Sustaining the humanities in Montana communities

When my sisters and I were little girls in the 70s, my mother often brought us from our family’s home in Crane to the library in Sidney for “story hour.” I can only speculate on how formative these experiences were, but we all became avid readers, and I eventually pursued advanced degrees in literary studies. My siblings (a younger brother later joined us) and I have fond memories of exploring the stacks at the Red Lodge Carnegie Library and of summer workshops at the community’s cultural center...