Programs
and Events @ your Library
(Large Meeting Room unless otherwise noted)
Sherman Alexie: Without Reservations:
An Urban Indian's Comic, Poetic & Highly Irreverent Look At The World
Lewis & Clark Library Writers Group
Meeting on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at 7 P.M. in the Small Meeting Room at the Lewis & Clark Library. Bring an already written piece to read aloud for feedback. All writing styles and genres are welcome.
No sign up required. Questions?
Questions? Call Suzanne at 447-1690 ext 130.
Teen Writers Group
A writers group just for teens. Bring a piece of writing that you’ve been working on to share and your ideas for future group meetings.
March 8 7 P.M.
Questions? Call 447-1690 x132.
Planning for College with Stephen Michaud of
College Planning with Family Pathways in Bozeman, MT
Learn some surprising tips on choosing the right college for you or your kids.
There’s something for everyone interested in going back to school so don’t miss this free workshop!
Check Out The Website
Thursday, March 18, 2010, 7 P.M.
New Book Discussion with Montana Author Who Challenges Dan Brown Fans
Join Us Thursday, April 8 at 7 P.M. in the Large Meeting Room at the Lewis & Clark Library to meet the author who claims to be better than Dan Brown and his Lost Symbol.
On the heels of Dan Brown’s latest literary blockbuster, freshman author W.H. Muhlenfeld has issued a challenge to readers everywhere: you will like his new book The Amen Heresy better than The Lost Symbol or your money back. Releasing to the public within just days of each other, The Amen Heresy and Brown’s book have much in common; exciting plot twists and turns, an intriguing mystery and controversial religious themes. But Muhlenfeld boasts the major difference: The Amen Heresy is the more informed and more intelligent choice. And now it’s guaranteed.
This thrilling novel follows Jack Fisher, an ex-priest and dyslexic expert of foreign languages, as he is drawn into an unsolved mystery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, some of the most controversial ancient texts in existence. As the true meanings behind the scrolls comes to light, Jack joins forces with a beautiful agent of the Israeli Antiquities Authority and a young Palestinian boy as they battle multiple enemies attempting to take both the scroll and the lives of Jack and his companions. Venturing across a hallowed landscape, the story culminates with one final struggle at Mount Sinai where the fate of Jack Fisher and Jews, Muslims and Christians worldwide, is finally determined.
“The genre of novels on ancient artifacts is growing at an alarming pace, with most of them being rather indifferent, inaccurately researched and formulaic. This one by W.H. Muhlenfeld is not only an enjoyable read, but well researched, full of twists and sub-plots and keeps up the interest right to the surprising end…a racy, well-written novel that I found historically plausible and topically compelling.” --Robert Feather Author, The Mystery of the Copper Scroll of Qumran
You can pick up your copy of The Amen Heresy at the Information Desk.
For more information, please call 447-1690 ext 130.
Celebrate Earth Day with a world renowned anthropologist, plant explorer and Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society!
Wade Davis
Light at the Edge of the World: A Journey through the Realm of Vanishing Cultures
Thursday, April 22, 2010 at the Carroll College Cube at 7 P.M. Presented by Your Lewis & Clark Library.
Wade Davis, a professional speaker for nearly twenty years has lectured at over 70 universities, numerous corporate groups and professional associations. Wade Davis is an Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society. Named by the Geographic as one of the "Explorers for the Millennium", Wade Davis is an anthropologist and plant explorer who received his Ph.D. in ethnobotany from Harvard University. Described by ABC 20/20 as a real life Indiana Jones, Davis spent three years in the Amazon and Andes searching for new medicinal drugs, before heading to Haiti to investigate folk poisons used to create zombies.
This lecture moves throughout the world, from Borneo to Tibet, from the high Arctic to the Amazon, as Davis shares his experiences as an anthropologist and plant explorer. For three years he traveled in the Andes and Amazon, living among a dozen or more tribes as he searched for new sources of medicines. Collecting some 6000 botanical specimens, working with traditional healers and shamans, Davis traversed the Andean Cordillera at fourteen points and twice descended the Amazon from source to mouth.
In 1982, his research took him to Haiti to study zombies, the living dead of Vodoun folklore, and investigate the first medically documented case. This study, the basis of his dissertation research at Harvard, led to two books, Passage of Darkness and The Serpent and the Rainbow.
In preparation, we invite you to the following upcoming events:
Film Screening of The Serpent and the Rainbow (R)
Thursday, April 15 at 6:30 P.M. in the Large Meeting Room at the Lewis & Clark Library
Book Discussion of The Serpent and the Rainbow
Tuesday, April 20, 2010, 7 P.M. in the Large Meeting Room at the Lewis & Clark Library.
Check out a copy at the Information Desk.
2nd Saturday Movie Nights for Teens
Join us on the 2nd Saturday nights for free movies and popcorn.
Doors open at 7 PM; movie starts at 8 PM.
Grades 6-12 only.
For movie titles and information please call 447-1690 x5
March 13
April 10
Movies & Munchies @ East Helena Branch
Join us for a special effects movie with a boy who battles literary figures before he can find his way home.
March 20, 1:30 PM
For movie title and information please call 227-5750
East Helena Branch Library
Volunteer with the LCL
Teen Advisory Group
Make your voice heard! Help guide teen programming and events at Lewis & Clark Library. Let us know what’s hot and what’s not—give your recommendations on what to add to our book, magazine, graphic novel, audio book, and DVD collections.
Thursdays at 7 P.M. in the Mezzanine Meeting Room.
Grades 6-12 welcome. Snacks!
Info at 447-1690 x132
March 11
March 25
April 15
April 29
May 13
May 27
Our Teen Forums, in partnership with Youth Connections, are opportunities for teens to discuss issues relevant to their lives in an open and inviting atmosphere.
Topic To Be Determined
Share Your Thoughts. Hear what others think.
Tuesday, March 23 at 7 P.M. in the Large Meeting Room.
Refreshments will be served.
Adults welcome to listen!
Download Your Favorite Book from the Comfort of Your Home!
Beginning this December, Your Lewis & Clark Library will offer downloadable audio books. It’s free, all you need is your Lewis & Clark Library card and a home computer with internet access. From the link below or the “Download Audiobooks” option from the "Music & Audio Books" menu on the left side of our home page and follow the simple directions. From this point the patron can browse the MontanaLibrary2Go website, select some titles, add them to a digital book bag, and click the download button. If the title isn't available, it can be placed on hold for downloading later. Patrons will receive an email once the reserved title is available. Patrons can check out up to five titles at a time. Patrons have access to downloaded items for two weeks, at the end of the check out period, the downloadable items will lock and the patron will no longer have access to item, meaning that patrons don't have to bother with returning a CD or cassette to the actual library. The Lewis & Clark Library has partnered with other Montana libraries through the Montana State Library’s pilot project, MontanaLibrary2Go, to be able to provide this exciting service. Initially patrons will have access to over 1500 titles ranging from popular fiction to young adult titles, as the service expands to more libraries throughout the state, the selection will increase.
LCL Teens Videos
You have to see this!