Local author, entrepreneur, and mother, Amanda Jane Jones, will celebrate the release of her new book: Mother / Founder! In partnership with The King's English Bookshop. Registration is required.
Amanda — along with fellow writer and editor Jennifer Fernandez — will moderate a panel of business women (and mothers) including: Momoko Fritz, Amanda Stewart, Wendy Juarez, and Leonor Perretta.
This event is free and open to the public but Eventbrite registration is required. The first 25 people to arrive at the event will receive a free tote bag!
Copies of the book will be available to purchase at the event. You may also pre-order your signed copy of Mother / Founder to pick up at the event by either calling the King's English at 801-484-9100 or ordering online. If you cannot make this event, signed copies of Mother / Founder may be ordered from The King's English website. Please specify in the comments if you would like your copy personalized. Places in the signing line are reserved for those who purchase a copy from The King's English. All questions about purchasing the book and/or getting it signed should be directed to The King's English, not the Salt Lake City Public Library.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Mother / Founder
68 Women on the Trials and Triumphs of Starting a Business and Raising a Family
by Amanda Jane Jones
An inspirational and empowering celebration of more than sixty women who are both dedicated mothers and successful entrepreneurs. Starting a business can be daunting, scary, and exciting, all at once; so too can starting a family. But they can coexist—as the incredible roster of women in this book demonstrate, entrepreneurship can be both a sustainable and fulfilling model for working motherhood. Featured here are the stories of more than sixty mothers (including big names like author and artist Maira Kalman and Justina Blakeney of the Jungalow but also farmers, lawyers, pastry chefs, and more), who describe how they pursued their entrepreneurial dreams, overcame obstacles, achieved success, and found professional contentment, all while providing for their families and parenting their children.
The authors are themselves self-employed moms, and include within the book personal essays in which they open up about their own struggles and triumphs in balancing motherhood with their creative ambitions. It all adds up to a one-of-a-kind manual-cum-gift book for mothers looking to start and grow their own businesses.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Conversations | Books & Reading |
The Salt Lake City Public Library's Marmalade Branch is the anchor of a mixed-use project developed as a key part of the Redevelopment Agency (RDA) of Salt Lake City's master plan for the Marmalade/West Capitol Hill area of the city. The neighborhood serves as a gateway to Salt Lake City from the north, and the Marmalade Branch is both a hub for neighborhood gatherings and an important welcome for visitors, highlighting a focus on development in the area. On-street parking is available on 500 North and 300 West, and UTA routes offer service with stops immediately in front of the Library on 300 West.
The two-story Marmalade Branch, designed by Blalock & Partners Architectural Design Studio and completed in early 2016, provides 18,600 square feet of new construction to support a thriving and growing community. The first floor includes the Moka Cafe, featuring local coffee and chocolate; a Creative Lab with the latest maker technologies like 3D printing and music-making software as well as "old school" tech such as sewing machines and a turntable; a flexible Children's area; and the very popular Music and Movies collection. The second floor includes the Adult collection, study rooms for a range of group sizes, and a large, flexible multi-purpose room with tiered seating to allow for a wide variety of events. The multi-purpose room has already been very popular with the community, hosting community feedback sessions, film screenings, TEDx events, music recitals, and the highly-popular Coffee and Chocolate Society. The second floor also features a wrap-around terrace offering views of the Capitol Building to the east, Salt Lake City's picturesque skyline and landscape to the south and, to the north, views to a public plaza and open green space as part of a new mixed-use development.
The project utilizes an exterior shading device along the west-facing glass to minimize solar heat gain yet still promote a dynamic interaction with the street and passersby. Its compact footprint reduces land use and allows for a high-performance building envelope. The use of LED lights, lighting control systems, occupancy sensors, and daylight harvesting reduce the amount of electrical energy consumption while the flood of natural light creates an inviting interior environment for patrons and an efficient, balanced workplace for staff. In honor of these sustainability features, the Marmalade Branch was awarded the LEED Silver certification from the US Green Building Council (USGBC).
