Who s reading what, Boise? Here are library s most popular books in year of the virus Hayley Harding, The Idaho Statesman
Dec. 31 Crawdads, dogs, and a certain elephant and pig all topped the list of Boise s most checked-out books in 2020.
Data provided by the Boise Public Library system shows that despite the COVID-19 closures that shuttered the library for much of the year, some of Boise s most popular reads were checked out hundreds of times.
The most popular? None other than the Guinness Book of World Records. It was checked out 411 times, according to records shared Dec. 29.
After that, Delia Owens Where The Crawdads Sing, a story of a girl growing up in the North Carolina marshes, was checked out 367 times. Guts by Raina Telgemeier, a graphic novel for middle-graders that deals with anxiety and stomach problems, was checked out 339 times.
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Rural Roundup Dec. 16, 2020 By: Tyler Clarke
Compiled by Tyler Clarke
RUSSELL-BINSCARTH
Prairie West Recreation program director Laurel Lamb enjoys the new walking trail on Wellview Golf Course. (Submitted)
The Prairie Mountain Community Justice program has recently completed its first referral.
The organization is a restorative justice committee, and serves as a mediator between victims and offenders to help decide a means of restitution that would be satisfactory to both parties. One of the most important (things) is that the restorative justice process provides the victim an empowered voice, said RCMP Staff Sgt. Matt Lavallee. Another is that the accused is truly held responsible for their action when community justice committee members facilitate the process and monitor the client’s progress, and aiding when necessary without enabling.