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LEGO® Building Contest Winners

Submitted by Warren on April 4, 2013 - 2:30pm
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The Lightning Thief

The DPL system wide LEGO contest has come to an end with four fantastic winners selected. Each of the participating locations selected branch winners, whom all met at the Central Library for the final judging and some LEGO themed fun.

We played LEGO bingo, skee-ball and decorated bookmarks with LEGO bricks!
Thanks to all that participated! And thanks to The Tattered Cover, Chipotle, Jolyon Yates and the Colorado Mills LEGO Store for providing our prizes.
Check out the books that the winning entries were based on:

Wear Your Love Shines

Submitted by Chris on April 4, 2013 - 9:10am
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Little Sister Jewelry photographed by Nancy Loffelmacher

Learn something new at Crafts for the Masses. Our Modern Locket workshop takes the old idea of wearing a reminder of someone special and gives it a fresh spin.

Turn any image into a keepsake piece of jewelry by glazing it onto a glass tile. Talented jewelry maker, Mitzi Loffelmacher (who creates under the name Little Sister Jewelry), guides this workshop. Perfect as a gift for Mother's Day or as a remembrance of someone you love or miss, making these chic lockets are a crafter's dream. 

Mitzi will share all her tips and techniques for creating a professional jewelry piece. Register now and join us for Crafts for the Masses:

STATE OF THE 4th ESTATE or What's Up With the Media?

Submitted by evi on April 2, 2013 - 8:16pm
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Censored 2013 by Mickey Huff

Remember the story associated with the photo on the cover of Censored 2013? A U.C. Davis police officer is blasting pepper spray into the face of a college student. The students are peacefully protesting tuition hikes and income inequality during a 2011 "Occupy" sit-in. Did you miss the story? If so it might be due to the corporate media's failure to bring it to your attention.

I bring this book and story to your attention in order to pique your interest and share my excitement about a conference Denver is hosting this weekend (April 5-7). The sixth meeting of The National Conference for Media Reform (NCMR) will be held at the downtown Sheraton Hotel. It will be my fifth NCMR and I am ready for a thought provoking, creative, and fun weekend! Here is what's on tap...

Presenters include:

I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write (You) a Letter

Submitted by Robin on April 1, 2013 - 5:09pm
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Courtesy of donovanbeeson / Flickr / Creative Commons licensed

"Sir, more than kisses, letters mingle souls; for, thus friends absent speak." -- John Donne, in a verse letter to Sir Henry Wotton, written before April 1598.

I love the thrill of finding a hand-written note tucked into the interminable piles of junk mail that show up in my mailbox.

To prove it, I have 25 years of archived correspondence: postcards from around the globe, hand-made birthday cards filled with my sister's effusive love, even a tender billet-doux or two. These physical artifacts tie me emotionally and metaphysically to the people who have touched my life. April is National Card and Letter Writing Month, which gives us the perfect excuse to connect to those we care about through the written word.

Amazing April with Fresh City Life My Branch

Submitted by Becker on April 1, 2013 - 9:24am
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Exploring Colorado Wineries

Start off your April by being educated, informed, or entertained by aFresh City Life My Branch program!

On Wednesday, April 3 at 6 p.m. our partnership with The Colorado Ballet's Light Project continues with Animal Abuse and the Violence Connection, presented by the Denver Dumb Friends League at the Ross-Cherry Creek Branch.

Austin Piazzolla Quintet Plays Denver Public Library

Submitted by Chris on March 29, 2013 - 4:06pm
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Our live music series continues with a spectacular concert featuring the Texas group APQ Tango (AKA The Austin Piazzolla Quintet). Monday, April 1 at Central Library.

They're one of the most popular tango groups in the region, and APQ will be playing a special, free concert for us this Monday night! As an added bonus, dancers from Parasol Arts will be on hand to add traditional tango dances to some of APQ's music selections. Hope you can join us for a memorable evening.

Nuevo Tango with APQ
Monday, April 1, 7-8 p.m.
Central Library, Level 7 Vida Ellison Gallery

Scribes, Scholars & Storytellers Series Continues into April

Submitted by HEvans on March 29, 2013 - 3:56pm
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Featuring Johari Ade and Rev. William T. Golson, Jr.

The Scribes, Scholars & Storytellers series is in full swing....our next featured authors include:

April Fools

Submitted by Zac on March 28, 2013 - 6:51pm
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It's that time of year again, when the days in March are numbered and the dream of flowers flowering is almost more than a dream. It's the time of year when the western wind blows warmly, carrying with it the smell of mountain rain. It's almost April, which means it's also that time of year for you to check and make sure your toilet bowl isn't wrapped over invisibly with saran wrap...

Happy April Fools day!

Satirist and author Kurt Vonnegut once said that "if you make people laugh or cry about little black marks on sheets of white paper, what is that but a practical joke? All the great story lines are great practical jokes that people fall for over and over again."

So with that said, can you think of a better place to celebrate April 1st and get inspired for a little tomfoolery yourself than the public library?

If you're in the mood, check out some of these great pranks and pranksters you can find at DPL:

Game of Thrones Returns

Submitted by Brett on March 28, 2013 - 11:46am
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Game of Thrones Season 3

The wait for season three is over! HBO’s adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s epic fantasy series has returned with new episodes.

The anticipation for the new season has increased each time HBO released a teaser trailer (five of them!) or piece of news (Diana Rigg joins the cast!). Season three, loosely based on the first half of Book 3, A Storm of Swords, promises more of the action, intrigue, romance (and dragons!) we’ve come to expect from this series.

21st Century Travel

Submitted by Melanie on March 27, 2013 - 4:42pm
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I guess I sort of remember what it was like to travel before the internet. I definitely remember having to buy a phone card for long road trips, and carrying around a sheet of paper with important names and numbers on it.  Once when I was about 19 I landed my mom, my sister and me in a weird industrial neighborhood in a rental car in Chicago. Folding paper maps have never been my jam.

I admit it -- I'm super happy to have a smart phone, and to be able to research destinations online. It's awesome. So as mon petit ami and I prepare for a spring adventure to Paris, I am reflecting on just how heavily I rely on the web for my travel plans. There’s some great stuff out there, for sure. I do a lot of research before I go anywhere. It helps me relax and alleviate anxieties I might have about going somewhere new. I thought it might be useful for me to divulge some of the travel planning tools I use.

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