Monthly Trivia Question (Answer)….

 

This month we asked where is Suriname and what is their official language. Suriname is a South American country located north of Brazil.  Its official language is Dutch but Sranan Tongo (literally, “Suriname language”), a Creole language, is the most common choice for informal conversation.

The question, and answer, were found in CultureGrams.  This database provides brief country reports with concise information on the history, people, customs, lifestyle, society, travel information and more for over 175 countries.

Find the CultureGrams  on the library’s Research & Homework page under “C” and access it with your library card.

Ministry for the Future

Kim Stanley Robinson gives us an in depth look at the near future in a tale focused on dealing with the problem that is climate change in The Ministry for the Future.   This book follows Mary Murphy who is in charge of a UN agency tasked with protecting the unborn future citizens of the world and called the Ministry of the Future.  This is but one thread though it does weave through the entire book.  It is joined by other threads and by single chapter vignettes all of which paint the story of the calamity & tragedy that await us in the coming decades. The story is lightened with the optimism of solution as Mary, in her work, and many of the vignettes, in their tales, speak of solutions.  

All in all a powerful book that is quite hard to read and can at points leave you angry about where we are. It is important however to know where we are and to share the author’s optimism that hard work and radical change might (might) help us past it. Recommended. 

Programming Coming up This Week

Note that the library will be closed on Monday in celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Find the in person programs at our branch as well as a selection of the exciting, virtual programs offered by branches across the city during the remainder of the week below (programs in person at our branch unless otherwise noted). Visit our online calendar for our complete program selection….

Monday
Library Closed in Celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Tuesday
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime
3:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey
5:00 Walk-In Tutor for Adults

Wednesday
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime
3:00 STAR Reader: Miss Katherine

Thursday
1:00 Q.Me Free Legal Clinic (Register)

Friday
10:00 Yoga & Meditation With Master John (email dmatthews@lapl.org )

Saturday
2:00 STAR Reader: Toni

Sunday
3:00 Pop Up Book Making

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

 

Here is another fruit crate label from Fillmore, CA – a town this author has a personal link to. This time we see the label from Red Ball. The portrayed landscape is likely up the Sespe River.

Access the label here

Make a Simple Pop-Up Book

Feeling crafty? Want to tell a story? Why not satisfy both cravings. Join us on Sunday, October 20 at 3 PM as we construct small pop-up books.

Program is intended for adults and teens.

Programming Coming up This Week

Find the in person programs at our branch as well as a selection of the exciting, virtual programs offered by branches across the city during the week below (programs in person at our branch unless otherwise noted). Visit our online calendar for our complete program selection….

Monday
12:00 Protecting Your Identity and Other Assets (LAPL YouTube)
4:00 DIY Seed Balls & Flower Pots

5:00 Voter Information: Learn all about the Propostions

Tuesday
12:00 Voter Information for the upcoming 2024 General Election (LAPL YouTube)
3:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey
5:00 Walk-In Tutor for Adults
6:30 Poetry Reading

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

Thursday
12:00 Protege tu identidad y otros bienes (LAPL YouTube)

Friday
10:00 Yoga & Meditation With Master John (email dmatthews@lapl.org )

Saturday
2:00 STAR Reader: Toni

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

Voter Information: All about Propositions

 

Do you have questions about the election? How does Prop 5 make it easier for local governments to borrow money? Why would Prop 36 partly roll back another proposition that voters approved in 2014?

Please join us on October 7 at 5:00 p.m. as we welcome the nonprofit statewide publication CalMatters, as they breakdown, analyze, and answer your burning questions about this year’s ballot propositions, in a conversation centered around the latest edition of their Voter Guide.

Monthly Trivia Question…

 This month let’s ask where is Suriname and what is their official language?

Arroyo Book Club October Pick….

 

October is a fiction month for the Arroyo Book Club. The book we will read is Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez.  This is an “acclaimed modern literary classic by a beloved Nobel Prize-winning author.”  The catalog describes the book with:

“The story of a fantastic wedding, the return of the bride to her parents in disgrace, her brothers' resolve to seek revenge on her corrupter, and the towns peoples' refusal to depart from routine.”

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.  

We will meet to discuss the book on Saturday, October 26 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 let us know at ayosco@lapl.org so we can get the link to you.

Programming Coming up This Week

Find the in person programs at our branch as well as a selection of the exciting, virtual programs offered by branches across the city during the week below (programs in person at our branch unless otherwise noted). Visit our online calendar for our complete program selection….

Sunday
2:00 Sunday Move: Mission Impossible

Monday
12:00 Microcréditos SBA 101 (LAPL YouTube)
4:00 DIY Mini Air Quality Flags

Tuesday
12:00 Voter Information for the upcoming 2024 General Election (LAPL YouTube)
3:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey
5:00 Walk-In Tutor for Adults

Wednesday
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime
3:00 STAR Reader: Miss Katherine
4:00 Dog and Cat Portraits With Watercolor Pencils

Thursday
1:00 Q.Me Free Legal Clinic (sign up)

Friday
10:00 Yoga & Meditation With Master John (email dmatthews@lapl.org )

Saturday
2:00 STAR Reader: Toni

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

BioBlitz 2024

 

October is BioBlitz month! Join us in crowdsourcing a look at the animals, insects, and plants that live in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles is located in a global biodiversity hot spot and has an incredible array of native animals, plants and ecosystems to explore. We need your help to better protect and understand where different species of plants and animals live across the City. Each time you upload an observation to iNaturalist, especially in observation cold spots on the map, you contribute to the knowledge about the City’s biodiversity that supports protecting and conserving local wildlife and their habitats.

The LA BioBlitz Challenge is an exciting collaboration between the Los Angeles Public Library’s Neighborhood Science Initiative, L.A. Sanitation and Environment’s Biodiversity Program, L.A. Recreation & Parks, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, and L.A. Department of Water and Power.

LAPL’s Digital Collection: Autographs

 

The next entry we’re sharing from our digital collection comes from the Autograph collection. Here we have the signature (& some additional text) of Colorado Governor Alva Adams. Signature taken in 1907.

Access the full document here 

Poetry Reading

 

Looking to add a little poetry to your life? Why not come to a poetry reading and listen to some local poets share their work.  

When: Tuesday, October 8 starting at 6:30 p.m.
Where: The Arroyo Seco Branch Library / 6145 N. Figueroa Street
Who: Carlos Lara, Taos Lopez, and Will Alexander

Event is free & Everyone is welcome!

Programming Coming up This Week

Find the in person programs at our branch as well as a selection of the exciting, virtual programs offered by branches across the city during the week below (programs in person at our branch unless otherwise noted). Visit our online calendar for our complete program selection….

Monday
12:00 SBA Microloans 101 (LAPL YouTube)
4:00 Nazca Lines Craft

Tuesday
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime
3:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey
5:00 Walk-In Tutor for Adults

Wednesday
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime
3:00 STAR Reader: Miss Katherine
4:00 Teen Wednesdays at the Library
6:00 Círculo de Lectores

Thursday
1:00 Q.Me Free Legal Clinic (sign up)

Friday
10:00 Yoga & Meditation With Master John (email dmatthews@lapl.org )

Saturday
2:00 STAR Reader: Toni
3:00 Arroyo Book Club (in person OR zoom / ayosco@lapl.org for link)

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