It is official!!!

It is official. The Library opened to the public on Monday, June 2, 2008. Jason Albano was the first patron of the day. Thanks to Jason and all our other patrons who made our first Monday back a great start to our summer.

AJML Staff

Workshop for Fiction Writters Comes to End

Thursday March 20, 2008 was the end of the first workshop given by Steven Havill. It was a great pleasure in having Mr. Havill host this exciting Workshop for Fiction Writers. Not only did he inspire the group, he made the class fun and interesting.

Arthur Johnson Memorial Library would like to thank all the participants that attended the workshop. This class uncovered a lot of hidden talent from the Raton and Trinidad area. I personally can’t wait to read their completed works and hopefully one day display that work here in our library.

Due to the success of the first workshop, Mr. Havill has agreed to host at least two more workshops, one to begin on April 17, 2008 for fiction writers. Sign up begins on Tuesday, March 25, 2008. The second will be held some time in August for advanced fiction writers and will be open to those who have completed a previous workshop held by Mr. Havill. Official date for this workshop will be announced at a later date.

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLERS March 9, 2008

“The Appeal”
by John Grisham

“Strangers In Death”
by J.D. Robb

“7th Heaven”
by James Patterson

“Duma Key”
by Stephen King

“A Thousand Splendid Suns”
by Khaled Hosseini

“World Without End”
by Ken Follett

“Stranger In Paradise”
by Robert B. Parker

“The First Patient”
by Michael Palmer

“Plum Lucky”
by Janet Evanovich

“Sizzle and Burn”
by Jayne Ann Krentz

“The Pillars of the Earth”
by Ken Follett

“The Other Boleyn Girl”
by Phillippa Gregory

“The Boleyn Inheritance”
by Phillippa Gregory

“Nineteen Minutes”
by Jodi Picoult


“Water For Elephants”
by Sara Gruen

“The Kite Runner”
by Khaled Hosseini

“Atonement”
by Ian McEwan

“The 6th Target”
by James Patterson

“The Memory Keeper’s Daughter”
by Kim Edwards

“The Alchemist”
by Paul Coelho

“The Road”
by Cormac McCarthy

“No Country For Old Men”
by Cormac McCarthy

“Body Surfing”
by Anita Shreve

“Love In The Time Of Cholera”
by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

“Sisters”
by Danielle Steel

“Whitethorn Woods”
by Maeve Binchy

“White Lies”
by Jayne Ann Krentz

“The Quest”
by Wilbur Smith

“Daddy’s Girl”
by Lisa Scottoline


“White Knights”
by Jim Butcher

“Eat, Pray, Love”
by Elizabeth Gilbert

“The Audacity of Hope”
by Barack Obama

“Dreams From My Father”
by Barack Obama

“The Innocent Man”
by John Grisham

“Into the Wild”
by Jon Krakauer

“The Tipping Point”
by Malcolm Gladwell

“Blink”
by Malcolm Gladwell

“The God Delusion”
by Richard Dawkins

“John Adams”
by David McCullough

“The World is Flat” (Audio only)
by Thomas L. Friedman

“The Secret”
by Rhonda Byrne

“Women and Money”
by Suze Orman

“The Third Jesus”
by Deepak Chopra

“The Dangerous Book For Boys”
by Conn Iggulden


“A New Earth”
by Eckhart Tolle

“The Power of Now”
by Eckhart Tolle

“What To Expect When You’re Expecting”
by Heidi Murkoff

“You Can Heal Your Life”
by Louise Hay

“Rich Dad, Poor Dad”
by Robert T. Kiyosaki

“The Purpose-Driven Live”
by Rick Warren

Workshop News.

The Workshop Just For Fiction Writers, hosted by Steven Havill, is now full. We can no longer accept anyone else for this workshop and there is no alternative attendance list available due to the pace and requirements of the workshop.

If you are interested in attending a workshop in the future please contact us. If there are enough interested people Mr. Havill might host this workshop again.

AJML Staff

Free Workshop

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLERS December 9, 2007

Eat, Love, Pray,
By Elizabeth Gilbert

The Innocent Man
By John Grisham

Into The Wild
By Jon Krakauer

Tuesday With Morrie
By Mitch Albom

The World Is Flat (Audio)
By Thomas L. Friedman

The Tipping Point
By Malcolm Gladwell

Blink
By Malcolm Gladwell

The Devil In The White City
By Erik Larson

The Secret
By Rhonda Byrne

Guinness World Records 2008

The World Almanac And Book Of Facts 2008

What To Expect When You’re Expecting
By Heidi Murkoff

Cesar’s Way
By Cesar Millan

The Pillars Of The Earth
By Ken Follett

Love In The Time Of Cholera
By Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Water For Elephants
By Sara Gruen

The Kite Runner
By Khaled Hosseini

The Memory Keeper’s Daughter
By Kim Edwards

The Road
By Cormac McCarthy

The Alchemist
By Paulo Coelho

Atonement
By Ian McEwan

The People You Meet In Heaven
By Mitch Albom

Next
By Michael Crichton

Cross
By James Patterson

Brother Odd
By Dean Koontz

Wild Fire
By Nelson DeMille

Treasure Of Khan
By Clive Cussler

Santa Cruise
By Mary Higgins Clark

Dakota Home
By Debbie Macomber

Christmas Letters
By Debbie Macomber

Double Cross
By James Patterson

The Choice
By Nicholas Sparks

Playing For Pizza
By John Grisham

Stone Cold
By David Baldacci

A Thousand Splendid Suns
By Khaled Hosseini

World Without End
By Fen Follett

Home To Holly Springs
By Jan Karon

The Chase
By Clive Cussler

Book Of The Dead
By Patricia Cornwell

Amazing Grace
By Danielle Steel

Creation In Death
By J. D. Robb

The Almost Moon
By Alice Sebold

Boom
By Tom Brokaw

Where-o-Where are you now?

If you previously worked here at the Arthur Johnson Memorial Library and would like to post what you're up to now, we would love to hear from you.

Thank you,
Current AJML Staff

Halloween Party at the Library 2007

We here at the Arthur Johnson Memorial Library would like to thank the Pre-K Story Hour Class for another successful Halloween Party. There were several great costumes.



We hope you all had a happy and safe Halloween.

Library Going Through Change

Currently at Arthur Johnson Memorial Library we are starting up a new checkout system, we have been running two systems for a few weeks and will hopefully be solely in the new system by the middle of September 2007. All Patrons currently have access to our catalog via the web at library.cityofraton.com/ or by clicking the link on the right side of the screen.

Mystery and Magic of Books 2007

The Staff at AJML would like to thank all that had participated in our Summer Story Hour and Movie Saturdays. We hope to see you all again next year.

A Special thank you to Teresa Tabor for our Harry Potter Decorations.