Can you think of anything more exciting in Camp Verde right now, than watching the weekly progress of our new library being built? (Yeah, maybe we're a bit biased).

I am especially thankful this Thanksgiving month for the construction teams from BWC and the Town of Camp Verde working on this project. They are not just working to get the job done so they can move onto the next one, but routinely go the extra mile to make sure details on the project meet their logical ends. In other words, the invest their intelligence and experience into making sure the library is the best it can be. Thank you BWC - Bud Woodworth, Randal Ball, Jeff Dalgran and other all others whose names I don't know. Thank you, Ron Long, Deb Ranney, Robert Foreman and crew! We appreciate your excellent work!

Let's Talk is the brainchild of Verde Valley Librarians collaborating to bring a series of facilitated community discussions to regional topics of interest. Through community discussion, understanding may be reached and solutions initiated. Look for future Let's Talk topics dear to Verde Valley residents like river recreation, water use, dark skies and more.

Verde Valley Libraries collaborate to kick-off the first in a series of community conversations with Let's Talk in December. A screening of the Ric Burns film, Debt of Honor: Disabled Veterans in American History will be followed by a moderated public dialogue and Q&A period. View the film, participate in the community discussion, and sample the variety of resources available to veterans in the Verde Valley.

Computers are everywhere, but fewer schools teach computer science than 10 years ago. With the Hour of Code, computer science has been on homepages of Google, MSN, Yahoo! and Disney. Over 100 partners joined together to support this movement. Last year, every Apple Store in the world hosted an Hour of Code and even President Obama wrote his first line of code as part of the campaign.This year, thanks to Wendy (our resident geek), we are hosting an hour of code too!

What's the difference between critiquing, editing, proofreading, and beta reading? Learn positive techniques to give and receive a good critique. Find out how to seek out a critique group or form a group of critique partners. This is a hands-on workshop designed for interaction. Bring three (3) copies of 500 words double-spaced pages from a work in progress for a practice critique session.

After 20 years dedicated to Camp Verde Community Library, Valerie is retiring to go gallivanting across the country and enjoy herself (the nerve!). 

Valerie started out her career in a field where written instructions and training were part and parcel of every new piece of equipment or procedure. She is ending it having adapted to a work environment requiring continual self-learning and interpretation of procedures and policies. She has done an excellent job of mastering the Technical Services/Cataloging position while maintaining her sense of humor and challenging the rest of us to rise to her level of attention to detail. While we will miss Valerie on the CVCL Team, we wish her many days of pleasure and peace as she pursues her personal interests. 

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