Thank you very much to Susie Blair and Sue O’Connor for having me speak at the Valley of the Tetons Driggs Library, Driggs, ID, branch on February 11, 2016.
Under the coordination of Sue O’Connor, the Driggs, ID, library is hosting a four party speaker series on travel around the world. The speakers are:
Feb 4, 2016: Charlie Otto, biking in Europe
Feb 11, 2016: Aaron Linsdau, skiing alone to the South Pole
Feb 18, 2016: Alena & John McIntosh, trekking in Nepal after the earthquakes
Feb 25, 2016: Kara Donnelly, hiking in Peru
Valley of the Tetons Driggs Library, Driggs, ID
The Driggs branch of the Valley of the Tetons library is very new. So new, in fact, I had to revert to old school techniques of finding their address. I had to pick up the phone and make a call. Almighty Google didn’t have the answer, their number, address, or anything else.
In no time, Susie Blair, head librarian in Driggs, answered my call. She gave me directions, helpful information, and was overall courteous and helpful with preventing me getting lost. Even though Driggs is a tiny town in eastern Idaho, much of the community is located up in the hills. Some places are impossible to find if you don’t know where you’re going.
Not the Driggs library. It’s one building south of the Driggs court house. The inside of the library was quite large, bigger than I’d expected. And, there was a great presentation room in the back where I gave my talk. The staff had set up a table outside so I could place the print copies of Antarctic Tears as well as the documentary film and the very new and exciting audiobook edition of Antarctic Tears, just out this spring.
The talk was interactive, with people engaging, laughing, and being shocked at the harshness of Antarctica. It’s a tough place. The audience was fun, interactive, and asked some great questions. The group of local kids sitting up front were especially entertaining, as they seemed fully engrossed in the talk. I love making inspirational and motivating talks with audiences of young and old.
Thank you Driggs, Sue O’Connor and Susie Blair, for providing the below videos talking about my presentation and what it meant to the people at the library.
Susie Blair, Driggs Librarian, on Aaron Linsdau as a speaker:
Sue O’Connor, Driggs program coordinator, on Aaron Linsdau as a speaker:
