The Focus Clearview Library district December 2015

The Circulation Team’s Favorite Things for 2015: Nathan-Movies: Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas, Scrooged, A Christmas Carol (with Jim Carrey), Love Actually, Muppet Christmas

Carol. Jessie-Poisonwood Bible– Barbara Kingsolver, Leaving Time– Jodi Picoult, The Lace Reader– Brunonia Barry. DVDs: Water Horse,

Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Judy-Any Christopher Moore titles, any Simone St. James titles, Miss Fisher Mysteries, Mortdecai,

hiking Colorado’s mountain and canyon trails. Aimee-Orlando by Virginia Woolf, The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien, any poetry by

Sherman Alexie, any music by Frank Turner, and Doctor Who. Denise- A Man called Ove by Fredrik Backman, For Such a Time by Kate

Breslin, Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers., Same Kind of Different as Me by Ron Hall, Music: Eye On It by TobyMac. Monica-Chocolate & coconut covered almonds, The Lost Island by Douglas Preston, Finders Keepers by Stephen King, Mocking Jay Part 2.

Steven-Favorite Restaurant- Big City Burrito/Taco Bell, Favorite snack- Cap'n Crunch Berries/Chips, Favorite TV show- It's Always Sunny

In Philadelphia, Favorite album- Pale Horses by Mewithoutyou, Favorite thing about the winter season- Nothing Tucker: Nine Stories by

J.D. Salinger, Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger, Music: Master of Reality by Black Sabbath, Ill Blood by No Warning, TV: The Office.

Natalie-Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, A Knight in Shining Amour by Jude Deveraux, First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones. Movies: Something's Gotta Give, French Kiss, Kate & Leopold. Kirstie- Game of Thrones TV series, Golden Retriever puppies :), Music:

Honeymoon by Lana Del Rey , Brighter Every Day by Trout Steak Revival, hiking in Poudre Canyon and Pingree Park this summer!

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Outreach & Youth Services Team’s Favorite Things for 2015:

Heather- The Cursed by Heather Graham, The Diviners

by Libba Bray, The Lunar Chronicles series by Marissa

Meyer (the audio-

books are great),

Mandy by Julie

Edwards, My

Grandmother Asked

Me to Tell You She's

Sorry by Fredrik

Backman. Karen- How the Light Gets

In by Louise Penny,

Dead Wake: The

Last Crossing of the

Lusitania by Erik

Larson, The

Wikkeling by Steven

Arntson, Poldark- season 1,

Broadchurch-season

1. Monica G.-ANY

Ina Garten

cookbook, ANY Kent Haruf book, ANY Sandra Cisneros

book, ANY Crossroads Concerts Music DVDs (Eric

Clapton and chosen guitarists), ANY movie with Javier

Bardem. Cari-The Night Circus by Erin Morgentstern,

Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer, Favorite Christmas

Music: Robert Shaw Chamber Choir, Favorite Christmas

Movie: While You Were Sleeping. Lynley- The Book of

Unknown Americans by Cristina Henríquez, The Curious

Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon,

I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson, Moonrise

Kingdom (movie), x by Ed Sheeran (CD).

Resa- Night Circus by

Erin Morgenstern,

Seasonal Book- Mr

Willowby's Christmas

Tree by Robert Barry,

Movie- Stardust (book

by Neil Gaiman),

Seasonal Movie- Year

Without a Santa Claus,

Music - I do not know

if it has been recorded

yet but I love the sound

of kids laughter and the

half heard sound of

people humming to

themselves. Andrea–

Dharma Bums by Jack

Kerouac, Awakening

Shakti by Sally

Kempton, Movie: Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, Favorite TV Show (this year): Black

Mirror, Favorite Album (this year): Love Stuff by Elle

King. Ally– So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed by Jon

Ronson, Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari, Carry On by

Rainbow Rowell, The entire Annihilation series by Jeff

Vandermeer and the movie 50 Shades of Grey.

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At around 6 months of age, babies

will start to smile and laugh because

they have developed enough

information about the world around

them to be surprised and delighted.

Did you know that laughter also facilitates learning? Sing and

tickle your baby, rhyme with your

toddler, and play dress up with

your preschooler to foster joy and

bonding and to hone coping

skills!

Outreach & The Director’s Favorite Things for 2015: Anthony-Aztec by Gary Jennings, A Confederacy of

Dunces by John Kennedy Toole, The Sandman by

Neil Gaiman, NOS4A2 by Joe Hill, Stanley

Kubricks 'The Shining'. Kat- Harry Potter books

(J.K. Rowling), Harry Potter movies (Warner Bros.),

Cormoran Strike series (Robert Galbraith), All Mo

Willems books, A Charlie Brown Christmas

(Charles M. Schulz). Ann– Nightingale by Kristin

Hannah, The Terrorist's Son by Zak Ebrahim,

Redeployment by Phil Klay, A Man Called Ove by

Fredrick Backman, Badlands by C.J. Box, Movie:

The Theory of Everything.

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The Tech Team’s Favorite Things for 2015

Pam L.– Hiking Colorado Wilderness Areas by Dave Muller, Brunch at Bobby’s by Bobby Flay,

Movies: Homeland, Elf, Jurassic World. Bud– Five favorite series- The Joe Pickett Series by CJ Box,

the Harry Bosch series by Michael Connolly, the Lincoln Lawyer series (also by Michael Connolly) the

Dresden Files by Jim Butcher, and The West Wing by Sorkin et al. Mason– A Song of Ice and Fire

series, The Lost Fleet series, The Forever War, Starship Troopers, Old Man's War. Brad– The Wire,

Pastorelles by John Taggart, Bough Down by Karen Green, Pedro Paramo by Juan Rulfo, and Lorine

Niedecker’s Paean to Place. Pam P.– The Lacuna, Zoobiquity, Outliers, Twice Born, Fool.

Michael- House of Leaves, The Road, Ishmael, Dharma Bums, Blood Meridian .

Events for YOU(th)!

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Santa’s Workshop Create crafty gifts for your loved ones!

Saturday, December 12th

@ 10 am Ages 3-12. No registration required.

For other events like Cooking Holiday Treats or

the Countdown to Noon, see our online calendar!

Snow and Ice are Nice! Join us for sensory fun with all things

c-c-c-cold!!!

Tuesday, December 8th @ 10:30 am

Ages 3-6 and their grown-ups. No registration required.

See our online calendar for other events, like Y is for

Yoga and the Countdown to Noon!

Nerdfighters Teen Hangout

Saturday, December 12th @ 1 pm Watch YouTube, try a new craft, or just hangout.

Ages 13+ No registration required.

Join us for other exciting events this month, such as Dungeons and Dragons and other Robotics Studios! See our online calendar for

details.

Have a class idea or interested in teaching? Contact Ally at ally@clearviewlibrary.org.

Trending Now, Programs for Adults!

Happy Holidays! Do not forget to enjoy some time at the Library with these fun events!

Santa Gourd Ornament, Gluten Free Holiday Treats, Button Holiday Ornaments,

Holiday Bingo & Cocoa, and Dickens Carolers.

Please note Gluten Free Holiday Treats will begin at 6 pm

There is something for everyone. Please visit our website to see the full list of classes

for dates and times.

If you liked... If you liked this best seller…

Michael Connelly’s The Crossing try this as a read-a-like:

The Keeper of Lost Causes By Jussi Adler-Olsen

Or? Did you like?...

Rogue Lawyer by John Grisham Try this:

Defending Jacob by William Landay To see more read-a-likes go to our database page, click on NoveList. Search for

titles you liked to see their read-a-likes. It’s so easy to find your next read!

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The Library is pleased to announce that all movies and TV shows, excluding new releases, are

now available for a 3 week checkout. You can renew them up to 2 times each with an additional 3

week checkout period each renewal, unless the item is on

hold for another patron. Did you know you can place

holds on specific items? It is easy to do online through

the Library website, or staff can assist you with holds in

the Library or over the phone. Some item records are

added to the catalog as soon as they are ordered, in those

cases you can even place holds on items before the Library gets them!

Entertainment extended!

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BOMO Patron Picks-Your Favorite Things!

Find out what BOMO patrons are reading! These picks are from Windshire.

The Mai Minute Sarah Josepha Hale (1788-1879), most people do not know that she was an

editor of many American magazines. They may also not know that she is best

known as the author of the popular nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb".

But her greatest achievement was that she spent 3 decades writing about and

promoting a single dedicated day to celebrate our great nation. In 1862 she

finally persuaded Abraham Lincoln to declare Thanksgiving a national

holiday.

Patron Pick Comments

Amy’s pick: The Bungalow by Sarah Jio

“A love story, mystery. Keeps you

wanting more, don’t want to set it down.”

Addison’s pick: Bad Kitty by Nick Bruel “It has a ninja eggs craft.”

Kiley’s pick: Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss

“It is funny.”

Charlie’s pick: Scooby-Doo and the Groovy Ghost

by James Gelsey

“Keeps having everything going on.”

Maisy’s pick: Owl Diaries

by Rebecca Elliott

“It has a diary.”

Conner’s pick: Minecraft by David Oconnor

“I can craft anything”

Daniel’s pick: Ready Freddy by D.M. Souza

“It is cool and adventurous.”

Allison’s pick: Diary of a Wimpy Kid Dog Days by Jeff Kinney

“Kid friendly and funny”

BoMo Special Events:

Dec. 5th - Join Page the Pelican on the BOMO at Windsor Wonderland on Main St. in downtown

Windsor, noon - 5:00 pm on Dec. 5th. The Town of Windsor will be welcoming Santa at Boardwalk

Park, among other fun activities. The library will be presenting special storytimes at 12:30, 1:30, 2:30

and 3:30. Dec. 11th – Snowy Soiree in Severance – a Special Fun Fridays program at Severance Town Hall,

4-5pm. Come for wacky wintry crafts, games, snacks and a movie. All ages are welcome. No

registration required. Some Fun Fridays creations from November:

The BOMO will not be in service on Thursday, Dec. 24th or Friday, Dec. 25th for the Christmas

holiday, or at Rangeview on the 11th due to Staff Day at the Library. For the New Year holiday, the BOMO will stop service after the Mountain Shadows stop on

Thursday, Dec. 31st, and will resume service on the morning of Sunday, Jan. 3rd at Timberline

Church. School BOMO stops are cancelled when schools are closed.

Severance Town Hall will be closed Dec. 18th (at 3pm), Dec. 24th, Dec. 25th and January 1st. There will be no Fun Fridays or BOMO service on these days.

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Outreach Schedule for the Winter holidays:

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November Events Photo Page

Shredded Paper Sensory Fun!

Stuffed Animal Sleepover

Paint A Mason Jar

Crafty Tales

World Curries

Investment Properties

Stained Glass Art

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Crafty Tales!