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Jetmore Public LibraryFriday, February 22nd, 2019 at 5:52pm

Tara Westover was raised in a fundamentalist Mormon family in remote Idaho. Her dad was hostile about the government & believed doomsday was coming. The family was to avoid health and education systems at all costs. The children had no birth certificates and Tara’s exact birthdate was "sometime in September,1986." Tara was seventeen before she set foot in a classroom. She spent her childhood preparing for the end of the world, stockpiling home-canned goods, and sleeping with her dooms-day bag. She'd never been to a doctor or had any formal education but she taught herself enough math, grammar, and science to take the ACT and was accepted at Brigham Young University. There, she studied psychology, politics, philosophy, and history, learning for the first time about major world events like the Holocaust and the Civil Rights Movement. Her journey for knowledge propelled her, taking her to Harvard, and Cambridge University. Of the seven Westover siblings, three of them—including Tara—left home, and earned Ph.D.s. Tara’s book, “Educated,” is an astounding story, given to the library by the KATHERINE STEGMAN MEMORIAL.

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Jetmore Public LibraryFriday, February 22nd, 2019 at 5:38pm

In April 1942, Lale Sokolov, a Slovakian Jew, is forcibly transported to the concentration camps at Auschwitz-Birkenau. When his captors discover that he speaks several languages, he is put to work as a Tätowierer (the German word for tattooist), tasked with permanently marking his fellow prisoners. Imprisoned for over two and a half years, Lale witnesses horrific atrocities and barbarism—but also incredible acts of bravery and compassion. Risking his own life, he uses his privileged position to exchange jewels and money from murdered Jews for food to keep his fellow prisoners alive. In July 1942, Lale comforts a trembling young woman waiting in line to have the number 34902 tattooed onto her arm. Her name is Gita, and in that first encounter, Lale vows to somehow survive the camp and marry her. A vivid, harrowing, and ultimately hopeful re-creation of Lale Sokolov's experiences as the man who tattooed the arms of thousands of prisoners, with what would become one of the most vivid symbols of the Holocaust, is also a testament to the endurance of love and humanity under the darkest possible conditions. ““The Tattooist of Auschwitz”, a #1 International Bestseller and New York Times Bestseller written by Heather Morris. has been presented in loving memory of BETTY FAKES. The BETTY FAKES MEMORIAL was created by her family and friends.

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Jetmore Public LibraryFriday, February 22nd, 2019 at 5:32pm

New on DVD: Inspired by a true story, "The Vow" is the tale of a love that refuses to be forgotten. Leo (Channing Tatum) is devastated when a car accident plunges his wife Paige (Rachel McAdams) into a deep coma. She miraculously recovers – but the last five years of her memories have vanished. Suddenly, Leo finds himself married to a stranger who can’t remember anything about him. Naively, Paige falls back under the influence of her controlling parents (Sam Neill and Jessica Lange) and reconnects with her ex-fiancé (Scott Speedman). Desperately, Leo tries to recreate the moments that shaped their romance. Rated PG-13.

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