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Volume 5 Issue 1
Holiday 2007
News from the Sublette County Library
Library Construction Update
The new wing of the library
has been designed by Carney
Architects of Jackson, WY,
who also designed the main
building in Pinedale. It will
feature Green Building
techniques and will house a
larger public meeting room, a
Western History Room, and
more public access
computers.
After about a three month delay for various
reasons, the new wing of the library is well
under construction. Right now we are
enjoying watching the rammed earth
process that will be a major part of the
addition’s walls. One test wall is completed
and will remain in place as an architectural
feature. Meror Krayenhoff is the owner of
Terra Firma of Salt Spring Island, British
Columbia. He and his son Joss are top
experts in the field of rammed earth, and
they were voted best builders in BC in
2000.
View of the new addition from Charles Street.
Rammed Earth: TimeTime-Tested for
Sustainable Architecture
What is Rammed earth?
About Rammed Earth
2
Immerse Yourself
2
Poem
3
Staff Recommendations
3
Holiday Hours
4
Big Piney Branch
Upcoming Events
4
About the Sublette
County Library
Foundation, Inc.
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Rammed earth is a construction technique
that compacts a damp mixture of sand,
gravel and clay in a framed mold.
Sometimes a stabilizer such as cement is
added. A layer 4-10 inches high of earth is
forcefully tamped into the formed space,
reducing it to half its original height. The
mold can be dissembled immediately and
additional layers can be added until the
desired height of the wall is reached. Once
filled, the mold is disassembled and the
mixture hardens.
Rammed Earth
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Christmas Returns to the Library
Santa Claus’s Pinedale Schedule
Thursday, December 6th
Friday, December 7th
Saturday, December 8th
Call the library for times.
Santa’s elves, better known as members of
the Pinedale chapter of the Future Farmers
of America (FFA) will be taking pictures for
a small fee.
Kid’s Christmas Party in Pinedale
The annual library Kid’s
Christmas Party will take place
after the parade and tree
lighting on Saturday, December 8th.
8th Please join us for
crafts, warm drinks and holiday fun. Appropriate for kids
aged 4-10.
Santa Claus’s Schedule at the Big Piney
Branch
Wednesday, December 12th
at 10:30 am
Thursday, December 13th
at 3:00 pm
Santa Claus returns to the Big Piney
Branch to read to preschoolers on
Wednesday and school aged children on
Thursday.
See other Big Piney
events on Page 3
Bookmark
Check out:
The Rammed House
Easton, David
693.2 EA
Green building products: the
GreenSpec guide to
residential building materials
Wilson, Alex T.
692 GR
Building green: a complete
howhow-to guide to alternative
building methods: earth,
plaster, straw bale, cordwood,
cob, living roofs
Snell, Clarke.
690.837 SN
The new ecological home: the
complete guide to green
building options
Chiras, Daniel D.
690.8 CH
A library is not a luxury but
one of the necessities of life.
Continued from Front: Rammed Earth
Is it strong?
Yes, rammed earth, when
completely cured (which
can take up to two years),
can be as strong as solid
rock. It is also easy to
work with once complete—
nails can be driven into it
and patches to damaged
spots become undetectable.
What are the advantages
of rammed earth?
Rammed earth has excellent thermal mass
qualities, meaning it heats up slowly
during the day and releases its stored heat
once night falls—an attractive option for
lower heating and air conditioning costs. It
is impervious to cold winds, insects and
rodents, is soundproof and nearly fireproof. Rammed earth is ideal for Green
construction because it uses locally
available materials, requires little energy
to construct, and leaves no waste. It can
accommodate a heavy load and with
proper rebar reinforcement, will remain
intact during earthquakes and violent
storms.
- Henry Ward Beecher
But will it last?
Yes! Earth is the first building material
ever used by man. Evidence of rammed
earth techniques from thousands of years
BC can be seen today throughout China,
the Middle East and India. Half of the
world’s population currently lives or works
in buildings made of earth.
The rammed earth contractor working on
the library addition, Terra Firma of Salt
Spring Island, British Columbia, will be
giving a program on rammed earth in the
new year. Please call the library if you
would like to be put on a list to be contacted when we firm up the date and time.
You may also view Terra Firma’s website at
www.sirewall.com.
Immerse Yourself: The Fun Way to Learn Spanish
The BookMark is funded by the
Sublette County Library Foundation,
Inc.
Daphne Platts, County Library Director
Sukey Hohl, County Library Assistant
Director
Sarah Pellerin, Editor & Designer
Sublette County Library Board of
Directors:
Judy Andrikopoulos, President
Laurie Latta, Secretary
Patricia Washburn, Treasurer
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Want to improve your
Spanish but cringe at
the idea of taking a
class? Don't have the
money or time to spend
a few months in Mexico
or Spain? The key to
learning most languages
is immersion! Start your immersion studies right here at the library. Just follow
these five easy tips for improving your
Spanish on your own.
1.Get
Get hooked on Telenovelas or Spanish
soap operas.
operas Telenovelas are 100%
dialogue—pure conversation. The
situations are easily understandable (and
often funny).
2.Listen
Listen to music:
music It doesn't matter if you
don't understand the words; you are picking up the rhythm, phrasing and accent of
the language. You can figure out the words
and the meaning later.
3.Read
Read:
Read It doesn't matter how little or how
much Spanish you have had. Don't worry
about the words you don't know, focus on
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Holiday 2007 Volume 5, Issue 1
Our Latest Discoveries: Top Picks from Library Staff
Sukey Hohl recommends:
A Book of Air and Shadows by Michael
Gruber: Like Da Vinci Code, but
better. Exciting story of a lost Shakespeare
play in the bard’s own hand, Russian
gangsters, Elizabethan adventurers,
scholars, innocent cyphers and more.
Ana Cuprill recommends:
I was a Really Good Mom, Before I Had
Kids: Reinventing Motherhood by Trisha
Ainsworth and Amy Nobile: A great book to
help women embrace the madness of
motherhood, and to remember that being
the best mom you can be is good enough.
Dave Harper recommends:
O Rugged Land of Gold by Martha Martin: A
true story of one woman’s indomitable will
to survive through an Alaskan winter and
deliver her child while isolated from
civilization.
Nancy McDaniel recommends:
Josie's Gift by Kathleen Long Bostrom and
Frank Ordaz:
Ordaz A beautifully illustrated picture book. Josie learns that Christmas is
not about what we want, it's about what we
have.
Sarah Hunt recommends:
The Seventh Seal [DVD] directed by Ingmar
Bergman: Stylistically stunning and thought
provoking. One of the best films by
Sweden's greatest director.
Daphne Platts recommends:
The Virgin of Small Plains by Nancy
Pickard: A naked woman’s body is found in
the middle of a snow-covered field. Fifteen
years later the unsolved case is reluctantly
reopened to the consternation of many in
the town of Small Plains, Kansas. This is a
real page turner from beginning to end.
Ann Stowe recommends:
Pretty Birds,
Birds written by NPR’s Scott Simon,
for anyone that likes stories about other
cultures and especially for those that felt
like they just didn’t “get” the war in Bosnia.
Two teenage girlfriends are torn apart as
their country explodes into an ethnic war.
Katherine Kelly recommends:
Every Book by Nicholas Basbanes, who
writes books about books and who reminds
us that books are "necessary equipment
for living."
Daphne Waggener recommends:
Summer at Tiffany by Marjorie Hurt. An
inside look at back room operations at the
New York Tiffany store in 1945, by a
woman there as a young college student.
Continued: Immerse Yourself
the words you do know or can figure out.
Our library has a great selection of
children's books in Spanish and bilingual
books in Spanish and English, so you can
start with the easy stuff.
4.Explore
Explore Spanish websites.
websites Learn a little
about Spanish culture from the web and
maybe find free sites for language learning.
5.Practice,
Practice, practice, practice:
practice Seek out
opportunities to connect with native Spanish speakers. Don't worry about being
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fluent. Just be open to communicating!
Chances are, you will receive compliments
and encouragement for your efforts. And
who knows, you might even end up discussing the latest telenovela, Shakira's
newest hit song, or an article you just read
in Spanish.
Bravo! You are on your way! Check out the
library's great selection of Telenovelas,
music and books, come surf the internet,
or practice your Spanish with Ana (our own
Spanish speaking librarian) at the front
desk. Buena Suerte! (Good Luck!)
Don’t hole up this winter
without a good book!
A Day in June
by Rachel Allen, age 12
Out here I feel
The late morning sun.
A touch of summer,
A dash of fun.
The grass is itchy
Beneath my skin.
The rock is rough
Under the clothes I'm in.
I hear a bird
Up in a tree.
The bird is singing,
Twittering for Spring.
I see the aspens
In the light.
Their vibrant leaves
Are beauteous sight.
Behind me stands
The fountain of youth.
The building of brains,
The home of truth.
The library!
A sacred place.
Home-away-from home!
The books I face.
A glorious day
In month of June.
The sun is bright
In sky of blue.
Sublette County Library Bookmark
Pinedale Main Library
Big Piney Branch Library
155 S. Tyler Ave.
P.O. Box 489
Pinedale, WY 82941
Phone: (307) 367-4114
Fax: (307) 367-6722
106 Fish St.
P.O. Box 768
Big Piney, WY 83113
Phone: (307) 276-3515
Fax: (307) 276-3516
Monday through Friday:
10:00 am — 5:30 pm &
7:00 pm — 9:00 pm
Saturday:
10:00 am — 5:00 pm
Monday through Friday:
10:00 am — 5:00 pm
Monday & Wednesday:
7:00 pm — 9:00 pm
Saturday:
11:00 am — 2:00 pm
Pinedale Ongoing Events
Big Piney Ongoing Events
Preschool Story Time
Tuesdays at 10:30 am
Preschool Story Time
Wednesdays at 10:30 am
We’re on the Web!
www.sublettecountylibrary.org
After School Story Time
Thursdays at 3 pm
1st and 3rd Thursdays: K-2 grades
2nd and 4th Thursdays: 3rd-5th grades
* No Story Time held on
Dec 20th & 27th, or January 3rd
Coming up at the Big Piney Branch
Holiday Hours
CLOSING at 1 pm: Monday, Dec. 24th
CLOSED: Tuesday & Wednesday, Dec. 25th & 26th
CLOSING at 1 pm: Monday, Dec. 31st
CLOSED: Tuesday, Jan. 1st
CLOSED: Monday, Jan. 21st for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
CLOSED: Monday, Feb. 18th for President’s Day
Book Discussion Group begins in January, call
276-3515 for days and times. Books can be
picked up the first week of January.
Chinese New Year Party
Wednesday, February 7th at 3 pm
Valentine Party
Wednesday, February 14th at 3 pm
Dr Seuss' Birthday Party
Friday, February 29th at 7 pm
The Sublette County Library Foundation, Inc. is dedicated to the financial
support and assistance of the public libraries of Sublette County, Wyoming. It
provides capital improvements, furnishings and programming for the libraries in
Pinedale and Big Piney.
Preschool Story Time: Exploring Animals
Wednesdays at 10:30 am
We are extremely grateful to donors for all gifts to the Foundation. Monies
raised through your generosity are used to improve public library service in
Sublette County under the direction of the library’s Board of Directors. The
Sublette County Library Foundation is an organization described in section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and all contributions are tax deductible
to the full extent of the law.
After School Story Time:
Exploring Countries of the World
Thursdays at 3 pm
1st and 3rd Thursdays: K-2 grades
2nd and 4th Thursdays: 3rd-5th grades
Contact Library Director Daphne Platts at (307) 367-4114 for more information
about donating to the foundation.
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Easter Breakfast, Basket Auction & Egg Hunt
Saturday, March 15th