Archive for January, 2010
Crafty People Meeting in Denton
Come join the morning gang & work on the craft of your choice! Everyone is welcome to bring a craft & work with other crafters, exchanging tips & techniques or just enjoying the company. The group meets on Thursday mornings in the Emily Fowler Central Library program room from 9:30 to 11:30 am.
For more information, contact Mary Cresson, Public Services Librarian, at 940-349-8753 or at Mary.Cresson@cityofdenton.com.
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Free Income Tax Assistance
Are you stressed about preparing your income taxes? Don’t panic! Free income tax assistance is available at the North Branch Library from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays beginning February 6 and ending April 10. There will be additional Tuesday night sessions from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on February 9, February 16 and April 6. This program is made possible by the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, courtesy of United Way of Denton County, the Internal Revenue Service and the Denton Public Library.
For more information please call Stacy Sizemore at 940.349.8761 , or e-mail stacy.sizemore@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.
Basic Crochet for Adults
Making out a list of things to do in the new year? Want to get an early start on gifts? Denton Public Library is offering a series of classes for adults who never learned to crochet or learned long ago and have forgotten how. A Crochet 101 program will be held at the Emily Fowler Central Library from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on three Thursdays, February 11, 18, and 25. Librarians and volunteers will demonstrate basic stitches and how to read patterns, and attendees can choose project patterns from among a scarf, a draw-string bag, and a teddy bear. Yarns and hooks will be provided for practice, but feel free to bring supplies from your own “stash” if you have one.
The program is free, but space is limited, so please call to register. To register, or for more information, please call 940-349-8753.
For more information, contact Mary Cresson, Public Services Librarian, at 940.349.8753 or at Mary.Cresson@cityofdenton.com
For other news items on the City of Denton, visit our website at http://www.cityofdenton.com, go to Quick Information, and click on Press Releases.
Woody Guthrie’s Bound For Glory
Join us at 7:00 pm on Monday, February 8 for a special session of the popular Professor’s Corner series. Dr. David Taylor of the University of North Texas will speak and lead a discussion about Woody Guthrie’s 1943 autobiography Bound for Glory. This program is the first of two Professor’s Corner programs to be presented in the second week of February. Dr. Taylor will highlight the examples of Modernist literary technique in this important work.
Where: Denton Public Library, South Branch
3228 Teasley Lane, Denton
When: Monday, February 8 at 7:00 pm
For more information, please call 940-349-8796. Please leave a message and we will get back with you. You may also e-mail Kimberly.Wells@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.
Fowler Magazine Exchange
Greetings all you periodical people.
This coming Saturday January 30th from 10-4pm, the Emily Fowler Library will be hosting the quarterly Magazine Exchange. Bring old magazines you don’t want to the exchange and/or just come and take a few. Its always free and the titles range from those you see in our magazine racks to whatever the public brings in!
Have a doctor’s office that needs browsing materials? Going on a trip? Want to expand your reading without paying for it? Come get some!
Old magazines will be recycled.
Patron Review: Nine Pounds of Fantastic Fantasy
The Nine Pound Hammer, a stunning debut novel by John Claude Bemis, is a thrilling adventure that no fantasy reader should miss. The twelve-year-old protagonist Ray, who is an orphan, decides to join up with a circus and leave his sister, Sally. Ray believes that Sally has a better chance of being adopted without him, so he leaves her on a train. Ray soon finds out that an evil man, the Gog, is trying to capture a siren for evil purposes. Ray must try to protect a siren, Jolie, whom he meets at the circus from the Gog. Will Ray be able to protect Jolie? To find out, read The Nine Pound Hammer by John Claude Bemis. This book is an exceptional read for fantasy lovers — a five out of five. -William Root
Interested in getting your book review published on our blog? Email your review to dana.zakrzewski@cityofdenton.com.
New Movies
We just ordered these upcoming DVD’s which means you can put them on hold! Just click the title, and it will take you to our catalog.
3. Old Dogs
Dinosaurs Roar!
Does your child love dinosaurs? In your quest to find great dinosaur stories and information, don’t forget about our junior and teen graphic novel sections! Here are some great dinosaur graphic novels that are funny and informative:
Dinosaur Hour by Hitoshi Shioya will make your child giggle as all kinds of dinosaurs play pranks and joke around in this hilarious collection of short comics. Shioya includes factual information about some dinosaur species so your kids can learn while they laugh.
Gon by Masahi Tanaka uses only pictures to tell the story of Gon, a small, but fierce dinosaur . This wordless manga 
series follows Gon on his adventures as he saves his small, furry friends from large, vicious beasts.
The Captain Raptor series by Kevin O’ Malley follows Captain 
Raptor and his Dinosaur crew through their adventures in space. A great book for sci-fi fans, dino-fans and reluctant readers. These books may not be historically accurate, but they’re a whole lot of fun!
-Dana Zakrzewski
Getting Started With Microsoft Word 2007
The Denton Public Library South Branch, 3228 Teasley Lane, will host a class introducing the basics of Microsoft Word 2007. This is a basic class for those not yet familiar with this word processing program, but those needing a refresher are also welcome. The class will be offered twice, first on Wednesday, February 10th at 2 pm and again on Monday, February 22nd at 7 pm. The classes will last about an hour and a half. Participants will need to know how to use a computer mouse and how to save and retrieve files in Microsoft Windows.
The class size is limited, so please call or e-mail to register.
For more information and to register, contact 940-349-8726. Please leave a message and I will get back with you. You may also e-mail Fred.Kamman@cityofdenton.com.
For other news items on the City of Denton, visit our website at http://www.cityofdenton.com, go to Quick Information and click on Press Releases.
Library Larry’s Big Day
The Denton Public Library, in association with Denton Television (DTV) and the Denton Independent School District, are proud to announce the creation of a new community television show for children: Library Larry’s Big Day! The television show is designed for a target audience years 2-8 and will be produced once a month.
The stars of the show are three puppets who “live” in the library: Library Larry, a good old Texas bull, Emmy Lou Dickenson, a word-loving pig, and Mr. Chompers, a madcap and fun-loving hippo. Together, they read books, visit places around town that relate to the books they read, and provide an entertaining and educational experience for Denton children.
The show will air on Verizon, Charter and Grande cable systems. It will air at 10 a.m. on Saturdays, and 4:30 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays on Charter Channel 25 and Verizon channel 39. It will also air 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. daily on DTV, Charter Channel 26, Verizon Channel 38 and Grande Channel 12.
For more information, visit the Denton Public Library, call 940.349.8752 or see the library’s web site at http://www.dentonlibrary.com.
For more information, contact Kerol Harrod, Library Assistant II at 940.349.8758 or at kerol.harrod@cityofdenton.com.
For other news items on the City of Denton, visit our Web site at http://www.cityofdenton.com, go to Quick Links and click on Press Releases.
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