Creativity

Alterknits: imaginative projects and creativity exercises. Leigh Radford. 746.432 RAD
American sketches: great leaders, creative thinkers, and heroes of a hurricane. Walter Isaacson. 973.099 ISA
Art before breakfast: a zillion ways to be more creative, no matter how busy you are. Danny Gregory. 701.15 GRE
Art lab for kids: 52 creative adventures in drawing, painting, printmaking, paper, and mixed media: for budding artists of all ages. Susan Schwake. 702.8 SCH
The art of noise: conversations with great songwriters. Daniel Rachel. 782.4216 RAC
The art of noticing: 131 ways to spark creativity, find inspiration, and discover joy in the everyday. Rob Walker. 153.73 WAL
The art of possibility. Rosamund Stone Zander, Benjamin Zander. 153.35 ZAN
The art of slow writing: reflections on time, craft, and creativity. Louise DeSalvo. 808.0201 DES
The art of the start: the time-tested, battle-hardened guide for anyone starting anything. Guy Kawasaki. 658.11 KAW
Art thinking: how to carve out creative space in a world of schedules, budgets, and bosses. Amy Whitaker. 658.403 WHI
The artful parent: simple ways to fill your family’s life with art and creativity. Jean Van’t Hul. 745.508 VAN
The artisan soul: crafting your life into a work of art. Erwin Raphael McManus. 261.57 MACM
The artist’s library: a field guide. 021.2 ART
The artist’s way: a spiritual path to higher creativity. Julia Cameron. Y 153.35 CAM
The artist’s way for parents: raising creative children. 155.413 CAM
At the center of all beauty: solitude and the creative life. Fenton Johnson. 155.92 JOH
Beyond the first draft: the art of fiction. John Casey. 808.3 CAS
The big book of business games: icebreakers, creativity exercises, and meeting energizers. John W. Newstrom, Edward E. Scannell. 658.4 NEW
The big thing: how to complete your creative project even if you’re a lazy, self-doubting procrastinator like me. Phyllis Korkki. 153.35 KOR
Book of organization: the art of creating order. Jo Packham. 648.8 PAC
Books in bloom: creative patterns and props that bring stories to life. Kimberly K. Faurot. J 027.625 FAU Parenting
Breaking ground: adventures in life and architecture. Daniel Libeskind, 725.23 LIB
Broken places & outer spaces: finding creativity in the unexpected. Nnedi Okorafor. 155.24 OKO
Building character from the start: 201 activities to foster creativity, literacy, and play in K-3. Susan Ragsdale, Ann Saylor. J 372.011 RAG Parenting
The case for make believe: saving play in a commercialized world. Susan Linn. 155.418 LIN
Catching the big fish: meditation, consciousness, and creativity. David Lynch. 158.12 LYN
A colorful way of living: how to be more, create more, do more the Vera Bradley way. Barbara Bradley Baekgaard. 155.333 BAE
Coloring outside the lines: raising a smarter kid by breaking all the rules. Roger Schank. 649.1 SCH
Creating a bu$iness you’ll love: top entrepreneurs share their secrets. 658.421 CRE
Creative capitalism: a conversation with Bill Gates, Warren Buffett and other economic leaders. 330.122 CRE
Creative card making for scrapbookers. 745.5941 CRE
Creative children’s parties. Alison Boteler. 793.21 BOT
Creative collage: making memories in mixed media. Marie Browning. 751.493 BRO
Creative colleges: a guide for student actors, artists, dancers, musicians and writers. Elaina Loveland. 378.7 LOV
The creative community: designing for life. Vernon D. Swaback. 307.12 SWA
Creative correction: extraordinary ideas for everyday discipline. Lisa Whelchel. 649.64 WHE
Creative engagement: a handbook of activities for people with dementia. Rachael Wonderlin. 616.831 WON
The creative habit: learn it and use it for life: a practical guide. Twyla Tharp. 153.35 THA
The creative kitchen: over 100 food gifts to make and give. 641.568 CRE
Creative lettering: techniques & tips from top artists. Jenny Doh. 745.61 DOH
Creative prayer: speaking the language of God’s heart. Chris Tiegreen. 248.32 TIE
Creative quest. Questlove. 153.35 QUE
Creative quilts: inspiration, texture and stitch. Sandra Meech. 746.46 MEE
Creative schools: the grassroots revolution that’s transforming education. Ken Robinson, Lou Aronica. 371.207 ROB
The creative teacher: an encyclopedia of ideas to energize your curriculum. Steve Springer. 371.3 SPR
Creative vegetable gardening. Joy Larkcom. 635 LAR
Creative visualization for dummies. Robin Nixon. 153.32 NIX
Creative visualization: use the power of your imagination to create what you want in your life. Shakti Gawain. 153.3 GAW
Creative wax carving: a modern approach to an ancient craft with 15 jewelry projects. Emilie Shapiro. 739.27 SHA
Creative you: using your personality type to thrive. David B. Goldstein, Otto Kroeger. 155.264 GOL
Creativity: a short and cheerful guide. John Cleese. 153.35 CLE
Creativity, Inc.: overcoming the unseen forces that stand in the way of true inspiration. Ed Catmull. 658.407 CAT
Creativity: the perfect crime. Philippe Petit. 153.35 PET
Creators: from Chaucer and Durer to Picasso and Disney. Paul Johnson. 920 JOH
Dancing on the head of a pen: the practice of a writing life. Robert Benson. 808.02 BEN
The dark side of the light chasers: reclaiming your power, creativity, brilliance, and dreams. Debbie Ford. 155.2 FOR
Dear mister essay writer guy: advice and confessions on writing, love, and cannibals. Dinty W. Moore. 808.042 MOO
The death of the artist: how creators are struggling to survive in the age of billionaires and big tech. William Deresiewicz. 700.1 DER
The decorator’s problem solver: 100 creative answers to your most common decorating dilemmas. Sacha Cohen. 643.7 COH
Die empty: unleash your best work every day. Todd Henry. 650.1 HEN
Discovering God through the arts: how we can grow closer to God by appreciating beauty & creativity. Terry Glaspey. 261.57 GLA
The doodle revolution: unlock the power to think differently. Sunni Brown. 153.4 BRO
Drawing lab for mixed-media artists: 52 creative exercises to make drawing fun. Carla Sonheim. 741.2 SON
Drawing on the right side of the brain. Betty Edwards. 741.2 EDW
Dream writing assignments: 600+ prompts for creative writing. David E. LeCount. 808.04 LEC
Dreamers, discoverers & dynamos: how to help the child who is bright, bored, and having problems in school. Lucy Jo Palladino. 155.455 PAL
The education of a young poet. David Biespiel. 808.1 BIE
The Element: how finding your passion changes everything. Ken Robinson. 158.1 ROB, Spanish Lang. 158.1 ROB
The essayist at work: profiles of creative nonfiction writers. 814.008 ESS
The faith of a writer: life, craft, art. Joyce Carol Oates. 808.02 OAT
Falling upwards: essays in defense of the imagination. Lee Siegel. 814 SIE
Felt it! stitch it! fabulous!: creative wearables from fleamarketfinds. Katheryn Tidwell Bieber. 746.04BIE
Finding water: the art of perseverance. Julia Cameron. 153.35 CAM
Finding what you didn’t lose: expressing your truth and creativity through poem-making. John Fox. 808.1 FOX
Finding your element: how to discover your talents and passions and transform your life. Ken Robinson. 153.9 ROB, Spanish Lang. 153.9 ROB
First art kit: creative papercraft remedies for what ails you. Boo Paterson. 745.54 PAT
The flavor thesaurus: a compendium of pairings, recipes, and ideas for the creative cook. Niki Segnit. 641.5 SEG
The flower gardener’s bible: time-tested techniques, creative designs, and perfect plants for colorful gardens. Lewis & Nancy Hill. 635.9 HIL
Fun is good: how to create joy & passion in your workplace & career. Mike Veeck. 658.314 VEE
Thegame-changer:howyoucandriverevenueand profit growth with innovation. A.G. Lafley. 658.4 LAF
The gecko’s foot: bio-inspiration: engineering new materials from nature. Peter Forbes. 600 FOR
Genius: a mosaic of one hundred exemplary creative minds. Harold Bloom. 809 BLO
The geography of genius: a search for the world’s most creative places from ancient Athens to Silicon Valley. Eric Weiner. 153.9 WEI
Get creative! with M’Liss Rae Hawley: a beginner’s guide to color & design for quilters. 746.46HAW
Get it done: from procrastination to creative genius in 15 minutes a day. Sam Bennett. 155.232 BEN
Get weird: discover the surprising secret to making a difference. CJ Casciotta. 248.4 CAS
The good among the great: 19 traits of the most admirable, creative, and joyous people. Donald Van de Mark. 158.1 VAN
Good naked: reflections on how to write more, write better, and be happier. Joni B. Cole. 808.02 COL
Good prose: the art of nonfiction. Tracy Kidder, Richard Todd. 808.02 KID
Grow your handmade business: how to envision, develop, and sustain a successful creative business. Kari Chapin. 745.5068 CHA
Hardware style: 100 creative decorating ideas using materials from every aisle of the home center store. Marthe Le Van. 745.5 LEV
Here on the edge: how a small group of World War II conscientious objectors took art and peace from the margins to the mainstream. Steve McQuiddy. 940.5316 MACQ
Hitchcock’s notebooks: an authorized and illustrated look inside the creative mind of Alfred Hitchcock. Dan Auiler. 791.43 AUI
How I write: the secret lives of authors. 808.02 HOW
How creativity rules the world: the art and business of turning your ideas into gold. Maria Brito. 650.1 BRI
How successful people think: change your thinking, change your life. John C. Maxwell. 158.1 MAX
How to avoid making art: (or anything else you enjoy). Julia Cameron. 153.35 CAM
How to change the world: social entrepreneurs and the power of new ideas. David Bornstein. 361.2 BOR
How to get ideas. Jack Foster. 153.35 FOS
How to think like Leonardo Da Vinci: seven steps to genius every day. Michael J. Gelb. 153.35 GEL
How would you move Mount Fuji?: Microsoft’s cult of the puzzle: how the world’s smartest companies select the most creative thinkers. William Poundstone. 658.311 POU
The idea factory: Bell Labs and the great age of American innovation. Jon Gertner. 384 GER
Imaginable: how to see the future coming and feel ready for anything–even things that seem impossible today. Jane McGonigal. 370 MACG
Imagination: the science of your mind’s greatest power. Jim Davies. 153.35 DAV
Imagine: how creativity works. Jonah Lehrer. 153.35 LEH
The impact equation: are you making things happen or just making noise? Chris Brogan, Julien Smith. 658.872 BRO
The innovators: how a group of inventors, hackers, geniuses, and geeks created the digital revolution. Walter Isaacson. 004.092 ISA, Spanish Lang. 004.092 ISA
Journal it!: perspectives in creative journaling. Jenny Doh. 745.5938 DOH
The joy of art: a creative guide for beginning painters. Serge Clement, Marina Kamena. 751 CLE
Knit the sky: cultivate your creativity with a playful way of knitting. Lea Redmond. 746.432 RED
Lastingness: the art of old age. Nicholas Delbanco. 155.67 DEL
Let me out: unlock your creative mind and bring your ideas to life. Peter Himmelman. 153.35 HIM
Let the elephants run: unlock your creativity and change everything. David Usher. 153.35 RUS
Light the dark: writers on creativity, inspiration, and the artistic process. 153.35 LIG
A Lithgow palooza!: 101 ways to entertain and inspire your kids. John Lithgow. 793 LIT
The lives of the Muses: nine women & the artists they inspired. Francine Prose. 700.92 PRO
Living your unlived life: coping with unrealized dreams and fulfilling your purpose in the second half of life. Robert A. Johnson. 155.66 JOH
Lost in language & sound, or, How I found my way to the arts: essays. Ntozake Shange. 814 SHA
Made to stick: why some ideas survive and others die. Chip Heath, Dan Heath. 302.13 HEA
Magic hours: essays on creators and creation. Tom Bissell. 153.35 BIS
Make good art. Neil Gaiman. 153.35 GAI
Make great art on your iPad: paint, draw, share. Alison Jardine. 776 JAR
Make your brain smarter: increase your brain’s creativity, energy, and focus. Sandra Bond Chapman. 153 CHA
Making a life: working by hand and discovering the life you are meant to live. Melanie Falick. 745.5 FAL
The man who heard voices, or, how M. Night Shyamalan risked his career on a fairy tale. Michael Bamberger. 791.4372 BAM
Mastering the process: from idea to novel. Elizabeth George. 808.3 GEO
Messy: the power of disorder to transform our lives. Tim Harford. 153.35 HAR
More creative lettering: techniques & tips from top artists. Jenny Doh. 745.61 DOH
More help!: for teachers of young children: 99 tips to promote intellectual development and creativity. Gwen Snyder Kaltman. J 372.21 KAL Parenting
Most likely to succeed: preparing our kids for the innovation era. Tony Wagner, Ted Dintersmith. 371.207 WAG
The Mozart effect: tapping the power of music to heal the body, strengthen the mind, and unlock the creative spirit. Don Campbell. 615.851 CAM
Never say you can’t survive. Charlie Jane Anders. 808.02 AND
101 dance games for children: fun and creativity with movement. Paul Rooyackers. 796.13 ROO
Originals: how non-conformists move the world. Adam Grant. 153.35 GRA, CD 153.35 GRA
The origins of creativity. Edward O. Wilson. 153.35 WIL
Pallet craft: 20 creative makes using wooden pallets. Emma Basden. 684.08 BAS
The paper garden: an artist {begins her life’s work} at 72. Molly Peacock. 745.546 PEA
Play: how it shapes the brain, opens the imagination, and invigorates the soul. Stuart Brown. 155 BRO
Poke the box: when was the last time you did something for the first time? Seth Godin. 650.1 GOD
Pray like a gourmet: creative ways to feed your soul. David Brazzeal. 248.32 BRA
Pretty quilled cards: 25+ creative designs for greetings & celebrations. Cecelia Louie. 745.5941 LOU
The prosperous heart: creating a life of “enough”. Julia Cameron. 158.1 CAM
Queen Bey: a celebration of the power and creativity of Beyoncé Knowles-Carter. 782.4216 QUE
Reading like a writer: a guide for people who love books and for those who want to write them. Francine Prose. 808.02 PRO
Reality hunger: a manifesto. David Shields. 818 SHI
Re-creative: 50 projects for turning found items intocontemporarydesign. Steve Dodds. Y745.5DOD
The rise: creativity, the gift of failure, and the search for mastery. Sarah Lewis. 153.35 LEW
The runaway species: how human creativity remakes the world. Anthony Brandt, David Eagleman. 153.35 BRA
Scribbling in the sand: Christ and creativity. Michael Card. 233.5 CAR
Sharpie art workshop: techniques & ideas for transforming your world. Timothy Goodman. 741.26 GOO
Shelf expression: 70 projects & ideas for creative storage & display. Marthe Le Van. 648.8 LEV
Shortcut: how analogies reveal connections, spark innovation, and sell our greatest ideas. John Pollack. 808.032 POL
Show your work!: 10 ways to share your creativity and get discovered. Austin Kleon. Y 153.35 KLE
Sign me up!: the parents’ complete guide to sports, activities, music lessons, dance classes, and other extracurriculars. Stacy M. DeBroff. 649.5 DEB
Simple screenprinting: basic techniques & creative projects. Annie Stromquist. 745.73 STR
Small things considered: why there is no perfect design. Henry Petroski. 620.0042 PET
Spark: how creativity works. Julie Burstein. 153.35 BUR
Steal like an artist: 10 things nobody told you about being creative. Austin Kleon. Y 153.35 KLE
Steering the craft: a twenty-first century guide to sailing the sea of story. Ursula K. Le Guin. 808.02 LEG
Still writing: the pleasures and perils of a creative life. Dani Shapiro. 808.02 SHA
Stop motion animation: how to make and share creative videos. Melvyn Ternan. 777.7 TER
Stretch: unlock the power of less– and achieve more than you ever imagined. Scott Sonenshein. 153.35 SON
Surprise: embrace the unpredictable and engineer the unexpected. Tania Luna, LeeAnn Renninger. 152.4 LUN
Sweat the technique: revelations on creativity from the lyrical genius. Rakim. 782.4216 RAK
Tell to win: connect, persuade, and triumph with the hidden power of story. Peter Guber. 302.2 GUB
That used to be us: how America fell behind in the world it invented and how we can come back. Thomas L. Friedman, Michael Mandelbaum. 973.932 FRI
Theatre games and beyond: a creative approach for performers. Amiel Schotz. 792.028 SCH
Things a little bird told me: confessions of the creative mind. Biz Stone. 006.754 STO
The thinking life: how to thrive in the age of distraction. P. M. Forni. 153.42 FOR
The 3rd alternative: solving life’s most difficult problems. Stephen R. Covey. 158 COV
The three “only” things: tapping the power of dreams, coincidence, & imagination. Robert Moss. 154 MOS
Tinker dabble doodle try: unlock the power of the unfocused mind. Srini Pillay. 153.4 PIL
Together again: a creative guide to successful multigenerational living. Sharon Graham Niederhaus, John L. Graham. 646.78 NIE
The treehouse: eccentric wisdom from my father on how to live, love, and see. Naomi Wolf. B Wolf
The trickster’s hat: a mischievous apprenticeship in creativity. Nick Bantock. 155.35 BAN
True notebooks: a writer’s year at juvenile hall. Mark Salzman. 364.36 SAL
The true secret of writing: connecting life with language. Natalie Goldberg. 808.042 GOL
Unthink: rediscover your creative genius. Erik Wahl. 153.35 WAH
A whack on the side of the head: how you can be more creative. Roger von Oech. 153.35 VON
What about the baby?: some thoughts on the art of fiction. Alice McDermott. 814.54 MACD
What we ache for: creativity and the unfolding of your soul. Oriah Mountain Dreamer. 153.35 MOU
What’s your creative type?: harness the power of your artistic personality. Meta Wagner. 153.35 WAG
Where good ideas come from: the natural history of innovation. Steven Johnson. 303.48 JOH
A whole new mind: moving from the information age totheconceptualage. Daniel H. Pink. 153.35PIN
Wired to create: unraveling the mysteries of the creative mind. Scott Barry Kaufman, Carolyn Gregoire. 153.35 KAU
Wonderbook: an illustrated guide to creating imaginative fiction. Jeff VanderMeer. 808.3 VAN
Write better: a lifelong editor on craft, art, and spirituality. Andrew T. Le Peau. 808.02 LEP
Writers have no age: creative writing for older adults. Lenore McComas Coberly, Jeri McCormick, Karen Updike. 808.04 COB
Your creative brain: seven steps to maximize imagination, productivity, and innovation in your life. Shelley Carson. 153.35 CAR
Your creative career: turn your passion into a fulfilling and financially rewarding lifestyle. Anna Sabino. 700.23 SAB
Your inner critic is a big jerk: and other truths about being creative. Danielle Krysa. 153.35 KRY

FICTION

Blinding light. Paul Theroux. Fic THE
Portrait of an artist, as an old man. Joseph Heller. Fic HEL

DVDS & AUDIOBOOKS

Appelemando’s dreams. DVD Children R
The war of art: winning the inner creative battle. Steven Pressfield. CD 153.35 PRE
Barney’s read with me, dance with me. DVD Children B
Drawing on the right side of the brain: seven lessons to enhance creativity and artistic self-confidence. DVD 741.2
For the love of art. DVD 649.68
Regina‘s big mistake. DVD Children R
A touch of greatness. DVD 371.399
Where’s Wilbur? DVD Children A

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Artist to artist: 23 major illustrators talk to children about their art. J 741.642 ART
The arts and crafts busy book. Trish Kuffner. J 745.5 KUF Parenting
Bottle houses: the creative world of Grandma Prisbrey. Melissa Eskridge Slaymaker. EB Prisbrey
Cool collage: the art of creativity for kids! Anders Hanson. J 745.54 HAN
Discovering great artists: hands-on art for children in the style of the great masters. MaryAnn F. Kohl, Kim Solga. J 702.8 KOH Parenting
Holly Bloom’s garden. Sarah Ashman. Pic ASH
Ilovetofingerpaint! Jennifer Lipsey. J751.49LIP
In print!: 40 cool publishing projects for kids. Joe Rhatigan. J 741.6 RHA
The jumbo book of art. Irene Luxbacher. J 702.8 LUX
Library mouse. Daniel Kirk. Pic KIR
Milli, Jack, and the Dancing Cat. Stephen Michael King. Pic KIN
101greatgiftsfromkids:fabulousgiftseverychild canmake. Stephanie Mueller. J745.5MUEParenting
Origami activities: Asian arts & crafts for creative kids. Michael G. LaFosse. J 736.982 LAF
Sing my song: a kid’s guide to songwriting. Steve Seskin. J 782.42 SES
The star catchers: stories for you to read to your child to encourage calm, confidence, and creativity. J 808.83 STA Parenting
To be an artist. Maya Ajmera. E 700 AJM
Word after word after word. Patricia MacLachlan. J MACL

SPANISH LANGUAGE / EN ESPAÑOL

¡Crear o morir!: la esperanza de Latinoamérica y las cinco claves de la innovación. Andrés Oppenheimer. Spanish Lang. 650.1 OPP
El elemento: descubrir tu pasion lo cambia todo. Ken Robinson. Spanish Lang. 158.1 ROB
Encuentra tu elemento: el camino para descubrir tu pasión y transformar tu vida. Ken Robinson. Spanish Lang. 153.9 ROB
Los innovadores: los genios que inventaron el future. Walter Isaacson. Spanish Lang. 004.092 ISA
Quiero ser poeta: ejercicios e instrucciones para escribir poesia. Spanish Lang. 808.1 QUI