Shake a Tail Feather to the Library
by Tara Bannon Williamson
Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the library!
Our resources will have you ruling the roost with all the information you might need for raising chickens, building coops, cooking fresh eggs and all your backyard homesteading needs. Here are a few titles to check out:
• Free-range Chicken Gardens: How to Create a Beautiful, Chicken-friendly Yard by Jessi Bloom with photographs by Kate Baldwin
• Building Chicken Coops for Dummies by Todd Brock, Dave Zook, and Rob Ludlow
• Storey’s Guide to Raising Chickens: Care, Feeding, Facilities by Gail Damerow
• Chicken Health for Dummies by Julie Gauthier and Rob Ludlow
• Homesteading: A Backyard Guide to Growing your own Food, Canning, Keeping Chickens, Generating your own Energy, Crafting, Herbal Medicine, and More edited by Abigail R. Gehring
• Blue Eggs and Yellow Tomatoes: Recipes from a Modern Kitchen Garden by Jeanne Kelley
• Reinventing the Chicken Coop: 14 Original Designs with Step-by-step Building Instructions by Kevin McElroy & Matthew Wolpe with photography by Erin Kunkel
• Chickens in Five Minutes a Day: Raising, Tending and Getting Eggs from a Small Backyard Flock Made Easy by Murray McMurray Hatchery with April White
• Practical Projects for Self-sufficiency: DIY Projects to get your Self-reliant Lifestyle Started by Chris Peterson and Philip Schmidt
• The Small-scale Poultry Flock: An All-natural Approach to Raising Chickens and other Fowl for Home and Market Growers by Harvey Ussery
The library also subscribes to the magazines Urban Farm and Modern Farmer. If your library card flew the coop, we can get you a free replacement. Be a good egg and come see us at the library!
Park Hill Branch Library Events
Tuesday Tech Hour | Tuesdays at 3 p.m.
Individualized technology assistance available from one of our in-house helpers on a public computer or a patron’s own device. We specialize in assisting you with the basics like email, social networking, word processing and eMedia.
All Ages Storytime | Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.
All ages are welcome for this storytime. We may do a craft, play musical instruments, or have some fun with the parachute.
Book Babies: Early Walkers | Thursdays at 11:15 a.m.
Enjoy stories, action songs, and rhymes developed to meet the needs of babies on the move and their caregivers. Playtime and socialization immediately follow the program.
Tales for Twos | Fridays at 10:30 a.m.
Join us for a storytime just for two-year-olds and their caregivers. We will share books, sing songs, and provide movement activities.
Book Babies: Pre-Walkers | Fridays at 11:15 a.m.
Stories, rhymes, and lap songs developed to meet the needs of infants and their caregivers. Playtime and socialization immediately follow the program.
Kevin Hearne: Shattered: The Iron Druid Chronicles | Saturday, April 4, 2 p.m.
Stop by to meet Kevin Hearne, author of the popular urban fantasy series The Iron Druid Chronicles. He will answer questions, sign books, and snap selfies with you. And while you’re here, pick up the seventh book of the series, Shattered, available in paperback for the first time.
Peep Contest | Monday, April 6 — Saturday, April 11
Use marshmallow Peeps to recreate a famous painting or sculpture. Get inspired at the Denver Art Museum or with an art book from the library. Ask for a contest guideline form and submit your entry between April 6 and April 11 at the following library branches: Park Hill, Bear Valley, Eugene Field, Ford-Warren, Hampden, Montebello, Ross-Broadway, Ross-Cherry Creek, Ross-University Hills, Sam Gary, Schlessman Family, Smiley, Valdez-Perry, or Woodbury. You could win tickets to the Denver Zoo or Denver Art Museum among other great prizes.
Teen Advisory Board (TAB) | Tuesday, April 7 and Tuesday, April 21, 6 p.m.
Teens ages 13 and up are invited to join the Park Hill TAB. Help plan library events and projects at the Park Hill Library, talk about your favorite books, and make your opinion count. Join us for twice monthly meetings.
Tarot with Sterling Moon | Wednesday, April 15, 6:30 p.m.
Sterling Moon will introduce you to the art of tarot reading. Learn about the mystery and mythology surrounding tarot’s history and get a basic overview of the cards and how to do a reading.
Blooming Readers 4th/5th Grade Book Club | Thursday, April 16, 3:30 p.m.
Love That Dog by Sharon Creech — Activity: Create a poem using magnetic words
Find-A-Poem! | Saturday, April 18, 2 p.m.
Find inspiration! Find beauty! Find yourself! We’ll use library resources to ignite our writing spirits and celebrate National Poetry Month. This program is for anyone who just might have a poem inside them — which is everyone.
Genre Chat 2nd/3rd Grade Book Club | Tuesday, April 21 , 3:30 p.m.
The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman — Activity: Make a bookmark
Teen BUILD Club | Monday, April 20, 4:30 p.m.
BUILD stands for Believe, Understand, Imagine, Learn, and Discover. This is a club for teens in grades 6-12 that meets to create stuff, eat snacks, play games, and have some laughs. On tap this month: origami.
Spring into Flavor | Tuesday, April 28, 6:30 p.m.
It’s time to start lightening up our menus. Find out how to get the most from spring vegetables and learn various ways to cook them.
Pauline Robinson Branch Events
Basic Computer class in Spanish | Saturday, April 4, 11 a.m.
A computer class for Spanish-speaking beginners. Please come early; space is limited.
Computer and Word Processing Basics | Monday, April 6, 1 p.m.
Learn the first steps to using a computer. Write a letter, cut and paste, choose a font and more.
Consumer Savviness with Mo’ Betta Greens MarketPlace | Saturday, April 11, 1 p.m.
Learn how to eat healthy and maintain your grocery budget in this practical and entertaining session.
Computer Basics: Email | Monday, April 13, 1 p.m.
Sign up for a Gmail account and learn how to send and receive email.
Juicing with Mo’ Betta Greens MarketPlace | Saturday, April 18, 1 p.m.
If you haven’t joined the juicing revolution yet, now’s the time to start. Mo Betta Greens will get you started with recipes, samples and a chat about all the juicy benefits.
Open Lab for Drop-ins | Monday, April 20, 1 p.m.
Questions about your iPad or Tablet? Swing by for help and learn new ways to make use of your technology.
The Pauline Robinson Book Club | Saturday, March 28, 12 p.m.
This month’s selection: An Untamed State by Roxane Gay; drop-ins are welcome.