We’ll have free hot chocolate to help you celebrate winter while you join in the Hot Chocolate Hullabaloo fun… with multiple seasonal crafts today, Thursday, December 14, from 4 – 6pm.
This event is for all ages.
Writers guild
Also, today, and each Thursday from 9-11am, Ruby’s Writers Guild welcomes writers looking for opportunities, support, resources and camaraderie with other writers at this free gathering.
Adult DIY next Tuesday
At the free in-person adult DIY next Tuesday, December 19 from 1-2:30 p.m., we invite you to make a tabletop candleholder or door wreath for the holidays. As always, we’ll supply the materials – for this event, greens, wreath forms, ribbons and pine cones. Bring gloves and wear clothing that you can get sap on.
Paws to Read tomorrow
Friday, December 15 from 2-3pm, youngsters are invited to share their favorite books with Muppet or Maple, therapy dogs who love stories, at a free Paws to Read session.
Board game central tomorrow
Learn to play a new board game or bring your own to share with others Friday, December 15 from 2-4pmm.
LEGO Club Saturday
Kids aged six-11 are invited to the free LEGO Club on Saturday, December 16 from 11 a.m. – noon. Bring your own LEGOs or use ours.
Knitting and crochet lessons
Learn to knit or crochet on Monday, December 18 at our free gathering from 2 – 3:15 p.m. for ages eight and up. Supplies provided.
Family storytimes
Wednesdays from 10-11 a.m. join us for a free educational hour of reading, singing and free play to build early literacy skills.
PALS/GED adult education
Join Mark or Sally for free PALS sessions Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30 – 8 p.m. to help with high school equivalency, GED, college prep, financial aid, tutoring and more.
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.
Mysteries, thrillers and suspense
“Bright Young Women” by Jessica Knoll is inspired by the true story of sorority murders by a serial killer. “Death By a Thousand Sips” by Gretchen Rue is a murder mystery in the Witches’ Brew series. “The Traitor Among Us” by Anne Perry begins with the murder of a MI6 agent. “Distant Sons” by Tim Johnston is set in a town haunted by the disappearance of three young boys decades earlier. “The Apollo Murders” by astronaut Chris Hadfield involves NASA and Russian astronauts on the lunar surface.
Other novels
“Alone With You In the Ether” by Olivie Blake features two people with serious mental medical issues who meet by chance. “The Furrows” by Namwali Serpell opens with the disappearance of a young boy. “The Bodyguard” by Katherine Center tells of a female agent protecting a superstar actor. “Wellness” by Nathan Hill follows the marriage of two college students who met in the ‘90s. “Under the Java Moon” by Heather B. Moore is set in a prison camp in World War II Indonesia.
Short stories
“The Hive and the Honey” by Paul Yoon is a collection of shorts stories about identity, belonging and the collision of cultures.
Nonfiction
“My Name is Barbra” by Barbra Streisand is the memoir by this superstar of stage, screen, recordings and television. “Walking Toward Freedom” by Ginny Dye is volume 20 of the Bregdan Chronicles historical saga.
Large print Christmas-themed books
“‘Twas the Bite Before Christmas by David Rosenfelt is an Andy Carpenter mystery. “Christmas in Painted Pony Creek” by Linda Lael Miller is book four in the Painted Pony Creek series. “Let It Crow! Let It Crow! Let It Crow! By Donna Andrews is a Meg Landslow mystery. “A Christmas Vanishing” by Anne Perry is a mystery.
Other large print
“Valiant Women” by Lena Andrews documents the contributions of the U.S. servicewomen who helped win World War II. “Being Henry” by Henry Winkler is a memoir by “The Fonz” in Happy Days. “The Last Outlaws” by Tom Clavin tells of the final days of the Dalton Gang. “Blood Lines” by Nelson and Alex DeMille is a mystery about a murder of a CID special agent. “Dead on Target” by M.C. Beaton with R.W. Green is an Agatha Raisin mystery.
DVDs
“Oppenheimer” is the blockbuster summer movie hit about the creator of the atomic bomb which the Chicago Sun-Times called “one of the best movies of the century.” “Spy in the Wild” and “Spy in the Wild 2” are intimate looks at animals, thanks to a robotic camera. “Joe Pickett” is season two.
Donor guidelines
We are grateful to Jean and Richard Leavenworth for their generous donation in memory of their son, Jeff, and to Joanne Ferko for her materials donation.
When we are open, material donations are accepted for the Friends of the Library at the front desk – not down the outside returns slot at the library or the dropbox at City Market, please. The Friends recently announced new guidelines for what they will accept as donations: Yes to popular fiction books published in 2013 or later, nonfiction books published 2018 or later, and children’s and young adult books – all in excellent condition, please. No to CDs, DVDs, Blu Ray, VHS or cassette tapes; textbooks, outdated travel books or reference books because they do not sell. No more than two boxes at a time because of space constraints.
Quotable Quote
“Read 500 pages every day. That’s how knowledge works. It builds up, like compound interest.” – Warren Buffet, investor, philanthropist, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, and one of the most successful and best known investors in the world.
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.