Do It Yourself
November 2020
 
New Books
Solar Electricity Basics : Powering Your Home or Office with Solar Energy
by Daniel D Chiras

Find safer, more economical, and more sustainable ways to meet our needs for electricity. The book It explores how to size, cost, and choose the right system, including off-grid vs. grid-tied vs grid-tied with battery backup. Find out where to mount a system for maximum performance, what type of modules and inverters to buy and how to install and maintain batteries. Learn cost vs benefit for solar electric systems, how to connect to the grid, and what type of net metering your area offers.
Beginner's Step-by-Step Coding Course : Learn Computer Programming the Easy Way
by Dorling Kindersley Inc.

Learning to code is made easier by this full-color guide to computer programming for beginners.
How to Drag a Body and Other Safety Tips You Hope to Never Need : Survival Tricks for Hacking, Hurricanes, and Hazards Life Might Throw at You
by Judith Matloff

From seasoned war correspondent and professor at Columbia Journalism School, Judith Matloff, a reassuring and kick-ass book in the vein of The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook for women to take on whatever the world throws at them-from hurricanes to harassment and beyond.
Ultimate Guide to Basements, Attics & Garages : Step-by-step Projects for Adding Space Without Adding on
by Anthony Regolino

This illustrated guide teaches homeowners how to remodel spare spaces in the home, including basements, attics and garages, including guides for planning and design and 50 detailed step-by-step sequences for each project.
Holiday DIY
Holiday Cheer : Festive Inspirations for Your Best Season Ever!
by Good Housekeeping Institute

Collects recipes for the Christmas holiday, along with decorating and gift ideas, including cookies, dinner entrees, desserts, homemade gifts, and Christmas craft projects.
Joy of Card Making
by Leisure Arts Inc.

A complete guide to creating the right card for a variety of special occasions features more than ninety imaginative card "recipes," hundreds of creative ideas, and a wealth of designs, tips, and techniques for cards suitable for a birthday, anniversary, wedding, get well, sympathy, graduation, thank you, congratulations, holiday, and more.
Jazzy Gift Baskets : Making & Decorating Glorious Presents
by Marie Browning

Decorate, create, and give with love—or start a successful home business: that’s what crafters can do with this jazzy, snazzy guide to putting together the perfect gift basket. Written by Marie Browning, author of the best-selling Jazzy Jars, it’s not only filled with a variety of techniques for decorating the baskets—painting, découpage, adding a no-sew fabric lining—but presents a wealth of ideas for selecting, assembling, and creatively packaging lovely gifts to place inside. Choose from more than two dozen themes for every occasion.
Crafts and Keepsakes for the Holidays : Christmas with Martha Stewart Living
by Martha Stewart

Filled with step-by-step photographs, a creative guide features tips and techniques for making inventive decorations, holiday party favors, wreaths, table decorations, stockings, beautiful wrappings, handmade cards and tags, gift pouches, and delectable treats from the kitchen.
DIY Digitally
DIY Online Resources

Looking for more DIY online resources?  Check out Forsyth County Public Library's online resources page for useful Do It Yourself databases, websites, and other resources.
Forsyth County Public Library
660 W 5th Street
Winston Salem, North Carolina 27101
336-703-3030

https://www.forsyth.cc/library/default.aspx