The Children's Room
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| MAY 2012 |
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Wednesday, May 9 – Family Story Time - 7 p.m.-8 p.m. in the Story Time Room. For families with children 5 years and older. This program includes stories, puppets, and other activities. Please note that space is limited. |
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Thursday, May 10 – Preschool Story Time - 10:30 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. in the Story Time Room. For children ages 3 to 5 years old. This program includes stories, flannel board presentations, songs, and art activities. Please note that space is limited. |
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Thursday, May 10 – TAB Volunteer Recognition – 3 p.m.-5 p.m. By invitation only. TAB members contact Teen Services at 626-300-1549 for details. |
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Thursday, May 10 – Book Club for Adults - 7 pm.-8:30 p.m. in Ruth C. Reese Hall. Enjoy good books and better discussions with the Thursday book club, the Alhambra Page Turners. Tonight we will introduce our next book, "March," by Geraldine Brooks and discuss the setting of the Civil War. |
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Friday, May 11 – Toddler Story Time –10:15 a.m. & 11 a.m. in the Story Time Room. For children ages 1 year to 2 years. This is a lapsit program where parents and caretakers actively participate with the child in stories, nursery rhymes, finger plays, songs and movement activities. Please note that space is limited. |
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Saturday, May 12 – Chess Club – 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in the Homework Center. For ages 7-12. Registration is required. |
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Saturday, May 12 – Scrapbooking, Knitting & Crocheting (SKC) - 2 p.m.-4 p.m. in the Homework Center (not Reese Hall). SKC is a class (offered monthly) to help you learn to knit or crochet through the assistance of volunteers. Space is also provided for your scrapbook projects. Registration is not required. |
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Tuesday, May 15 – Adult Film: "Fearless" (PG-13) – 6:30 p.m. Stars Jet Lie. The film is loosely based on the story of Huo Yuanjia, a martial arts fighter living in the last days of Imperial China. |
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Wednesday, May 16 – Family Story Time - 7 p.m.-8 p.m. in the Story Time Room. For families with children 5 years and older. This program includes stories, puppets, and other activities. Please note that space is limited. |
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Wednesday, May 16 – Adult Story Time - 12 p.m. in Ruth C. Reese Hall. "Adventure," by Sherwood Anderson, is a short story set around 1900. Alice Hindman, a woman who has lived all her life in a small town Winesburg, Ohio working as a clerk in Winney's dry good store who on her twenty-seventh year, has an adventure. Sherwood Anderson (September 13, 1876 – March 8, 1941) was a central figure in the development of the American novel and short story in the twentieth century. His most important work, Winesburg, Ohio, influenced writers such as Ernest Hemingway, Thomas Wolfe, William Faulkner, and F. Scott Fitzgerald among others.
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Wednesday, May 16 – Spanish Book Club - 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. ¡Bienvenidos! The Spanish Book Club (Club de Lectores) meets the first and third Wednesday of each month in the Conference Room on the second floor of the library. No reservation necessary, just show up! Call Patricia Todd, bilingual Librarian, at 626-570-3212 extension 1, during open hours for more information.
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Thursday, May 17 – Preschool Story Time - 10:30 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. in the Story Time Room. For children ages 3 to 5 years old. This program includes stories, flannel board presentations, songs, and art activities. Please note that space is limited. |
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Thursday, May 17 – Teen Movie Fest" Hell Boy" - 3 p.m.-5:30 p.m. in Ruth C. Reese Hall. A demon, raised from infancy after being conjured by and rescued from the Nazis, grows up to become a defender against the forces of darkness. Starring Ron Pearlman and Doug Jones. Rated PG-13. No registration required and B.Y.O.S. |
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Thursday, May 17 – Book Club for Adults - 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. in Ruth C. Reese Hall. Enjoy good books and better discussions with the Thursday, book club Alhambra Page Turners.Tonight we will Part I, Ch. 1-6 of the book, "March" by Geraldine Brooks and discuss the setting of the Civil War. |
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Friday, May 18 – Toddler Story Time –10:15 a.m. & 11 a.m. in the Story Time Room. For children ages 1 year to 2 years. This is a lapsit program where parents and caretakers actively participate with the child in stories, nursery rhymes, finger plays, songs and movement activities. Please note that space is limited. |
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Saturday, May 19 – Chess Club – 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in the Homework Center. For ages 7-12. Registration is required. |
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Monday, May 21 – Family Film: "The Incredibles" (PG, 2004) - 3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. in Ruth C. Reese Hall. A family of undercover superheroes, while trying to live the quiet suburban life, are forced into action to save the world. |
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Wednesday, May 23 – Family Story Time - 7 p.m.-8 p.m. in the Story Time Room. For families with children 5 years and older. This program includes stories, puppets, and other activities. Please note that space is limited. |
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Thursday, May 24 – Preschool Story Time - 10:30 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. in the Story Time Room. For children ages 3 to 5 years old. This program includes stories, flannel board presentations, songs, and art activities. Please note that space is limited. |
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Thursday, May 24 – Book Club for Adults - 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. in Ruth C. Reese Hall. Enjoy good books and better discussions with the Thursday, book club Alhambra Page Turners. Tonight we'll discuss Part I, Ch. 7-13 of the book, "March," by Geraldine Brooks and discuss the setting of the Civil War. |
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Friday, May 25 – Toddler Story Time –10:15 a.m. & 11 a.m. in the Story Time Room. For children ages 1 year to 2 years. This is a lapsit program where parents and caretakers actively participate with the child in stories, nursery rhymes, finger plays, songs and movement activities. Please note that space is limited. |
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Saturday, May 26 – Superhero Story Time – 3 p.m.-4 p.m. in Ruth C. Reese Hall. Calling all super boys and girls! Join us for an afternoon of stories, a craft, and super powers. Best for ages 3 years and older. No registration is required. Please note that space and supplies are limited. |
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Monday, May 28 – Library Closed for the Memorial Day Holiday |
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Wednesday, May 30 – Family Story Time - 7 p.m.-8 p.m. in the Story Time Room. For families with children 5 years and older. This program includes stories, puppets, and other activities. Please note that space is limited. |
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Thursday, May 31 – Preschool Story Time - 10:30 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. in the Story Time Room. For children ages 3 to 5 years old. This program includes stories, flannel board presentations, songs, and art activities. Please note that space is limited. |
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Thursday, May 31 – Teen Movie Fest: "Ghost Rider" - 3 p.m.-5:30 p.m. in Ruth C. Reese Hall. Stunt motorcyclist Johnny Blaze gives up his soul to become a hellblazing vigilante, to fight against power hungry Blackheart, the son of the devil himself. Rated PG-13. No registration required and B.Y.O.S. |
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Thursday, May 31 – Book Club for Adults - 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. in the Library Board Room. Enjoy good books and better discussions with the Thursday book club, the Alhambra Page Turners. Tonight we will discuss Part II, Ch. 14-19 & Afterward of the book, "March," by Geraldine Brooks and discuss the setting of the Civil War. |
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| JUNE 2012 |
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Friday, June 1 - Toddler Story Time –10:15 a.m. & 11 a.m. in the Story Time Room. For children ages 1 year to 2 years. This is a lapsit program where parents and caretakers actively participate with the child in stories, nursery rhymes, finger plays, songs and movement activities. Please note that space is limited. |
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Wednesday, June 6 – Family Story Time - 7 p.m.-8 p.m. in the Story Time Room. For families with children 5 years and older. This program includes stories, puppets, and other activities. Please note that space is limited. |
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Wednesday, June 6 – Spanish Book Club - 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. ¡Bienvenidos! The Spanish Book Club (Club de Lectores) meets the first and third Wednesday of each month in the Conference Room on the second floor of the library. No reservation necessary, just show up! Call Patricia Todd, bilingual Librarian, at 626-570-3212 extension 1, during open hours for more information.
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Thursday, June 7 – Preschool Story Time - 10:30 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. in the Story Time Room. For children ages 3 to 5 years old. This program includes stories, flannel board presentations, songs, and art activities. Please note that space is limited. |
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Thursday, June 7 – Book Club Dinner - 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m. (Where: TBA)
Now that we finished another great book, it's time to celebrate with dinner @ ... For more information, call Lisa Perez at 626-570-5008. |
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Friday, June 8 – Toddler Story Time –10:15 a.m. & 11 a.m. in the Story Time Room. For children ages 1 year to 2 years. This is a lapsit program where parents and caretakers actively participate with the child in stories, nursery rhymes, finger plays, songs and movement activities. Please note that space is limited. |
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Saturday, June 9 – Awakening the Body, Mind & Soul - 1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. in Ruth C. Reese Hall. Mr. Henry Chang is the founder of Tao's Culture Inc. (established in 1997 in VA). He has devoted himself in studying I-Ching and Tao Te Ching for over 30 years. His goal is to educate people about how easy it is to live a healthy and Green lifestyle by adopting Vegetarianism. The mind has the power to change our own reality so why wait for something to happen make it happen. |
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Saturday, June 9 – Scrapbooking, Knitting & Crocheting (SKC) - 2 p.m.-4 p.m. in the Homework Center (not Reese Hall). SKC is a class (offered monthly) to help you learn to knit or crochet through the assistance of volunteers. Space is also provided for your scrapbook projects. Registration is not required. |
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Monday, June 11 – Summer Reading Club 2012 Registration Begins –
The theme of the Summer Reading Program for children and adults is
"DREAM BIG! READ!" The theme for the program for teens is "Own the Night – Zombies vs. Ninjas." No matter what age you are, there will be plentiful activities for everyone and an opportunity to win prizes, participate in free activities and events, and enjoy lots of reading.
Children, 12 years old and younger, are invited to stop by the Children's Room to sign up to read (or have someone read to you) 100 minutes each week during the summer. Weekly visits earn new, fun prizes, including a free book to take home and keep!
Teens (with a valid library card) are asked to read at least one hour each day. Teens will report reading progress once a week at the Teen Desk, and for each valid weekly report, teens will receive an incentive prize and a chance ticket for book drawings. Teen can obtain an extra chance ticket by attending weekly teen events that take place every Thursday afteroon at 3 p.m. in Reese Hall.
Adults can earn a unique incentive prize each week by visiting the library. |
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Monday, June 11 – Children's "BubbleMania" – TBA |
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Tuesday, June 12 – Movie "A River Runs Through It" (PG) - 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. in Ruth C. Reese Hall. A true story about two boys, Norman and Paul, growing up in Montana. One is rebellious of his father, Rev. Maclean, while the other has his feet on the ground. The one love they both have is fly fishing. Stars Tom Skerritt, Craig Sheffer and Brad Pitt. |
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Wednesday, June 13 – Family Story Time - 7 p.m.-8 p.m. in the Story Time Room. For families with children 5 years and older. This program includes stories, puppets, and other activities. Please note that space is limited. |
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Thursday, June 14 – Preschool Story Time - 10:30 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. in the Story Time Room. For children ages 3 to 5 years old. This program includes stories, flannel board presentations, songs, and art activities. Please note that space is limited. |
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Thursday, June 14 – Book Club for Adults - 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. in Ruth C. Reese Hall. Enjoy good books and better discussions with the Thursday book club, the Alhambra Page Turners. Tonight we'll Introduce the author and talk about
Part I - Food, in the book, The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender. |
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Friday, June 15 - Toddler Story Time –10:15 a.m. & 11 a.m. in the Story Time Room. For children ages 1 year to 2 years. This is a lapsit program where parents and caretakers actively participate with the child in stories, nursery rhymes, finger plays, songs and movement activities. Please note that space is limited. |
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Monday, June 18 – Summer Reading Reporting Begins - Summer Reading Reporting begins for all programs Children's, Teen, and Adults. |
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Tuesday, June 19 – Movie: "Eat Pray Love" (PG-13) - 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
A married woman realizes how unhappy her marriage really is, and that her life needs to go in a different direction. After a painful divorce, she takes off on a round-the-world journey to "find herself". In her travels, she discovers the true pleasure of nourishment by eating in Italy; the power of prayer in India, and, finally and unexpectedly, the inner peace and balance of true love in Bali. Based on the best selling book of the same title by Elizabeth Gilbert. Stars Julia Roberts and Javier Bardem.
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Wednesday, June 20 – Spanish Book Club - 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. ¡Bienvenidos! The Spanish Book Club (Club de Lectores) meets the first and third Wednesday of each month in the Conference Room on the second floor of the library. No reservation necessary, just show up! Call Patricia Todd, bilingual Librarian, at 626-570-3212 extension 1, during open hours for more information.
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Wednesday, June 20 – Family Story Time - 7 p.m.-8 p.m. in the Story Time Room. For families with children 5 years and older. This program includes stories, puppets, and other activities. Please note that space is limited.
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Thursday, June 21 – Preschool Story Time - 10:30 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. in the Story Time Room. For children ages 3 to 5 years old. This program includes stories, flannel board presentations, songs, and art activities. Please note that space is limited.
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Thursday, June 21 – Book Club for Adults - 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Ruth C. Reese Hall. Enjoy good books and better discussions with the Thursday book club, the Alhambra Page Turners. Tonight we'll talk about Part II - Joseph and Part III - Nightfall in the book, The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender.
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Friday, June 22 – Toddler Story Time –10:15 a.m. & 11 a.m. in the Story Time Room. For children ages 1 year to 2 years. This is a lapsit program where parents and caretakers actively participate with the child in stories, nursery rhymes, finger plays, songs and movement activities. Please note that space is limited.
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Saturday, June 23 – "DREAM BIG! READ!" - Adult Summer Reading Program -
2 p.m.-3 p.m. in Ruth C. Reese Hall. Make a cozy eye pillow fill a soft satin eye mask with relaxing flaxseed and aromatic herbs. Cool it in the freezer or heat it in the microwave and enjoy! Registration required at the 2nd floor Reference Desk.
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Tuesday, June 26 – Movie: "Under the Tuscan Sun" (PG 13) - 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. in Ruth C. Reese Hall. After Frances's seemingly happy San Francisco marriage ends abruptly, she goes into a funk. Urged by her friends to move on, she joins a bus tour of Tuscany where, on the spur of the moment, she buys a crumbling villa. Diane Lane stars.
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Wednesday, June 27 – Family Story Time - 7 p.m.-8 p.m. in the Story Time Room. For families with children 5 years and older. This program includes stories, puppets, and other activities. Please note that space is limited.
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Thursday, June 28 – Preschool Story Time - 10:30 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. in the Story Time Room. For children ages 3 to 5 years old. This program includes stories, flannel board presentations, songs, and art activities. Please note that space is limited.
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Thursday, June 28 – Book Club for Adults - 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Ruth C. Reese Hall. Enjoy good books and better discussions with the Thursday book club, the Alhambra Page Turners. Tonight will Introduce the author and talk about Part IV - in the book, The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender.
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Friday, June 22 – Toddler Story Time –10:15 a.m. & 11 a.m. in the Story Time Room. For children ages 1 year to 2 years. This is a lapsit program where parents and caretakers actively participate with the child in stories, nursery rhymes, finger plays, songs and movement activities. Please note that space is limited.
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Saturday, June 30 – "DREAM BIG! READ!" - Adult Summer Reading Program -
2 p.m.-3:30 p.m. in Ruth C. Reese Hall.
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