The Library is closed today, Thursday December 29, due to potentially icy road conditions. We plan to open tomorrow, Friday, at 9am.
Support for Your New Year’s Resolutions
If you are planning to make a New Year’s resolution, you might want to consider all the resources – print, DVDs, CDs and online – that are available at your library to support you.
Take our many electronic databases, for example. If you want to learn a new language, you could use Transparent Language. If you’d like to take a class on a huge variety of topics as diverse as nutrition, computer software and cake decorating, take a look at Universal Class. Consumer Health Complete covers all areas of health and wellness from mainstream to complementary and holistic medicines. Encyclopedia Britannica and Funk & Wagnells New World Encyclopedia make homework and research projects easier. Environment Complete and GreenFILE provide help with green building, sustainable agriculture, recycling and more. Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center as well as Home Improvement Reference Center have information for so many activities that can be helpful.
All our electronic resources can be found under “Online Resources” on our website.
In addition, of course, we have physical items with useful information about nutritional diets, exercise programs, wellness, languages, computers, business, home and auto repair, parenting and so much more.
Here’s to a safe, healthy and happy New Year for you and your loved ones.
New Year’s closures
Your library will close at noon December 31 and also be closed on January 2 because New Year’s falls on a Sunday this year .
Flu season protocols
The curbside service that we began for COVID safety continues – and it’s also a healthful option in the cold and flu season. To save your energy and lessen germ exposure to other patrons, we recommend you use our curbside service – or add a name to your account authorizing that person to pick up items for you while you recuperate.
Gaming tomorrow
Enjoy free all-ages video gaming on the X-box 360 Kinect tomorrow, Friday, December 30 from 3-4 p.m.
Virtual Dungeons & Dragons
Next Thursday, January 5 from 4-6 p.m., join our Dungeons & Dragons game free for teens and young adults on Discord. Registration is required because space is limited. Contact Josie@pagosalibrary.org to join.
ESL classes
Free in-person evening classes take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays with 4-5 p.m. reserved for beginners and 5-7 p.m. for both intermediate and advanced students. Please help us spread the word about these classes to others in our community who would be interested, and contact us by phone or email if you have any questions.
Las clases de ESL
Las clases nocturnas gratuitas en persona se llevan a cabo los martes y jueves de 4 a 7 p.m. Los estudiantes principiantes asisten de 4 a 5 p.m., estudiantes intermedios de 5-6 p.m. y estudiantes avanzados de 7-8 p.m. Por favor, ayúdenos a correr la voz sobre estas clases a otras personas en nuestra comunidad que estén interesadas, y contáctenos por teléfono o correo electrónico si tiene alguna pregunta.
Downloadable books
CloudLibrary has a wide variety of downloadable e-books and audiobooks for all ages and accessing this free digital collection has never been easier. You just need to download the cloudLibrary app, answer a few simple questions, select AspenCat Union Catalog for the name of your library, then enter your library card number and 4-digit PIN. You are now ready to browse, borrow and read e-books and audiobooks using cloudLibrary. Library staff are happy to help you set up your device if you need assistance.
Novels
“Lost in the Long March” by Michael X. Wang is set against the backdrop of Mao’s Long March and its aftermath. “The Man Who Lived Under Ground” by Richard Wright is a novel about race and violence in America. “Aesthetica” by Allie Rowbottom follows a woman whose traumatic past surfaces just before surgery. “Meredith, Alone” by Claire Alexander features a woman who has not left her house in 1,214 days.
Nonfiction
“A Book of Days” by Patti Smith uses photography to document the author’s world within a calendar year. “Marie Kondo’s Kurashi at Home” is a guide to organizing your space. “How To Resist Amazon and Why” by Danny Caine lays out a case for avoiding huge companies and instead supporting local independent businesses. “Personal Horoscope 2023” is a month-by-month forecast for every sign. “J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century” by Beverly Gage is a biography of the former FBI director.
Books on CD
“The Devil’s Weapons” by W.E.B. Griffin is a new Men at War novel set in Poland in 1940. “The Devil’s Boneyard” by William W. and J.A. Johnstone is a Ben Savage, Saloon Ranger western. “Brannigan’s Land,” also by the Johnstones, is a western. “Westward of the Law” by Matt Braun also is a western. “So Long, Chester Wheeler” by Catherine Ryan Hyde focuses on a man’s dying wish. “Hard Fire” by J.B. Turner is a Jon Reznick thriller.
Donations
Many thanks to Joanne and Victor Lucariello for their generous monetary donation. We also are grateful to our anonymous donors for their materials donations.
Quotable Quote
“We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s Day.” – Edith Lovejoy Pierce (1904-1999), British-born poet, author and pacifist who lived in Evanston, Illinois.
Website
For more information on library books, services and programs – and to reserve books, e-books, books on CD and DVDs from the comfort of your home – please visit our website at https://pagosalibrary.org.
The Ruby Sisson Memorial Library has been located at 811 San Juan Street (corner of S. 8th and Hwy 160) since 1989. The library is overseen by the Upper San Juan Library District, a tax-funded special district in Archuleta County.