So now that you have a card - use it. We have new release DVDs, the latest music, magazines, and even manga. Plus, we're in the final stages of our redesign project. We started with quiet study rooms, then we created a young adult room for teens ages 13-18, and we moved our videos and audios to one location for easy browsing and dubbed it Entertainment Central.
We now have a readers' advisory corner and comfy seating, and we're altering our reference area. Our final step will be a new accounts desk and returns area, helping us get those great books and movies back onto the shelves faster, and soon self-checkout will cut down on those lines created by an average of 60,000 monthly checkouts. Plus, our staff will have more time to be out on the floor and ready to help you find what you're looking for.
'Books with Bite'
Teens read. And the library is just the place. We're celebrating Teen Read Week Oct. 12-18 with great events for ages 13-18 to go along with this year's theme, "Books with Bite."
n Mystery Dinner & Costume Contest. Thursday, Oct. 16 at 6 p.m. "Barbecue with a Vampire" mystery dinner - solve the mystery and enjoy some tasty barbecue. Come dressed as your favorite character from a vampire novel and win a prize.
n Candy Sushi & Manga Movie. Ever made sushi out of candy? Try these sweet treats Friday, Oct. 17, at 1 p.m. as we make our own candy sushi and then watch a manga movie.
Plus, take part in the Teens Top 10 national vote, and start a reading log to win prizes. Teen Read Week activities are for ages 13-18.
We have it: Staff reviews
"Stardust," by Neil Gaiman. Spike, 1999, find it at: Y Gaiman
"Stardust" is a quiet story. It's the kind of tale close friends might weave around a campfire on a long, star-filled summer night. Residing in a genre populated by more active, dramatically dazzling tales, it refuses to be part of that genre - and that might take some getting used to. Tristan Thorn lives in Wall, a medieval-like town on the guarded border of the mundane world and the world of Faerie. At 17, in a fit of infatuation, he swears to his ladylove that he will bring her a just-fallen star if she will marry him. Assuming he'll fail, she agrees, and Tristan sets out on a magical journey into Faerie. He has many adventures and a little drama, caused by some evil beings also searching for the star, but it all seems soft, gauzy, sleepy. Tristan's finding and journeying with the star (and their resolution) is the most intriguing part of the story-quietly surprising. If you like your fantasy light, wispy, and sweet, this book might hold you in its spell.
Reviewed by Dana McMurray
Library closed Oct. 13
The library will be closed Monday, Oct. 13, in honor of Columbus Day. The library's catalog and e-resources will remain available online at missoulapubliclibrary.com. Missoula Public Library's regular hours are Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; and Sunday, 1-5 p.m.
Hot happenings
Here's a sampling of upcoming events at MPL. For more information, call the library at 721-2665 or visit our Web page at www.missoulapubliclibrary.org. If anyone attending a program needs special assistance, please provide advance notice by calling 721-BOOK (2665).
n Family Game Night. Fun for all Tuesday, Oct. 21, at 7 p.m. Co-sponsored by World Games of Montana.
n "State by State." Join Fact & Fiction and the library in a screening of "Out of the Book, Volume 3: State by State, A Panoramic Portrait of America" on Thursday, Oct. 16, at 7 p.m. The film stars many of the book's most prominent contributors and will be screened in upwards of 100 cities and towns around America.
n Cheap Date Night. Come see that swashbuckling archaeologist in his new adventure Friday, Oct. 17, at 7 p.m. Even the popcorn is free!
n Altered Books are back. We're holding another Altered Books Art workshop Saturday, Oct. 18, at 2 p.m. for all ages. We supply the books, you supply the imagination.
52 ways to use your library card
(52 maneras de usar su targeta de la biblioteca.)
No. 24: Call the reference desk if you have a question, at 721-2665.
(Llame al escritorio de consultas si tiene una pregunta, 721-2665.
Contact Joyce Doyle at (406) 258-3851 or by e-mail at jdoyle@missoula.lib.mt.us.
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