We The People Bookshelf

The Placitas Community Library is proud to announce that we have been selected to receive the

2009 We the People Bookshelf, a collection of 17 books on the “Picturing America” theme. This

program, presented by the National Endowment for the Humanities in cooperation with the American

Library Association, encourages young people to read and understand great literature while exploring

themes in American history. Look for this outstanding collection of books currently displayed in the

children's room. This is the third year in a row that PCL has been selected!

The 2009 We the People  Bookshelf is currently on display in the Children's Room.  All books in the

We the People Bookshelf collection for 2009 as well as past years are denoted by an American flag

sticker on the spine of the book.

ADULT PROGRAMS
 

With the success of the first library book club, a second book club has begun. The first book club

has now been closed to new members, and the second book club is also full.  We would like to start

another book club for those who are interested.   If you are interested in joining please call the library

at 867-3355 and leave your name for Anne Frost.  If you are interested in leading this new book,

please contact Anne Frost.

Book Club One (closed to new members) meets on the first Monday of each month at 4:00pm.

The next books being read are as follows:

June 7th – Manhunt by James Swanson

July 5th – Gardens of New Spain by Bill Dunmire, a Placitas resident

August 2nd – People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks

September 6th – Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Ann Tyler

October 4 – The Tipping Point by Malcom Gladwell

November 1st – The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova

December 6th – Tamarind Woman by Anita Rau Badmi

Book Club Two meets on the third Tuesday of the month at 4:00pm.

Please call the library at 867-3355 to verify dates and locations.  

CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS  

Upcoming Events

THE CHILDREN'S READING PROGRAM

The Placitas Community Library will again be offering a weekly Summer Reading Program each Thursday

at 10:00 beginning June 3 and continuing through July 29.  This year’s theme will revolve around water,

a most precious resource.  Our summer’s slogan is Make a Splash – READ!   We will again have stories

and activities for two age groups – 3-6 year olds and 7-10+ years.   Registration is not required.

The Summer Reading Challenge is another program sponsored by the library.  It encourages and supports

summer reading.  Children can register for this program at the library.  Each registered child will receive a

folder filled with directions, reading logs, bookmarks and other items.  Children will keep track of their own

summer reading. Their reading will also contribute to our traditional library reading goal.   During the week

of July 1, a book will be given to each child who has read 20 picture books or 4 chapter books so far.  A child

just needs to bring his or her log in that week and show it to a volunteer.   All children who participate in the

Summer Reading Challenge will also receive a book at the end of the summer at the Summer Reading

Celebration on July 29. 

June 3   The World of Whales 

June 10  Seafaring Adventures 

June 17   From Clouds to Icebergs 

June 24   Professional Storyteller - Brenda Hollingsworth-Marley , Tales from the Sea. 

  Made possible by the New Mexico Humanities Council and the NM Dept. of Cultural Affairs      

July 1  Random Rainbows 

July 8  PCL Children’s Xeric Garden 

July 15  Wonders of Water 

July 22  Beavers, Otters and other Wetland Creatures 

July 29  Summer Reading Celebration

              Special Performer - Chris Enright, History of Juggling combined with a Juggling Performance

              Summer Reading Challenge prizes including free books for all participants

COMPUTER TRAINING – ONE ON ONE

For those of you who would like to hone your computer skills, the library offers computer training

for free, one on one by Joan Jander. If you are interested, please call the library at 867-3355 and

leave your name and number for Joan, and she will contact you and schedule time.

MARY’S PICKS

Mary has a number of selections for you with this update.

Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson – If you have not ready this amazing story, you do not

have a real picture of the Middle East.  The sequel, Stones into Schools is also wonderful. 

You will meet Middle Easterns that you will come to love.  They are very human and not terrorists.

Southwestern Mysteries you may have missed; these authors are great!

- Thomas Perry; fast action, high suspense, delightful

- Sue Henry; set in an RV for her tales set in competitive dog sled racing

- Dana Stabenow; An Alaskan native and ex-police officer, she helps to keep the reservation safe

General Fiction: Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier is historical fiction set at a Victorian

sea resort.  It has great characters and is filled with love, friendship and fossils.

Non-Fiction: Author Mary Pipher in Seeking Peace identifies herself as the worst Buddhist in the

world and takes the reader on a journey to perspectives for which Pain as well as Beauty is

necessary.

Selected New Additions to the Library Collection

Non-Fiction

Change the Way you see Everything by Kathryn Cramer (153.85 Cramer)

Don’t Miss Your Life by Charles Baumbich (204 Baumbich)

Real Solutions for Busy Moms by Kathy Ireland (248.8 Ireland)

The Hidden Life of Deer by Elizabeth Thomas (599.6515 Thomas)

Fiction

The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood

Fear the Worst by Linwood Barclay

The Scarpetta Factor by Patricia Cornwell

Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts

The Red Gate by Richard Sutton

Cutting for Stone by A. Verghese

Biography

Prairie Tale by Melissa Gilbert

Happens Every Day by Isabel Gillies

The Blood of Lambs by Kamal Saleem

Mysteries

The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown

On the Grind by Stephen Cannell

U is for Undertow by Sue Grafton

Hardball by Sara Paretsky

Earthway by Aimee Thurlo

Movies

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (VA FIC Curious)

Defiance (VA FIC Defiance)

Lakeview Terrace (VA FIC Lakeview)

Taken (VA FIC Taken)

Valkyrie (VA FIC Valkyrie)

Santa Fe produced radio broadcasts "Aspectos Culturales"

These weekly broadcasts, hosted by Roberto Mondragon, are dedicated to the preservation and

sharing of Hispanic Culture. They also support bilingual language development, with music, interviews,

and other aspects of Hispanic Culture. Mr. Mondragon brings alive the flavor of the New Mexican

landscape. CDs of these broadcasts are available at the library for a three week check out period.