Kick off your weekend with a morning paint and sip at the library over coffee (or tea!). We'll provide a canvas, paints and brushes, and the coffee as we follow along a video tutorial for painting a landscape scene with acrylic paints.
Tuesday, May 28
Eagle Drums
by Nasugraq Rainey Hopson
A magical realistic middle grade debut about the origin story of the Iñupiaq Messenger Feast, a Native Alaskan tradition.
As his family prepares for winter, a young, skilled hunter must travel up the mountain to collect obsidian for knapping―the same mountain where his two older brothers died.
When he reaches the mountaintop, he is immediately confronted by a terrifying eagle god named Savik. Savik gives the boy a follow me or die like your brothers.
What comes next is a harrowing journey to the home of the eagle gods and unexpected lessons on the natural world, the past that shapes us, and the community that binds us.
Eagle Drums by Nasuġraq Rainey Hopson is part cultural folklore, part origin myth about the Messenger’s Feast – which is still celebrated in times of bounty among the Iñupiaq. It’s the story of how Iñupiaq people were given the gift of music, song, dance, community, and everlasting tradition.
This session can be both in person, and online via Zoom. To join us, call Catherine at 608-798-3886 - please let Catherine know if you would like to attend virtually.
Copies are available for checkout at the library.
Join us on the last Friday of the month for our next series of morning movies! Each month we'll screen a recently-released film accompanied by free coffee and popcorn. Our line-up for the next three months includes:
March: Ticket to Paradise (2022). Long-divorced parents fly to Indonesia to try to stop their daughter's impulsive wedding. Run time 104 minutes. Rated PG-13.
April: The Holdovers (2023). A dramedy about a grumpy teacher who stays at his boarding school over the holidays to supervise the students who can't return home. Run time 133 minutes. Rated R.
May: Wonka (2023). The musical tale of young Willy Wonka's rise to the top of the chocolate-making world. Run time 112 minutes. Rated PG.
Think you're a puzzle master? Grab a partner and compete in teams of two to see who can finish a puzzle the fastest. Register your team by May 28th by calling the library or emailing kmckewin [at] rgpl.org.