Harlem Library

Fall programming swings into gear this week. Storytime for children ages 0-5 and their parents/caregivers meets Tuesdays mornings at 10 A.M. After School Squad, STEAM activities, for elementary age students meets on Wednesdays at 4:15 P.M. Lego Club, for all ages, is held on Thursdays at 4:15 P.M. Children not yet in school must be accompanied by a an adult parent/guardian.

The Book Club, a book discussion group for adults, will read its first selection “My Dear Hamilton: A Novel of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton” this month. You may pick up your copy this week and the first discussion will be held September 9, 4 P.M.

The September Book Challenge is to read a book with chapter titles. We have a display of titles to help with your selection. If you have completed the August Book Challenge, be sure to notify the library so your name will be entered to win a gift certificate from a local business.

The Harlem Library is hosting Humanities Montana speaker Philip Page who will present the program “Cowboy Music and Authentic Storytelling” on September 12, 6:30 in the library meeting room.

Philip Page is a singer, songwriter, working cowboy, and saddle maker based in Dillon, Montana. He has traveled across the intermountain west as a storyteller, and has played his songs at the National Cowboy Poetry gathering in Elko, Nevada. For over 35 years, Phil has taught horsemanship clinics across Montana. He owned and operated the Rocky Mountain Guide School for Guides, Packers, and Horseman, where he instructed students in five-week courses. Currently, Phil runs Page Saddlery and Page Livestock, where he builds saddles for working cowboys, trains and shows horse.

Through Cowboy Music and Authentic Storytelling, Philip Page educates audiences about Montana’s rich early history.

This event is free and open to the public. For more information call 406-353-2712.