Although not exactly arts-related, we wanted everyone to know about this wonderful new collaboration. Here are excerpts from the library's press release:
The St. Louis Public Library, along with St. Louis County, Kirkwood Public, and University City Libraries, is proud to announce an exciting partnership with the St. Louis Astronomical Society. Beginning November 10, 2014, the Library Telescope Program will enable patrons age eighteen-years or older with a valid library card and state ID to check out a telescope for seven days.
Throughout the year, St. Louis Public Library and St. Louis County Library Branches and the Kirkwood and University City Libraries will also host star parties where the public can gather to view the wonders of the universe through telescopes.
Because of the cost of the telescopes, there are stringent requirements and restrictions when checking them out. For all the details, call 314-539-0384.
October 29, 2014
October 22, 2014
New books for the New (Fiscal) Year
Some books are trickling in, from the last orders of the previous fiscal year, and the first of this one. Much more to come!
Art History / Art Theory
River of Shadows; Eadweard Muybridge and the
Technological Wild West by Rebecca Solnit
Architecture / Landscape Design
The Language of Houses; How Buildings Speak
to Us by Alison Lurie
Design / Fashion / Interior Decoration /
Graphics
Coco Chanel and the Pulse of
History by Rhonda K. Garelick
The Complete Photo Guide to
Window Treatments,
2nd ed.
LEGO Architecture
by Philip Wilkinson
Crafts / Applied Arts / How-to
200 Victorian Fretwork Designs
by A. Sanguineti
Celebration of Hand-Hooked Rugs ed. XXIII, 2013
Linked: Innovative Chain Mail
Jewelry Designs by Karin Van Voorhees
Pastels Unleashed
by Margaret Evans
The Spinner’s Book of Fleece
by Beth Smith
Tape It & Wear It: 60 Duct
Tape Activities to Make and Wear by Richela Fabian Morgan
Photography
30 Americans: Rubell Family
Collection,
expanded 3rd ed., by Robert
Carleton Hobbs
Antiques / Collectibles
The Ultimate Guide to Sea Glass
by Mary Beth Beuke
October 14, 2014
Dan Martin speaks about Amadee, Oct. 25
You are invited to a Saturday afternoon talk by Dan Martin, current Weatherbird artist for the Post-Dispatch; October 25 at 2:00 pm in Central Library's Carnegie Room (third floor). Enjoy the eight cases of Amadee drawings and memorabilia in the Great Hall before and afterwards!
October 3, 2014
September 27, 2014
Holiday Craft Books
Yep, it's that time of year again, when experienced crafters know it's not too early to begin those holiday crafts and handmade gifts. This list includes new and recent books available from Central Library's Fine Arts Room, and includes Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa crafts. Some will be displayed on the room's display cart during the month of October, and all are available to check out in person at Central or through a "hold" placed for delivery to our branches. Just do a title search in our catalog. Enjoy!
50
Knitted Gifts for Year-Round Giving; Designs for Every Season and Occasion
A
Creative Christmas by Lynette Jensen
Artful
Halloween; 31 Frightfully Elegant Projects
by Susan Wasinger
Best
of Christmas Ideas (Better Homes & Gardens)
Best
of Halloween Tricks & Treats (Better Homes & Gardens)
Christmas
Arrangements by Daniel Santamaria by
Daniel Santamaria
Christmas
Countdown; 5 Advent Calendars (Cross Stitch)
Christmas
is Coming; Applique Quilt Patterns by
Cheryl Almgren Taylor
Christmas
Magic; Decorative Ideas for Winter and Yuletide Patchwork by Ingrid Perra
Creative
Christmas Tree Decorations by Carolyn
Bell
Cross
Stitched Cards for the Holidays
Day of the Dead Crafts by Jerry Vigil
Day of the Dead Crafts by Jerry Vigil
Deco
Mesh Wreaths; 14 Seasonal & Holiday Designs
Extreme
Pumpkin Carving by Vic Hood
Glitterville’s
Handmade Halloween by Stephen Brown
Halloween
with Matthew Mead; Style made Shockingly Simple
by Matthew Mead
Halloween! Tricks, Treats, Fun & Sweets by Morgana de Ville
Handmade
for Christmas; Easy Crafts and Creative Ideas
Have
Yourself a Very Vintage Christmas by
Susan Waggoner
Here
Comes Winter; Quilted Projects to Warm Your Home by Jeanne Large
Holiday
Cheer Quilts
Holiday
Crafts; 35 Projects for the Home and for Giving
by Catherine Woram
Knit
Christmas Stockings; 19 Patterns for Stockings & Ornaments
Merry
Christmas Sweaters to Knit by Sue
Stratford
Modern
Holiday; Deck the Halls with 18 Sewing Projects
by Amanda Murphy
Origami
Holiday Decorations for Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa by Florence Temko
Pumpkin
Carving Book by Deborah
Scneebeli-Morrell
Quick
Christmas Gifts; 25 Designs for Perfect Presents (Cross Stitch)
Quilter's Home: Winter by Lois Krushina Fletcher
Quilter's Home: Winter by Lois Krushina Fletcher
Scandinavian
Christmas Stockings by Mette Handberg
Simply
Modern Christmas; Fresh Quilting Patterns for the Holidays by Cindy Lammon
Spooky
& Bright; 101 Halloween Ideas
The
Complete Book of Garlands, Circles, & Decorative Wreaths by Fiona Barnett
“The
Night Before Christmas” in Crochet by
Clement C. Moore
'Tis the Autumn Season: Fall Quilts and Decorating Projects by Jeanne Large
'Tis the Autumn Season: Fall Quilts and Decorating Projects by Jeanne Large
Treasury
of Holiday Crochet by Jean Leinhauser
Twelve
Knits of Christmas by Fiona Goble
Wreaths
for All Seasons by James T. Farmer
September 17, 2014
Last acquisitions of this fiscal year
Yes, this concludes our book acquisitions for the library's fiscal year that ends September 30. We all hope that these books have (and will in the future) been useful and entertaining. Look for next year's acquisitions to start appearing in October!
Reference
Whitman Encyclopedia of Colonial
and Early American Coins by Q. David Bowers
Whitman Encyclopedia of U. S.
Paper Money by Q. David Bowers
Art History / Art Theory
Archibald Motley; Jazz Age
Modernist,
exhibit catalog of the Nasher Museum of Art
Enduring Bronze; Ancient Art,
Modern Views by Carol C. Matusch
Jeff Koons: A Retrospective, exhibit catalog of the Whitney
Museum of American Art
Architecture / Landscape Design
Build, Memory
by James Stewart Polshek
Istanbul Architecture by Murat Gul
Lake/Flato Houses; Embracing the
Landscape
Philip Johnson and his Mischief;
Appropriation in Art and Architecture by Christian Bjone
A Place in the Sun; Green Living
and the Solar House by Stephen Snyder
Plan for New Haven, Facsimile Edition by Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. and Cass
Gilbert
Radical Cities: Across Latin
America by Justin McGuirk
Selling the Dwelling; The Books
that Built America’s Houses, 1775-2000 by Richard
Cheek
The Style of Coworking;
Contemporary Shared Workspaces by Alice Davies
Design / Fashion / Interior
Decoration / Graphics
Colors for Your Home; 493
Designer Favorites [House Beautiful]
Country Living: 500 Kitchen Ideas
Drawn to Drawing
by John Vernon Lord
Great Design; The World’s Best
Design Explored & Explained by Philip Wilkinson
Marian Bantjes; Pretty Pictures
Restaurant & Bar Design
Photography
David Busch’s Compact Field Guide
for the Nikon Coolpix P7800
Crafts / Applied Arts / How-to
The Craft Reader, edited by Glenn Adamson
Crafty Creatures by Jane Bull
Creative Cartooning
by Tim Van de Vall
The Encyclopedia of Printmaking
Techniques by Judy Martin
Knitted Dogs & Puppies
by Sue Stratford
Learn Swedish Weaving & Huck
Embroidery by Katherine Kennedy
Speaking of Furniture;
Conversations with 14 American Masters by Bebe
Pritam Johnson
Words for Pictures: The Art and
Business of Writing Comics and Graphic Novels by
Brian Michael Bendis
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