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Kallari Chocolate
Wednesday March 18th from 3-5pm in the Meeting Room |
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Presentation will be given by Rebecca Robber, an intern from the University of Oregon, and transaltor, on the Kallari Association at the Library. The Kallari Association is a cooperative of over 850 Quichua families in Napo Province in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Recognizing that most of the profit is to be made from sales of chocolate bars, not the cacao beans, the Quichua people created a cooperative where they would have more control over revenues. *The Kallari Association, with its self-reliant governance and innovative economic model, is nothing short of revolutionary in the global chocolate industry.* Cacao production provides the Quichua people with a viable income so they have the economic resources to resist logging their forests or succumb to the short-term riches offered by petroleum extraction. *A full 100 percent of profits from sales of the chocolate bars are returned to the Kallari Association.* For more information visit www.kallari.com Co-Sponsored by Slow Food Land and Sea & The Friends of the Library
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Friday, March 20th at 6:30pm
Author Talk and Book Signing with Susan Wingate
Hear Local Author Susan Wingate read from her latest book,
Bobby's Diner. For more information on Susan's latest novel, visit
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History of the
Friday Harbor Labs |
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| The Friday Harbor labs, established in 1904, moved three times in Friday Harbor before settling in its present location. By the 1920s, it was hosting nearly as many visiting students and professors as it does today, establishing relationships among scientists from all over the world and entertaining the residents of Friday Harbor with summer lectures. Claudia Mills will chronicle this history of the labs and its research explorations in the San Juans for the past 105 years. |
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| Friday March 27th, 7:00pm
Book Signing and Photo Presentation with
Mike Vouri, Julia Vouri & The San Juan Historical Society
Please join the San Juan Historical Society and authors Mike and Julia Vouri for a presentation of the new book, "Images of America - Friday Harbor". The book chronicles the history of Friday Harbor using over 200 historical photographs, most never before published. A presentation of select photographs from the book with a narrative on the historical aspects of each photo will make for an interesting evening. Signed copies of the book will be available for sale for $24 and postcards depicting 15 photographs from the book sell for $9.00. Proceeds from the sale of the book go towards ongoing museum restoration efforts. For information please call The Historical Museum at 378-3949. |
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ARTS & CRAFTS AT THE LIBRARY!
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Join us for these free
workshops. Workshops are in the Meeting Room, call 378-2798 or e-mail abourne@sjlib.org for more information!
• 3-D Collage workshops with Jessica Carter on January 16th has been cancelled.
• The Art of the Paper Snowflake with Heidi Lewis on January 15th at 3:30pm
• Make a Valentine on February 8th at 6:30
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Basic Wok Cooking with Connie Odegard
Saturday January 10th at 6:00pm in the Meeting Room, registration required.
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On January 10th, learn how to make Home Style Sweet and Sour Chicken and Shrimp with Lobster Sauce. Connie will show how its done and discuss preferred brands of Chinese ingredients and sources for those not found on the island. Participants will also have the
opportunity to browse a portion of Connie’s personal cookbook collection.
Registration is required for this limited enrollment, free
workshops. Register at the Library, call 378-2798 or e-mail abourne@sjlib.org.
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SUNDAY EVENING SOCIAL
January 18th, at 7:00-8:30pm
at the San Juan Grange Hall |
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Have you ever wondered what islander’s did for fun in times past? Do you remember? |
Join us at the Grange Hall for an evening of community
entertainment and bring a musical instrument, a song, a poem, a story, a game or just a friendly ear to listen to others. Step back in time and share the connections that still delight us today. Sit by the fireplace and enjoy hot chocolate or cider in a room that has housed special occasions for generations. Celebrate the colorful past that is woven into the fabric of our island character. Admission is free!
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WHAT WE REMEMBER: A FIRESIDE CHAT WITH ISLAND ELDERS AND COMMUNITY
DISCUSSION
January 24, at 6:00pm at the Library |
An evening discussion with long time islanders to hear about what life was like for those who made San Juan Island their home up to 100 years ago. Our very own Island Settlers and their families who call San Juan Island home will share captivating
stories about our unique island history revealing what it means to be part of this community.
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COMPASSION, LOVE AND OUR TOWN
February 1st, 2009 6:00pm at the Library
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Evergreen State College Professor, William Ray
Arney, and John Davis, Director of San Juan
Community Theatre’s production of Our Town will discuss the themes touched upon in Thornton Wilder’s classic play. Known for
its simplistic style, Our Town explores complicated issues such as the meanings of life, death and love. How has our community, and our town shaped our sense of compassion and love? Join us in this
discussion, at the Library.
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ONE BOOK: ONE COMMUNITY
AUTHOR TALK WITH
LAURIE R. KING
at the San Juan Island Grange Hall
February 11 at 6pm
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The San Juan Island Library will
offer all Islanders the opportunity to read Folly by Laurie R. King, and meet the author on February 11th, 6:00pm at the Grange Hall. The book discussion of Folly will explore what it means to live in our Island community.
Folly is a chilling mystery set in the San Juans of a woman who begins a desperate undertaking that may transform her life--or end it.
Rae Newborn is a woman on the edge: on the edge of sanity, on the edge of tragedy, and now on the edge of the world. She has moved to a tiny San Juan Island named Folly to restore the house of an equally haunted figure, her mysterious great-uncle.
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But as her life begins to rebuild itself along with the house, powerful forces are stirring, and Rae must face what happens when your worst fears aren’t all in your mind.
Multiple copies of Folly (in print and on CD) are available for checkout at the San Juan Island Library.
This program is made possible by the “One Book: One Community” Grant.
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Poetry, Spoken Word, Prose, Songs and Stories
by the Library Fireplace |
February 13th, 7pm
Special guest emcee, Ian Byington
Featured authors who will be reading their work aloud include, Jen Furber, Pamela Herber, Victoria Compton and Songs performed by Therese and Daniel Finn. An open mic period will follow, so don’t be shy – read your writing aloud at the Library!
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