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
The art of possibility. Rosamund Stone Zander, Benjamin Zander. 153.35 ZAN
The art of the start: the time-tested, battle-hardened guide for anyone starting anything. Guy Kawasaki. 658.11 KAW
The artist’s way: a spiritual path to higher creativity. Julia Cameron. Y 153.35 CAM
The big book of business games: icebreakers, creativity exercises, and meeting energizers. John W. Newstrom, Edward E. Scannell. 658.4 NEW
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
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
Catching the big fish: meditation, consciousness, and creativity. David Lynch. 158.12 LYN
Coaching the artist within: advice for writers, actors, visual artists & musicians from America’s foremost creativity coach. Eric Maisel. 153.35 MAI
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
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
The Creative Memories way: creating keepsake albums and building your family legacy. Cheryl Lightle, Rhonda Anderson. 771.46 LIG
Creative prayer: speaking the language of God’s heart. Chris Tiegreen. 248.32 TIE
Creative quilts: inspiration, texture and stitch. Sandra Meech. 746.46 MEE
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
Creators: from Chaucer and Durer to Picasso and Disney. Paul Johnson. 920 JOH
The dark side of the light chasers: reclaiming your power, creativity, brilliance, and dreams. Debbie Ford. 155.2 FOR
Decorating with family photographs: creative ways to display your treasured memories. Ryne & Teresa Hazen. 747.9 HAZ
The decorator’s problem solver: 100 creative answers to your most common decorating dilemmas. Sacha Cohen. 643.7 COH
Drawing lab for mixed-media artists: 52 creative exercises to make drawing fun. Carla Sonheim. 741.2 SON
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 Element: how finding your passion changes everything. Ken Robinson. 158.1 ROB
The essayist at work: profiles of creative nonfiction writers. 814.008 ESS
Exuberance: the passion for life. Kay Redfield Jamison. 152.42 JAM
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
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
Free culture: how big media uses technology and the law to lock down culture and control creativity. Lawrence Lessig. 343.099 LES
Freedom of expression: overzealous copyright bozos and other enemies of creativity. Kembrew McLeod. 346.048 MACL
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
Get creative! with M’Liss Rae Hawley: a beginner’s guide to color & design for quilters. 746.46HAW
Getting a grip: clarity, creativity, and courage in a world gone mad. Frances Moore Lappe. 361.2 LAP
The good among the great: 19 traits of the most admirable, creative, and joyous people. Donald Van de Mark. 158.1 VAN
Hardware style: 100 creative decorating ideas using materials from every aisle of the home center store. Marthe Le Van. 745.5 LEV
Hitchcock’s notebooks: an authorized and illustrated look inside the creative mind of Alfred Hitchcock. Dan Auiler. 791.43 AUI
HowIwrite:thesecretlivesofauthors. 808.02HOW
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 IdeaFisher: how to land that big idea–and other secrets of creativity in business. Marsh Fisher. 650.1 FIS
In the beginning—creativity. Gordon D. Kaufman. 231 KAU
Indie girl: from starting a band to launching a fashion company, nine ways to turn your creative talent into reality. Arne Johnson. Y 305.235 JOH
Journal bliss: creative prompts to unleash your inner eccentric. Violette. Y 153.35 VIO
The joy of art: a creative guide for beginning painters. Serge Clement, Marina Kamena. 751 CLE
Lastingness: the art of old age. Nicholas Delbanco. 155.67 DEL
Letters to a young artist. Anna Deavere Smith. Y 700.2 SMI
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
Make your mark: explore your creativity and discover your inner artist. Margaret Peot. 702.8 PEO
The man who heard voices, or, how M. Night Shyamalan risked his career on a fairy tale. Michael Bamberger. 791.4372 BAM
More help!: for teachers of young children: 99 tips to promote intellectual development and creativity. Gwen Snyder Kaltman. J 372.21 KAL Parenting
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
On becoming an artist: reinventing yourself throughmindfulcreativity. Ellen J. Langer. 153.35LAN
101 dance games for children: fun and creativity with movement. Paul Rooyackers. 796.13 ROO
180 creative ideas for getting students involved, engaged, and excited. 371.3 ONE
The paper garden: an artist {begins her life’s work} at 72. Molly Peacock. 745.546 PEA
Parent trek: nurturing creativity and care in our children. Jeanne Zimmerly Jantzi. 248.845 JAN
Play: how it shapes the brain, opens the imagination, and invigorates the soul. Stuart Brown. 155 BRO
The prosperous heart: creating a life of “enough”. Julia Cameron. 158.1 CAM
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
Scrapbook storytelling: save family stories and memories with photos, journaling and your own creativity. Joanna Campbell Slan. 745.59 SLA
Scribbling in the sand: Christ and creativity. Michael Card. 233.5 CAR
Seeing past Z: nurturing the imagination in a fast-forward world. Beth Kephart. 370.15 KEP
Shelf expression: 70 projects & ideas for creative storage & display. Marthe Le Van. 648.8 LEV
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
Singing at the top of our lungs: women, love, and creativity. Claudia Bepko. 155.633 BEP
Small things considered: why there is no perfect design. Henry Petroski. 620.0042 PET
Spark: how creativity works. Julie Burstein. 153.35 BUR
Teen success!: ideas to move your mind. Beatrice J. Elye. Y 646.7 ELY
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, Large Type 973.932 FRI
Theatre games and beyond: a creative approach for performers. Amiel Schotz. 792.028 SCH
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
30,000 years of art: the story of human creativity across time and space. 709 THI
The three “only” things: tapping the power of dreams, coincidence, & imagination. Robert Moss. 154 MOS
A time to live: seven steps of creative aging. Robert Raines. 155.67 RAI
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
True notebooks: a writer’s year at juvenile hall. Mark Salzman. 364.36 SAL, Y 364.36 SAL
A whack on the side of the head: how you can be more creative. Roger von Oech. 153.35 VON
What it is. Lynda Barry. Y 741.5 BAR
What we ache for: creativity and the unfolding of your soul. Oriah Mountain Dreamer. 153.35 MOU
Whatcha mean, what’s a zine?: the art of making zines and mini comics. Mark Todd. Y 070.5 TOD
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
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

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

Quiero ser poeta: ejercicios e instrucciones para escribir poesia. Spanish Lang. 808.1 QUI