Archive for October, 2007
Want to know who was born on your birthday?
Check out the Denton Public Library’s electronic resource: “Biography Reference Bank”
Biography Reference Bank contains biographical information on approximately half a million people, from antiquity to the present, along with thousands of images. In addition to the full text biographies, Biography Reference Bank contains millions of magazine citations (many of which contain full-text).
The biographies are searchable by name, profession, title, place of origin, gender, race/ethnicity, titles of works, date of birth, date of death, keyword, and presence of images.
Add comment October 31, 2007
Fallen Soldiers of Denton County
Be among the first to see the new “Fallen Soldiers of Denton County” memorial at the Denton Public Library’s Veterans’ Day program at the North Branch Library. Join us Saturday, November 10, from 10 am – 12 noon. There will be veterans to talk to, military uniforms, medals, and equipment on display, and Monty Slough’s special video about dogs helping soldiers in Vietnam.
Get to the library by 10 am and join Suzanne Sears from the UNT Government Documents Department for a class on “Finding Military Information on the Internet.”
Add comment October 31, 2007
I’m Not Scared!
Are your children afraid of the dark? Are you? Read “I’m Not Scared!” by Jonathan Allen. This simple, boldly illustrated book features Baby Owl and his stuffed pal, Owly, as they travel alone through the night-time woods. Baby Owl’s adventures in the dark will reassure your frightened children, and help them realize that it’s okay to be afraid.
I highly recommend this book for ages 2-5. The short text and bright pictures make it an ideal read-aloud book. Jonathan Allen also wrote/illustrated I’m Not Cute and Mucky Moose.
posted by Dana Z.
Add comment October 30, 2007
Saturday Storytimes
Are you a working parent who can’t find time during the week to take your child to the Denton Public Library’s Storytimes? Don’t despair — the North Branch is now offering Saturday Storytimes at 10am. Join us in the program room for songs, rhymes, stories and plenty of puppets. This program is geared towards children ages 1-5 years, and the Saturday program will be a repeat of the North’s Friday morning Storytime. Join us on Saturdays at 10am in the program room for songs, rhymes, stories and plenty of puppets. Our stories this week are all about bears!
Add comment October 24, 2007
Texas Stadium
On this day in 1971, the Dallas Cowboys played their first game in Texas Stadium, beating the Patriots, 44-21. In 2009, we will have to say a sad good-bye to the old stadium, as it gets plowed over to make room for some “upscale living” sites. From 1971-today there has some outstanding talent and outrageous personalities on the fields and the sidelines at Texas Stadium; hopefully, the new stadium in Arlington, will not betray the Cowboys’ status as a local and national institution.
Relive the earlier days of the cowboys at the Denton Public Library:
Dallas Cowboys Quips and Quotes
Tales From the Dallas Cowboys by Cliff Harris and Charlie Waters
Texas Thunder: My Eleven Years With the Dallas Cowboys byHarvey Martin
Cowboys Have Always Been My Heroes: the Definitive Oral History of America’s Team
Turning the Thing Around by Jimmy Johnson
Jerry Jones and the “New Regime”
or, if you despise “America’s Team” you can read this gem:
I Hate the Cowboys and Who Elected Them America’s Team Anyway
Add comment October 24, 2007
The Hollywood Ten
On this day in 1947, the House Un-American Activies Committee (HUAC) started investigating actors, directors, writers and producers in Hollywood. While some in the film industry bent to the HUAC’s search for “Reds”, a select few resisted and were subsequently blacklisted by an entertainment industry that strove to appease Congress. They were also convicted of obstructing justice and served jail time. While some of these dissidents have been long forgotten, a few of these names may still ring familiar. Learn more about the Hollywood Ten by revisiting their lives and works:
Dalton Trumbo, screenwriter, author
Johnny Got His Gun
Edward Dmytryk, director
Ring Lardner, jr., screenwriter
I’d Hate Myself in the Morning
John Howard Lawson, screenwriter
The Careless Years
Cry, The Beloved Country
Albert Maltz, screenwriter
Samuel Ornitz, screenwriter
Circumstantial Evidence
They Live in Fear
Adrian Scott, screenwriter/producer
Murder, My Sweet
Alvah Bessie, screenwriter
Ruthless
Hotel Berlin
Herbert J. Biberman, screenwriter
King of Chinatown
Together Again
Lester Cole, screenwriter
Born Free
To read more about about HUACs activities and the Hollywood Blacklisting, check out these titles at the Denton Public Library:
Tender Comrades: a backstory of the Hollywood Blacklist
Blacklisted: the Film Lover’s Guide to the Hollywood Blacklist
2 comments October 20, 2007
Ed Emberley
Today is author and illustrator Ed Emberley’s birthday! Emberley has been writing children’s picture and drawing books since 1961, when he published his first work, The Flea on the Wing. Drummer Hoff , a collaboration between him and his wife, Barbara Emberley won the Caldecott Medal in 1968. In August of this year, Emberley released his latest picture book, Ed Emberley’s Bye-Bye, Big Bad Bellybug. His body of children’s fiction and illustration work is prolific; however, most people probably know him for his many instructional drawing books for children, including Ed Emberley’s Drawing Book of Weirdos and Fingerprint Drawing Book. In all, Ed Emberley has written about 80 books throughout his life, but only about 20 are still in print. To find out more about Emberley and his work visit his website and check out his written and illustrated works:
Three: An Emberley Family Sketchbook
Add comment October 19, 2007
George Clooney’s ” A Journey to Darfur”
“A Journey to Darfur” to be screened at the Emily Fowler Central Library Saturday, October 27th at 3:00PMPlease join us for a screening of George Clooney’s documentary “A Journey to Darfur,” on Saturday, October 27th at 3:00PM at the Emily Fowler Central Library. This film was made to increase awareness in the United States of the plight of millions in Sudan. In the documentary, George Clooney and his father travel through affected areas in Sudan and Chad, capturing the situation by filming in refugee camps and interviewing victims of the Janjaweed Arab militia.“We were there for nine days, and there wasn’t a minute I didn’t think we were going to get killed,” the actor-activist said in the film.This documentary is an account of their journey, the stories of unimaginable violence that have befallen the Darfurians and the courage of the aid workers who struggle to provide relief to two hundred thousand refugees. The documentary also provides background on the crises and the efforts of individuals and groups to stand up and say, “Not on our watch!”
Free Coffee will be available.
This film is “Not Rated”
Add comment October 17, 2007
Cool Stuff for Grownups at South Branch
Monday, October 29 at 7:00 pm Accredited Staging Professional Lorraine McConnell will present “Staging Your Home for the Holidays” a tour through your own home with holiday entertaining in mind. Lorraine will bring props and handouts as she teaches wreath making, Christmas tree ornament placement and elegant table setting techniques. There will be time for practice and questions. Refreshments will be served. Stay and visit!
Call Terri Sharp 940-349-8776 for more information.
This event is free and open to the public.
Add comment October 17, 2007
Spooktacular Events for Kids and Teens!
Add comment October 6, 2007
