Romance in the Stacks Book Club

The author for March 2013 is Julia Quinn:

Visit the Romance in the Stacks book discussion group at the North Branch of the Denton Public Library. Every month this fun group discusses a different romance author and what is new and exciting in romance fiction. This month’s meeting will be held on Monday, March 18 at 7:00PM. Newcomers are always welcome and sweet snacks are provided.  

 

This month the discussion will be about Julia Quinn, a popular author of Regency romance fiction. For more information about the book group contact Kimberly Wells at 940-349-8796.

 ~Kimberly

Comic Book or Manga Boot Camp

 

 

Calling All Comic Book and Graphic Novel Lovers!

 

Have you ever wanted to make comic books and/or manga?  The best way is by doing! Join the fun of creating sequential art with graphic novel writer/publisher, David Doub, and fellow creators and comickers, Saturday, September 24, from noon – 6 p.m. at the North Branch Library.

 

Publisher, Dusk Comics, and other creators (TBA) will guide you in the creation of an original comic. You’ll get to be a penciller or writer, letterer or inker and as a group you’ll make a comic by the end of this 6 hour boot camp. 

 

This program is for tweens, teens and adults. Feel free to bring snacks and a sack lunch.

 

Call 940-349-8752 to register.

 

Check back for more details in a few weeks!

 

Crochet 101 for Adults

Want to learn a new craft? 

 Need to brush up on an old skill? 

Want to get a really early start on holiday gifts? 

Denton Public Library is offering a series of classes for adults who never learned to crochet or who learned long ago and just need a little help getting started again.  A basic crochet program for adults will be held at the Emily Fowler Central Library from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on three Tuesdays, May 17, May 24, and May 31.  Mary Cresson 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 by May 14.  To register, or for more information, please call 940-349-8752.

For more information, contact Mary Cresson, Public Services Librarian, at 940.349.8753 or at Mary.Cresson@cityofdenton.com

Networking: The Key to Professional Success

The North Branch of the Denton Public Library will present part 3 of in the library’s Job Success series, Networking: the Key to Professional Success, on Saturday, May 7 at 3 p.m.   Keturi Beatty, owner of Optimize Communication, will talk about maintaining and benefiting from a professional network.

Topics covered include:

• The importance of networking once you attain your job
• Finding mentors in the workforce – mentors provide insight
• Basic skills and workplace etiquette
• Establishing a work ethic of excellence
• Every day is a job interview – a chance to be noticed 

Where:           North Branch Library, 3020 N. Locust

When:             Saturday, 5/7  3-5:00 pm

This workshop was previously advertised for a different date, but the date has been moved to Saturday, May 7 at 3 pm.  There is no charge to attend this workshop. 

For more information, please call 940-349-8726.  You may also e-mail Fred.Kamman@cityofdenton.com.

Working with Word 2007 at the North Branch

Learn to use Microsoft Word at the North Brach Library.  A three-part class to introduce novice users to Word 2007 will be presented on April 26, April 27, and April 28 at 6:30 p.m.  Those needing a refresher course in the basic functions of the popular word processing program are welcome to attend.  Each class will last approximately two hours.  Students must be familiar with using the keyboard, mouse, and know how to save and retrieve files in Microsoft Windows.  There is no charge for this class, so please call 940.349.8752 to register.

When:             Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, April 25, April 26, & April 27

Where:           Denton Public Library-North Branch, 3020 North Locust Street

 For more information, contact Carmen Grant at 940-349-8778 or carmen.grant@cityofdenton.com.

Basic Knitting Program for Adults

Due to popular demand, the Denton Public Library is offering more classes for adults who never learned to knit or who learned long ago and have forgotten how to do the basic stitches.  A series of Adult Basic Knitting classes will be held at the Emily Fowler Central Library from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on four Thursdays in May (May 5, 12, 19, and 26). 

During the course of the four classes, Joanne Pullman will demonstrate basic stitches and how to read patterns.  Yarns and needles will be provided for practice, but feel free to bring supplies from your own “stash” if you have one. 

To register or for more information, contact Mary Cresson, Public Services Librarian, at 940-349-8753 or at Mary.Cresson@cityofdenton.com

Interview Skills: The Key to Getting Your Dream Job

The Emily Fowler Central Library will present part two in the library’s Job Success Series, Interview Skills: The Key to Getting Your Dream Job.   Keturi Beatty, owner of Optimize Communication, will cover strategies for succeeding in any job interview.

Topics covered include:

• What to do before, during and after the interview
• How to answer tough questions
• The importance of body language
• Gaining confidence in your skills

Where:           Emily Fowler Central Library, 502 Oakland Street

When:             Saturday, 4/16  3-5:00 pm

There is no charge to attend this workshop. 

For more information, please call 940-349-8726.  You may also e-mail Fred.Kamman@cityofdenton.com.

Zora Neale Hurston Reconsidered: Urban Stories

Denton, TX – Professor’s Corner, a free discussion group devoted to literary texts, will meet at the Denton Public Library – South Branch on Wednesday, April 13 at 7:00PM.  Dr. Genevieve West, TWU Department of English, Speech, and Foreign Languages, will lead a discussion about three of Hurston’s short stories, two of which have been recently rediscovered.

Zora Neale Hurston is typically known as the author of rural 1930s stories set in her native Florida.  It has been asserted that Hurston’s fiction constitutes an “erasure” of the Great Migration, during which as many as 15 million African-Americans migrated from the rural South to the urban centers of the North and Mid-West.  Recently rediscovered stories by Hurston, which are set in the North and were written between 1922 and 1934, reveal a woman who was very much aware of urban relocation and the challenges faced by those attempting to start life anew in the North.

The discussion will focus on the short stories “She Rock,” “The Country in the Woman,” and “Muttsy.”

When:             Wednesday, April 13, 7:00 pm

Where:           Denton South Branch Library, 3228 Teasley Lane

 For more information, contact Fred Kamman at 940-349-8726 or Fred.Kamman@cityofdenton.com.

Origami 101

Intrigued by the folded animals and decorations you’ve seen from time to time?  Want to know more about this traditional Japanese folk art?  The Denton Public Library is offering classes for adults who are interested in learning the basics of this traditional Japanese folk art.  A series of Origami 101 classes will be held at the Emily Fowler Central Library from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on three Thursdays in April (April 7, 14, and 21). 

During the course of the three classes, instructors will show you how to make the basic folds and combine them to make animals and simple boxes.  Origami paper will be provided for practice, but feel free to bring supplies from your own “stash” if you have one. 

To register or for more information, contact Mary Cresson, Public Services Librarian, at 940-349-8753 or at Mary.Cresson@cityofdenton.com

Favorite Romance Books of 2009

We asked the members of the Romance in the Stacks book club to name the best book they read in 2009.

 Some of their choices are new and some are old favorites.

Put them on hold today and see if you and see if you agree:

A Duke of  Her Own by Eloisa James

Smooth Talking Stranger by Lisa Kleypas

The Princess and the Pea by Victoria Alexander

Not Quite a Lady by Loretta Chase

To Seduce a Sinner by Elizabeth Boyle

Dark of Night by Suzanne Brockmann

Naamah’s Kiss by Jaqueline Carey

Too Good Too Be True by Kristin Higgins

Wed Him Before You Bed Him by Sabrina Jeffries

Dream Man by Linda Howard

Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts

Want to know more about your favorite romance authors or just looking for something fun to read? Join Romance in the Stacks, the Denton Public Library’s Romance Book Club. For more information call 940-349-8796 or e-mail Kimberly.Wells@cityofdenton.com.