The idea of The West has held sway over our collective imagination since American author Horace Greely first uttered “Go West young man.” But just how does that idea, ripe with stereotypes, larger-than-life-characters and mythic adventures square with reality?  This October Deschutes Public Library is taking a closer look at the West. Join us for programs about the early peoples of the High Desert, the use of art to romanticize the West, a look at what the work of Edward Curtis means to Native Americans today and a visit from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Timothy Egan.

• Author! Author! Timothy Egan

Join Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and National Book Award winning author of seven books, most recently Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher. Tickets available at www.dplfoundation.org or by calling 541-312-1027.
Thursday, October 1 • 7:00 p.m.
Bend High Auditorium

• Shadow Catcher: Edward Curtis through Native Eyes

Justine Lowry, professor of Native American Art History, will explore contemporary responses to the photographic works of Edward Curtis.
Wednesday, October 7 • 6:00 p.m.
Downtown Bend Library

• Early Peoples of Fort Rock

Anthropologist Michel Waller discusses excavations and discoveries at Ft. Rock Cave.
Thursday, October 8 • 6:00 p.m.
East Bend Library

• Second Sunday: Elizabeth Woody

Warm Springs tribal member and critically praised poet, lecturer and educator Elizabeth Woody reads.
Sunday, October 11 • 2:00 p.m.
Downtown Bend Library

• Know Out West: Romantic Notions of the West in Art

Faith Powell, High Desert Museum curator, discusses how the West was romanticized through art.
Thursday, October 15 • 6:00 p.m.
East Bend Library

• Early Peoples of Fort Rock

Anthropologist Michel Waller discussesexcavations and discoveries at Ft. Rock Cave.
Friday, October 16 • 12:00 p.m.
La Pine Library

• Jarold Ramsey: Words Marked by Place

A light-hearted excursion into “Central Oregon Dialect”—folk sayings, odd words, catch phrases, and more.
Saturday, October 17 • 2:00 p.m.
Downtown Bend Library

• John C. Fremont

Loren Irving explores Fremont’s Expedition through Oregon and Nevada.
Tuesday, October 20 • 6:00 p.m.
Downtown Bend Library

• Know Out West: Native Americans in the Greater Sisters Area

What can we learn from the archeology and legends of the early residents of Sisters?
Thursday, October 22 • 12:00 p.m.
Sisters Library

• John C. Fremont

Loren Irving explores Fremont’s Expedition through Oregon and Nevada.
Wednesday, October 22 • 1:00 p.m.
Sunriver Library
For more information about this or other library programs, please visit the library website at www.deschuteslibrary.org. People with disabilities needing accommodations (alternative formats, seating or auxiliary aides) should contact Liz at 312-1032.