Missoula's Wild About...
Missoula's Wild About is a series featuring a different Missoula business or "celebrity" who will recommend books, CDs, movies, books on tape, and more! Items available in our collection will include the call number. If you are interested in items not found in our collection be sure to contact the reference desk for an interlibrary loan. And be sure to check out our display here at the library for even more recommended titles!
This Month we feature:
Rockin Rudy's
Rockin Rudy's is Montana's larger independent music store. Aside from music, they carry 
jewelry, cards, t-shirts, incense, gift wrap, toys, bath & body products, specialty candy and lots more. They have been known as a must-see tourist stop in Missoula for years.
Rockin Rudy's is located at:
(406)542-0077
237 Blaine
Missoula, MT 59801
http://rockinrudys.com
Rockin Rudy's is Wild About...
Books
Ishmael by Daniel Quinn QUINN
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley HUXLEY
Eat.Pray.Love. by Elizabeth Gilbert 910.4 GILBERT
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls 362.8209 WALLS
Movies
Lost in Translation DVD 791.43 LOSTIN
Citizen Kane DVD 791.43 CITIZEN
Nacho Libre DVD 791.43 NACHOLI
Music
The Richest Man in Babylon - Thievery Corporation (available through our partner libraries)
Fox Confessor Brings the Flood - Neko Case MCD 781.642 CASE
Rising Sand - Allison Krause and Robert Plant
past features:
MSU - Missoula County Extension
MSU Extension is a statewide educational outreach network that applies unbiased, research-based university resources to practical needs identified by the people of Montana in their home communities. The Extension network connects researchers and educators on the MSU campus with a web of MSU Extension faculty (agents) located throughout the state's 56 counties and seven reservations. It is a partnership between the university, the federal and state governments and the county.
Your local MSU-Missoula County Extension office has the following services available for Missoula County Residents:
• Livestock, Pasture Management and Noxious Weed Control
• Horticulture Information and a Diagnostic Plant Clinic
• 4-H and Youth Development
• Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program
• Family and Consumer Sciences (formerly Home Economics)
The Missoula County Extension Family and Consumer Sciences Program targets individuals and families to bring information about nutrition, food preservation, food safety, housing, environmental quality, family issues and money management. Several current issues that are addressed through local partnerships include Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, Caregiver’s Needs Dealing with Alzheimer’s, Food Safety Certifications, Media Literacy and Financial Educator’s Alliance. Information and free publications are available by calling 258-4206 or can be downloaded at http://www.msuextension.org/publications.asp
MSU-Missoula County Extension is located at:
2825 Santa Fe Court
Missoula, MT 59808
(406)258-4200
http://www.missoulaeduplace.org
MSU-Missoula County Extension is Wild About...
Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving edited by Judi Kingry and Lauren Devine 641.42 BALL
Ball Blue Book 2006 by Jarden Home Brands
Food Lover’s Companion by Sharon Tyler Herbst R 641.03 HERBST
The Montana Cookbook edited by Gayle C. Shirley
The Healthy Beef Cookbook by Chef Richard Chamberlain and Betsy Hornick, MS, RD
Fitting in Fitness by American Heart Association
When Generations Collide by Lynne C. Lancaster and David Stillman
Missoula International Friendship Program
If you would like to experience the culture of exotic places like Malaysia, Chile, 
Botswana, Kazakhstan, and the Netherlands (to name just a few) without leaving your own home, the Missoula International Friendship Program has a place for you!
This program promotes friendships between new international students at the University of Montana and area residents who wish to befriend an international student for a period of one year. These relationships are not home-stays.
Imagine traveling to another country as a tourist and seeing the major sites. Then imagine being invited into someone’s home for a meal. The direct experience of seeing how others live, sharing food and communicating will be remembered as a highlight of your trip. You can provide that experience and more to a student and you too will have memories to last a lifetime.
To find out what this exciting program provides for both friends and students, go to:
www.mifp.org
If you would like to participate in the program, call UM’s Foreign Student and Scholar Services at 243-2226 and request an application form be mailed to you. Or go to www.mifp.prg and apply online.
Matching will be made for the 2008-2009 fall semester at the end of August.
Applications must be in by August 18, 2008 to be matched for fall semester.
Missoula International Friendship Program is Wild About...
Breaking Through Culture Shock by Elizabeth Marx Available as EBook
Educating Citizens for Global Awareness by Nel Noddings Available as EBook
Alexander McCall Smith — McCall Smith’s No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series takes place in Botswana. The most recent title is The Miracle at Speedy Motors. MCCALL
In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson 919.4046 BRYSON
Life of Pi by Yann Martell MARTEL
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver KINGSOL
The Language of Threads by Gail Tsukiyama TSUKIYA
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
A very good book! 371.822 MORTENS
Missoula Parks and Recreation
Often people are unaware of how vital recreation and leisure are to the quality of their lives. While fun, happiness and play are vital to growth and development, the expanded role of public parks and recreation is more critical than ever. Whether we know it or not, programs, services, events and opportunities offered by local, state and national park and recreation agencies positively impact many areas of our lives and society as a whole.
Everyone in the world has somehow benefited by public park and recreation programs at some time in their lives - directly or indirectly. The time has come to make the connection between past experiences and today's success, yesterday's activities and tomorrow's physical and mental wellness and today's taxpayer support and safe communities for our children and grandchildren. So, whether an avid participant or occasional observer, enjoy the benefits. It's everyone's right!
Contact Missoula Parks and Recreation:
600 Cregg Lane
Currents Aquatics Center, McCormick Park
Missoula, MT 59801
Front desk telephone number:
(406) 721-7275 or 552-6260
Rainline (for inclement weather updates)
(406) 541-7200e
www.ci.missoula.mt.us/parksrec
Missoula Parks and Recreation is Wild About...
Books:
The Consumer’s Guide to Effective Environmental Choices: Practical Advice from the Union of Concerned Scientists by Michael Brower 363.7009 BROWER
Sense of Wonder by Rachel Carson 574 C
Bird Feats of Montana: Including Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks by Deborah Richie Oberbilling Coming Soon!
Day Hikes Around Missoula, Montana by Robert Stone 796.51 STONE
Children's Books:
Carl’s Afternoon in the Park by Alexandra Day E DAY
My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George J GEORGE
The Kids’ Nature Book: 365 Indoor/Outdooe Activities and Expereinces by Susan Milord
Available from Partner Libraries.
Online:
National Recreation & Park Association (www.nrpa.org)
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention—Swimming Safety
(www.cdc.gov/migrated_content/general_information/healthyswimming/safeswimming.html)
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (www.railtrails.org)
Active.com (www.active.com)
Out at the Library is Wild About Brokeback Mountain
This month we decided to try something a little different. In honor of the traveling exhibit Out at the Library we've examined the movie and created a map of other literature and flims that inspired or are otherwise related to the classic movie Brokeback Mountain.
Check out the map by clicking here.
Be sure to check out the exhibit on the lower level of the library before the end of May, when it will move on.
St. Patrick Hospital Center For Health Information (Medical Library)
The Center for Health Information is a full-service medical library with an extensive collection of health information, including both technical medical information and consumer health information for professionals, students, patients and their families. In addition, the Center provides access to the Internet for research, comfortable seating areas, study areas and television/VCR stations. The Center is open to the public and a librarian is available to assist you with your research. Staff can also provide assistance with completing advance directives, as well as witnessing, notarizing and forwarding your advance directive to the End-of-Life-Registry in Helena.
Contact the Center for Heath Information at:
500 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802
(406)329-5711—Marianne Farr, Librarian
www.saintpatrick.org/chi
library@saintpatrick.org
Marianne Farr (Center for Health Information Librarian) is Wild About...
Books:
Caring for the Dead by Lisa Carlson. Upper Access, 1998.
Ageless Yoga by Juliet Pegrum. Sterling, 2006. 613.7046 PEGRUM
You: The Smart Patient by Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet C. Oz. Free Press, 2006. 610.69 ROIZEN
The Volumetrics Eating Plan by Barbara Rolls. HarperCollins, 2005. Coming Soon!
Life Beyond 100:Secrets of the Fountain of Youth by C. Norman Shealy. Penguin, 2005. 613.2 SHEALY
Websites:
MedlinePlus (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/)
Jama Patient Page (http://www.medem.com/medlb/medlib_entry.cfm)
Human Anatomy Online (http://www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html)
UpToDate Patient Information (http://patients.uptodate.com/)
Surgical Procedures (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/surgeryvideos.html)
How to Write World-Class Poetry (http://www.world-class-poetry.com/)
Learning Meditation (http://www.learningmeditation.com/)
AARP (http://www.aarp.org/)
AniMeals
An estimated 10 million animals are abandoned every year. Many of the shelters and rescue groups that house and feed these animals are struggling. The AniMeals mission is to ensure that there are no more hungry animals. Our organization works to end hunger by providing dog and cat food to animal rescue groups, humane societies, shelters, and homebound/disabled households on fixed incomes that could not otherwise afford to feed their
companions. In the past year, our food bank operation has delivered over 40,000 pounds of food and supplies all over Western Montana.
We have recently expanded our work to include a rescue operation. We began saving the lives of animals marked for euthanasia. These animals are pulled from overcrowded shelters and put into our foster network until we can find forever homes for them. Once they are in our care, we have them spayed/neutered, vaccinated for rabies and distemper, and micro-chipped so they never have to face the threat of euthanasia again.
Visit our website at www.animeals.com to learn how you can help us ensure that these animals are never again hungry, alone, sick, afraid, or in pain.
AniMeals is located at:
1700 Rankin Street (Directly behind Gull Boats off of W. Broadway)
Missoula, MT 59808
(406)721-4710
Fax: (406)543-3876
Email: info@AniMeals.net
Animeals is Wild About...
Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery by Deborah Howe J HOWE
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling J KIPLING
Old Yeller by Fred Gipson J GIPSON
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh by Robert C. O’Brien J OBRIEN
Animal Farm by George Orwell Y 819.3 ORWELL
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls J RAWLS or YPB RAWLS
Black Beauty by Anna Sewell J SEWELL
Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White J WHITE
Monte Dolak
A native of Great Falls, Monte Dolack grew up surrounded by the same sweeping vistas and big sky that inspired Charlie Russell. His love of Montana and passion for the West’s diverse landscapes and wildlife are evident in the images he creates and the commissions he undertakes.
After studying art at Montana State University and The University of Montana, Monte opened his first studio in 1974, beginning a successful career in fine art and graphics.
Monte has been the recipient of a number of prestigious awards in the course of his career, and his work is part of the collection of the Library of Congress, the American Association of Museums, the National Wildfire Foundation and numerous other museums and corporations. He was selected at the turn of the century by the Missoulian as one of the 100 most influential Montanans of the twentieth century.
A love of the natural world, combined with his exuberant curiosity and travel experiences, has shaped the content of Monte’s imagery. Blending mythology, technology and elements from nature, his work is infused with a sense of humor and irony. Monte’s keen interest in environmental issues has lead to commissions for the Nature Conservancy, Defenders of Wildlife and Trout Unlimited as well as over 200 posters and prints for various organizations.
In addition to his acrylic, oil and watercolor painting, Monte continues to pursue his interest in traditional printmaking, having created numerous original lithographs. With his wife, Mary Beth Percival and staff, he operates a flourishing gallery in downtown Missoula. Monte and Mary Beth have traveled extensively in the US, Europe, Mexico, New Zealand and Japan, visiting important cultural sites and museums.
Visit the Monte Dolack Gallery at:
139 W. Front St.
Missoula, MT 59802
Phone: (406) 549-3248
www.dolack.com
Monte Dolack is Wild About...
Margritte by Jacques Meuris. Taschen, 1998.
Monet in the 20th Century by The Royal Academy of the Arts. Yale University Press, 1998.
Winslow Homer: Artist and Angler by Patricia A. Junker and Sarah Burns. Amon Carter Museum, 2002.
Casper David Friedrich by Charles Sala. Terrail, 1995.
Mark Tansey: Visions and Revisions by Arthur C. Danto. Abrams, 1992.
Gerhard Richter: Landscapes by Dietmar Elger and Oskar Barschmann. Hatje Cantz, 2002.
How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci by Michael Gelb, Delacorte Press, 1998.
Welliver by Frank H. Goodyear, Jr. Rizzoli, 1985.
Hockney’s Pictures: The Definitive Retrospective by Gregory Evans. Bulfinch, 2004.
Akseli Gallen-Kallela by Juha Ilvas and Leena Ahtola-Moorhouse. Finnish National Gallery Ateneum, 1996.
Missoula in Motion
Missoula In Motion is a program designed to help local businesses, institutions and individuals address transportation issues within the Missoula community. It is all a way of reducing traffic and improving air quality while saving everyone time and money.
The choice is yours... carpooling, biking, walking, transit, vanpooling, telecommuting, compressed work week. Missoula in Motion wants to help you design the best travel choice for your lifestyle, and for the well being of Missoula.
Missoula in Motion created the Way to Go! Club as a special way to reward those throughout the community who are choosing a different option than driving alone in their cars. By pledging to use another way to get to work at least once a week, you are helping to improve the quality of life for everyone in Missoula. Membership is FREE! Way to Go! Club members walk, bicycle, ride the bus, car or vanpool, telecommute from home or compress their work schedule to eliminate traffic congestion, reduce pollution, save money and gain great satisfaction from helping the community.
Happy Commuting.
Missoula in Motion
127 W. Spruce St.
Missoula, MT 59802
www.missoulainmotion.com
Missoula in Motion is Wild About...
Divorce Your Car by Katie Alvord
How to Live Well Without Owning a Car by Chris Balish 332.024 BALISH
Street Reclaiming, Creating Livable Streets and Vibrant Communities by David Engwicht 307.3416 ENGWICH
Urban Bikers’ Tricks and Tips by Dave Glowacz Coming Soon!
From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank by Joshua Tickell 662.6692 TICKELL
Children's Books
Bear on a Bike by Stella Blackstone TOT
Go, Dog, Go! by P.D. Eastman Beg E EASTMAN
The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round by Annie Kubler TOT
Movies
Run Lola Run directed by Tom Tykwer Available from Partner Libraries
When Harry Met Sally directed by Rob Reiner VID 791.43 WHEN
The Dark Room
The Dark Room is located right in the center of downtown Missoula on the corner of Main and Higgins. The store has been in business for thirty years and is currently owned and operated by Michael Patterson, who purchased the store in October of 2006. The knowledgeable staff can help you with any of your camera related questions. Some of the services offered are camera repairs, helpful classes, processing, printing, film and digital equipment, and accessories.
The Dark Room is one of the many business downtown that contributes to the artist culture in Missoula. Along with a gallery that is owned and operated solely by Dark Room staff, the store also sponsers local cultural and music events. Feel free to browse the website to see archived samples from previous gallery openings as well as upcoming events!
Stop by the Dark Room at:
135 N. Higgins
Missoula, MT 59802
(406)549-1070
The Dark Room is Wild About...
Subjects & Authors to look for:
John Shaw
John Shaw's publications on nature photography are well known in the photography community. If you are interested in photographing outdoor scenes from Glacier National Park to your backyard, this author's books will show you how to take these pictures professionally.
Ansel Adams
Adam's books on the zone system provide the backbone concepts for every type of popular photography used today
Pro Lighting Series
Lighting and flash photography are two of the most difficult concepts to learn and master in the photography field. This series is especially helpful with these concepts because of their useful diagrams as well as their tips and tricks.
How-to Photography books:
Photographers Exposure Handbook by Jack Neubart 771 NEUBART
This book by Jack Neubart does a superb job of explaining how to properly expose your photographs in many different situations. Some of the sections included are Camera Modes, Flash Exposure, and Digital Media.
Understanding Digital Photography by Bryan F. Peterson 775 PETERSO
This is your basic how to photography book that covers topics such as shutter speed, aperture, and composition, but with a focus on digital. There is also an excellent section explaining some of the new concepts associated with digital photography.
Serial Publications
Outdoor Photographer
The quintessential periodical for the avid outdoorsman/woman with an interest in photography. Outdoor Photographer hosts guids on equipment and techniques that will help you further your photographic hobby. All eleven yearly issues are available at the Dark Room.
National Geographic
Need we say more?
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