Whitefish Community Library

Please bear with us for a couple of closures at the end of the summer season!

Saturday, August 12 – we’re closed for the Saturday of Huckleberry Days, the last really big festival of the year.

Friday, August 18 though Sunday, August 20 – the Library will be getting new shingles during this time. Please avoid the outside book drop – shingles may be flying around as the old ones are removed. Montana State Library has adjusted due dates for items due those days – they’ll now be due Tuesday, August 22.

And just for fun, here’s a picture of the Good Grief Camp Quilt with its 1,161 stickers. That means that our sponsors American Bank, Glacier Bank, and Whitefish Credit Union will team up to donate $1,161 to the worthy nonprofit, Good Grief Camp.

Thanks to our Edible Book Festival sponsor: Bookworks of Whitefish

CAUTION: DO NOT READ IF YOU ARE HUNGRY….

Here are the winners of this year’s Edible Book Festival, held Saturday, August 5 (note: The People’s Choice Award was a 3-way tie):

Patience Award: 101 Dalmations by Disney – funfetti cake with 101 numbered oreo cookies. And remember, all the insides of those cookies had to be scraped off first! Creators: Tev & Aurora Tims.

Most Evocative of a Mysterious Atmosphere and People’s Choice Award: Gallant by V.E. Schwab – brownies, frosting, jam, graham crackers, fondant and red vines. This edible book featured a dark palette with a secretive door hidden amongst vines. Creator: Liliana Hoge.

Most Hauntingly Delicious_and_People’s Choice Award: House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland – white cake, frosting, raspberry jam, fake flowers. Was also considered for “Most Likely to be Eaten Award.” Creator: Freya Hoge

Sweetest Sculpture: Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey – Rice Krispies treats, frosting, blueberries. The bear sculpted from Rice Krispies treats and frosted was the centerpiece of the edible version of this classic book. Creators: Shannon Hoge & Julia Hernandez

Most Resourceful _and_People’s Choice Award: Super Mario Brothers by Random House – Radishes, peppers and basil from the home garden, pepperoncini, hardboiled egg, toast, cheese, and edible markers. All of the items in this edible book were sourced from the home garden or already in the fridge – no going to the store for special items. Creator: Jaxen Flores.

The last week of Summer Fun 2023 is here with two more events before our pre-school year break.

Join us Thursday, August 3 at 10:30 when Stumptown Art Studio comes to visit. You’ll get to participate in a guided art experience and create an art project to remember your summer by. Here’s our Fish Art from a couple of years ago:

Then, are you ready to have your book and eat it too? The annual Edible Book Festival on Saturday, August 5th at 1:30 is a must! Come to enter your edible representation of a favorite book, or to view the creations your friends and neighbors have made, or to feast on edible books after the awards and prizes are given out. More info on how to register HERE. Meanwhile, feast your eyes on the edible version of “Richard Scarry’s Cars and Trucks and Things That Go.”

Their official name is Intermountain Therapy Animals but we affectionately know them as the “R.E.A.D. Dogs.” That’s Reading Education Assistance Dogs when you spell it out. They’ll be visiting Thursday, July 27 at 10:30 a.m. with Susie Gonaver. She’ll tell you about their mission and to introduce you to some of the lovely dogs that visit the Library and help kids practice reading. Come join us in the Community Room!

(PSST: register for the Edible Book Festival HERE.)

Our next Summer Fun takes place offsite – with Whitefish Legacy Partners on the Lion Mountain Trail. Meet at Lion Mountain Trailhead on Thursday, July 20 at 10 a.m. for a fun (and short) 1/2 mile hike with your toddlers to the Learning Pavilion! Space is limited so please register at Tots on the Trail.

The Whitefish Community Library Board of Trustees meets Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at 7 p.m. in the Heckathorn Community Room. The public is invited to attend in person or via ZOOM.

Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83457592540?pwd=allBU05WT2RPTG1WRk5MTGFqV3AzZz09

Meeting ID: 834 5759 2540 Passcode: morebooks

Meeting ID: 829 0714 2512 Passcode: morebooks

After the recent mailing of appraisal notices to Montana property owners, there have been many questions about the estimated increase in taxes from concerned homeowners. The Montana Department of Revenue is conducting Property Assessment Town Halls around the state to provide information about the tax assessment process and how properties were evaluated.

Click the following link to find dates, times and locations for a Town Hall near you.

Flathead County’s Town Hall will take place on July 12th from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn in Kalispell, address is 1840 US-93, Kalispell, MT 59901

OR take advantage of one of the four Zoom meetings (copy and paste the link into your browser):

July 6, 2023 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

https://mt-gov.zoom.us/j/89323576600?pwd=WDFlelVLaTI3ZHRxd1RHQ0VpVHlTdz09

July 12, 2023 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

https://mt-gov.zoom.us/j/83072546183?pwd=NHlZTnhneWZtbXV3bXJCWjlwcEhwUT09

July 17, 2023 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

https://mt-gov.zoom.us/j/87838773623?pwd=cWFoaVBONWxjak1yZm9FZWFHSmxyZz09

July 25, 2023 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

https://mt-gov.zoom.us/j/83533662055?pwd=RFVmUy9pTG1Cc1E3YVU0aElrbDJwZz09