Events for the Week of March 1….

Events going on at the library during the week include:

Sunday – 3/1
Vote Center Open from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Monday – 3/2
Vote Center Open from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Dr Seuss Crafts at 4:00

Tuesday – 3/3
Vote Center Open from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm
LAPD Readalong at 3:00
Círculo de Lectores at 6:00
Telescope Night from 6:00 to 7:45

Wednesday – 3/4
Toddler Storytime at 10:30
STAR Reader at 3:00

Thursday – 3/5
STAR Reader at 3:00
Create-a-Zine Workshop at 4:00

Friday – 3/6
Drop in Computer Lab at 3:30

Saturday – 3/7
VITA Free Tax Prep from 9:30 to 12:30
STAR Reader 2:00

This week our computer aide will be available on Tuesday from 1:00-6:00 and on Friday & Saturday from 12:00-5:00 to help you with your technology questions.

You can always check the Branch Page (http://www.lapl.org/branches/arroyo-seco) on the LAPL website for upcoming events or check out the Master Calendar (http://www.lapl.org/whats-on/calendar) where you can search for something specific across multiple branches

Trivia of the Month (Answer)...

The month’s question asked if you know the preamble to the Constitution.  The fact is if you don’t know it, it will certainly sound familiar.  The preamble is…

“We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”

The question (and answer) were taken from p. 35 of The Constitution of the United States of American and The Constitution of the State of California.  This book was published by the California Legislature Assembly of 2001-2002.

Library Events in March…

(Mark your calendars accordingly)

The library is a vote center.  Stop in on Sunday and Monday between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm and on Tuesday between 7:00 am and 8:00 pm.

The library has some interesting events planned in March.  Let me give you a run down so you can plan ahead.  Let’s start with the non-repeating events:

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3/2 at 1:30
Dr Seuss Crafts @ 4:00
Celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday with seussian crafts.

3/3 from 6:00 to 7:45
Telescope Night
Get a close up look at the Moon with the Sidewalk Astronomers. Bring everyone!

3/3 @ 6:00
Círculo de Lectores
Hay café, pastel casero, ye conversación amena sobre el libro que estamos leyendo

3/5 @ 4:00
All Ages Zine Workshop
Create a zine all your own.

3/7 from 9:30-12:30
VITA Income Tax Preparation & Filing
Have a professional do your taxes for free. First come first served. There are income limits so check with branch to make sure you qualify.

3/9 from 2:30-4:30
LA DOT Tap Information Table
Get your TAP card refilled, ask your metro related questions, and more.

3/9 @ 4:00
Census Storytime
Learn about the census and its importance.

3/9 @ 6:30
Philosophy Discussion Group
Everyone is invited to join us as we work our way through Immanuel Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason.

3/14 from 9:30-12:30
VITA Income Tax Preparation & Filing
Have a professional do your taxes for free. First come first served. There are income limits so check with branch to make sure you qualify.

3/14 @ 10:00
Walk Highland Park
Get a bit of exercise and see the neighborhood with like-minded individuals.

3/16 @ 4:00
Census Art Workshop
Have fun with silkscreen painting & watercolor while reflecting on your community.

3/17 @ 6:00
Círculo de Lectores
Hay café, pastel casero, ye conversación amena sobre el libro que estamos leyendo

3/21 from 9:30-12:30
VITA Income Tax Preparation & Filing
Have a professional do your taxes for free. First come first served. There are income limits so check with branch to make sure you qualify.

3/23 @ 4:00
Votes for Women Storytime and Craft
Celebrate Women’s History Month with interesting stories and fun crafts.

3/23 @ 6:30
Philosophy Discussion Group
Everyone is invited to join us as we work our way through Immanuel Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason.

3/28 from 9:30-12:30
VITA Income Tax Preparation & Filing
Have a professional do your taxes for free. First come first served. There are income limits so check with branch to make sure you qualify.

3/28 @ 3:00
Arroyo Book Club
Join us for a lively discussion of The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

3/29 @ 3:00
Game Day
Join us for the fun of Scrabble & Cribbage. All levels welcome.

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Each month the library also has a number of ongoing classes & events.  They are:

Grupo de apoyo para la familia - - - Mondays at 10:00

Baby Storytime - - - Tuesdays at 10:30
Stories, songs, and rhymes await babies up to 18 months.

Toddler Storytime - - - Wednesdays at 10:30 
Little Ones’ 3 and under & their grownups are invited to join us for stories, music, & games.

LAPD Read Along - - - Tuesdays at 3:00
Officers from the LAPD read favorite stories with kids.

STAR Volunteer Readers - - - Wednesdays and Thursdays at 3:00 and Saturdays at 2:00
STAR readers present the fun of storytelling and reading to children one-on-one or in small groups. Kids earn a free book to keep after 3 visits.

Drop in Computer Lab - - - Fridays at 3:30
Bring your questions about computers, tablets, eReaders, or other electronic devices.  We will do our best to help you figure out answers.

Computer Aide Assistance - - - Tuesdays from 1:00 to 6:00 and Fridays and Saturdays from 12:00 to 5:00

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Please do not hesitate to call the library at 323-255-0537 if you have any questions or would like more information.  Remember that you can always check the Branch Page (http://www.lapl.org/branches/arroyo-seco) on the LAPL website for upcoming events or check out the Master Calendar (http://www.lapl.org/whats-on/calendar) where you can search for something specific across multiple branches.

March’s Arroyo Book Club Pick…

The Arroyo Book Club will be reading The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver for our March meeting.  This story follows an evangelist minister, his wife, and their four daughters to the Congo in the late 1950s.  Library Journal provides the following description of the book:

This intense family drama is set in an Africa on the verge of independence and upheaval. In 1959, evangelical preacher Nathan Price moves his wife and four daughters from Georgia to a village in the Belgian Congo, later Zaire. Their dysfunction and cultural arrogance proves disastrous as the family is nearly destroyed by war, Nathan's tyranny, and Africa itself. Told in the voices of the mother and daughters, the novel spans 30 years as the women seek to understand each other and the continent that tore them apart. Kingsolver has a keen understanding of the inevitable, often violent clashes between white and indigenous cultures, yet she lets the women tell their own stories without being judgmental.

Stop by the library for a copy of the book and make plans to join us in discussion on March 28 at 3:00

Events for the Week of February 23….

Events going on at the library during the week include:

Monday – 2/24
Grupo de apoyo para la familia at 10:00
LA Saves Information Table from 3:00 to 5:00
Building Blocks Club at 4:00
Philosophy Discussion Group at 6:30

Tuesday – 2/25
Baby Storytime at 10:30
LAPD Readalong at 3:00

Wednesday – 2/26
STAR Reader at 3:00

Thursday – 2/27
STAR Reader at 3:00

Friday – 2/28
Drop in Computer Lab at 3:30

Saturday – 2/29
Vote Center Open from 8:00 to 5:00
STAR Reader 2:00

This week our computer aide will be available on Tuesday from 1:00-6:00 and on Friday & Saturday from 12:00-5:00 to help you with your technology questions.

You can always check the Branch Page (http://www.lapl.org/branches/arroyo-seco) on the LAPL website for upcoming events or check out the Master Calendar (http://www.lapl.org/whats-on/calendar) where you can search for something specific across multiple branches

History of Highland Park….

This 9/16/1979 article, “Original northeast corner of city found in Debs Park,” (http://dbase1.lapl.org/webpics/calindex/documents/10/520385.pdf) provides a bit of the history of Los Angeles in the context of the hunt for the original city boundary lines in preparation for the city’s, at that time, approaching bicentennial.  One of these boundary lines was determined to be in Debs Park.  Take a look at the article for all the interesting background information it includes.

One Fell Sweep

One Fell Sweep by Ilona Andrews is the third book in her Innkeeper Chronicles series.  In this volume Dina takes in a guest who is one of the few remaining members of a species who is being hunted to extinction, rescues her sister and niece and brings them to stay with her at the end, and battles a mysterious darkness that is seeking ultimate damage.

Another rip-roaring, fantasy adventure that you will be sure to want to read.  So once you’ve finished Clean Sweep and Sweep in Peace pick this title up.

Trivia of the Month...

This month’s question asks do you know the one sentence preamble to the Constitution.

Events for the Week of February 16….

The Library will be closed Monday, February 17 for Presidents’ Day.  During the time the library will be running a system upgrade on our catalog program so you will be unable to renew your items, use the myLibraryAccount feature of the website, or use the library catalog.  You will still be able to use library emedia and databases. 

Events going on at the library during the week include:

Tuesday – 2/18
Baby Storytime at 10:30
LAPD Readalong at 3:00
Círculo de Lectores at 6:00

Wednesday – 2/19
Toddler Storytime at 10:30
STAR Reader at 3:00

Thursday – 2/20
STAR Reader at 3:00

Friday – 2/21
Drop in Computer Lab at 3:30

Saturday – 2/22
VITA Free Tax Preparation from 9:30 to 12:30
Arroyo Book Club at 3:00

This week our computer aide will be available on Tuesday from 1:00-6:00 and on Friday & Saturday from 12:00-5:00 to help you with your technology questions.

You can always check the Branch Page (http://www.lapl.org/branches/arroyo-seco) on the LAPL website for upcoming events or check out the Master Calendar (http://www.lapl.org/whats-on/calendar) where you can search for something specific across multiple branches

Voting and the Library

The Arroyo Seco Library is two things for the upcoming primary elections.  The first thing we are is a vote by mail drop off location.  The vote by mail drop off box is already set up, ready and waiting for your ballot.  


The second thing we are is a Vote Center.  As a vote center we will be available for you to do your voting from February 29 through Election Day. On Saturday, Sunday and Monday we will be open for voting from 8:00 am through 5:00 pm. On Tuesday we will be open for voting from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm.  

Check the LA County Registrar’s page at https://lavote.net/ for the location of any Vote Center… you are allowed to use any of them to vote.

Let me strongly encourage everyone to make sure they do vote.  And if you still need to register you can always stop by the library for the necessary form.

February’s eResource of the Month

The February eResource of the Month is the African American Experience.  This database has a wide-ranging collection of African American history and culture.  It gives voice to the African American experience from its African origins to the present day.  It covers history, biographies, literature, arts, music, popular culture, folklore, business, slavery, the struggle for civil rights, politics, sports, education, science, medicine, and more.  Topics include Africans in Colonial North America, the rise of Jim Crow, and the Black Power Movement.

You can access all this wonderful information from home with your library card or at any of the library’s Internet computers.  Find the African American Experience on the library’s website on the Research & Homework page (https://www.lapl.org/collections-resources/research-and-homework). Scroll down the alphabetical list looking for African American Experience.

Events for the Week of February 9….

Events going on at the library during the week include:

Monday – 2/10
Grupo de apoyo para la familia at 10:00
LA DOT Tap Information Table from 2:30-4:30
Making Valentine Bookmarks at 4:00
Philosophy Discussion Group at 6:30

Tuesday – 2/11
Baby Storytime at 10:30
LAPD Readalong at 3:00
Teen Program Fun at 3:00

Wednesday – 2/12
Toddler Storytime at 10:30
STAR Reader at 3:00

Thursday – 2/13
Branch opens at 12:00
STAR Reader at 3:00

Friday – 2/14
Drop in Computer Lab at 3:30

Saturday – 2/15
VITA Free Tax Preparation from 9:30 to 12:30
Resume Review at 3:00

This week our computer aide will be available on Tuesday from 1:00-6:00 and on Friday & Saturday from 12:00-5:00 to help you with your technology questions.

You can always check the Branch Page (http://www.lapl.org/branches/arroyo-seco) on the LAPL website for upcoming events or check out the Master Calendar (http://www.lapl.org/whats-on/calendar) where you can search for something specific across multiple branches

Sweep in Peace

Sweep in Peace by Ilona Andrews is the second book in her Innkeeper Chronicles series.  This book which opens shortly after the previous book ends features the Inn being used for the negotiation of a peace treaty.  Dina must keep everything on track while dealing with blood thirsty factions, the suspicions of local law enforcement and a missing love interest.

The series continues in excellent form so if you’re into amusing fantasy, pick it up after you’ve finished Clean Sweep, the first in the series.

History of Highland Park…

For more than 40 years, beginning in 1926, there was a restaurant called Chili-Ville located at the corner of York and Figueroa (anyone remember it?).  Check out this article “Chili-Ville due for demolition” from 2/20/1972 for interesting details about the restaurant and its history.

Events for the Week of February 2….

Events going on at the library during the week include:

Sunday – 2/2
Game Day (cribbage & scrabble) at 3:00

Monday – 2/3
Grupo de apoyo para la familia at 10:00
Awesome Improv Show at 4:00

Tuesday – 2/4
LAPD Readalong at 3:00
Círculo de Lectores at 6:00

Wednesday – 2/5
Toddler Storytime at 10:30
STAR Reader at 3:00

Thursday – 2/6
STAR Reader at 3:00
All ages Create-a-Zine Workshop at 4:00

Friday – 2/7
Drop in Computer Lab at 3:30

Saturday – 2/8
VITA Free Tax Preparation from 9:30 to 12:30

This week our computer aide will be available on Thursday from 1:00-6:00 and on Friday from 12:00-5:00 to help you with your technology questions.

You can always check the Branch Page (http://www.lapl.org/branches/arroyo-seco) on the LAPL website for upcoming events or check out the Master Calendar (http://www.lapl.org/whats-on/calendar) where you can search for something specific across multiple branches