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Wednesday, October 13

Save the date and be among those to meet and cook with Rick Bayless in a day's worth of one-in-a-lifetime events! Ticket sales begin in September.

Award-winning chef-restaurateur, cookbook author, and television personality Rick Bayless will thrill book lovers and food lovers alike at Douglas County Libraries' 2010 Author Extravaganza!

Judie's passion for southwestern landscape and color is evident in her beautifully rendered artwork, which you may view through June in the Lockheed Martin Community Room at Roxborough Library. 
 
Judie's love affair with pastels, the purest form of pigment, has lasted more than 20 years. Her focus is on the diversity and splendor of the land, and mother nature's impact on it. After living and studying in Texas and New Mexico, she is now enjoying living and painting in beautiful Colorado.

Join us as author Elisabeth Hyde discusses her work and helps us celebrate our 10th birthday!

In the Heart of the Canyon is a gripping new novel about a rafting trip through the Grand Canyon that changes the lives of everyone on board. Out in paperback, it is a perfect Book Club read.

Join us for a fun talk about books you might want on your reading list.
We'll have door prizes and fun discussion.

Find the right words to turn a prospect into a customer, and make that sale!

We are proud to bring you "52 Greatest Business Development Questions of All Time," the newest addition to our BizInfo programming. Join local author (89 Seconds to Sales Success) and award-winning business development expert Mike Faber for a fun, fast-paced and informative event that will teach you the secrets to becoming a great salesperson.

For 8-12 year olds and their parents. Meetings are held at Castle Pines Library every other month on Monday nights at 6:30pm to 7:30pm.

Specific dates and titles to be determined.

Please call 303-791-7323 for information.

Join us to discuss popular fiction / non-fiction titles (with possible film tie ins!). We meet every other month on the second Sunday from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

July 11: Last Days of Dogtown by Anita Diamant
Sept 12: Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson
Nov 14th: Devil in the White City by Eric Larson

Please join us for a fascinating evening with award-winning local author Sandra Dallas, who will talk about her new book, Whiter than Snow. We'll serve wine and cheese, and Tattered Cover Book Store will have books available for sale and signing.

Drop in to the Booksharing Book Club for a lively discussion of current titles and authors – no reading list!

Booksharing meets the first Wednesday of each month at noon at Fika Coffee House, 19559 E. Mainstreet, Parker.

Boosharing is a unique book club: members share titles they've enjoyed recently. Some people just listen and get ideas for what to read next. Membership is open and no registration is required. Bring a bag lunch if you like; beverage purchase is optional.

Treasure it!
Register June 1- July 13. Completed logs due July 27.

Reading programs with great prizes for kids, teens, and adults. You even get a prize just for signing up. Treasure a great book this summer!

Call for entries!

Enter your handiwork in Castle Rock Quilt Club’s biennial show. Entry deadline is August 25. Quilts will be displayed at the library October 1-3.

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People have found adventure in our books for years. Now we're bringing you a new kind of adventure!

Douglas County Libraries now offers library card holders Adventure Pass: free passes to The Wildlife Experience. You may reserve and print passes from your own computer up to 30 days before your visit. Six passes are available for each day; each pass allows six individuals into the museum, $2 off admission to the Extreme Screen Theater, and 10% off purchases in the café and gift shop.

Join the award-winning author of The Old Man and the Harley as he retraces his father’s 1939 cross-county ride to the World’s Fair and Golden Gate Exposition.

When young Jack Newkirk set off on his Harley-Davidson to see the World's Fair with a group of boys coming of age in the Great Depression, fun quickly morphed into gripping tragedy. Seven decades later, John Newkirk and his father Jack retraced Jack's epic ride. It is a story of Americana – of grit, guts and ingenuity – and a timely lesson from the Greatest Generation on how America can overcome her hardest challenges.

Our Business Book Club meets at noon the first Thursday of each month at the Tattered Cover Book Store in Highlands Ranch Town Center. No registration necessary.

The book club will be reading the following titles in 2010:

Join us for a lunch and learn session on water conservation and spring your landscape into action! Jon Klassen of the Centennial Water District will help you get your irrigation system working for the season and address ways to save water and money. At noon on the first Thursday of each month through September.

Meets the 1st Wednesday of each month at 7:00 pm. Light refreshments are provided.

NEW MEMBERS WELCOME.

Please call the Lone Tree Library for more information 303-791-READ.

Meets the 4th Monday of every month at 6:30pm.

EVERYONE IS WELCOME!

Our selections for the next few months are:

Meets monthly, 2nd Thursday from 7 to 8:30pm. Call (303) 791-READ (7323) for details.

EVERYONE IS WELCOME!

Our selections for the next few months are:

Meets monthly, the 4th Wednesday at 9:30am. Call the Parker Library at 303-791-READ for details.
Currently, the club is full but please call to have your name placed on the waiting list.

Reserve It

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Calling all booklovers, local business owners and those who simply love a lively discussion!

The Castle Pines Business Book Club will meet at the Chamber of Commerce (562 Castle Pines Parkway, C-1) from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month. Between meetings, be sure to visit our blog!

Book Choice for July: The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis, author of The Blind Side.