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Author Kathleen Negri discusses her book Mom, Are You There?: Finding a Path to Peace Through Alzheimer's at the Ross-Cherry Creek Branch on Tuesday, January 15 at 6 p.m.

Monica Kadillak is back with several cooking classes, including:

2 of our branches are having Holiday Open House Celebrations on Saturday, December 15:

The Sam Gary Celebration will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will feature  the Castle Rock Community Ringers Handbell Choir. Refreshments will be served. Join us!

Thinking about the next step in your career, or maybe starting over? Join folks from Westwood College for Career Management on Tuesday, December 4 at 5 p.m. at the Bear Valley Branch. Topics covered will include networking, job searching, resumes, and interview techniques.

Even if you haven't bought all your gifts yet, you know you'll have to wrap them! Take some time to do a relaxing craft that's also kind to the environment--Make a Cloth Gift Bag at Schlessman Family Branch Library  on Saturday, December 1 at 10 a.m. These reusable bags are perfect for any small item and will give any gift that extra personal touch. We'll have lots of great fabric for you to choose from, but feel free to bring your own!

The National Outdoor Book Awards have been around since 1997, and are given out every November. The Awards are sponsored by the National Outdoor Book Foundation, the Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education, and Idaho State University. They recognize excellence in outdoor writing and publishing in a number of categories, including Outdoor Literature, Natural History Literature, History/Biography, Design & Artistic Merit, Classic, Children's, Nature & Environment, Instructional, and Guidebooks.

To register, call the branch, or email us at fclmybrach@denverlibrary.org. Adults only, please.

Winter Stockings, Wednesday, November 28 6 p.m. at Smiley. 720-865-0260

Paper Flowers, Saturday, December 1 at 1 p.m. at Ross-Cherry Creek. 720-865-0120

Plan on keeping your holidays healthy with Eating Healthy During the Holidays on Thursday, November 15 at 6 p.m. at the Ross-University Hills Branch Library. Traci Carpenter, MNT, is the Tamarac Whole Foods Market healthy eating specialist. She'll talk about eating well during the holidays, and you'll take home creative ideas and a stomach full of samples!

On Saturday, November 10 at 2 p.m., celebrate Veterans Day with Army Bicycles: The Ride Stuff at Schlessman. Local, Pulitzer Prize winning author Jerry Cleveland explores how the military has used the bicycle and why it attracted the attention of commanders worldwide.

You'll have several opportunities to celebrate Dia de los Muertos in the next few days:

Meet the Ghost Hunters on Wednesday, October 10 at 6 p.m. at the Ross-Cherry Creek Branch! Denver's leading ghost hunters, Spirit Paranormal Investigations, will provide a fun and informative presentation about ghosts and the art of ghost hunting. SpiritPI will share spooky stories about what it's like to investigate the paranormal and demonstrate the tools they use to detect ghosts.