Mid-month Event reminder- JULY

Don't forget about these remaining July events. We hope to see you there!

Your Small Business: From Idea to Grand Opening
Saturday, July 19, 12pm
Please joins us as Bob Trimble of SCORE discusses the numerous services available to those who wish to start their own business. SCORE is the Service Corp of Retired Executives. Since 1964 they have been dedicated to education entrepreneurs + facilitating the formation, growth and success of small business nationwide.

Library Live!- Once upon a Farm with Rolanda Brigham
Monday, July 21, 2pm
Young ones recognize sounds and letters from visiting a farm with lots of different animals.

Monday Movies!
Monday, July 21, 2pm
Movie- Night at the Museum, rated PG

A divorced father, as a last resort, takes a job as a night guard at a museum of natural history. But what he doesn't know is that an ancient curse causes the museum "artifacts" to come alive.

Story Shenanigans withAnn Marie Newman
Tuesday, July 21, 2pm
This high-energy storyteller combines visual art and performance art while creating an improvisational story. All ages can participate and help the storyteller weave a wonderful tale.

Investing 101: The Best Strategies During Uncertain Times
Saturday, July 26th, 10am, Classroom
Do you wonder if you're making the right choices in your retirement plan? Have you thought about forming a good, solid strategy but just haven't gotten around to it? If so, this workshop is for you. Forrest Merrill, owner of Merrill Investments, holds and MBA in Finance from the University of Colorado, will cover the fundamentals you need to know, then learn how to apply them to a plan that fits you. Class must have a minimum of 12. Please sign up at the Reference desk.

Twice Upon a Time- What's Bugging You?
Monday, July 28, 2pm
Gene and Peggy Helmick-Richardson bring hissing cockroaches and a rose-haired tarantula. Ages 3 and older.

Magic Show!
Tuesday, July 29, 2pm
Watch amazing card tricks, rope tricks and more with Magician Greg Hargis.

Timberglen Book Club
Tuesday, July 29, 2pm- Classroom
This month's selection is The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield. For more information on the book club please contact Francisco García at 214-671-1365 or francisco.garcia2@dallaslibrary.org.

Every Child Ready to Read @ Dallas (click on logo for more information)
Tuesday, July 29, 6pm- Auditorium
Workshop is geared for parents of Pre-Readers (3-5 year olds). Please register prior to session. Contact JoAnne Mitchell at 214-671-1365 or joanne.mitchell@dallaslibrary.org to register.

Timberglen Book Club

The Timberglen Book Club
Meets the last Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m.
in the Timberglen Branch auditorium.

Books can be picked up or requested at the desk.

New members always welcome!
RSVP to Francisco García at

214.671.1365 or francisco.garcia2@dallaslibrary.org

These are the upcoming selections for the rest of the year.

Titles may be subject to change.

Call or email for the latest information.

July 29th -The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
The daughter of a well connected bookseller is tapped to write a biography of a renowned English author whose previous biographical snapshots are entertaining stories at best. Set in the English countryside, Margaret Lea, the bookseller’s daughter and also the author of obscure biographies, finds herself visiting the scenes of her subject’s past, figuratively and literally, to decipher any truth hidden beneath the hubris of a master storyteller.

August 26th - The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
An amazing tale of World War II Germany though the eyes of an unlikely narrator. The central character, an orphaned girl named Liesel, ekes out a rough childhood with her adopted parents, a foster mother who has a proclivity for swearing and a loving stepfather who teaches her how to read by use of paint and bare basement walls. Liesel struggles with the death of his little brother and the abandonment of her mother by risking her family’s livelihood by sneaking a book away from a Nazi book burning rally. With equal parts compassion and dark humor, Zusak creates a novel worth to be read by both young adults and adults alike.




September 30th - The World without Us by Alan Weisman
Weisman’s tells us what would happen if all human life were to be wiped out in a single moment and what would follow in our absence. In those successive moments after our freak departure, much of the infrastructure that we take for granted on a daily basis slow deteriorates without humans to fix them: roads and bridges are allowed to succumb and then nature begins to reclaim it’s natural habitat: a long buried stream will rise and follow its intended path through what was mid-town Manhattan.




October 28th - People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
With shades of Dan Brown’s knack in searching for missing books and mysterious artwork, this novel details the history of a lost illuminated Hebrew text from 15th Century Spain. Looking for the provenance of a valued object is a tedious job that rare book conservator, Hanna Heath, finds intriguing. Although the search for the books starts in 1940 Sarajevo, the story ends during the last vestiges of Convivencia in Sevilla, Spain in the late 15th Century. A notion the author hopes to employ here is that the three main Middle Eastern based religions (Judaism, Islam & Christianity) can live in relative ease as they did several centuries ago.



November 25th - The Faithful Spy by Alex Bereson
Two years after U.S. secret agent John Wells infiltrates al-Qaeda, the events of 9/11 call into question his usefulness, if not his loyalty, but he keeps his cover and bides his time, burrowing closer to Osama while sincerely converting to the one true faith of Islam as the years slip by. When al-Zawahiri sends him home at last, it is to serve some undetermined role in a major, multiphase offensive cleverly designed to strike terror in the American heart by unleashing conventional, biological, and nuclear attacks from coast to coast.



December 30th - The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
A delightful mixture of artwork and narration welcome the reader to a fantastic story about a young man living in a busy train station in Paris, France. His story of being orphaned by his clockmaker father and the adjustments he’s had to endure make for a fascinating storyline. Those seeking to read a typical book will get an eyeful of original drawings that blend the illustrative elements of a graphic novel and the intrigue of a page turner. It is an innovative book to say the least.

Timberglen Staff Pulse - July

These are recommended reads from among the Timberglen Branch staff.

Kraig-
The Four Pillars of Investing: Lessons for Building a Winning Portfolio by William J. Berstein

The 4 Pillars of Investing explains how any investor can build a solid foundation for investing by focusing on four essential lessons, each building upon the other. Dr. Bernstein's relaxed style provides every investor tools to become more self-sufficient and make better-informed investment decisions.

Sara-

The Host by Stephenie Meyer

Meyer's first venture away from young adult/teen fiction novelizations. The earth has been invaded by a species that take over the minds of their human hosts while leaving their bodies intact, and most of humanity has succumbed. Featuring what may be the first love triangle involving only two bodies, THE HOST is a riveting and unforgettable novel that will bring a vast new readership to one of the most compelling writers of our time

Francisco-

The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch

Diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2006, Pausch, a Carnegie Mellon University computer science professor, addresses points from his "last lecture" given in September 2007 at CMU and other lessons learned throughout his life. Though only given months to live at one point, he has surpassed many expectations with his carpe diem way of living life.

Cassie-

Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews

Four grandchildren are locked up in their rich grandparents house after the death of their father turns their life up-side down. In the hopes of providing her children with a better life, the mother agrees to keep her kids hidden away from her father in order for them to inherit his fortune.

David-

Razor's Edge by Somerset Maugham

A tale of one man's search for enlightenment. His quest weaves through European and American society from WWI through the Great Depression, where Maugham introduces characters from every niche of French, American, and English society. Maugham's reflections on the nature of the human spirit so that both the worldly cynicism and the spiritual yearning come through.

Erik-

CEO of the Sofa by P.J. O'Rourke

The bestselling humorist settles back on his caustic couch to offer a wide-angled worldview from his own living room, his salon of sarcasm. He introduces readers to his assistant, friends, family and smart-aleck babysitter, as he reflects on such topics as cell phones, Christmas catalogues, Instant Messaging, MP3s, Nasdaq, toddlers, TV and how the "Gettysburg Address" would have turned out if written on an iMac.

(Source: Amazon.com, except The Last Lecture- fjgarcia)

July Happenings @ the Timberglen Branch

Preschool Storytimes
Mondays and Saturdays, 10:30am
Stories and activities for ages 18 months to 5 years and their parents and caregivers.

Watermelon Day at the Library
Tuesday, July 1, 2pm
Enjoy a cool slice of watermelon and a cool craft.

A Celebration of Stories
Monday, July 7, 2pm
Magician/comedian Brett Roberts shows how much fun reading can be by showing us how to create a story. This fast-paced performance has puppets and magic to illustrate all the wild and whacky stories.

Go Van Gogh
Tuesday, July 8, 2pm
The Dallas Museum of Art brings us an educational and hands-on art program. Preregistration is required.

Monday Movies!
Monday, July 14, 2pm
Far from Home: The Adventures of a Yellow Dog

Sparky the Fire Dog
Tuesday, July 15, 2pm
The Dallas Fire Department will present a puppet show about fire safety. All ages are welcome.

Your Small Business: From Idea to Grand Opening
Saturday, July 19, 12pm
Please joins us as Bob Trimble of SCORE discusses the numerous services available to those who wish to start their own business. SCORE is the Service Corp of Retired Executives. Since 1964 they have been dedicated to education entrepreneurs + facilitating the formation, growth and success of small business nationwide.

Library Live!- Once upon a Farm with Rolanda Brigham
Monday, July 21, 2pm
Young ones recognize sounds and letters from visiting a farm with lots of different animals.

Monday Movies!
Monday, July 21, 2pm
Movie- TBA

Story Shenanigans withAnn Marie Newman
Tuesday, July 21, 2pm
This high-energy storyteller combines visual art and performance art while creating an improvisational story. All ages can participate and help the storyteller weave a wonderful tale.

Investing 101: The Best Strategies During Uncertain Times
Saturday, July 26th, 10am, Classroom
Do you wonder if you're making the right choices in your retirement plan? Have you thought about forming a good, solid strategy but just haven't gotten around to it? If so, this workshop is for you. Forrest Merrill, owner of Merrill Investments, holds and MBA in Finance from the University of Colorado, will cover the fundamentals you need to know, then learn how to apply them to a plan that fits you. Class must have a minimum of 12. Please sign up at the Reference desk.

Twice Upon a Time- What's Bugging You?
Monday, July 28, 2pm
Gene and Peggy Helmick-Richardson bring hissing cockroaches and a rose-haired tarantula. Ages 3 and older.

Magic Show!
Tuesday, July 29, 2pm
Watch amazing card tricks, rope tricks and more with Magician Greg Hargis.

Timberglen Book Club
Tuesday, July 29, 2pm- Classroom
This month's selection is The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield. For more information on the book club please contact Francisco García at 214-671-1365 or francisco.garcia2@dallaslibrary.org.

Every Child Ready to Read @ Dallas (click on logo for more information)
Tuesday, July 29, 6pm- Auditorium
Workshop is geared for parents of Pre-Readers (3-5 year olds). Please register prior to session. Contact JoAnne Mitchell at 214-671-1365 or joanne.mitchell@dallaslibrary.org to register.

COMING SOON...

Chess Night @ The Library starts in September (Monday nights)…

Toastmasters will meet at Timberglen... Please register at the branch.

June Happenings @ the Timberglen Branch

Monday, June 16th, 2pm
Movie- Because of Winn Dixie
The story of how a little girl's dog helps her acclimate to a new community. Based on a book by Kate DiCamillo.

Tuesday, June 17th, 11am
The Big Read at the Library!
The Timberglen Branch Library will have a Mexican food tasting, Latin American music, a special story time and a Mexican craft. A special book group will discuss the different themes of Rudolfo Anaya's book, Bless Me Ultíma, coincides with a nation-wide endeavor geared at restoring reading into the center of American culture called The Big Read, through the National Endowment for the Arts.

Tuesday, June 17th, 2pm
Fire Truck Visit!
The Dallas Fire Department brings us a Fire Truck Show and Tell.

Monday, June 23rd, 2pm
Movie- Firehouse Dog
A famous Hollywood pooch gets lost and finds himself the adoptive mascot of a rundown fire station.

Tuesday, June 24th, 2pm
The Act of Change
Come watch a puppet show brought to the Timberglen Branch Library by the Neighborhood Touring Program.

Tuesday, June 24th, 6pm
Every Child Ready to Read @ Dallas
Workshop for Talkers

Tuesday, June 24th, 6:30 - 8pm
Timberglen Book Club
This month's selection is A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini.
For more information, contact Francisco García 214-671-1365 or email francisco.garcia2@dallaslibrary.org

Monday, June 30th, 2pm
Movie- Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
The eccentric owner of a toy store surprises the shop's awkward and insecure manager by turning over ownership to her.

For more information on these or any other programs, please contact the Timberglen Branch Library at 214-671-1365 or email at timberglen@dallaslibrary.org.

February Poetry and Talent Night: February 19th

The February Poetry and Talent night will be full of positive energy and fun for everyone. This is an opportunity to support your community library, to energize, to be energized, network, and showcase your talent and art to the community and all of us. There will be a variety of talents, music, and refreshments.

POETRY & TALENT NIGHT
TIMBERGLEN BRANCH LIBRARY
THEME: “L.O.V.E”
Tuesday, February 19th
7:30 p.m.
18505 Midway Rd Dallas, TX 75287

We are starting it back up for 2008, our monthly poetry and talent night Every 3rd Tuesday of the month. we will have a different theme each month. This month is our Black History and Love month. We welcome Positive energy, talents, poetry, spoken word, focus, musicians, and artists to join our monthly poetry & talent night for all ages.
This is a censored event. Please keep it clean! Let’s have fun!
hosted by shon g. For more information contact 214-284-9620.
Refreshments will be served.

Upcoming Events at the Timberglen Branch!

ADULT PROGRAMS OR PROGRAMS FOR ALL AGES
Timberglen Book Club
Meetings will be held on the last Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. This is not a book review, rather a group which welcomes all new members for an interesting and participative discussion. February 26: “How to be Good” by Nick Hornby, March 25: “The Whistling Season” by Ivan Doig, April 29: “Ella Minnow Pea” by Mark Dunn, and May 27: “Free Food For Millionaires” by Min Jin Lee. Books are available at the circulation desk or ask a librarian. Please RSVP to 214-671-1365 or email timberglen@dallaslibrary.org.

Poetry in the Glen: Every third Tuesday at 7:30 pm in the classroom.
Share your poetry or poetry-writing experiences. Listen to others' poems or discuss your own. Meetings will take place every third Tuesday of the month. For more information, contact Shon Gray at 214-284-9620.

Basic Computer Class: March 22 at 1pm
Class will cover computer and internet basics. Spots are limited. Please register at the information desk or call 214-671-1365.

Movie Night: Wednesday, February 20 at 6pm: “Ever After: A Cinderella Story” with Drew Barrymore. All ages invited.

FOR TEENS
Teen Book Club: February 11th at 6:30 p.m.:”Uglies” by Scott Westerfeld
Guys & Girls will read the book and discuss separately with team leaders, then come together to talk about what TEENS READ! Snacks and drinks provided! Information can be found on the blog: http://timberglenteens.blogspot.com.

Teen Volunteer Program: If you are 14-19, we’d love to have you as a Teen Volunteer. Email denise.lyons@dallaslibrary.org or check out the teen blog for details: http://timberglenteens.blogspot.com.

Teens: want to tell us what YOU like? Help us plan programs and special events? Consider joining the Teen Advisory Board! For more info, email denise.lyons@dallaslibrary.org!

CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS
Pre-School Storytime: Every Monday and Saturday at 10:30 am. Stories, songs and crafts for children aged 18 months to 5 years of age and their parents or caregivers.

Valentine’s Day Party: Saturday February 9 at 10:30 a.m. Stories, treats and a craft for children and their caregivers.

Celebrate Timberglen’s First Anniversary on Saturday February 23 with a special bilingual storytime at 10:30 a.m.

Library Live: Every second Saturday at 2pm for all ages! February features Viva Mexico with Omar Angeles!
Chase Presents: LIBRARY LIVE! a program initiative of Big Thought, offers outstanding free arts & literacy programs.

If you are of Hispanic/Latino background and speak Spanish or Spanish-English in the home, and you have preschool or elementary school age children, please contact Joanne or Lily about a special program for bilingual family literacy called Starlight Stories (214-671-1365). Our next programs will be held in February and April and you must preregister.

Don’t forget to check out the Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Resource Collection. If you are a Grandparent, we invite you to sit in our special chair reserved for Grandparents. This collection is sponsored by the Dallas Public Library and the Dallas County KinCare Network. If you are looking for a Grandparents Support Group, please call the warmline at 214.670.1866. Timberglen support group starting soon!

Want to be a Timberglen Volunteer? Stop by the branch to pick up your application or download them from our webpage at http://dallaslibrary.org/volunteer.htm.