You probably already know that the library has become a popular venue for displaying art by our many talented local painters and sculptors.  Now the staff has another new idea for showing off the creativity of folks in Archuleta County.

        Thanks to the Friends of the Library organization, we have new display cases just inside the front door of the library.  One is being set aside to display special collections owned by our patrons.  It is three feet long, four and a half feet high and ten inches deep.  You don’t have to worry about security for your treasures because the whole thing locks.

 

The Sisson Library is setting aside one of its new display cases to exhibit collections of items like coins, stamps, trains, miniatures and needlework owned by library patrons. The case is three feet long, four and a half feet high, ten inches deep, and locked for security. This photo shows half of the display case with its first collection, Indian pottery representing the pueblos of New Mexico. If you are interested in displaying your treasures, please call Kathy Hamilton at the library at 264-2208.

 

The first collection, on display at the library now, shows Indian pottery representing the pueblos of New Mexico.  We’re hoping you have your own favorite special collections to put in the case in the months ahead – items like coins, stamps, trains, miniatures, needlework and so on.

The items will remain on display for up to a month.  Library books that relate to your particular collection will be displayed near the case.  If you are interested in displaying your treasures, please call Kathy Hamilton at the library at 264-2208.

Free Lifelong Learning lectures

The second spring Lifelong Learning lecture takes place this Saturday, March 29 at 3 p.m. when Fort Lewis art professors Dr. Amy Wendland and Dr. Marilee Jantzer-White discuss “By Design: Why We Buy, What We Believe” at the library.  For the complete lineup of the free spring series lectures arranged by program organizer Biz Greene, please visit the Lifelong Learning page on the library web site at www.pagosalibrary.org.

How-to and reference books

          “The New Complete Guide to Beekeeping,” a revised and expanded version of the original by Roger A. Morse, tells you what you need to know to start and maintain a healthy bee colony.  “Mac: All-in-one Desk Reference for Dummies” by Wallace Wang is your one-stop guide to the Mac, with tips for switching from Windows, from the highly popular Dummies series.  “The Complete Rhyming Dictionary,” edited by Clement Wood and revised by Ronald Bogus, has been updated with more than 10,000 new entries for poets, songwriters and lyricists.   

More non-fiction

          “FairTax: The Truth” by radio talk show host Neal Boortz and Congressman John Linder has been written three years after their original “The Fair Tax Book” to answer critics of their plan to eliminate federal taxes and the IRS while jump-starting the U.S. economy.  “Sex, Time and Power” by Leonard Shlain looks at how women’s sexuality shaped human evolution, from the nature of courtship to the evolution of language.  “The Age of American Unreason” by Susan Jacoby combines historical analysis with contemporary observation to dissect America’s current distain for logic and evidence.

Historical fiction and fantasy

          “Sword Song: The Battle for London” by Bernard Cornwell is the fourth volume in the acclaimed Saxon Tales, the saga of one of the most fascinating chapters of English history around 885.  “New Spring: The Novel” by Robert Jordan, one of America’s premier fantasy writers, tells of the search for an infant prophesied to change the world before he can be killed.

Historical figures

        “The True Story of Pocahontas: The Other Side of History” by Dr. Linwood Little Bear Custalow and Angela L. Daniel Silver Star tells the story of Pocahontas from the point of view of the Mattaponi tribe, a quite different interpretation from what we learned in school.    

Sports adventure

          “Instant Karma: The Heart and Soul of a Ski Bum” tell of the adventures  of Wayne Sheldrake, who has lived in Colorado for more than 30 years working as a ski instructor, teacher, ranch hand and river guide.  “Colorado’s Fourteeners: From Hikes to Climbs/second edition” is a new full-color edition of this best selling guide by Gerry Roach.  We also have “Colorado’s Thirteeners: From Hikes to Climbs” by Gerry and Jennifer Roach.

Mysteries and thrillers

          “The Machiavelli Covenant” is a thriller set in Washington, D.C. and Europe by Allan Folsom that goes back to the political thinker Niccolo Machiavelli, who fashioned a sinister addendum to his famous work “The Prince.”  “A Killer Stitch” by Maggie Sefton, a murder mystery set in Colorado, also includes a delicious recipe and knitting pattern.  “Angels of Wrath: First Team” is a techno-thriller by Larry Bond focusing on special measures needed to fight the war on terror.  “7^th Heaven” by James Patterson with Maxine Paetro is another in the popular Women’s Murder Club series.  

Thanks to our donors

        For books and materials this week we thank Meryle Backus, Diane Barnett, Julie Gillentine, Robert Green, Bob Howard, Steven Marmaduke, Susan McAdams and Lisa Peterson.  Special thanks to Kathy and Dick Hamilton, who purchased a “Let’s Pretend Stage and Store” for the children’s room in memory of their granddaughter.