Intermediate Knitting Program for Adults
Due to popular demand, the Denton Public Library is offering another set of classes for knitters who know the basics and want to work on more advanced techniques. The classes will be held at the Emily Fowler Central Library from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on all four Thursdays in June (June 6, 13, 20, and 27).
Joanne Pohlman’s mother taught her how to knit in 1961 and how to crochet in 1967. She has been teaching these skills to friends and family since that time, and started teaching professionally in 1989 – the same year in which she learned to hand-spin her own yarns. Joanne also spent several years as a technical editor for a small hand-knitting magazine and a major yarn company. Currently, Joanne happily designs, knits, crochets, and spins yarn, while writing and self-publishing knitting and crochet patterns from her home in the Denton area.
Supplies to bring: 1 16-inch long size 10 US circular needle; 1 16-inch long size 8 US circular needle, an extra circular needle size 8 US or smaller (any length), and 5 ounces of worsted weight cotton (Sugar n’ Cream, Peaches & Creme, Hobby Lobby I Love This Cotton, or similar). Joanne’s pattern for a small tote bag will be supplied. Please call 349-8752 to register.
The program is free, but space is limited, so please call to register by June 4. To register or for more information, contact the library at 940-349-8752.
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Big Library Read eBook Event
Denton Public Library invites the public to take part in the Big Library Read, a program in which libraries worldwide offer a single eBook to their cardholders. This program is designed to unite library patrons from all around the world.
From May 15 to June 1, 2013, anyone with a full service Denton Public Library card can borrow the eBook The Four Corners of the Sky by New York Times bestselling author Michael Malone for free from the library’s website at www.dentonlibrary.com and read it on all major devices, including the Nook, Kindleand iPad. There is no limit to the number of customers that can borrow it at the same time.
Over 7,500 libraries in 10 countries from five continents are participating. Readers are invited to join the book discussion on Twitter using #BigLibraryRead or on the Denton Public Library Facebook page.
For more information about the Big Library Read, please visit http://www.overdrive.com/big-library-read/.
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For more information, contact Kimberly Wells at 940-349-8796, or kimberly.wells@cityofdenton.com, or visit .
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Attract Butterflies to Your Garden
There is more to creating a butterfly garden than just planting pretty flowers. The butterfly garden also needs plants that encourage females to lay their eggs and plants that provide food and shelter for their larvae. Nita Thurman will discuss the specific plants and flowers that should be included in a garden to support butterflies during different stages of their metamorphosis. She will also share successful techniques for attracting and keeping butterflies in your garden on Saturday, May 18 at 3 pm at the Emily Fowler Central Library, 502 Oakland.
For more information, contact Laura Douglas, Public Services Librarian, at (940) 349-8749 or at Laura.Douglas@cityofdenton.com.
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2013 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence –Nonfiction
On June 30 the 2nd Annual ALA Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction will be announced. Below are the books that are being considered for the Nonfiction prize. Check them out and see if you agree with the final choice.
Behind the Beautiful Forevers : Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo
James Joyce: A New Biography by Gordon Bowker
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain
The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson by Robert A Caro
Some of My Best Friends Are Black: The Strange Story of Integration in America by Tanner Colby
Turing’s Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe by George Dyson
Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis by Timothy Egan
Why Does the World Exist? An Existential Detective Story by Jim Holt
Engines of Change : A History of the American Dream in Fifteen Cars by Paul Ingrassia
Full Body Burden: Growing Up in the Nuclear Shadow of Rocky Flats by Kristen Iversen
Leonardo and the Last Supper by Ross King
Fire in the Ashes : Twenty-Five Years among the Poorest Children in America by Jonathan Kozol
The Mansion of Happiness : A History of Life and Death by Jill Lepore
Barack Obama : The Story by David Maraniss
Thomas Jefferson : The Art of Power by Jon Meacham
Shooting Victoria : Madness, Mayhem and the Rebirth of the British Monarchy by Paul Thomas Murphy
The Patriarch : The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy by David Nasaw
Spillover : Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic by David Quammen
Oceans of Life : The Fate of Man and the Sea by Callum Roberts
Joseph Anton : A Memoir by Salman Rushdie
The Oath : The Obama White House and the Supreme Court by Jeffrey Toobin
The Social Conquest of Earth by Edward O. Wilson
Why Be Happy When You Could be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson
~Kimberly
We Need Teen Volunteers!
Calling all teens ages twelve to seventeen! Gain valuable community service and work experience by helping the Denton Public Library with its largest program of the year: the Summer Reading Club. We need teens to help register customers for the Summer Reading Club and hand out Summer Reading Club prizes. Please visit the reference desk at any Denton Public Library location for an application and more information. No prior experience is needed, but attendance at one of the following orientations is required:
Emily Fowler Central Library
Contact: Grace Smart
502 Oakland
Denton TX, 76201
349-8759
grace.smart@cityofdenton.com
Orientation dates:
Thursday, May 30 at 7 p.m.
Monday, June 3 at 2 p.m.
North Branch Library
Contacts: May Beth Everett/Juli Gonzalez
3020 North Locust
Denton TX, 76209
349-8741
may.everett@cityofdenton.com
juli.gonzalez@cityofdenton.com
Orientation dates:
Friday, May 24 at 2 p.m.
Monday, June 10at 7 p.m.
South Branch Library
Contact: Jess Turner
3228 Teasley Lane
Denton TX, 76210
349-8256
jess.turner@cityofdenton.com
Orientation dates:
Wednesday, May 22 at 7 p.m.
Thursday, June 6 at 2 p.m.
For more information, contact Dana Tucker at 940-349-8715, or dana.tucker@cityofdenton.com, or visit .
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Friends of the Denton Public Libraries Big Book Sale
The Friends of the Denton Public Libraries will host the quarterly BIG book sale at the North Branch Library, 3020 North Locust, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, 2013.
Admission is $1 per person, or free for Friends members. Most items cost 50 cents or $1. Patrons can also buy a book bag for $15, and then fill it up with books at no additional charge. The book sale raises money for Denton Public Library programs, materials and equipment.
For more information, contact Laura Douglas, Public Services Librarian, at (940) 349-8749 or at Laura.Douglas@cityofdenton.com.
2013 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence – Fiction
On June 30 the 2nd Annual ALA Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction will be announced. Below are the books that are being considered for the Fiction prize. Check them out and see if you agree with the final choice.
These books are under consideration for the 2013 Andrew Carnegie Medal in Fiction:
Telegraph Avenue by Michael Chabon
This Is How You Lose Her by Junot Diaz
The Bartender’s Tale by Ivan Doig
Half-Blood Blues by Sei Edugyan
A Hologram for the King by David Eggers
The Round House by Louise Erdrich
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain
The Orphan Master’s Son by Adam Johnson
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver
The Headmaster’s Wager by Vincent Lam
Bring Up The Bodies by Hilary Mantel
The Lower River by Paul Theroux
The Testament of Mary by Colm Toibin
One Last Thing Before I Go by Jonathan Tropper
The Beginner’s Goodbye by Anne Tyler
Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter
Battleborn by Claire Vaye Watkins
Coming soon: The books under consideration for the 2013 Andrew Carnegie Medal – Nonfiction
~Kimberly
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