Simi Valley Public Library - Newsletter Dec-Jan

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Books...are only the beginning

December 2013 - January 2014

Looking For Something Fun To Do In December?

Community Groups Donate to the Library

The Library recently received a very generous mone-tary donation from The Friends of the Simi Valley Library to support our programs and increase the size of our collections. The Library also received a very generous donation

from The Busy Hands Garden Club for the purchase of twinkling lights to enhance the Rose Garden patio dur-ing evening hours. The Library greatly appreciates the continuous support of these two fine organizations and looks forward to continuing our partnership!

TALK TIME COMES TO SVPL

Talk Time is an informal conversation practice program for native and

non-native English speaking adults. It provides a safe and relaxed envi-

ronment in the library for these individuals to practice their speaking

and listening skills. This program provides an excellent opportunity to

meet new people and learn about other cultures!

We are looking for adult volunteers to work with library staff and facil-

itate conversation among those who attend Talk Time. Commit to just

one session per week. Bilingual, multilingual are especially needed.

Mastery of the English language required.

Tuesdays, beginning January 14th.

1st and 3rd Tuesdays: 10:30-11:30am

2nd and 4th Tuesdays: 4:30-5:30pm

If you are interested, contact Jodi Regan,

[email protected]

This is an excellent way to help your community!

Hours of Operation

Mondays - Thursdays, 10am - 8pm

Fridays and Sundays, 1pm - 5pm

Saturdays, 10am - 5pm


DAZZLING

DECEMBER

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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Preschool Storytime, 11:30-noon Homework Help, 3:30-5:30pm Family Storytime, 6:30-7:00pm

Waggin Tales, 3-4pm Homework Help, 3:30-5:30pm Waggin Night Tales, 6-7pm

Homework Help, 3:30-5:30

Saturday Storytime & Craft, 11am-noon Robotics Demo and Workshop, 2-4:30pm

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Tiny Tot Storytime, 10-10:50am Little Bilingual Readers, Storytime, 11-11:30am



First 5 Holiday Celebration, 11am—1pm Homework Help, 3:30-5:30pm

Winter Holiday Celebration, 10am-noon. Saturday Storytime & Craft, 11am-noon Winter Concert, 1pm-2pm Holiday Craft Party for teens and adults, 2-4pm

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Tiny Tot Storytime, 10-10:50am Little Bilingual Readers, 11-11:30am Homeschoolers meet up, 1-3pm



Homework Help, 3:30-5:30pm

Saturday Storytime & Craft, 11am-noon Holiday Movie Extravaganza, for teens and adults 10:30am-4:30pm

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SVPL Gamers, 1pm-9pm

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Key to colors:

RED—Teen events

PURPLE— Children events

GREEN—Adult events

PINK—Family events

Join our e-mailing list for program information. Visit our website to sign up.

Library closed for

Christmas Holiday

No Homework Helpers

December 24– January 2

due to

School Winter Break.

WAYS TO HELP THOSE IN NEED THIS HOLIDAY SEASON

The Library is proud to be a collection site for food and toys. Food Food Food Food that is most needed: canned proteins (chicken, tuna), canned soup, canned or dried fruits, beans, pasta, rice, peanut butter, and cereal. Bring your dona-Bring your dona-Bring your dona-Bring your dona-tions by December 21. tions by December 21. tions by December 21. tions by December 21. Toys for Tots Toys for Tots Toys for Tots Toys for Tots –drop off new, unwrapped toys for deserving children by December 17by December 17by December 17by December 17. Angel CardsAngel CardsAngel CardsAngel Cards—pick a card off our tree and purchase a specific gift for a specific child. Return it to the library, un-wrapped, by December 17by December 17by December 17by December 17.

Please donate to one or all collection drives and help us make the holidays a joyous occasion for Simi families in need.


JUMPIN’ JANUARYJUMPIN’ JANUARYJUMPIN’ JANUARYJUMPIN’ JANUARY

Key to colors:

RED—Teen events

PURPLE— Children events

GREEN—Adult events

PINK—Family events

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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Saturday Storytime & Craft, 11am-noon

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Tiny Tot Storytime, 10-10:50am Little Bilingual Readers Storytime, 11-11:30am



Homework Help, 3:30-5:30pm Music, 6:30-7:30pm

Saturday Storytime & Craft, 11am-noon Laubach Literacy Training, 9am-noon Author Sofia Diana Gabe, 2-4pm

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Volunteer Training-Shelving and Sorting Books, for high schoolers. 1-3pm. Visit website for more information.

Tiny Tot Storytime, 10-10:50am Little Bilingual Readers Storytime, 11-11:30am

Preschool Storytime, 11:30-noon Homework Help, 3:30-5:30pm “Minute to Win It”, 4-6pm Talk Time, 4:30-5:30pm Family Storytime, 6:30-7:00pm


Exploring the Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. through film,10:30am-6:30pm. All ages welcome. Visit our website for complete listing of film titles and showtimes. Homework Help, 3:30-5:30pm

Children’s storytime training for volunteers, 10-11:30am Saturday Storytime & Craft, 11am-noon Movie, “The Mor-tal Instruments: City of Bones”, 1-4pm

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Talk Time, 10:30-11:30am Preschool Storytime, 11:30-noon Homework Help, 3:30-5:30pm


Homework Help, 3:30-5:30pm Music, 6:30-7:30pm

Saturday Storytime & Craft, 11am-noon SVPL Gamers, 1pm-9pm

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Tiny Tot Storytime, 10-10:50am Little Bilingual Storytime, 11-11:30am Homeschoolers meet up, 1-3pm

Preschool Storytime, 11:30-noon Homework Help, 3:30-5:30pm Talk Time, 4:30-5:30pm


Homework Help, 3:30-5:30pm

Library closed

for

Martin Luther

King Jr. Day

Library closed

for

New Year’s Day

Live Music in

the Rose Gar-

den every 2nd

and 4th

Thursday

from 6:30-

7:30pm.

Students and

adults from

“It’s A New

Day” per-

form. Differ-

ent songs and

instruments

every week!


Book Reviews for Adults by Derek Stalcup, Adult Services Librarian

The Book of Human Insects by Osamu Tezuka

This excellent manga geared towards adults that fol-

lows prodigy Toshiko Tomura, a twenty-something

who’s already an established international actress and

writer. Underneath the veneer of good looks and talent

lies a being who only knows how to survive by emu-

lating her lovers and murdering those in her way.

Toshiko surrounds herself with talented men, learns

their profession, and then leaves them in ruin as she inches up the social

latter.

Nowhere Men Vol. 1: Fates Worse Than Death by Eric Stephenson

COMING SOON!

Imagine a world where scientists are looked at in the

same light as rock stars and cultural producers… imag-

ine Nowhere Men. Dade Ellis, Simon Grimshaw, Emer-

son Strange, and Thomas Walker are the scientists who

helped push forward a new enlightenment with huge

leaps and advances in science and technology. Forming

World Corp., the scientific “super group” once revered

the world over, has now put the bottom line and progress

at any cost above what they once stood for when a group of employees

quarantined in secret space station goes missing. Clues of where the em-

ployees landed are slowly reemerging… but they have all changed. No-

where Men Vol. 1 collects issues 1-6 of current comic.

Spotlight on SVPL Volunteers Meet Chanal Nualsumlee By Jodi Regan, Volunteer & Community Outreach Coordinator

Chanal Nualsumlee is a student at Santa Susana High School and started volunteering here three weeks after we opened. She began shelv-ing and sorting books. In October she added “Homework Helper”, assisting elementary school children after school.

Chanal enjoys books! She loves, not only read-ing them, but organizing them on the library’s shelves. She thinks the library is a nice envi-ronment and spends as much time as possible here. On many days, she and her friends can be found in the Teen Lounge, working on a pro-ject or studying for a test.

Chanal also likes helping children. She recently had the chance to help a Thai child who doesn’t speak much English with his homework. Chanal moved to the United States from Thailand her-self when she was very young so knows first-hand the difficulties of learning a new language.

Chanal plans on attending college and then pursuing a career helping people on an interna-tional level either with UNICEF or the United Nations. We are very happy she is part of our Volunteer Team!

Celebrate Computer Science Education Week with Robot & Science Presentation and Workshop

Join the Simi Valley Public Library on Saturday, December 7 from 2-4:30pm in the Community Room, as we cele-brate Computer Science Education Week (CSEW) with a Robotics and Science Presentation and Workshop.

Attendees will explore Robotics and Video Game Design. Presented in partnership with Sandbox Computers for Kids, learn about innovative robotics solutions by 9-14 year olds to protect people during volcanoes and wildfires. Then build your own robot or design your own video game in a workshop for students, grades K through 12. Discover the magic and unravel the mystery of computer science.

FIRST LEGO League (FLL) is the world's most popular robotics & science competition for school students aged 9-14. 2 FLL Teams (Merpeople & Vulcan's Cranes), mentored by Sandbox Computers for Kids, Inc., spent months researching and getting their re-search findings and proposed solutions evaluated by professors (from UCLA & University of Hull, UK) and professionals (VC Fire Dept & Medtronic). Learn about their innovative solutions to protect people during VOLCANOES and WILDFIRES from 2-3pm.

Then try your hand at building robots and designing video games. Kids will explore hands-on Computer Programming & Robot Build-ing. The goal is for kids to demystify computer science and unravel the magic for themselves in this free, 90 minute workshop, with help from Sandbox facilitators. Kids will build video games, robots and applications from 3-4:30pm.

Sandbox is a local organization with a mission to make computer education fun, relevant and accessi-ble for children. For more information, visit http://sandbox4kids.com. Space is limited. Register online. www.SimiValleyLibrary.org

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