Our highly popular virtual author talks continue in September with three more opportunities for you to interact with New York Times bestselling authors with an opportunity to ask questions.
Thursday, September 7 at 5pm we’ll meet with Lidia Bastianich, Emmy award-winning TV host and author of the memoir “Life, Love, Family, and Food.” She is an Italian-American celebrity chef, cookbook author and restaurant owner.
Wednesday, September 20 at noon features New York University psychologist Adam Alter, author of “Anatomy of a Breakthrough: How To Get Unstuck When It Matters Most,” a guide to freeing you from habits and relationships that prevent you from achieving your full potential.
Wednesday, September 27 at 6pm showcases Amor Towles, author of three novels — “The Rules of Civility,” “A Gentleman in Moscow” and “The Lincoln Highway.” His first novel was so successful that he was able to retire from investment banking and write full time.
For details and to register go to https://libraryc.org/pagosalibrary/upcoming.
Library closing
Your library will be closed Monday, September 4 for the Labor Day holiday.
Activities calendars
Pick up monthly events calendars at the library so you don’t miss any of the free activities available to you and your family.
Dungeons & Dragons
Next Tuesday, September 5 from 4 – 5:30pm, join our Dungeons & Dragons game free for teens and young adults. Pre-registration is required because space is limited. Contact Josie@pagosalibrary.org to join.
Spanish conversation
Practice your Spanish in a free group setting on Tuesday, September 5 from 4:30-5:30pm. No minimum skill level needed. Note this group now meets twice a month, on the first and third Tuesdays.
Family storytimes
Wednesdays from 10-11am join us for a free educational hour of reading, singing and free play to build early literacy skills.
Writers support group
Thursdays from 9-11am Ruby’s Writers Guild welcomes writers looking for opportunities, support, resources and camaraderie with other writers at this free gathering.
ESL class times
Free in-person evening classes take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and there is a change in the way the time is divided: 4-5pm is reserved for beginners, 5-6pm for intermediate and 6-7pm for 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 inglés (ESL)
Las clases de inglés se imparten en persona y gratis los martes y jueves en la biblioteca Ruby Sisson. El horario ha cambiado recientemente. Efectivo inmediatamente, 4-5pm es para principiantes, 5-6pm es para intermedios y 6-7pm es para avanzados. Por favor, ayúdanos a informar a nuestra comunidad de estas oportunidades para aprender el inglés. Si tienen preguntas, favor de ponerse en contacto por correo electrónico: ruby@agosalibrary.org o por teléfono: 970-264-2209.
Downloadable books
CloudLibrary has a wide variety of downloadable e-books and audiobooks for all ages. To access this free digital collection, 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. Library staff are happy to help you set up your device if you need assistance.
DVDs
“The Last of Us” is the complete first season. “Guardians of the Galaxy” is volume three. “Pokemon The Movie Secrets of the Jungle” features a young boy who leaves his home jungle ands discovers the human world. “John Wick” is chapters one-three about the underground world of assassins.
Essays
“The King of Late Night” by Greg Gutfeld is a comedic essay collection about how the author became host of the #1 late-night TV show that became a cult classic.
Mysteries and thrillers
“Whispers at Dusk” by Heather Graham is volume one of the Blackbird Trilogy. “Central Park West” by former FBI director James Comey is a legal crime story. “Breakneck” by Marc Cameron is a Arliss Cutter mystery featuring a Supreme Court justice and her daughter set in Alaska. “The House Across the Lake” by Riley Sager is a psychological thriller.
Other novels
“Happiness” by Daniell Steel is set in London when a writer inherits a grand estate. “One Southern Summer” by Heidi McCahan follows a former beauty queen who returns home disgraced and divorced. “The Last Family in England” by Matt Haitg features a Labrador named Prince helping his family when things go awry. “The Covenant of Water” by Abraham Verghese tells of three generations of a family on India’s Malabar Coast.
Nonfiction
“Grounded” by Ruth Allen, who has a PhD in geology, is a guide to connecvting with nature to improve your mental and physical wellbeing. “The First Ladies” by Victoria Christopher Murray documents an unlikely friendship between Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune.
Quotable Quote
“When you’re writing songs, you have to tell the truth, to reflect the times. Most of the choices I’ve made started with my mother and father telling me, ‘Follow your heart and you won’t go wrong.’” — Graham Nash, singer and songwriter and member of the Crosby, Stills & Nash folk rock group.
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.