Blackfoot Community Conservation Area Council looking for applicants
OVANDO – The Blackfoot Community Conservation Area Council is accepting new applicants through Nov. 30. Visit http://www.blackfootchallenge.org for more info and to apply.
Swan Valley Community Library highlights
Swan Valley - Swan Valley Library has a large collection of DVDs and books on CDs. There are also books and DVDs for all ages of children from toddlers to young adults. Come in and browse through them.
Our Book Chat will be held Wednesday, Oct. 24 at 1 p.m. at the Swan Valley Library located just south of the Swan Valley Community Hall on Highway 83.
We will be discussing the recently published “Educated” by Tara Westover. The author who now lives in the United Kingdom was born in Idaho in 1986 to a survivalist family whose father distrusted public education and the medical establishment. Her mother was a self-taught herbalist and midwife. Serious medical conditions such as burns from explosions were treated at home with herbalism.
Westover, who had never been in a classroom, taught herself enough math, grammar and science when at 17 years of age she passed the ACT and was admitted to Brigham Young University. Her education there where once she asked, “What is the Holocaust?” transformed her, taking her to Harvard and Cambridge University. After all her education that gave her new eyes to her situation she remarkably wondered if there was still a way home.
We will also be discussing the “Wizard of Earthsea” by Ursula Le Guin. This is part of Missoula Public Library and its branches’ “Big Read” sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Published in 1968, “Wizard of Earthsea” is the first of six Earthsea fantasy novels. It is a story of Ged’s testing of his powers as a wizard. There are a few free copies at the library.
Swan Valley Library is open Mondays and Fridays from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Wednesdays from 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Missoula County launches survey to collect public feedback on website
In an effort to enhance the overall user experience and better serve the public, Missoula County has launched a survey to gather constituent feedback about its website.
The 11-question survey is online at http://bit.ly/MCWebsiteSurvey. It asks participants to provide feedback on their experience using the website, including what information they are typically looking for, how easy it is to find and understand that information, and how easy it is to submit a service request or concern, among other questions.
The feedback will be used to remap and reorganize information on the current website and build a useful customer service tool. It also will be considered during a website redesign slated for next year. The survey, which should take participants between five and 10 minutes to complete, will be open through Monday, Nov. 12.
“Our website has come a long way since we overhauled it a few years ago, but we know we still have work to do to make it more user-friendly for Missoula County constituents,” said Anne Hughes, director of the Communications and Projects Department. “The site has around 250,000 page views a month and we’re hoping we can collect users’ honest feedback and make it quicker and more efficient for them to find what they need on the site.”
For more information, call Hughes at 406-258-3160 or email ahughes@missoulacounty.us.
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