Reflections ~ Telluride Bluegrass Festival

Reflections, Vol. 1, is a collection of performances from the past 15 years of the Telluride Bluegrass Festival. Marking our 30th Anniversary, this starting line up of memorable artists is just the beginning of the long line of amazing moments that truly mark this experience we call the Telluride Bluegrass Festival.

Description:
James Taylor - Wild Mountain Thyme
Shawn Colvin - Wall of Death
Nickel Creek - The Fox
Del McCoury Band - Bluest Man In Town
Bela Fleck & Tony Trischka - John Hardy
Dan Fogelberg - Sutters Mill
Leo Kottke - Rings
Nanci Griffith - Deadwood South Dakota
Sam Bush & John Cowan - The Mighty Clouds of Joy
Jonathan Edwards - Sometimes
Left Hand String Band - Keep Those Homefires Burning
Johnson Mountain Boys - John Henry
Peter Rowan - Land of the Navajo
John Hiatt - Lipstick Sunset

Check out this and other bluegrass CDs from the Wilkinson Public Library.

~ Faith

For Jodi Picoult's Fans

A review of her work and an interview. Her novel, My Sister's Keeper will be released as a movie.

The Good Guide: Awesome web site

Find out more about everyday products and foods. What's good for you and what's not....Is there lead in the toy? Mercury in the High-Fructose Corn Syrup.
This site is definitely worth checking out!
--Sarah

Summer Reader - from Indie Booksellers

Struggling to find a good read? Take a look through this list, from three independent booksellers which includes titles easily overlooked like The Housekeeper and the Professor and Laura Rider's Maserpiece.

--Sarah

Movie Reviews at your fingertips

MRQE - Movie Review Query Engine Home
This site provides one-stop shopping for movie reviews from hundreds of sources, including stand-bys like Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times and new blogs. Just put in the title and start reading.

--Sarah

Scrapple

Check out this classic movie called Scrapple. You'll recognize the mountains in the background.

This is a must-see for any local.

Learn more.

Request from Wilkinson Public Library.

~ Faith

Horse Boy

Rupert Isaacson chronicles he and his wife's journey to heal their autistic son. This is a memoir that follows this young family to the furthest reaches of Mongolia on horseback in search of shamans and healing waters hoping to bring peace to their boy. Don't miss this beautiful and brave story of a father's undying love for his son. On the "New" shelves!

Out of the Canyon

This books tells this story: "A man driving through Glenwood Canyon, Colorado with his family gets hit by a boulder that falls from the canyon walls. His wife and two boys are killed. He must decide whether to live on-and then what that life should be. Art Daily doesn't know what hope will look like-until he meets Allison Snyder."

A true story of loss and love in western Colorado.

Summer Reads

There are lots of lists out there for what to read this summer.
This list has favorites from three different reviewers, recent guests on the
"On Point" a radio show hosted by Tom Ashbrook. Check out this list to find something great this summer.

Enjoy!

Brand New to Wilkinson Public Library

Book Club Kits include:

1 Canvas Bag
1 Binder with Tidbits
10 Books
8 Weeks Loan
98 Titles Available

We've added two titles to our Book Club Express Program:

1. Unaccustomed earth by Jhumpa Lahiri

2. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows

Request a kit from Wilkinson Public Library.

~ Faith

Book Club Express Program ~ Wilkinson Public Library Resource

The Book Club Express is a program created for book clubs. A Book Club Express Kit consists of a canvas bag filled with 10 paperback books along with a binder full of useful tidbits that usually includes discussion questions, author bios, reviews, and tips on how to engage conversation.

These kits check out for 8 weeks. Kits are available for a wide range of titles (currently 98 titles) – including non-fiction, bestselling fiction, mysteries, classics, fantasy and historical fiction.

If your book club is interested in a title not already in our collection, we accept suggestions. (Ideally, the book should already be in paperback and not too obscure.) Please allow for two weeks before kit is ready.

Please let us know how we can assist your book club.

Request Book Club Kits from Wilkinson Public Library.

For more information call 728-4519 ext. 33

~ Faith