Spring 2015 Friends of the La Habra Library Newsletter President’s Message As you read this edition of the Bookmark, you will see many references to volunteers and their importance to the success of the Friends of the La Habra Library. Certainly, praise for our volunteers is well founded. Along with the contributions made by our volunteers, we need to mention our patrons, many of whom have been customers in the bookstore for many years. Almost daily, books that were bought at our bookstore are re-donated and sold again. One may wonder how we can be a significant support group for the library, when most of our sales are in the 10¢-50¢ per item range. We are a significant support group, and, for that, we need to acknowledge the role of our patrons. Whether our patrons spend 25¢ or $10, they are a vital cog in the machinery that keeps our bookstore going. There are still many who do not realize we have a used bookstore within the library. Help us get the word out by telling your friends, and members of organizations to which you may belong, about the wonderful bargains and wide-range of subjects to be found in our bookstore. Leon Getz President Save the Date Friday, April 17th, 12:00 Noon All bookstore volunteers are invited to attend a special event in appreciation of your service to the FOL used bookstore. Invitations will be mailed at a later date. Help us grow. Pass this Bookmark along to a friend. If you have any questions about membership, our organization, or wish to be a volunteer, please email us at [email protected]. Friends of the La Habra Library Newsletter Spring 2015 From the Branch Manager I am so pleased to announce that we have added three new staff members. Juan Gomez began in February and previously worked at both Santa Ana Public Library and Anaheim City library. Jessica Smith recently earned her B.A. in English literature, which included a year abroad in Swansea, Wales. She has volunteered in libraries and has several years of restaurant work experience. Our third person will start in April. At that time, we will be fully staffed for the first time since September 2013. I am excited about the new programming and outreach to the community that we will be able to offer with our new staff, once they’ve been trained. 2 We have a number of upcoming programs this spring, including participating in the Citrus Fair, the Young Authors’ Fair on April 16, and our long-awaited Thomas the Tank event for young people from 4-8 years of age. Beatriz has lined up a full slate of activities this spring for adults. And keep your fingers crossed that OCPL is awarded one of the NEA Big Read grants, which would take place in October-November. Beatriz and David are also working on three different grant proposals as part of their Staff Initiative Fund and Beatriz’ participation in the Eureka! Leadership Institute. I am also very excited about two new computers we’ll be unveiling in the next few weeks. These computers have no Internet access and instead are loaded with education software designed for preschoolers through early elementary school students. They were bought with funds authorized by the Friends and will be part of our early learning service to families. Thank you so much! One big event coming up is Literary Orange on April 11. Our annual all-day event features two intriguing keynote speakers: Anne Perry, mystery author, and Emily St. John Mandel, whose latest book, Station Eleven, was a 2014 National Book Award finalist. Online registration is open at www.literaryorange.org and includes lunch, continental breakfast, and three sessions of author panels. I am moderating the Memoir: Live, Explore, Be panel and can already tell you that these writers alone are well-worth the trip to the Irvine Marriott. Alex Tizon is a Pulitzer-prize winning journalist; Teresa Rhyne writes with humor and grace; Lily Brooks-Dalton’s love affair with motorcycles chronicles a year of change and growth; and Leigh Ann Henion spent a year searching outstanding natural phenomena. Do join me in an exhilarating day of authors. Jill Patterson Friends of the La Habra Library Newsletter Spring 2015 Adult Services Thank you to the Friends of the La Habra Library for your continued support. The Adult Services Department has proudly hosted a number of successful, inspiring and diverse programs for the La Habra community during the winter months. In January of 2015, New York Times Bestselling author Victor Villaseñor was received by a crowd of approximately 200. Recently, the Leading From All Walks of Life event welcomed local women from the community to share their triumphs and trials. We would like to thank our community partners: Starbucks, Corner Bakery, National Charity League, Northgate Gonzalez Markets, Krispy Kreme Donuts, Señor Campos, Memo’s Flowers and Amber Gould for their time and generosity. The event was uplifting and we hope to make it an annual event. The Adult Services department cordially invites you to please join us for the following scheduled programs: Sunday, April 19th @ 2:30pm Meet author Joshua Davis of Spare Parts. Spare Parts, recently released as a motion picture, is the story of four undocumented MexicanAmerican teens from West Phoenix who, ten years ago, represented their underfunded high school in a national NASA robotics competition in California. These four teens risked the threat of deportation and other obstacles; follow them as they battle for the American dream. Wednesday, April 22nd (English presentation) and Wednesday, April 29th (Spanish presentation) @ 6:00pm: Celebrate Money Smart Week with the Orange County Credit Union as they share numerous budgeting tips on saving money to reach your financial goals. Learn how to build a budget to plan your spending, limit over-spending and make sure that you reach your short-term and long-term financial goals. Saturday, May 23 @ 1:30pm-3:30pm, Join author, radio host and nutritionist Luz Maria Briseño as she shares her passion for nutrition and her message of good health amongst the Latino community. Briseño is a popular Spanish speaking talk show host, her radio show, Curvas Peligrosas (Dangerous Curves), airs on Jose 97.5 FM locally MondayFriday from 12-1 p.m. Adult Volunteers, As of January 1, 2015 Orange County Public Libraries requires all adult volunteers to consent to a background check as part of the volunteer application process. Background and registration forms can be obtained at the Information Desk. La Habra Library is thankful to all volunteers and would like to encourage new volunteers to join us. Volunteers are an essential part of our community. Computer Classes are back! If you are interested in learning or brushing up on your computer skills, please sign-up at the Information Desk. La Habra Library offers free computer classes in both English and Spanish throughout the month. For inquiries about the classes, please contact Jill Patterson or Beatriz Preciado at 562-694-0078. Please check the library for other upcoming presentations or check out the OC Public Library website calendar at: www.ocpl.org and check the events under La Habra Library. Beatriz Preciado Adult Services Librarian Friends of the La Habra Library Newsletter Spring 2015 3 Teen Scene 4 The Teen Advisory Board has switched gears this year. We have moved our meeting days from Sunday to Friday and are now meeting once a month. And we have shifted focus as well. The TAB board has been interested in a variety of ways that we can give back to the community. This includes activities like getting together materials for Earth day and encouraging others to plant vegetables, flowers, or herbs in their garden by providing seeds, pots and soil. They are also excitedly coming up for things that they want to do for the summer reading program this summer. We have had some regular attendees as well as some new faces at the meetings this year and continue to look for any teens interested in taking a leadership role in the community to come on by. It’s been exciting to see the teens continue to get involved with our Homework Help program and contribute to its continuing success. Most of our teen tutors from last semester have returned to work with the kids. So far this winter we have had 33 teens volunteer to work with the elementary school students on Monday through Thursday from 4:00-5:30. It has been nice to see their dedication to the program and to see them working with the children on their schoolwork. It’s also been gratifying to see the smiles on the grade school kids’ faces. Given the fact that we have had about a hundred different kids use the program this year, the teens must be doing something right. David Elliot Circulation and Teen Services L.A. Friends of the La Habra Library Newsletter Spring 2015 Children’s Corner With the excellent assistance of our new library assistant, Juan Gomez, it looks like our Thomas the Tank Engine program might finally get out of the Station! We shall be issuing tickets to 24 participants, and having a jolly good day out of it on Thursday, March 28th. Much thanks to our baker extraordinaire, Dolores Greenberg, who is perfecting little soft pretzels and train cookies to sit on cups for our sit-down snack. More information and registration forms coming soon. Our Homework Help, Read to the Dog, Family StoryTime, Bilingual StoryTime and ABC Kids Pre-school StoryTime continues until the middle of May. Registration and the Pre-SRP activities begin on June 8th. Our first Summer Reading Thursday Spectacular is on Jun 11 for a percussive musical program, Splat, Boom, Bang! which should be a lot of fun. Our theme this year is Read to the Rhythm, so we will be hearing a lot of music in the library! Big excitement— a bagpiper is coming in for a program on Thursday, Jun 25th. We are hoping to have lots of little Mini Concerts in the library during the weeks of Summer Reading. So, the call is out for musicians who play instruments and/or sing to participate. The Mini Concerts will consist of ten to twenty minutes of music and then be gone like the wind….sort of like a flash concert that you see on YouTube, but scaled a bit down with a date and time you can select. The pieces are still coming together for this one, but it should be a lot of fun! Please contact me or Jill if you would like to participate. Let’s show kids how much fun music can be! A little bit more mundane, but still important, we are collecting empty oatmeal cartons for craft drums this summer. We need about 60 cartons, so eat your fiber!! Thanks! We are one of only three selected library branches collaborating with the Orange County Department of Education for the Young Authors’ Faire this year. The festival, on Saturday, May 16, will spotlight young writers and stimulate their creative juices; we will also have children’s book author, Drew Daywalt, author of the best-selling picture book, The Day the Crayons Quit as a speaker. As always, thanks so very much for being there for us!! Could not do it without our Friends. Catherine Gillette Children’s Librarian Friends of the La Habra Library Newsletter Spring 2015 5 Thanks to Our Volunteers 6 Many thanks to our wonderful volunteers. The bookstore could not run smoothly without you. We still need a few more volunteers for both a regular 2 hour shift and as a substitute on call. An application is available in the bookstore. You can leave it with the volunteer at the desk and you will be called. Our newest volunteer, Richard Fierro, is at the desk every Friday. Thank you, Richard. We would like to thank Sandra Flournoy, Lucille Trinkle and Vicky Propst for their many hours of dedicated service as bookstore volunteers. Circumstances prevent them continuing as volunteers at this time. We would like to let them know how much appreciate all the hours they have donated to the bookstore. We also thank Kay Volgstadt, a long-time member of the Board of Directors. Kay has submitted her resignation and she regrets that she is no longer able to serve on the board. In the past, she has served as vice-president and co-president. Thank you Kay for all that you have done for the Friends. Marianne Getz Please check in the library for upcoming presentations or check out the OC Public Library website calendar at: www.ocpl.org and check the events under La Habra Library. Board Members’ Reading Recommendations Dolores Greenberg Melanie Dennis Esther Moreno Colin Whipple Myron Bantrell Jill Patterson Carol Zaczyk Thin Air Mrs. Poe Four Score A Dengerous Place Against All Enemies Big Little Man The Secret Life of A.J. Fickery For more recommendations go to: Robert B. Parker Lynn Cullen Janet Evanovich Jacqueline Winspear Tom Clancy Alex Tizon Gabrielle Zevin www.BookPage.com/bestof2014 Friends of the La Habra Library Newsletter Spring 2015 ills Ad the B y a sP Please Support our Advertisers! Visit the Friends’ Used Bookstore Open Monday-Thursday 10:00 - 7:45 Friday & Saturday 10:00 - 4:30 Sunday 12:00 - 4:00 Most Books .50 Movies This advertising space available Children’s Books .25 CDs La Habra Woman’s Club President: Eileen Schafer Service Since 1898 562/858-9262 For Information P.O. Box 222 Library: 1921 Ballard Tighe La Habra, CA Kent Roberts Vice President Strategic Planning [email protected] 480 Atlas Street Brea, California 92821 (714) 990-4332 (800) 321-4332 fax : (714) 255-9828 Friends of the La Habra Library Report for the Eight Months Ended February 28, 2015 Income: Bookstore sales Ebay sales Dues from members Donations Program grants Interest income $13,052 391 1,995 500 500 325 Total income $16,763 Expenditures Books and other expenditures for the library Programs Supplies, postage, and other operating expenses $11,647 449 Total expenditures $13,278 Cash balances at February 28 7 1,182 $70,844 Colin Whipple Treasurer Friends of the La Habra Library Newsletter Spring 2015 Book Bookstore News Ends In Mark Forsyth’s pamphlet-style volume praising bookstore browsing, he writes, “A book shop is a room where you find what you never knew you wanted, where your desires can be perpetually expanded”. (L.A. Times 10/26/14) When you visit our used bookstore, you are sure to find this to be true. We have recently changed the location of some of our books in order to make them more easily accessible. We have also started a new category titled “Collections”. Here you will find 10 or more titles by the same author shelved together. New donations are shelved daily and we usually have a monthly special. In March, all VHS videos were on sale for 10¢. In April, we will have many children’s books in the foyer for 10¢. So come in and browse and you may find something “you never knew you wanted” and also that special book that you have wanted for a long time. Marianne Getz Visit the Boookstore Website at: http://lh-library-bookstore.weebly.com/ Literary Orange, April 11 Volunteer Recognition, April 17 Friends of the La Habra Branch Library 221 E. La Habra Blvd. La Habra, CA 90631 Bookmark Editor: Dolores Lopez Greenberg Officers & Board of Directors: o Leon Getz - President* o Melanie Dennis - Vice President*/ Bookstore Mgr./Membership Chair o Carlene Maynard - Secretary* o Colin Whipple - Treasurer* o Marianne Getz - Bookstore Manager o Myron Bantrell - LH Foundation Liason o Lois Shea - Telephoning o Russ Robertson - Banking o Bette Frazier - Publicity o Carol Zaczyk - Correspondence o Esther Moreno - Amenities o Dolores Paxton - Member * Officers Branch Manager: Jill Patterson Bookmark Logo by jgdesignla.com Want to Go Paperless? You could: Save a tree…See Bookmark in glorious color…Help the Friends save on postage and printing costs. ($4.52/yr ea.) If you would like to receive your next Bookmark by e-mail in PDF format, please send an e-mail to [email protected] with PDF in the Subject line and your name and address in the Message area.
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