Friday, April 30, 2021

May 3… Library Starts a New Chapter


On May 3 the next phase in the Library’s rolling reopening begins. Some libraries will open for limited in person service with computer use for patrons, some libraries will reopen with limited in person service without computers for patrons, some libraries will continue to offer Library-to-Go service, and some libraries will remain closed.  Of local interest:

  • Arroyo Seco will remain as a Library-to-Go service provider
  • Eagle Rock will be open for limited in person service with computers for patron use
  • R.L. Stevenson will be open for limited in person service with computers for patron use
  • Echo Park will be open for limited in person service with NO computer use for patrons
  • Silver Lake will remain as a Library-to-Go service provider
Check out lapl.org/reopening for all the details including which branches provide which service across the whole city.

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Thursday, April 29, 2021

History of Highland Park…

 


The article "28 years see rapid growth of community” is a brief recounting of Clyde M. Church’s memories of the community. Mr. Church was a local banker and among his other reminisces is the founding of the original Arroyo Seco Library. Check it out.

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Wednesday, April 28, 2021

Bi-weekly Trivia Question (Answer)….

 


We asked what tool the library has that would help you work from idea through the opening of your own business. The answer is Gale Business: Plan Builder.  This is an online business planning tool. It offers step-by-step guidance and templates for creating an entrepreneur profile. It assists you in developing a business idea, doing a break-even analysis, building a business plan, and making financial projections for both for-profit businesses and nonprofits.

Find the tool listed alphabetically under G on LAPL’s Research & Homework page (https://lapl.org/collections-resources/research-and-homework) and access it with your library card


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Monday, April 26, 2021

Arroyo Book Club May Pick…



The Arroyo Book Club’s book for May is The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo.  

The Library’s LA Made Program is featuring a discussion with Yangsze Choo on May 13 at 4:00.  Tune in and hear from the author as she provides the author’s take on the book. The program will stream on the library’s YouTube and facebook channels.  Make plans to watch.

The book summary describes it thusly:
In 1930s colonial Malaysia, Ji Lin labors by day as an apprentice seamstress and by night as a dance hall girl working to wipe out her mother's mah-jongg debts. Meanwhile, 11-year-old houseboy Ren has 49 days to find his dead master's long-severed finger and bury it with the body, or the man's soul will wander the earth for all time. When one of Ji Lin's partners leaves behind a stomach-churning artifact, she and Ren work together in a world troubled by inexplicable deaths and rumors of men who become tigers.
Find the ebook on overdrive.  If you’d like to listen to an audio version visit Hoopla.  If you’d like to read a paper copy send an email to ayosco@lapl.org and we’ll schedule you a pick up time.

We will meet to discuss the book on May 22 at 3:00 via Zoom.  If you plan to attend send an email to ayosco@lapl.org so we can send you the meeting link.

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Sunday, April 25, 2021

Programming Coming up This Week

Some of the exciting programming on offer from the library this week.  Visit the online calendar for the complete selection…

Monday
10:00 Music Mondays: Italian Children's Music with Ms. Karenn (LAPL Facebook/YouTube)
6:00 Foundations of Mindfulness: A Learning Circle (email ayosco@lapl.org for link)

Tuesday
10:00 Storytime Online  (LAPL Facebook/YouTube)
4:00 TEENtastic Tuesdays: Tarot + Divination for Empowerment (LAPL Facebook/YouTube)

Wednesday
10:00 Storytime Online  (LAPL Facebook/YouTube)
4:00 Kayamanan Ng Lahi, Philippine Folk Dance (LAPL Facebook/YouTube)

Thursday
10:00 Storytime Online  (LAPL Facebook/YouTube)
4:00 Maker Talk: Bruce Dominguez from Call to Adventure (LAPL Facebook/YouTube)

Friday
10:00 Storytime Online  (LAPL Facebook/YouTube)
3:00 Live Día Celebration (LAPL Facebook/YouTube)

Saturday
11:00 UCLA Gluck Saxophone Quartet (email ayosco@lapl.org for link)
  
Catch up with us on various sites...

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Friday, April 23, 2021

UCLA Gluck Saxophone Quartet


 

Spend a musical hour with us!  The UCLA Gluck Saxophone Quartet will be performing on 

Saturday, May 1 from 11:00 to 12:00 via Zoom 

The UCLA Gluck Saxophone Quartet comprises members of the UCLA Saxophone Studio under the direction Professor Jan Baker. The quartet performs extensively throughout the Los Angeles area, showcasing music from a variety of genres, ranging from baroque transcriptions and original saxophone music, to jazz and popular music. The members of the quartet bring a diversity of stylistic ideas to the forefront of their performances, utilizing all the members of the saxophone family in their performances–soprano, alto, tenor and baritone–in order to provide an unforgettable educational experience.

If you’re interested email ayosco@lapl.org for the program link.

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Thursday, April 22, 2021

History of Highland Park….

 


Do you recognize this house? Check out this short little article from 1984 which discusses the nominating of this house, The Yoakum House for listing as a city cultural heritage monument. 

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Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Bi-weekly Trivia Question…

This time around our question is less specific and more resource oriented. What tool does the library have that would help you work from idea through the opening of your own business?

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Tuesday, April 20, 2021

The World of Makers

 


Curious about makers? Interested in creating things? Tune into hear from one man who is a maker.  Join us on Thursday, April 29 at 4:00 for Maker Talk: Bruce Dominguez from Call to Adventure.  

Our guest Maker Bruce Dominguez will be sharing with us his journey as a maker and showcasing his method for low-cost injection molding that can be done in your own workspace. You will take away/learn his process of sketching an idea, using CAD software to 3d model the concept, then fabricating it for injection molding. Prior experience in injection molding is desirable but not required.

Tune into YouTube Live and Facebook Live to join in the fun!


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Sunday, April 18, 2021

Programming Coming up This Week

Some of the exciting programming on offer from the library this week.  Visit lapl.org/whats-on/calendar for the complete selection…

Monday
10:00 Yoga & Meditation with Master John (email dmatthews@lapl.org for link)
6:00 Foundations of Mindfulness: A Learning Circle (email ayosco@lapl.org for link)

Tuesday
10:30 Kids World Music with Thalia (email vmagaw@lapl.org for link)
4:00 Guitar and Songwriting (email teens@lapl.org for link)

Wednesday
11:00 Body & Brain Tai Chi & Yoga (email vmagaw@lapl.org for link)
3:00 Hula - Dive into language: Kids learn Vietnamese (LAPL Facebook/YouTube)

Thursday
10:30 Job Search Assistance: Orientation to WorkSource (Register: http://bit.ly/JobSearchApril2021)
4:00 LA Made: A Journey Through Brazilian Music (LAPL Facebook/YouTube)

Friday
11:00 Bilingual Spanish Storytime (email mrobinson@lapl.org for link)
4:00 Your Author Series: LeUyen Pham (LAPL Facebook/YouTube)

Saturday
3:00 Arroyo Book Club discusses They Called Us Enemy (email ayosco@lapl.org for link)
  
Catch up with us on various sites...

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Friday, April 16, 2021

Jeeves and the King of Clubs

 


Ben Schott draws upon his obvious love of the writing of P.G. Wodehouse in his book Jeeves and the King of Clubs.  This book brings Jeeves (of course) as well as Bertie Wooster, his feckless friends, his vexatious aunts, and the many character filled women he is avoiding bringing to the altar to life. Schott does an excellent job with his characters and they all ring true to the originals.  

The tale revolves around the conceit that Jeeves’ club is really, or perhaps is also, an arm of the government and is involved in investigating potential enemies.  Bertie is called upon to assist and a complicated plot to determine the source of a cipher code is undertaken.

Schott does an excellent job with his characters while not brining quite the zany complexity to plot that Wodehouse managed.  Read it for a fun revisit with characters you love.


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Thursday, April 15, 2021

History of Highland Park…

 


The article “This house if full of memories” by Jean Douglas Robson recounts the history of Sycamore Grove Mansion.  A very picturesque article, check it out for the interesting community details.

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Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Bi-weekly Trivia Question (Answer)….


For this bi-weekly trivia question we asked what was the last film Peter Falk had a role in? The answer is Next, a 2007 work directed by Lee Tamahori. He played Irv.

The question and answer were found in Film Index International.  This database provides detailed film information on over 100,000 films from more than 170 countries from 1900.  Find it listed alphabetically under F on LAPL’s Research & Homework page and access it with your library card


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Sunday, April 11, 2021

Programming Coming up This Week

Some of the exciting programming on offer from the library this week.  Visit lapl.org/whats-on/calendar for the complete selection…

Monday
10:00 Music Mondays: Nathalia's Bilingual Family Concert (LAPL Facebook/YouTube)
6:00 Foundations of Mindfulness: A Learning Circle (email ayosco@lapl.org)

Tuesday
10:00 Storytime (LAPL Facebook/YouTube)
4:00 Express Yourself! A Free Online Experimental Filmmaking Workshop for Kids and Teens (LAPL Facebook/YouTube)

Wednesday
10:00 Storytime (LAPL Facebook/YouTube)
4:00 Hula - Dance that Tells a Story (LAPL Facebook/YouTube)

Thursday
10:00 Storytime (LAPL Facebook/YouTube)
4:00 LA Made: They Called Us Enemy: An Intergenerational Conversation on Racial Injustice (LAPL Facebook/YouTube)

Friday
10:00 Storytime (LAPL Facebook/YouTube)
4:00 NASA GLOBE: Science is Better Together (Register: bit.ly/trees21) 

Saturday
11:00 Docent Tour of Central Library Virtual (email docents@lapl.org for link)
  
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Thursday, April 8, 2021

History of Highland Park…

 


For more background on the local landmark the Southwest Museum check out this article, “Southwest museum groundbreaking mark 55th anniversary” by Roger Swanson.  The 1967 article is marking the 55th anniversary of the groundbreaking for the Southwest Museum and it does so by telling the story of its founding. A fascinating look in to the past the article includes a few photographs. Check it out.

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Wednesday, April 7, 2021

Bi-weekly Trivia Question…

 For this bi-weekly trivia question let’s ask what was the last film Peter Falk had a role in?

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Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Science Fun: The Night Sky…


Want to know what to look for in the night sky in April? Check out NASA’s Skywatching page for all the things to look for as well as all the information explaining what you see.  

Interesting to learn…. In India's time zone, Tuesday, April 13, 2021, marks the start of Chaitra, the first month of the Hindu lunisolar religious calendar. The first of Chaitra is celebrated as New Year's Day and is known as Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra, Chaitra Vishu or Puthandu in Ta.m.il Nadu, and Ugadi in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. This starts the nine-day New Years’ celebration called Chaitra Navratri. These nine days are dedicated to forms of the Goddess Shakti. Many of the customs and rituals followed during Chaitra Navratri are similar to those for the fall celebration called Shardiya Navratri (in September or October). Chaitra Navratri ends with Ra.m.a Nava.m.i on April 21, 2021, celebrating the birthday of Lord Ra.m.a, so Chaitra Navratri is also called Ra.m.a Navratri.


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Sunday, April 4, 2021

Programming Coming up This Week

Join us this week for…

Monday
10:00 Music Mondays: Baila Baila (LAPL Facebook/YouTube)
7:00 Pajama Storytime (LAPL Facebook/YouTube)

Tuesday
10:00 Storytime (LAPL Facebook/YouTube)
4:00 NeiSci Tuesdays: Where Are the Stars? Light Pollution in Our Ecosystems (register)

Wednesday
10:00 Storytime (LAPL Facebook/YouTube)
4:00 Ancient Homelands: Indigenous Music of North, Central and South America With Martin Espino (LAPL Facebook/YouTube)

Thursday
10:00 Storytime (LAPL Facebook/YouTube)
4:00 LA Made: LA Roller Girls (LAPL Facebook/YouTube)

Friday
10:00 Storytime (LAPL Facebook/YouTube)
3:30 Game Day! For Teens (email teens@lapl.org for link)

Saturday
10:00 Western Edge Writers: Self Directed Writing (email shannah@lapl.org for link)
  
Catch up with us on various sites...

    Arroyo Seco Social Media:    

Check out the Library’s online calendar for the complete list of programming on offer.

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Thursday, April 1, 2021

History of Highland Park….

 


Today we have a newspaper article by Eston McMahon all about the Southwest Museum.  The article is titled Southwest Museum Rich Storehouse and delves into the history and collection of the museum.  The article has a large number of included photographs.  Published by the Los Angeles Herald Examiner on 3/4/1967 it provides an interesting snapshot of a museum & its exhibits.  

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