The Library will close at 5:00 PM on Tuesday July 3, and will be closed the entire day on Wednesday July 4, in recognition of Independence Day. We will resume normal hours on Thursday July 5.

Enjoy your holiday!

Here is another reading pick from the Logan Library Staff.


Book: Howl's Moving Castle
by Diana Wynne Jones

Recommended by: Rachel, Young Adult Librarian
Destined to inherit the family business and the unadventurous life that goes with it, Sophie Hatter lives a quiet life - until the Witch of the Waste casts a spell on her! Will Sophie ever break the spell? Will the Wizard Howl eat her heart? If you liked the excellent movie adaptation, you will be charmed by this book and the rest of the books in the series.


Want more reading suggestions? View previous staff picks.

The Beast in the Garden by David Baron has been selected as the 2012 USU Common Literature Experience book. Each year a book is chosen by a selection committee for USU Connections students and the Cache Valley community to read during the summer.

Everyone is also invited to attend the convocation talk by the author at USU on Saturday, August 25 at 9:30 am. For the first time this year, the convocation will be broadcast online at aggiecast.usu.edu and the library's Bonneville Room will be a satellite viewing location. Come watch it with us!

Joseph Anderson, Logan Library's representative on the committee, shares his thoughts about The Beast in the Garden: "This book is an important read for anyone living in the American West, but it's also an exciting and frightening tale because it's true. What happens when modern American cities are once again faced with large predators within their borders?"

Logan Library has four single copies of the book and also a book club kit (generously donated by USU) for our patrons. For more information about the book, the author, or the convocation, visit the USU Common Literature Experience website.