New Year’s Resolution — Get in Shape!

Are you making the same resolution that I’ve made for the past ten years (and never stuck to)?  If you are, then you need to check out DPL’s wide selection of fitness dvds and books.  Here is just a sampling:   

 

Yoga instructor Peggy Cappy has been around for years, demonstrating how anyone, no matter their condition, can benefit from yoga.  Click here to put it on hold!  

 

 

 

Tae Bo will wear you out fast, but it burns an insane amount of calories per hour.   If you’re in decent shape, it’s a great workout, plus Billy Blanks might be the least annoying fitness instructor ever.  Blanks also offers a Boot Camp workouts — some of which are tougher than Tae Bo.  Click here to view DPL’s Billy Blanks collection.  

Yoga and Tae Bo are great, but we also have a variety of quirky fitness dvds to keep you interested:  

                   

 

Kukuwa Dance Workout                     

 

 

Island Girl Dance Fitness Workout for Beginners

 Urban Knockout: Self-Defense Exercise Program for Women

  Fitness for Drummers

 

To see more, come in and browse our collection or click here to browse our collection online.

 -Dana

DPL’s Guitar Hero Champs

Check out the 1st Place winners of Denton Public Library’s first Guitar Hero Tournament.  There were three categories Easy, Medium and Hard.  Many teens tried their best to be the best, but our outstanding strummers were Seth, David and Joe.  Seth won the easy category with a  score of 99%, David busted through the medium contestants with a 100% and Joe stood alone as he sky-rocketed to 98% in the hard category.  Congratulations to our champions and to all who tried their hands at our first Guitar Hero Tournament.

Don’t Come to the Library on Christmas Day!

 Dear Valued Patrons,   We love you all, but please don’t come to the library on December 23rd, 24th and 25th because we will not be there to unlock the library doors.   We will be relaxing at home, enjoying the holiday season.  Please enjoy the holidays as well.   Sincerely, The Denton Public Library. Santa Claws says “Happy Holidays!”

Kick It Old School On Sesame Street

Do you ever wax nostalgic for the simpler days of your childhood, before the reign of Elmo, Mr. Hooper’s demise, and Gordon’s hair loss?  If you understood and answered “yes” to that last sentence, then you might be interested in Sesame Street Old School, a dvd set highlighting the early years of the children’s program that has won more Emmies than any other show in the award’s history (more than 90 at last count). 

I highly recommend these for both adults with children and adults without children.  Oh, and children might also enjoy these nostalgia-infused dvds.

–Dana 

Sian’s favorite book so far this year

Yup…it’s The Road by Cormac McCarthy.  It came out in 2006, but I didn’t read it until this year.  Loved it.  Fans of 1984, Brave New World, and other apocalyptic/future-questioning books will love it too.  –Sian

Legal Resources @ the Library

LAWCHEK® is a user-friendly reference product designed for both the layperson and the attorney, offering simple answers to everyday legal questions. Currently, it covers eleven areas (or disciplines) of the law: Bankruptcy, Contracts, Corporations, Criminal Law, Domestic/Family Law, Education, Intellectual Properties (Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks), Landlord/Tenant, Real Estate, Trial/Litigation, and Wills/Estates. In each of the eleven areas, you can access state-specific information from either Help Guides or a Forms section. In addition, a glossary of common legal terms is provided, as well as various links to websites where you can get information and forms for both Federal and State Taxes.

Children’s Programs for Working Parents

Can’t make one of our morning or weekday children’s programs?  Don’t worry, we provide programming at times that cater to the working parent’s busy schedule. 

Saturday StoryTime

25-30 minutes of stories, songs,  puppets, and more for children ages 1-5 and their caregivers. Storytimes take place weekly from January 8-April 26.  

10 am – North Branch

10 am – South Branch

Twilight Toddler Time

30 minutes of stories, songs, puppets, and activities for  toddlers – 12 – 36 months –  and  their caregivers. 

Emily Fowler Central

6:30 pm—1st Thursday of the month

February 5, March 4, April 1, May 6

Fiesta de Libros!

30 minutes of stories, songs, puppets, and activities featuring both English and Spanish languages. Emily Fowler Central

6:30 pm—2nd Tuesday of the month

January 8,  February 12, March 11, April 8, May 13   

Spring 2008 Children’s Programs

It’s December, which means it’s time for our youth services librarians to plan more great programs for your children.   Our regular programming ended today and will resume on January 8, 2008.  We look forward to seeing you then!  Here is the schedule for our Spring 2008 session:

January 8 – April 26, 2008

 

Mother Goose Time

25-30 minutes of stories & activities for infants, birth to 18 months, and their caregivers.

 

South Branch – Tuesday – 9:30 am

North Branch – Friday – 10:00 am

 

Toddler Time

20 minutes of stories, puppets, & activities for toddlers, 12-36 months, and their caregivers.

 

South Branch - Tuesday – 10:30 am

Emily Fowler Central - Wednesday – 9:30 am

 

StoryTime

25-30 minutes of stories, songs,puppets, and more for children ages 1-5 and their caregivers.

Emily Fowler Central - Wednesday – 11:00 am  

South Branch  - Thursday – 10:00 am; Saturday – 10:00 am 

North Branch - Friday – 11:00 am; Saturday – 10:00 am

 

Book Adventures

40-45 minutes of books, crafts, and activities for children in kindergarten through 3rd grade.

 

North Branch - Tuesday – 4:00 pm

Emily Fowler Central - Wednesday – 4:30 pm

South Branch - Thursday – 3:30 pm

 

All programs are FREE and available on a first come, first served basis.  Please call the number below if you or your child need special

accommodations to participate.  Groups with 6 or more children, please call for special arrangements.

                                                                                                             940.349.8752

 

Live Homework Help is Here!

You’ve got homework.  We’ve got help.   Denton Public Library now offers help from real, live tutors right at the library via the Internet!

 

Live Homework Help® is available for 4^th – 12^th grade and college introduction level students everyday from 3 – 10 p.m. (Spanish language Sunday – Thursday 3 – 9 p.m.).  This program connects students to a real live tutor.  Children and young adults visiting the library simply log on to the Denton Public Library website, enter their grade level and the subject they need help in and within a few minutes or less are connected to an expert tutor. Students can receive help in math, science, social studies or English.  If you’d like to learn more about the program, please call the library at 940-349-8752 or visit the Web site at www.library.cityofdenton.com.

2008 Computer Classes @ the North Branch

Starting in January, Computer Classes are back at the North Branch of the Denton Public Library.  We are located at 3020 N.  Locust Street.   Interested students need to contact the North Branch Library at 940.349.8752 to register. January

Introduction to Internet Wednesdays 16, 23 10am-12pm

PCs for Beginners Wednesdays 9, 16, 23 7-8:30pm

Open Lab Thursdays 11am-12pm

February

Introduction to Excel Mondays 4, 11, 18, 25 6:30-8:30pm

Introduction to Internet Tuesdays 5, 12 6:30-8:30pm

March

Introduction to Word Mondays 10, 17, 24, 31 6:30-8:30pm

PCs for Beginners Wednesdays 5, 12 ,19 10-11:30am