Special visitor at Missoula Public Library

The star detective from the mystery series that brought you The Malted Falcon was a visitor at the library. While in the building he checked his email in Web Alley, stopped for a cuppa at Civitella and visited Karen, the librarian, during story time. Patrons were amazed that such a famous name would stop in at Missoula Public Library, but then Chet Gecko knows that the library is the place to be.

Case Closed!

Missoulians have cracked case #4 of Find the Falcon!

The Maltese Falcon's picture was captured this week as he was visiting "Big Dale" at the Target Range Market (formerly Dale's Dairy).

Congratulations to this week's hard-boiled Missoulians, Lindsey and Zach R. Visit the library Accounts Desk to claim your prizes!

Didn't win this week? Don't despair. There will be 3 more opportunities to guess -- and an added incentive to participate each week: everyone who submits an answer each week (6 total submissions) will be entered into a drawing to win a final grand prize to be announced at our Big Read finale on November 13th.


Check back this Monday, November 1st for Case #5 of Find the Falcon.

The Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest. Special thanks to major local Big Read Missoula sponsors Missoula Art Museum, Missoula County Public Schools, Allegra Print & Imaging & Signs Now, and Humanities Montana. The Little Read is largely sponsored by the Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation. Additional Big Read support and partnerships are available on our web site. http://www.missoulapubliclibrary.org/

Word Woman

Welcome to another spine-tingling installment of Word Woman's Weekly Work-Out! Just a few days remain before the chilling celebration of all things spooky and creepy that we call Halloween is upon us. Hopefully, everyone out there has their costumes and treats all ready for the big night. If not, you can always drop in here at the library and pick up a book of recipes or crafts for a few last-minute tips. Here's a Halloween Word of the Week to get you in the spirit:


Preternatural:
1. Existing outside of nature
2. Exceeding what is natural or regular : extraordinary
3. Inexplicable by ordinary means; especially : psychic


"preternatural", http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preternatural 10/21/2010.


Example: Martin was at a loss to explain to the police the preternatural goings-on which resulted in his car being parked on the roof of a twenty-story office building.

Jean-Claude Naude's Tell Me a Jazz Story

Our featured download from Classical Music Library is Jean-Claude Naude's Tell Me a Jazz Story, performed by the Ensemble de Cuivres Epsilon & Orchestre D'Harmonie de la Garde Republicaine. More information about this piece is available on the Alexander Street Press Music Online blog. All tracks downloaded through this promotion are owned by Alexander Street Press and are available to legally download, free of cost to the user through the library's subscription to this database. For more free resources visit our Online Resources page.
Think... more!

Montana Author's Project

Missoula Public Library went “live” yesterday with a new product --- the Montana Authors Project --- a web-based resource that brings some of your favorite regional literature to digital life. Check it out and let us know what you think:

http://www.missoulapubliclibrary.org/map/

We have been working on this for several months, and we worked with a fabulous web designer, Jason Neal.  The Project is funded by Humanities Montana. The Montana Authors Project will be featured at Humanities Montana’s Festival of the Book this weekend.

There are many more great Montana books to “map.” We hope to roll out another phase of the Project in the future.  Let us know what you think!

Find the Falcon, Case #4

During the Big Read, we're asking you to one-up Sam Spade and find the Maltese Falcon...in Missoula!

Can you crack the case & identify the Falcon's secret hideout this week?

Each person who submits a correct guess by Friday, October 29th will be entered into a raffle for a fabulous bundle of gifts: a free copy of The Maltese Falcon, a Missoula Public Library t-shirt, and an MPL booklight. Submit answers in person at the library Accounts Desk or on Missoula Public Library's Blog, Facebook or Twitter pages.

There will be 6 total opportunities to guess -- and an added incentive to participate each week: those hard-boiled Missoulians who submit 6 answers will be entered into a drawing to win a final grand prize to be announced at our Big Read finale on November 13th.

The Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest. Special thanks to major local Big Read Missoula sponsors Missoula Art Museum, Missoula County Public Schools, Allegra Print & Imaging & Signs Now, and Humanities Montana. The Little Read is largely sponsored by the Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation. Additional Big Read support and partnerships are available on our web site. http://www.missoulapubliclibrary.org/

Your library's on the phone

There's an app for us. If you need to get an answer you can access our databases remotely through your phone by downloading the AccessMyLibrary Public Edition mobile app. This uses GPS to find public libraries* within a 10-mile radius of your location, then you can get free, unlimited access to reputable, authoritative online resources. Learn more and get it today at http://www.gale.com/apps.

Case Closed!

Missoulians have cracked case #3 of Find the Falcon!

The Maltese Falcon's secret hideout this week was nearby the Footprints at the Bank Street Pedestrian Mall (just behind the new First Interstate building).

Congratulations to this week's hard-boiled Missoulian, Beck R. Visit the library Accounts Desk to claim your prizes!

Didn't win this week? Don't despair. There will be 4 more opportunities to guess -- and an added incentive to participate each week: everyone who submits an answer each week (6 total submissions) will be entered into a drawing to win a final grand prize to be announced at our Big Read finale on November 13th.


Check back this Monday, October 25th for Case #4 of Find the Falcon.

The Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest. Special thanks to major local Big Read Missoula sponsors Missoula Art Museum, Missoula County Public Schools, Allegra Print & Imaging & Signs Now, and Humanities Montana. The Little Read is largely sponsored by the Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation. Additional Big Read support and partnerships are available on our web site. http://www.missoulapubliclibrary.org/

Word Woman

Welcome to another mind-bending installment of Word Woman's Weekly Work-Out! Halloween is just around the corner, but don't let that scare you away from keeping mentally fit. Why not bone up on a few facts or expand your vocabulary by learning new words? Here's the Word of the Week to get you started:

Nonchalant: having an air of easy unconcern or indifference

Nonchalant, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonchalant?show=O&t=1287110978

10/19/2010

Example: The nonchalant manner in which Paul faced the upcoming audit was maddening to Steve, who hadn't been able to sleep for days just thinking about it.

Find the Falcon, Case #3

During the Big Read, we're asking you to one-up Sam Spade and find the Maltese Falcon...in Missoula!

Can you crack the case & identify the Falcon's secret hideout this week?

Each person who submits a correct guess by Friday, October 22nd will be entered into a raffle for a fabulous bundle of gifts: a free copy of The Maltese Falcon, a Missoula Public Library t-shirt, and an MPL booklight. Submit answers in person at the library Accounts Desk or on Missoula Public Library's Blog, Facebook or Twitter pages.

There will be 6 total opportunities to guess -- and an added incentive to participate each week: those hard-boiled Missoulians who submit 6 answers will be entered into a drawing to win a final grand prize to be announced at our Big Read finale on November 13th.

The Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest. Special thanks to major local Big Read Missoula sponsors Missoula Art Museum, Missoula County Public Schools, Allegra Print & Imaging & Signs Now, and Humanities Montana. The Little Read is largely sponsored by the Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation. Additional Big Read support and partnerships are available on our web site. http://www.missoulapubliclibrary.org/

Case Closed!

Missoulians have cracked case #2 of Find the Falcon!

The Maltese Falcon's secret hideout this week was the Wilma Theatre box office.

Congratulations to this week's hard-boiled Missoulian, Christy McDougall. Visit the library Accounts Desk to claim your prizes!

Didn't win this week? Don't despair. There will be 4 more opportunities to guess -- and an added incentive to participate each week: everyone who submits an answer each week (6 total submissions) will be entered into a drawing to win a final grand prize to be announced at our Big Read finale on November 13th.


Check back this Monday, October 18th for Case #3 of Find the Falcon.

The Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest. Special thanks to major local Big Read Missoula sponsors Missoula Art Museum, Missoula County Public Schools, Allegra Print & Imaging & Signs Now, and Humanities Montana. The Little Read is largely sponsored by the Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation. Additional Big Read support and partnerships are available on our web site. http://www.missoulapubliclibrary.org/

Word Woman

Welcome to another exciting episode of Word Woman's Weekly Work-Out! Your mind is designed to last a lifetime, so keep it in tip-top shape with mental exercises such as sudoku, cryptoquotes, crossword puzzles and by learning new words. Here's the Word of the Week to get you started:

Sonorous:

1. producing sound (as when struck)

2. full or loud in sound (a sonorous voice)

3. imposing or impressive in effect or style

4. having a high or an indicated degree of sonority (sonorous sounds such as \ä\ and \ȯ\)

"sonorous", http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sonorous?show=0&t=1286484646 , 10/14/2010


Example: Stan's sonorous snoring suspended Sue's soothing sleep on Saturday.

NEW ADDITIONS TO OUR ADULT GRAPHIC LIT COLLECTION:

Dean Koontz’s Odd is on our Side, Illustrations by Queenie Chan.   

Odd Thomas is back!  This is a must-read for October – it’s Halloween in Pico Mundo, California “and there’s a whiff of something wicked in the autumn air….”

Chicken with Plums by Marjane Satrapi, author of “Persepolis”.  Newsweek claims, “Chicken with Plums is a feast you will devour.” 

Both of these books can be found on our featured “Graphic Lit for Adults” power wall!

Find the Falcon, Case #2

During the Big Read, we're asking you to one-up Sam Spade and find the Maltese Falcon...in Missoula!

Can you crack the case & identify the Falcon's secret hideout this week?

Each person who submits a correct guess by Friday, October 15th will be entered into a raffle for a fabulous bundle of gifts: a free copy of The Maltese Falcon, a Missoula Public Library t-shirt, and an MPL booklight. Submit answers in person at the library Accounts Desk or on Missoula Public Library's Blog, Facebook or Twitter pages.

There will be 6 total opportunities to guess -- and an added incentive to participate each week: those hard-boiled Missoulians who submit 6 answers will be entered into a drawing to win a final grand prize to be announced at our Big Read finale on November 13th.

The Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest. Special thanks to major local Big Read Missoula sponsors Missoula Art Museum, Missoula County Public Schools, Allegra Print & Imaging & Signs Now, and Humanities Montana. The Little Read is largely sponsored by the Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation. Additional Big Read support and partnerships are available on our web site. http://www.missoulapubliclibrary.org/

In Fourteen-Hundred Ninety-Two....

Missoula Public Library will be closed on Monday, October 11th.

Have a safe and happy holiday, Missoula. We will reopen at 10am on Tuesday the 12th.

Case closed!

Missoulians have cracked case #1 of Find the Falcon!

The Maltese Falcon's secret hideout this week was the M7 "Priest" Self-Propelled Howitzer located on the front lawn of the Rocky Mountain Museum of Military History at the Fort Missoula Historic District.

Congratulations to this week's hard-boiled Missoulian, Eric H.  Visit the library Accounts Desk to claim your prizes!

Didn't win this week? Don't despair. There will be 5 more opportunities to guess -- and an added incentive to participate each week: everyone who submits an answer each week (6 total submissions) will be entered into a drawing to win a final grand prize to be announced at our Big Read finale on November 13th.


Check back this Monday, October 8th for Case #2 of Find the Falcon.

The Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest. Special thanks to major local Big Read Missoula sponsors Missoula Art Museum, Missoula County Public Schools, Allegra Print & Imaging & Signs Now, and Humanities Montana. The Little Read is largely sponsored by the Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation.  Additional Big Read support and partnerships are available on our web site. http://www.missoulapubliclibrary.org/

Word Woman

Welcome to another mind-bending installment of Word Woman's Weekly Work-Out! While you're watching the fall leaves turn lovely colors outside, don't forget to turn your mind toward reading a good book. Every word that you read is exercise for your mind. Here's the Word of the Week to get you started:

Portentous:

1: of, relating to, or constituting a portent portentous foreshadowing, hints of sinister and violent mysteries

2: eliciting amazement or wonder : prodigious

"portentous"

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/portentous

9/30/2010


Example: John's portentous encounter with a mysterious lady in red so shaped his outlook on life that he quit his job at a prestigious computer company in order to become a writer of mystery paperbacks.

Find the Falcon, Case #1

During the Big Read, we're asking you to one-up Sam Spade and find the Maltese Falcon...in Missoula!

Can you crack the case & identify the Falcon's secret hideout this week?

Each person who submits a correct guess by Friday, October 8th will be entered into a raffle for a fabulous bundle of gifts: a free copy of The Maltese Falcon, a Missoula Public Library t-shirt, and an MPL booklight. Submit answers in person at the library Accounts Desk or on Missoula Public Library's Blog, Facebook or Twitter pages.

There will be 6 total opportunities to guess -- and an added incentive to participate each week: those hard-boiled Missoulians who submit 6 correct answers will be entered into a drawing to win a final grand prize to be announced at our Big Read finale on November 13th.

The Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest.

Special thanks to major local Big Read Missoula sponsors Missoula Art Museum, Missoula County Public Schools, Allegra Print & Imaging & Signs Now, and Humanities Montana. The Little Read is largely sponsored by the Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation.

Additional Big Read support and partnerships are available on our web site. http://www.missoulapubliclibrary.org/

So, what is the Stuff that Dreams are Made Of?

Mink stoles & trench coats
and typewritten notes.
That's what dreams are made of.

Visit the Missoula Public Library lower lobby for The Stuff That Dreams are Made Of: Echoes of the Maltese Falcon, curated by The Historical Museum at Fort Missoula. The display runs through November 15th.

The Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest.

Special thanks to major local Big Read Missoula sponsors Missoula Art Museum, Missoula County Public Schools, Allegra Print & Imaging & Signs Now, and Humanities Montana. The Little Read is largely sponsored by the Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation.

Additional Big Read support and partnerships are available on our web site. http://www.missoulapubliclibrary.org/

The Big Read is here!

What page are you on? Local schools, museums, businesses, institutions and libraries have teamed up as one big community to provide something even bigger: The Big Read. Starting tonight, you can pick up one of 50 free copies of The Maltese Falcon at Missoula Art Museum's First Friday reception. Want to get started earlier? We have over 200 copies of the book to give away at the Missoula Public Library Accounts Desk.

If you aren't able to grab a free copy in time, don't worry: we have several copies in different formats available for checkout.

We're also going to give away copies of the book to the weekly winners of our Find the Falcon contest, which will kick off on Monday October 4th and continue through November 12th.

Here's what's happening during the first week of the Big Read (click the links for more information):

October 1 - November 15: The Stuff that Dreams are Made Of

October 4 - November 15: Online Book Discussion

October 4 - November 13th: Find the Falcon Scavenger Hunt

October 5 - October 12: MCAT Film Workshop & Open Studio

October 5: KICKOFF! Spade and the City -- A Tour of Noir

October 6: Inside The Maltese Falcon

October 9: CSI Presentation (with "The Van")

October 10: Noir Downtown Walking Tour

Special thanks to major local Big Read Missoula sponsors Missoula Art Museum, Missoula County Public Schools, Allegra Print & Imaging & Signs Now, and Humanities Montana. The Little Read is sponsored in best part by the Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation.

Additional Big Read support and partnerships include DirecTV, Otis Elevator Company, First Security Bank, Missoula Federal Credit Union, Norco Products, Fact & Fiction, Shakespeare & Co., Historical Museum at Fort Missoula, MOLLI – Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at University of Montana, MCAT, Poverello Center Inc., Missoula County Sherriff’s Office, Barnes & Noble, Book Exchange, Missoula Senior Center, Kelly Cooper, UM School of Theatre and Dance, Loyola High School, Top Hat Bar, Randi Mysse Ristau Photography, Friends of the Missoula Public Library, and Missoula Public Library Foundation. Partner libraries include Drummond School & Community Library and the Mansfield Library at UM.

The Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest.