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One Book Billings Sign-Ups Begin for Russell Rowland's Arbuckle
Sign up in August for book discussions the week of September 9th - 12th.
"When Catherine Boland meets a shy young ranch hand at the bank where she works, she has no idea that he just took part in a recent vigilante hanging that she has been very outspoken about. And although George Arbuckle was not a willing participant in that hanging, he worries that once Catherine learns about his participation, he will lose her for good. This is just the first of the challenges facing this young couple in late 19th century Montana. Arbuckle, the third book in a trilogy about a ranch family in southeastern Montana, also takes on issues of rape, abortion, and the difficulty of developing a happy life in the early homesteader days."
Sign up by stopping by the 2nd floor Help Desk or by calling 406-657-8290. Books provided to participants courtesy of the Billings Public Library Foundation.
The 2019 - 2020 season is dedicated to the memory of Marge McArthur.
*synopsis courtesy of Goodreads.
Meet John Clayton, Author of Natural Rivals: John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, and the Creation of America's Public Lands
John Clayton's new book explores how two very different, yet very influential men approached the question of American wild lands and how they should best be protected for generations to come. Red Lodge writer Clayton's previous book, Wonderlandscape, won the High Plains Book Award for Nonfiction in 2018. Come meet John Clayton on Tuesday, September 10 at 7:00 pm in the Community Room. This program is co-sponsored by The Writer's Voice.
One Book Billings: Meet the Author
Russell Rowland, author of Arbuckle, the September selection for One Book Billings, will be at the Library to talk about his book and the family legacy that inspired the novel. He will also talk about his other books and the writer's life. Saturday, September 14, 1:00 pm, Community Room. This program is sponsored by the Billings Public Library Foundation, in memory of Marge McArthur.
Civil Conversation: Owning Our History - Japanese Internment
In 1942, Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, authorizing the incarceration of thousands of residents of the western states with Japanese ancestry, both immigrants and citizens alike. The legacies of that decision are still echoing within the American consciousness. Dakota Russell, Executive Director of the Heart Mountain Interpretive Center, will talk about the ramifications of the Japanese internment to those who went through it and for the country. A discussion will follow. Please plan to take part on Thursday, September 19, 6:30 pm in the Community Room. Photo: Kunio Yamamoto facing Heart Mountain, 1944. Frank and George Hirahara Photographs Collection, Washington State University Libraries’ MASC, used with permission.
Montana Repertory Theatre: LOVE THAT DOG!
LOVE THAT DOG is a one-person play adapted from the book by Sharon Creech. A young student ruminates on the confusing, pointless nature of poetry and the complete impossibility of a person writing their own poems. But over the course of the play, a young poet emerges with the help of a teacher, a pencil, some yellow paper, and, of course, a dog. This play is fun for all ages. Wednesday, September 25, 7:00 pm in the Community Room