·       Gary Romano, author of “July & Winter: Growing Food in the Sierra,” will share his hard-earned tips and advice on April 11, 6:30pm, Incline Village Library, 845 Alder Ave. and April 26, 6:30pm, Word After Word Bookshop, 10118 Donner Pass Road, No. 2, Truckee. Books will be available for purchase.

·      Douglas County Public Library in Minden is having a children’s book swap April 10 from 3-6pm. Children may bring a book from home and trade it for another book in the swap. 

·      Tahoe Fund in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service recently installed a “sled corral” at Spooner Summit to give people a place to leave their broken sleds because people thought leaving them on the hillside was an appropriate way to discard trash in the mountains.

·      Steve Robison will be teaching an introduction to letterpress class at Bona Fide Books in Meyers on May 13 at 10am. Cost is $50. Go online to sign up.

·      America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride is June 4. For more info, go online.