their own party in order to secure that party's nomination." She noted, although some of the forums include only 1 Democrat or 1 Republican, the Library System felt it would still be valuable to provide an open forum for candidates to state their platform even though those candidates are not yet competing against one another.

The first forum scheduled for Monday, July 26th at 6 p.m. at the White Mountain Library, located at 2935 Sweetwater Drive, will include the County Commissioner (2 year) forum followed by the County Sheriff forum. The next forum scheduled for Wednesday, July 28th at 6 p.m. at the White Mountain Library will only include the forum for County Commissioner (4 year seat). The final forum which will include forums for County Attorney followed by Clerk of the District, and concluding with County Coroner, will take place on August 9th at 6 p.m. at the Sweetwater County Library in Green River located at 300 North 1st East. Primary elections will be held on August 17th. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., for information on your voter's prescient contact the County Clerk or visit the County Government's website at http://www.sweet.wy.us/clerk/index.html.

Grover-Roosa urges all candidates to confirm their attendance to the forums as soon as possible. Unconfirmed candidates will likely not be included in the forums. Candidates wishing to RSVP can contact Grover-Roosa by calling 307-872-3200 or e-mailing her at jgrover@sweetwaterlibraries.com. The political forums are sponsored by the Sweetwater County Library System. For more information on Library services and events go to www.sweetwaterlibraries.com.
]]> Janice Grover-Roosa http://www.ajaxray.com http://www.sweetwaterlibraries.com/news/newsdetail.php?nID=749 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0600
According to Eaton and Jorgensen, dreams and dreamers have played an important role in ancient and modern cultures, often being used to promote personal growth and enrichment. They noted that in the contemporary world, some psychologists and spiritualists have viewed dream interpretation as a way to understand the unconscious mind.

Davis and Jorgensen consider themselves self taught and have a combined 27 years of dedication and research to the practice of dream interpretation. Drawing upon personal experience, Davis and Jorgensen will share the resources and tools they use to remember and interpret their dreams. Many of these resources and tools are available as books, audio books and DVDs from the Sweetwater County Library System including: James Lewis's The Dream Encyclopedia, Gayle Delaney's Your Sleeping Genius: Harnessing the Hidden Power of Your Dreams, Tony Crisp's Dream Dictionary: An A to Z Guide to Understanding Your Unconscious Mind and Sylvia Browne's Book of Dreams. There are also several dream resources available online; Davis and Jorgensen will help participants learn which of these online resources are the most reliable, useful, and easy to use in interpreting dreams.

The "In Dreams I Awaken: Secrets to Dream Interpretation" program was organized to coincide with the recent Hollywood release of "Inception", a film which will likely raise several questions about dreaming in the minds of its viewers. Davis and Jorgensen hope to answer these questions in addition to providing dream interpretation guidance.

"In Dreams I Awaken: Secrets to Dream Interpretation" is sponsored by the Sweetwater County Library System as part of the Adult Summer Reading program. For more information on the Adult Summer Reading Program, or for information on other services and resources, visit your local library, or visit on-line at www.sweetwaterlibraries.com.






]]> Janice Grover Roosa 307-872-3200 x.5300 http://www.ajaxray.com http://www.sweetwaterlibraries.com/news/newsdetail.php?nID=750 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0600
Roth plans to give an intro to most songs to tell a bit about the song and maybe what inspired it. He says he'll play what feels good and what goes with the tone in the room. He likes to have his music heard and have the "organic quality be clear and recognizable." He hopes listeners can take what they need from the music.

Julie Farr, Head Librarian at White Mountain Library says she has enjoyed hearing Roth perform. She notes that he sings Bob Dylan's song, "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" better than Dylan. Roth has performed at the Poetry Slams and Poetry Jams the past couple of years and at the Book and Bean in Green River. A fan of Bob Marley, Roth also adapts some of his favorites into a reggae style with accents on the off- beat including Enya's "Only Time".

Roth started playing guitar when he was 13 years old teaching himself and taking lessons from Tom Fersak who taught him blues chords. He started writing his own songs with lyrics at about 18 while playing in bands in high school and at the University of Wyoming. He wants the performance to be personal to everyone and likes to interact with the audience. Roth says he writes a lot of music and does not get discouraged from writers block. He feels that something good always comes out of the times when it is hard to write. One of his favorite songs called ‘I and I' was very hard to write but now he really enjoys playing the song. He says it was worth the struggle.

Roth notes that at times he writes according to his emotions and the angry songs quickly fade away but the joyful songs tend to stick. He really loves to play guitar and usually "chills" on the couch but is also happy to play for crowds, friends, neighbors and passersby, somewhat of a modern day bard. Graham's muses are his own mind, long walks, trees, meditation, emotions and happy memories. He hopes his music will be inspirational to his listeners and is excited to perform on the 22nd in front of a "traditional" audience.

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The recent acquisition of this charming and characteristic series was made possible by a collaboration between the City of Rock Springs and Ellen Newell. Newell generously donated the artwork, as well as her framing skills, and the City of Rock Springs, in honor of the Rock Springs Library's centennial, provided special funds for the frames. This is the second "Bent Covers" donation Newell has made to the Sweetwater County Library System; she donated a complete series to the Sweetwater County Library in Green River last January.

The nine prints in "Bent Covers" are a combination of woodcut and acrylic paint and are approximately 16" x 24". Newell says the finished product reminds her of comic books which she hadn't planned, but she likes how it came out. She said, "Some of them remind me of stained glass, especially "Death of the Avid Reader" ".

Newell says about her donation…"I've known for several years that I would make a series of woodcut prints that had the library and/or librarians as its theme. I did not know at the beginning that it would take the form of book covers. At the library, I am surrounded by various types and styles of artwork, whether in the way of book covers, posters, signs, or DVD and CD covers. It was a natural thing for me to create a set of prints that reflect the inspiration I receive from seeing these items daily, and since the library is the source of my ideas, the next step was to donate my "Bent Covers" series to the library, thereby placing the series in its proper setting."

She said "My job at Sweetwater County Library has afforded me many opportunities to showcase my artwork and to have it publicized throughout the county. My donations are an opportunity to give back, to return the favor, as it were, and to provide the Sweetwater County Library System with something special that they would not otherwise be able to acquire."

Janice Grover-Roosa, PR and Adult Programming Librarian at the Sweetwater County Library System, said ""Bent Covers" has added a vivacious and meaningful air to our Library System. Only a librarian could capture the quirky subtleties that exist between people, libraries, and fiction; Ellen captures it all in this fanciful series." Cindy Moore, Head of Circulation and Reference at the Rock Springs library added that "Bent Covers" adds substance to the Sweetwater County Library System because of the work that went into it, and because of all of the joy it will bring to the public. She noted the Library System is lucky to have such a talented artist on staff.

The reception honoring Newell is sponsored by the Sweetwater County Library System. For more information on other library services and events, stop into your local library, or visit the Library System's Web site, www.sweetwaterlibraries.com.
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For those of you with a green thumb and an artistic side, Gourd Art with Carla Hardy is the program for you. The objective of the gourd program is to provide participants with information about basic gourd art and decorating. Carla Hardy, Head Librarian at the Sweetwater County Library and resident "gourd guru", said "While this is not a "hands-on" workshop, you will learn about tools, coloring methods, and other enhancements to use on your gourd"! Hardy will demonstrate: methods for transferring design onto gourds, methods for cutting and sanding, and gourd enhancements. Hardy will also discuss using ink dye, acrylic and metallic paints, and foil to color your gourd. Hardy's program will equip attendees with all the information they need to make their gourds "gourdgeous"!

If two-dimensional art is your forte, then "Frame it Yourself" with experienced framer, and Reference Librarian, Ellen Newell is just the program for you. Newell does all of her own framing, and owned her own custom framing shop at one time. We all know there's nothing more frustrating than having a beautiful painting or photograph lying around with no frame to put it in; Ellen Newell is the answer to our framing prayers. Newell said, "I intend to teach attendees how to cut a mat to fit an odd sized picture into a standard frame." Newell said she also plans to show attendees "how to put it all together, how to attach the wire, and how simple tools can be used to get the job done." Newell also said she would talk about where you can find what you need for framing right here in Sweetwater County, and online. Attendees will also learn what materials to use in order to protect their photos, artwork, etc., according to Newell.

If you'd like to do less decorating and be decorated instead, "Henna Body Art" with Bethany Leire is the program you've been waiting for. Bethany Leire has been doing Henna body art for 30 years and designs beautiful henna patterns which she sells in India often. Henna body art, according to Ellie Davis, Youth Services Assistant at the Sweetwater County Library, is an all natural temporary stain made from leaves harvested from the Indian Henna Tree. Attendees of the "Henna Body Art" program will be "decorated' by Bethany Leire on a first come first serve basis. The program is scheduled from 10a.m. to 12p.m. but participants will only need to stay for as long as it takes to be "decorated". Be sure and peruse Sweetwater County Library's excellent collection of books and materials about India, henna, and body art while you wait for your chance to become a living work of art.

All of the July 10th programs are sponsored by the Sweetwater County Library System, and are part of a series of events scheduled as part of the Adult Summer Reading Program. For more information about these programs, and other services, resources, and activities sponsored by the Sweetwater County Library System, stop into your local library, or go to www.sweetwaterlibraries.com.
]]> Janice Grover-Roosa http://www.ajaxray.com http://www.sweetwaterlibraries.com/news/newsdetail.php?nID=746 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0600
Joe Seneshale and Erica Calf will provide audience members with several tips on how to set up a home aquarium. Jason Grubb, Head of Circulation and Reference at White Mountain Library, said "There are a lot of dos and don'ts involved with setting up an aquarium and Joe knows just about everything". Grubb also mentioned that if you'd like to see how great one of Joe's aquariums looks before the presentation, you can pop into the White Mountain Library where an aquarium will be on display for the remainder of the summer.

If you aren't able to attend Thursday's program, don't worry, the Sweetwater County Library System has several resources available that will help you to ensure your home aquarium is a success. The library system provides access to some wonderful online databases that will provide you with concise and reliable information. Michelle Maser, Reference Librarian at White Mountain Library, mentioned the "E-Library" database had some particularly handy information available for those interested in starting a home aquarium including an article entitled "Tank Tips: A Freshwater Aquarium in the Classroom" written by Rebecca Holcombe. Maser said this article touches on everything from tank sizes, and water temperature, to types of fish and common fish diseases. If you need assistance accessing this article, or other information on home aquariums, don't hesitate to ask your friendly librarian.

The home aquarium program is part of a series of programs being offered by the Sweetwater County Library System as part of the Adult Summer Reading Program. You can find out more about the Adult Summer Reading Program, and other library resources, services, and programs by visiting your local library, or by visiting the Sweetwater County Library System's Web site, www.sweetwaterlibaries.com.






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If you would like to meet Harris Foster and talk to him in person about his amazing photographs in person, please join us on June 30th at 6p.m. at the Sweetwater County Library in Green River for a casual and friendly reception. Janice Grover-Roosa, PR and Adult Programming Librarian for the Sweetwater County Library System, said, "Foster's photos are visual proof of an amazing life; don't miss this chance to talk to him about his amazing treks and beautiful photography in person!"

Harris Foster has devoted the last 38 years of his life to photography. According to Foster he has been committed to scenic photography, journalistic imaging, technical documentation and general commercial work such as weddings and small business promotion, as well as other miscellaneous photography. Foster didn't start out as a photographer; however, he received a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Lamar University in Beaumont, TX. Grover-Roosa said, " After seeing Harris Foster's stunning photographs I was sure glad to see he picked up a camera; his photographs are so vibrant and interesting!"

Harris Foster has exhibited his photographs in Wyoming, Colorado, and Texas. Foster has also exhibited his work abroad; his work was exhibited in the Ras Tanura Saudi Arabia Annual Exposition in 1974 & 75. Throughout the mid 70s, Foster regularly provided photographs the "The Arabian Sun", a kingdom wide periodical covering numerous sporting and social events. Foster later published his photos in "Four Wheeler Magazine", and a book entitled "Aramco & Its World" about Aramco and Saudi Arabia's role in the world oil supply. The Community Fine Arts Center in Rock Springs owns one of Foster's pieces which is entitled "Dhow at Anchor".

Foster's exhibit was organized by Sweetwater County Library System's Exhibits Committee. If you would like more information about exhibiting your own work at one of the library galleries, please contact Janice Grover-Roosa at jgover@sweetwaterlibraries.com. Foster's exhibit and reception are free and open to the public and are sponsored by the Sweetwater County Library System, www.sweetwaterlibraries.com.
]]> Janice Grover-Roosa 307-875-3615 x. 5300 http://www.ajaxray.com http://www.sweetwaterlibraries.com/news/newsdetail.php?nID=743 Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0600
R. J. Luce is a mystery writer and nature photographer; he worked for the Wyoming Game and Fish for three decades as a wildlife biologist. Part of his work as a wildlife biologist included: conducting radio-telemetry studies on deer, counting wildlife from small planes and helicopters, and exploring miles of caves and abandoned mines to count bats. Luce said he used his real life work experience to create "an outdoor mystery combined with a tutorial in basic wildlife biology". The author has residences both in Lander, Wyoming and Sierra Vista, Arizona.

Luce's reading of "Disappearance Creek" will introduce you to the main character of the novel, Sawtell. Sawtell is a wildlife biologist who has set out to conduct wildlife surveys in the remote mountain wilderness east of Jackson Hole. In the midst of this project he uncovers a series of mysterious disappearances; wolves, a government airplane, and a lone elk hunter have all vanished. Michelle Maser, Reference Librarian at White Mountain Library, said "To find out more about Sawtell and what he discovers, you'll have to attend Thursday night's program."
She said, "Luce is sure to stir excitement and curiosity into the entire audience."

In addition to "Disappearance Creek", Luce has written for several outdoor magazines and technical wildlife publications. To learn more about R.J. Luce, read excerpts from his book, or view his photography, visit www. rjluce.com

Luce's presentation is sponsored by the Sweetwater County Library System. To learn more about this event, or other library programs and services, stop into your local library, or visit the library system's Web site, www.sweetwaterlibraries.com.
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