The Friends of the Bozeman Public Library is pleased to welcome Robert Staffanson, author of Witness to Spirit; My Life with Cowboys, Mozart & Indians, as the guest speaker for the Annual Friends Membership Meeting on Friday, January 22, 2016. The evening will begin with a book signing at 6:30pm at the Bozeman Public Library Community Room, 626 E Main St, Bozeman, Montana.  The author will read passages from his book, answer questions from the audience, and will be joined by fellow author Todd Wilkinson, who penned the introduction.

Witness to Spirit describes Staffanson’s unique journey of starting life as a “real” cowboy in Montana, a career in music as the founder of the Billings Symphony and conductor of the Springfield, Massachusetts Symphony, and then returning home to Montana to cofound the American Indian Institute.  Staffanson has become a renowned advocate for Native Americans and indigenous people around the world.The event is free and open to the public. Copies of Witness to Spirit will be available for purchase and the proceeds will benefit the Friends of the Bozeman Public Library. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, contact Erin Mock, Friends Coordinator, at 406-582-2433.