Moab Reads Information
The
goal of the Moab Reads program is to bring individuals in the community together
for a shared reading experience in order to increase
their enjoyment of reading and build a greater sense of community through
discussion and the sharing of thoughts and ideas.
2011 Selection - "Refuge" by Terry Tempest Williams
Moab Reads 2011 Schedule of Events
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All events are FREE and will be held in the Grand County Public Library's large
meeting room unless otherwise noted. The Library is located at 257 East Center
Street in Moab, UT.
Check back often for updates!
Book Giveaway/Film
Thursday September 15th 7:00-8:00 p.m.
Community members are invited to
come pick up a copy of "Refuge" and at 7:30 p.m. there will be a showing of
the 30 minute film
"Wings of Thunder: a Portrait of
Life on the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge"
Click
here for a
description of the film and the film's premiere at the
Bear River Migratory Bird
Refuge in Brigham City, UT.
Moab Reads Bird Walks with Marcia Hafner
Saturday October 1st - Mill Creek Parkway
Saturday October 15th - Matheson Preserve
Preregistration required - space is limited - call or visit the library
to sign up! Participants need to bring their own binoculars.
Moab Reads Community Book Discussions at the Main
Library
Wednesday, November 9th at 6:00 p.m. and Thursday, November 10th at 2:00
p.m.
If you did not pick up a free
copy at the Book Giveaway, the library has multiple copies of "Refuge"
available for checkout.
Library Cardholders can click
here to place a hold on a copy of "Refuge".
Refreshments and discussion questions will be provided.
Castle Valley - Moab Reads Community Book Discussions
at the Castle Valley Library Branch
Tuesday, November 1st at 6:00 p.m.
Refreshments and discussion questions will be provided.
The Castle Valley Library is located in the Castle Valley Community Center.
Finding Refuge in Change: A Conversation with
Terry Tempest Williams
Monday, November 14th at 7:00 p.m. at Star Hall,
159 E. Center St, Moab, UT
Join us for an
evening with Terry Tempest Williams as she discusses the process of writing,
Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place, the Moab Reads book
selection for 2011. She will discuss the state of Great Salt Lake and
issues surrounding Utah's wildlands and how it embraces issues of health,
economics, and social justice. She will speak about how in a broken world,
all problems are interrelated and interconnected. Her father, John Tempest,
and husband Brooke Williams, will join her in this discussion offering their
points of view as family members.
Click
here to visit Terry Tempest Williams
website.
Free tickets for this event will be available at the Library.
This program has received funding from the
Utah Humanities Council, the Moab Arts Council, and the Confluence Literary
Festival.
The
Utah Humanities Council promotes understanding of diverse traditions, values and
ideas through informed public discussion.
