Looking for... Books about our four-legged friends

Saturday, November 15 is Woofstock! Join your fellow dog lovers at Chandler's Tumbleweed Park for a day of training demonstrations, entertainment, vendors and more. This free-admission event starts at 9:00 am.

Dog lovers have also put their prints on the book world. Travels with Casey takes one man and his dog on a road trip across America - to look at other people and their dogs. The modern classic Marley and Me tells the story of living with "the world's worst dog." Or, you can go back even further and read famous veterinarian James Herriot's Favorite Dog Stories.

Find even more dog-related resources at the library:
Dog stories
Dog training
More books on dog ownership: stop in at your branch and look for 636.7 in nonfiction.

Don't forget our other furry and feathered friends! Books on pets of all sorts are found in nonfiction at 636.1 - 636.9.

The 5th Annual Chuck Wagon Cook-Off

Get your wagons hitched up and head to Tumbleweed Ranch at Tumbleweed Park November 7-9 for the 5th Annual Chuck Wagon Cook-Off. There's fun planned for all ages with a campfire glow, live music, gunfighter shows, and delicious food!

In case you want to get into a more "Western" state of mind before the big weekend, check out our list of Modern Westerns -- a great list of books featuring titles by Charles Portis, Larry McMurtry, Jeff Guinn, and Phillipp Meyer.

For those who want to try their hand at a little campfire cooking, check out a few of the titles below:

• Cabin Cooking: Delicious Easy-to-Fix Recipes for Camp, Cabin, or Trail by Kate Fiduccia
• Campfire Cuisine: Gourmet Recipes for the Great Outdoors by Robin Donovan
• Easy Campfire Cooking: 200+ Family Fun Recipes for Cooking Over Coals and in the Flames with a Dutch Oven, Foil Packets, and More!
• A Fork in the Trail: Mouthwatering Meals and Tempting Treats for the Backcountry by Laurie Ann March
• The Outdoor Dutch Oven Cookbook by Sheila Mills
• The Leave-No-Crumbs Camping Cookbook: 150 Delightful, Delicious, and Darn-Near Foolproof Recipes from Two Top Wilderness Chefs by Rick Greenspan
• The One Pan Gourmet: Fresh Food on the Trail by Donald Jacobson The Scout's Dutch Oven Cookbook by Tim Conners