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Humanities Book Group
Lassoing the Sun
Thursday, November 05
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Brigham City Library
Rooms 1&2 (Combined)"Wild About Nature" reading & discussion series event led by a humanities scholar.
A monthly reading and discussion group focusing on topics in history, culture, and the humanities. The group typically meets first Thursdays at 7 pm and is led by guest scholars. Pick up a copy of each month's book from the front desk. Click here to go to the website for the Brigham City Library's Humanities Book Group.
Lassoing the Sun: A Year in America’s National Parks by Mark Woods.
Scholar: Lawrence Culver, PhD, USU.
Book Description:
For many childhood summers, Mark Woods piled into a station wagon with his parents and two sisters and headed to America's national parks. Mark’s most vivid childhood memories are set against a backdrop of mountains, woods, and fireflies in places like Redwood, Yosemite, and Grand Canyon national parks.
On the eve of turning fifty and a little burned-out, Mark decided to reconnect with the great outdoors. He'd spend a year visiting the national parks. He planned to take his mother to a park she'd not yet visited and to re-create his childhood trips with his wife and their iPad-generation daughter.
But then the unthinkable happened: his mother was diagnosed with cancer and given just months to live. Mark had initially intended to write a book about the future of the national parks, but Lassoing the Sun grew into something more: a book about family, the parks, and the legacies we inherit and the ones we leave behind.
Series Frequently asked questions:
- I can't make it in person, can I attend via Zoom? Yes. A Zoom link is available by request. Please contact the library, 435-723-5850, at least 24 hours before the event to get a link.
- How do I join the Book Group? Come to an event. Everyone is welcome to attend any or all of the discussions.
- How do I get a book? A limited number of books are available for group members to borrow at the library's circulation desk. No library card necessary.
- Do I have to read the book in order to come to the discussion? No. Reading the book will certainly enhance your experience in the discussion and prepare you for talking points, but all are welcome no matter how much (or how little) of the book they have read.
- Can I borrow a copy to read after the discussion? Yes. As group members turn in their books, those books may be borrowed by others.
Brigham City Library
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