Scrapbooks & Storytelling

Saturday, December 13, 2:00-3:30 p.m. at the Arroyo Seco Library

Get cozy & crafty at the library at our scrapbooking program, centered on storytelling and personal archiving! Collage and craft supplies will be provided, including 8.5in x 11in or 12in x 12in cardstock paper. Participants are welcome to bring their own supplies.

Bring your stories to life with old photographs and ephemera from your personal collections! Digitize, print, and add to your scrapbook page on the spot. All prints are made on 4x6 glossy photo paper.

This workshop is geared toward adults but all are welcome. Join us & learn what resources are available at LAPL for your personal and community archiving projects.

The Los Angeles Public Library offers this workshop as part of Community: Your Archive, Your Legacy, an initiative supported by @libraryfoundla and funded by the Mellon Foundation. Learn more at lapl.org/community

Monthly Trivia Question…

This month’s question is not about a trivial matter, it is, what are the signs that you need to see your healthcare provider about your moles?

 

Telescope Night

The ever-popular Telescope Night returns (weather permitting) to the Arroyo Seco Library Tomorrow,  December 2.  We will begin at 6:00 and wrap things up shortly before the library closes at 8:00.  We should be able to see Saturn, Jupiter, and the Moon.  Mark your calendar and plan to drop by.  Do note that the event is weather dependent, so if there are clouds on the day give us a call after 3:00 for word on the status of the program.

For those who don’t know what Telescope Night is…  During Telescope Night a group of local astronomers, the Sidewalk Astronomers, sets up telescopes outside the library and points them at objects of interest in the night sky.  Everyone is invited to take as many turns as they’d like looking through the telescopes.  The Sidewalk Astronomers are very knowledgeable and will answer your questions & chat about how they made the telescopes.  Bring your questions with you.

Programming Coming up This Week

Find the in person programs at our branch during the week below (all programs are in person at our branch unless otherwise noted). Visit our online calendar for our complete program selection….

Sunday
1:00-5:00 Tech Help

Monday
4:00 Kid’s Program

Tuesday
10:00-3:30 Tech Help
3:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey

Wednesday
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime
3:00 STAR Reader: Miss Katherine
4:00-6:00 Walk-In Tutoring

Thursday 
10:00-3:30 Tech Help
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime

Saturday
11:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey

Sunday
12:15 NELA Holiday Parade (meet in our parking lot & march in the parade with us)

Catch up with us on various sites...

LAPL platforms:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/lapubliclibrary/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/lapubliclibrary/
YouTube: www.youtube.com/losangeleslibrary

Arroyo Seco Social Media:
Blog: arroyoseco5.blogspot.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ArroyoSecoLibrary
Instagram: www.instagram.com/arroyosecolapl

LAPL’s Digital Collection: Fruit Crate Labels

 

Today we have a fruit crate label for the Placentia Mutual Orange Ass'n.. It depicts tall mountains with a cellophane wrapped orange to the bottom left. View the full image here

Arroyo Book Club’s December Pick…

 

The Arroyo Book Club will be reading "The Importance of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde for our December discussion. 

 This play is "...a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictional alter-egos to escape tiresome social obligations. The play makes light of the institution of marriage and more generally other serious Victorian customs. As a result, reviewers of the time praised the play's humor, while bemoaning its evident lack of social messages. Most agreed however that it was the high point of Wilde's artistic career to date. Its high farce and Wilde's dazzlingly witty dialogue have helped make The Importance of Being Earnest his most enduringly popular play."

Stop by the branch to pick up a copy to read. You will find them in the usual location, just ask if you don’t know where that is.  If you are interested in the ebook, you can find it on Hoopla.

We will come together to discuss the book on Saturday, December 27 at 3 p.m. It will be a hybrid meeting so you have the option of attending in person or via Zoom. If you’d like to join us via Zoom send an email to ayosco@lapl.org so we can get the link to you.

Programming Coming up This Week

Note that the library will be closed on Thursday & Friday this week in celebration of Thanksgiving.

Find the in person programs at our branch during the week below (all programs are in person at our branch unless otherwise noted). Visit our online calendar for our complete program selection….

Sunday
1:00-5:00 Tech Help

Monday
4:00 Regulate and Recharge: Sensory Play and Community Support

Tuesday
10:00-3:30 Tech Help
3:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey

Wednesday
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime
3:00 STAR Reader: Miss Katherine
6:00 Círculo de Lectores

Thursday 
Closed for Thanksgiving

Friday
Closed for Thanksgiving

Saturday
11:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey

Catch up with us on various sites...

LAPL platforms:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/lapubliclibrary/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/lapubliclibrary/
YouTube: www.youtube.com/losangeleslibrary

Arroyo Seco Social Media:
Blog: arroyoseco5.blogspot.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ArroyoSecoLibrary
Instagram: www.instagram.com/arroyosecolapl

Oral History Backpacks

 

Our circulating oral history backpacks are available for checkout for patrons whose cards are in good standing, for up to three weeks. Each backpack includes: H1essential Zoom recorder, a microphone cover, a tripod, and a guidebook on how to use the recorder and start your own oral history project.

Before checking out an oral history kit, you will need to sign a user agreement, available at the circulation desk at participating branches. Patrons with library cards in good standing may check out a kit for three weeks at a time. No holds or renewals. Visit the circulation desk at the nearest participating branch to sign up.

This initiative is funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation through a Public Knowledge Grant in partnership with the Library Foundation of Los Angeles and Los Angeles Public Library.

Monthly Trivia Question (Answer)….

 

This month’s question was what is radon? Radon is a chemical element that occurs as a radioactive gas. It occurs naturally in the air, where it is mostly harmless, but can accumulate in buildings and cause health problems. Long-term exposure to radon can cause lung cancer.  

Find out all about radon, as well as how to test for and mitigate it in your own house by checking out the article: Blackwell, Amy Hackney. "Radon." Gale Environmental Studies Online Collection, Gale, 2024. Gale In Context: Environmental Studies

Gale In Context: Environmental Studies is one of our databases. Gale In Context: Environmental Studies is updated daily with news, reference materials, academic journals, videos, and more. This resource offers nearly 400 authoritative resources across the science, social studies, and humanities curriculum, including Water Privatization, Ecotourism, Air Pollution, Green Economy, and more. Find it on the library’s Research & Homework page under “G” and access it with your library card.

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

 

In her book The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet Becky Chambers introduces us to the crew of the Wayfarer.  The Wayfarer is a ship that installs the gates that enable ftl travel for the various species of the galaxy.  The crew of the Wayfarer is a mixed bag of humans, aliens, and one AI and the story comes to us from everyone’s point of view.  Overall this is the tale of the Wayfarer’s voyage to a small planet towards the galaxies core with the goal of providing it with a gate. The addition is sought for political and commercial reasons and that fact sort of informs the story but it is incidental. The real focus is the journey and the beings undertaking the journey.  There are episodes of excitement, passing visits to familiar places, unfortunate personal discoveries, a quest for personhood, and more. The book shines in its switching viewpoints and world building.

I would recommend this book to anyone with a love of descriptive, character-drive, SF.

Programming Coming up This Week

Find the in person programs at our branch during the week below (all programs are in person at our branch unless otherwise noted). Visit our online calendar for our complete program selection….

Sunday
1:00-5:00 Tech Help

Monday
4:00 Porcupine Craft

Tuesday
10:00-3:30 Tech Help
3:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey

Wednesday
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime
3:00 STAR Reader: Miss Katherine
4:00-6:00 Walk-In Tutoring
7:00 High and Rising With Author Marcus J. Moore and Oliver Wang (email art@lapl.org for link)

Thursday 
10:00-3:30 Tech Help
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime

Friday
10:30 Storytime Under the Pepper Tree at the Audubon Center (offsite program)

Saturday
11:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey
3:00 Arroyo Book Club (in person OR via Zoom/email ayosco@lapl.org)

Catch up with us on various sites...

LAPL platforms:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/lapubliclibrary/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/lapubliclibrary/
YouTube: www.youtube.com/losangeleslibrary

Arroyo Seco Social Media:
Blog: arroyoseco5.blogspot.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ArroyoSecoLibrary
Instagram: www.instagram.com/arroyosecolapl

It’s NELA Holiday Parade Time!

 

The Northeast Los Angeles Holiday Parade will march down Figueroa Street from about where the library lives (York Blvd) to Sycamore Park on Sunday, December 7th.   The library will be participating and we invite you (& your family & friends) to join us.  Those daring souls who wish to join us in costume should feel free to go all out.  We will meet up in the Library parking lot on 12/7 at 12:15 before moving to the parade staging ground.

Please get in touch if you plan to join us so we can know to expect you.  Call us at 323-255-0537, email us at ayosco@lapl.org or drop by and sign up in person.  The more the merrier so pass along word of the event to everyone you know who might be interested.

LAPL’s Digital Collection: Autographs

 

Today we’re looking at the autograph of Felix Adler. Adler was a lecturer-educator and founder of the Ethical Culture movement.  He lived from 1851-1933. Find the complete document here: https://tessa2.lapl.org/digital/collection/autograph/id/19/rec/6

Programming Coming up This Week

Note that the library will be closed on Tuesday in honor of Veterans’ Day

Find the in person programs at our branch during the week below (all programs are in person at our branch unless otherwise noted). Visit our online calendar for our complete program selection….

Sunday
1:00-5:00 Tech Help

Monday
4:00 Dog Man Paw-ty

Tuesday
Library closed for Veterans’ Day

Wednesday
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime
3:00 STAR Reader: Miss Katherine
4:00-6:00 Walk-In Tutoring
6:00 Círculo de Lectores

Thursday 
10:00-3:30 Tech Help
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime

Saturday
11:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey
3:00 LA Made Presents: Art Era - Sculpture

Catch up with us on various sites...

LAPL platforms:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/lapubliclibrary/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/lapubliclibrary/
YouTube: www.youtube.com/losangeleslibrary

Arroyo Seco Social Media:
Blog: arroyoseco5.blogspot.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ArroyoSecoLibrary
Instagram: www.instagram.com/arroyosecolapl