Booklist Reader is Ruby Sisson’s latest free magazine, featuring diverse readers’ advisory recommendations, in print and on audio, for readers of all ages. Each month, the Booklist Reader is filled with high-interest lists that showcase books patrons can read and check out now. Available online or as a print publication you can take home and keep, Booklist Reader is your latest tool in finding the next great read. To get started, simply go to the library’s website at pagoslibrary.org and choose Reading Recommendations under Quick Links. You’ll see Booklist Reader at the top of the list.
No username or password necessary. 50 print copies per month of Booklist Reader will be available at the library free of charge starting November 1. Be sure to pick one up on your next visit.
New York Times Sunday Edition Now Available in Print
Come spread out with the NYT Sunday edition, then indulge in the NYT Magazine and shop your next great read via the NYT Book Review. Weekly editions arrive on Wednesday afternoons through the U.S. Mail. Need more time? Check out last week’s paper and enjoy it at home.
Don’t forget your library card gives you access to the daily edition of the New York Times through our digital library.
Construction update
Despite all the rain, we’re only three days behind schedule on our building project. This week our steel arrives, and soon we will have a shell of our new addition and the whole project will begin to come to life right before our eyes. Remember, we are open regular hours throughout the construction. Park in the parking lot to the west of us and follow the path through the garden. Hope to see you soon.
Activities’ locations are changed
Now that we have much less space for our operations and no meeting rooms during construction, several of our regular activities and special events are happening in other locations. Please check the listings in this column and on your library’s website at https://pagosalibrary.org for location changes throughout the construction. If no other location is mentioned, the activity will stay at your library.
Conversational Spanish
The Conversational Spanish group will meet Monday, October 27 from 4-5 p.m. at St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church at 225 South Pagosa. This is a great opportunity to practice your Spanish in a free group setting. No minimum skill level needed.
Adult book club
Ruby’s Book Club meets from 2-3 p.m. on Tuesday, November 11th to discuss “Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune” by Anderson Cooper. Copies are available at your library. This free adult book club is held the second Tuesday of each month, alternating between fiction and nonfiction titles. Anyone is welcome to attend. During construction it takes place at the new Harman Park Transit Center, 83 Harman Park Drive, next to the Sheriff’s Office.
Elementary school tutoring
Free after-school tutoring for grades one-three takes place on Wednesdays from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Registration is required because of limited space so call your library now at 970-264-2209 to enroll your child. This invaluable tutoring involves one-on-one and small group help for math, literacy, writing and spelling. Note that because of construction at the library these sessions will take place at the Elementary School.
Writers Guild
Thursdays from 9-11 a.m. the Ruby’s Writers Guild welcomes writers looking for support, guidance, resources and camaraderie with other writers at this free gathering. During construction the group will meet at the Senior Center, 451 Hot Springs Blvd. Enter through the left side of the building.
Tech Time
Free in-person slots are available from 2-4 p.m. on Thursdays. Taylor helps with basic questions relating to computers, smartphones and tablets and also provides assistance in accessing the library’s online resources. No appointment is needed, but please bring your device’s charger and passwords with you.
New to the Collection
Readers are invited to place a hold on any of these new titles in advance of their availability. A full list of new titles as well as Reading Recommendations can be found under the Quick Links section. of our website www.pagosalibrary.org.
New in Large Print
Two new westerns, Hidden Hero by Robert Vaughn and Desolation Creek by William Johnstone; thrillers Terminal Velocity by Tom Clancy and Please Don’t Lie by Christina Baker Kline; nonfiction titles Confronting Evil: Assessing the Worst of the Worst by Bill O’Reilly, History Matters by David McCullough, and Is a River Alive by Robert McFarlane.
New Nonfiction
The Gift of Not Belonging: How Outsiders Thrive in a World of Joiners by Rami Kaminski, M.D.; Tai Chi Essentials: Your Guide to Weight Loss and Holistic Health; Greenhouses: Their Construction and Equipment by William Joseph Wright; The Big One: How We Must Prepare for Future Deadly Pandemics; The Blue Zones Kitchen One Pot Meals; Confronting Evil by Bill O’Reilly; Insect Anatomy: The Curious World of Bees, Beetles, Butterflies, and Bugs by Julia Rothman; Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy; Putin vs. Zelensky: Why it’s Happening and How it All Got Started by Ben Thompson.
Other novels
The Lost Quilter by Jennifer Chiaverini, Finders Keepers by Brett Battles, Halloween Night Murder by Leslie Meier, The Surrogate Mother by Freida McFadden..
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