Archive for June, 2009
Additional Children’s Programs Added
Come in out of the heat and celebrate Summer Reading Club at the Denton Public Library! Due to popular demand, additional performances of the Super Science Bubble Show have been added in July and additional performances of Zooniversity have been added in August. A limited amount of tickets will be distributed before the shows on a first-come, first-serve basis, so arrive early to guarantee entry. Age limits will be enforced upon entry for Zooniversity.
Super Science Bubble Show
Do you like giant bubbles? Then join us for the Super Science Bubble Show. This interactive bubble show for all ages explores the magic and science of soap bubbles.
July 10, 2:30 and 4 pm
North Branch Library
3020 North Locust St.
July 14th, 4 pm
Emily Fowler Central Library
502 Oakland St.
July 17th, 2 and 3:30 pm
South Branch Library
3228 Teasley Lane
Zooniversity
In this interactive program you will meet animals from the wild west!! Zooniversity is for ages 6 and up.
August 4, 2:30 and 3:30 pm
South Branch Library
August 5, 4 pm
Emily Fowler Central Library
August 7, 4 and 5 pm
North Branch Library
For more information, contact Dana Zakrzewski, Public Services Librarian at 940.349.8715 or at dana.zakrzewski@cityofdenton.com .
For other news items on the City of Denton, visit our website at www.cityofdenton.com, go to Quick Information and click on Press Releases.
Add comment June 30, 2009
North Branch opens CLIC to Jobseekers!
Today’s job search can be difficult for people unfamiliar with common online requirements like email responses, electronic applications and résumé submissions. The Denton Public Library and Workforce Solutions of North Central Texas are joining forces to offer help for jobseekers in need of free computer time and technology assistance.
Starting in July, the North Branch Library, located at 3020 N. Locust, will open the CLIC (Computer Learning and Instruction Center) on the first and third Mondays of each month from 6:30-8:00 p.m. for jobseekers. Trained library staff will be on hand to assist applicants in opening email accounts, searching and applying for job openings and creating résumés. The Denton Public Library also has several free electronic resources designed to help with the job seeking process, including résumé builders and skill assessments.
The schedule for July and August is Monday evenings from 6:30-8:00 p.m., July 7, July 21, Aug 4, and Aug 18. This service is offered at no cost and is open to the public.
For more information, please call Terri Sharp at 940.349.8776, or e-mail terri.sharp@cityofdenton.com
Add comment June 25, 2009
Basic Investor Protection Program at Fowler Library
In this current economic climate, knowing how to protect your investments has never been more important. To help educate the public on this important topic, a basic investor protection program will be offered at the Emily Fowler Central Library, 502 Oakland Street, on Thursday June 25th at 7:00 p.m. Don Raschke of the Texas State Securities Board will present this program which will cover the top investment scams that are presently going on in Texas and some tips on how to keep from being scammed. In addition, the presentation will cover avoiding investment pitfalls, preventing and resolving problems with investment professionals, and how to check out a securities broker.
There is no charge to attend this public program. . Please call 940-349-8256 to register.
Add comment June 23, 2009
Twitter is back on!
Tech Talks: Learn about Twitter will be held July 1 at 7 p.m. at the South Branch. Let’s hope the weather stays nice between now and then (knock on wood!)
- Heather Botelho, South Branch Library
Add comment June 19, 2009
New Feature Films to put on hold!
New Feature Films to put on hold!
3. Rudo y Cursi
4. Sugar
Head to the catalog and search them, then put them on hold!
Add comment June 19, 2009
Hey Gamers! We Have Strategy Guides!
Need some help with Halo? Can’t quite get to the next level of Call of Duty? Can’t figure how to keep your Sim continent? Don’t give up! Grab a strategy guide from the Denton Public Library! I recommend searching by a specific title, but here are just some of the titles we own. And here’s a few more.
Enjoy!
Add comment June 19, 2009
Clowning Around at the DPL
Last week the Ringling Brothers clowns performed their antics at all three libraries to promote their Reading with Ringling program. Come to any branch of the Denton Public Library to sign up for Reading with Ringling to earn free tickets to the circus, and don’t forget to sign up for DPL’s Summer Reading Club program while you’re here!
Add comment June 16, 2009
The Great Flood
The flood extended into our large print and fiction.
We at the South Branch will be excited when our temporary walls are replaced with a more permanent structure, especially when it rains!
Wednesday night’s thunderstorm hit Denton hard. Although most of this area suffered few ill effects from the storm, the South Branch wasn’t so lucky. When the high winds caused our very sturdy temporary walls to buckle, we knew it was time to get everyone into a safe place. We hoped that would be the least of our worries.
Unfortunately, there was more bad news to come. As the storm passed and we felt safe enough to peek outside, we found that we had standing water in our graphic novels and reference section. The program room was also a casualty of the Great South Branch Flood of ’09 (please don’t let me jinx us!) with a wet carpet and a leaky ceiling.
Flood in the graphic novels section
As always, we persevered. We had a great turnout for storytime the next morning, despite half of the room being blocked off, and by now you could say we’re almost dry again.
That is, until the next storm comes along…
- Heather Botelho, South Branch Library
FYI: We will reschedule the Twitter program that was cancelled due to the storm. The new date and time will be announced shortly.
Add comment June 12, 2009
Looking for new DVDs?
Don’t forget that you can see our newest DVDs on order by visiting the Featured Lists page on the catalog.
3 comments June 11, 2009
Sarah Vowell
Ok, I’m on a BIG Sarah Vowell kick these days. I think I must’ve listened to her on NPR’s This American Life back in the late ’90s-early 2000s when I had a car that had FM radio. Her current title about early American colonial history and the Massachusetts Bay Colony is entitled The Wordy Shipmates. Like, who cares, right? Well, she has a knack for combining a post-modern, Gen-X-esque ironic take on American history with real passion for the subject. I have yet to read that one (I have it on hold-you did know you can put items on hold, didn’t you?) but was thoroughly taken in by the first title I read of hers, The Assassination Vacation. By the second chapter I already was wishing this book was twice (at least) as long as it is. Caveat: she does not write history with a capitol “H” but more like a combination of hipster commentary/road trip/ travelogue and musings of one who comes to the subject matter with an interest in trying to make sense of it.
Sarah at the grave of John Winthrop. The Granary graveyard, Boston, Mass.
I want to send her gooey fan mail and be her book tour roadie because she writes about possibly the most uncool subject from a young person’s point of view-American History. And, because I was a history major and am a history junkie, finding someone of my generation who actually likes going to Civil War battlefields and reading historic markers is like finding a kindred soul.
A critic has said of her that she manages to poke fun while not belittling her subjects which I think is accurate. While she certainly has her own views she is always ready with self-deprecating humor and an even-handedness in the end. At times she is too clever by half and one can see through her self-concious references to her “nerdiness” as code for “look how hip I am”. BUT, maybe thats the point. IE; would my attention-deprived, history-bereft generation read about Winthrop otherwise if not taken to his Massachusetts of almost 400 years ago by your cool cousin who also likes to listen to the same types of music as you while getting there?
Her books are not formal history-but you will learn history form reading them. What makes them entertaining is her humor and the connections she makes.
Chuck Voellinger, Emily Fowler Library
1 comment June 9, 2009
