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Find out how you can make physical activity a part of your children's daily life with the experts from The Training Ground.

Philip S. Miller Library--2 Sessions
Monday, December 29
10-11 a.m.--Children 3-4 years old
1-2 p.m.--Children 4-5 years old

You and your child can attend one of two sessions to experience the benefits of health and fitness. Space is limited so registration is required.

The Douglas County Family & Youth Resource Guide is a project of the Douglas County Youth Initiative. The Youth Resource Guide is a comprehensive directory of area service and opportunity providers who focus on Teens and their parents.

Douglas County Family & Youth Resource Guide

The Douglas County Youth Initiative is a collaborative project between Douglas County government, the Douglas County School District, the City of Lone Tree, the Town of Castle Rock, the Town of Parker, and Douglas County Libraries. It serves to coordinate local youth-serving efforts and assess the needs of the community's kids.

Every month, accomplished local authors share their stories with the Director of Douglas County Libraries, Jamie LaRue.

In December, watch the poignant interview with Carrie Stark Hugus, author of Crossing 13: Memoir of a Father's Suicide. This autobiography describes in clear, direct terms what happened and how her life changed. Carrie is a longtime Highlands Ranch resident and is a knowledgeable and engaging speaker about the recovery from both the stigma and the trauma of family suicide.

The purpose of the graphic novel/comic/manga collection is to provide patrons with core and popular items to enjoy. The collection is composed of both recreational reading and informational titles and spans the traditional age ranges of juvenile, young adult and adult. The collection also aims to encourage reluctant readers and those reading below level to utilize the materials for educational and entertainment purposes.

When considering titles for purchase, standard review journals are consulted as well as other newspaper and magazine reviews and online sources. Items that are submitted through Materials Requests are sent directly to CD for review. The availability and cost for items will also be factors in determining whether or not to make a purchase.

Preference is given to new, age appropriate, well reviewed, and/or award winning materials. Items to fill in missing volumes of a series, as well as suitable selections from other series with older pub dates, will also be considered.

Watch the Interview at The Network DC
Author's holdings at DC Libraries

Carrie Stark Hugus was 13 years old when her father killed himself. Her book, Crossing 13: Memoir of a Father's Suicide, describes in clear, direct terms what happened, and how her life changed. Carrie, a longtime Highlands Ranch resident, is a knowledgeable and engaging speaker about an important topic: the recovery from both the stigma, and the trauma, of family suicide.

Watch the Interview at The Network DC
Author's holdings at DC Libraries

Tyler Arthur is the author of God is Not an Elephant: not all Christians are Republicans, and how this former GOP operative is free at last. In this book, Arthur gives an insider's look at the growing confluence of religious faith, political power, and moneyed interests. He's not happy about it.

Watch the Interview at The Network DC
Author's holdings at DC Libraries
Author's Website

Author Jay Schein returns with an update on his writing career. In brief, his Days of Destiny series is rolling along (under a new publisher), and the fertile imagination of this Douglas County author doesn't stop there.

Tuesday, November 18th, we relaunched the catalog on our website, with a host of new features. As a guide to some of those new features, and where you can expect to find them, this is what you'll now find with our new catalog: