Sunday, July 30, 2023

Programming Coming up This Week

We are entering our last week of the Summer Reading Challenge. If you’ve been tracking your reading using a paper game board and have finished be sure to check back in with us so we can get you entered in the prize drawing (if you’ve been using the app it’ll enter you automatically upon completion)

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

Monday
3:00 Read With a STAR: Emily (In person)
4:00 Summer Finale: The Arty Loon Show (In person)

Tuesday
10:30 Baby Toddler Storytime (In person)
2:30 Korean Conversation 1-1 (email language@lapl.org for link)

Wednesday
10:30 Baby Toddler Storytime (In person)
3:00 STAR Reader: Miss Katherine (In person)

Thursday
6:00 Hungry Ghosts of China and Japan With Storyteller Barbara Wong (email eden@lapl.org for link)

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

Saturday
10:30 Galaxy in a Jar (In person / register at ayosco@lapl.org)
11:30 Read With a STAR: Toni (In person)

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Friday, July 28, 2023

French Conversation Club

For beginner, intermediate, advanced, and native speakers

Come and converse with us “en français bien sûr” about culture, art, politics… And if you are learning French, enjoy a friendly, stress-free platform to practice it. Club is hosted by Hamid who has taught French at the college level and hosted French meet ups in Los Angeles for 15 years.

In August, the conversation will take place on the 27th at 3pm.

This event is for adults only. There is a maximum of sixteen participants so you’ll want to register to reserve your spot. Do that with an email (ayosco@lapl.org), a call (323-255-0537), or drop by in person and see us at the Information Desk


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Thursday, July 27, 2023

Area History

 


Check out this 24 January 1971 article by Roger Swanson in the Eagle Rock Sentinel titled "Freeway completion nears" for details about the building of the 134 freeway through Eagle Rock. It was apparently an expensive undertaking, particularly the bit running across the Arroyo. 

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Monday, July 24, 2023

Arroyo Book Club’s August Pick

 


August is a non-fiction month for the Arroyo Seco Book Club and the non-fiction book we will be reading is The girl with Seven Names by Hyeonseo Lee. This is a memoir written by a North Korean woman who escaped that country. The book’s description tells us that it is… “An extraordinary insight into the life under one of the world's most ruthless and secretive dictatorships - and the story of one woman's terrifying struggle to escape.”

We will have copies of the book available at the branch in the place where such books are usually put, just ask a staff member if you can't find them. If you’re interested in an ebook version you can find it on Hoopla here.

We will meet to discuss the book on Saturday, August 26 at 3:00. This meeting will be held both in person and via Zoom, so, if you're interested in attending virtually be sure to email us at ayosco@lapl.org so we can add you to the link list.


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Sunday, July 23, 2023

Programming Coming up This Week

Your weekly reminder that the library’s Summer Reading Challenge is underway. You can still sign yourself (& your family) up! Who in your family will finish? Find info online here: https://www.lapl.org/summer & swing by the branch to get registered.

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

Monday
3:00 Read With a STAR: Emily (In person)
4:00 Kindness Rocks (In person)

Tuesday
10:30 Baby Toddler Storytime (In person)

Wednesday
10:30 Baby Toddler Storytime (In person)
3:00 STAR Reader: Miss Katherine (In person)
6:00 Círculo de Lectores

Thursday
12:30 Russian for Beginners (email language@lapl.org for link)
6:00 Walk Highland Park (In person / meet at library)

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

Saturday
10:30 Sounds of Summer (email literacy@lapl.org for link)
11:30 Read With a STAR: Toni (In person)

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Thursday, July 20, 2023

History of Highland Park

 


Check out the article “Highland Park Ebell with Build this Beautiful Home” in the 20 July 1912 edition of the Highland Park News-Herald & Journal. The picture is obviously of the building that was built and can be found on Ave 57 just below Figueroa. The article estimates the building would take between $10,000 and $12,000 to build. Reality indicates they found the money. 

If you’re looking for old editions of local newspapers, including our own Highland Park News-Herald & Journal or Highland Park Post-Dispatch, you should check out the California Digital Newspaper Collection housed at the University of California at Riverside and available online at https://cdnc.ucr.edu/


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Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Monthly Trivia Question (Answer)….

 


This month we turned to the world of Mathematics and asked for the truth table for A ∨ ¬B.  It is:


A

B

¬B

A∨ ¬B

1

0

1

1

1

1

0

1

0

0

1

1

0

1

0

0

The idea for the challenge was taken from an article on Boolean Algebra found in the AccessScience Database. This database can be found on the library’s Research & Homework page under “A” and accessed with your library card.  Note the picture is of George Boole who first laid out the principles of Boolean Algebra around 1850. Boolean Algebra is integral to the way computers work.

 


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Monday, July 17, 2023

Walk Highland Park

A Summer Reading Event

July 27 at 6:00 p.m.

Celebrate this year’s summer reading theme of “My LA” by exploring Highland Park with us. We will meet in the lobby and collectively decide what route we wish to follow. We will then set out; socializing, exercising, and learning more about our neighborhood as we go. Everyone is welcome.

Don’t hesitate to give us a call at 323-255-0537 if you have any questions. Email is also an option, our email address is ayosco@lapl.org.


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Sunday, July 16, 2023

Programming Coming up This Week

Your weekly reminder that the library’s Summer Reading Challenge is underway. You can still sign yourself (& your family) up! Who in your family will finish? Find info online here: https://www.lapl.org/summer & swing by the branch to get registered.

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

Sunday
3:00 French Conversation Class (In person)

Monday
3:00 Read With a STAR: Emily (In person)
4:00 Sew a Picture (In person)

Tuesday
10:30 Baby Toddler Storytime (In person)

Wednesday
10:30 Baby Toddler Storytime (In person)
3:00 STAR Reader: Miss Katherine (In person)

Thursday
12:30 Russian for Beginners (email language@lapl.org for link)
6:00 South Central Noir: An Evening With the Authors (email mtwain@lapl.org for link)

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

Saturday
11:30 Read With a STAR: Toni (In person)
3:00 Arroyo Book Club discusses L.A. Weather (In person OR Zoom / email ayosco@lapl.org)

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Thursday, July 13, 2023

History of Highland Park

 


Paging virtually through the 19 May 1922 edition of the Highland Park News-Herald & Journal my eye fell upon an ad for a movie showing at the local Sunbeam Theatre (where Sunbeam Vintage the furniture store is now). The movie in question was called The Silent Call and appears to a be a melodrama involving a “wolf-dog.” Tickets are 33 cents for adults. Check out the paper for more news of “that” day. 

If you’re looking for old editions of local newspapers, including our own Highland Park News-Herald & Journal or Highland Park Post-Dispatch, you should check out the California Digital Newspaper Collection housed at the University of California at Riverside and available online at https://cdnc.ucr.edu/


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Tuesday, July 11, 2023

False Value

 


Ben Aaronovitch continues his Rivers of London series with the very engaging False Value. In this volume Peter Gant has gone undercover to pry into the workings of a tech behemoth. He runs into suspicious American librarians and suspected AI. Meanwhile on the home front Beverly is expecting twins while simultaneously prying around as only a river god can.

While the book can be enjoyed if you haven’t read the series as a whole, the series as a whole is so good I say read the other titles too.  


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Sunday, July 9, 2023

Programming Coming up This Week

Your weekly reminder that the library’s Summer Reading Challenge is underway. You can still sign yourself (& your family) up! Who in your family will finish? Find info online here: https://www.lapl.org/summer & swing by the branch to get registered.

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

Sunday
2:00 Santa Cecilia Orchestra Presents Meet the Woodwinds (In person)

Monday
2:30 Read With a STAR: Emily (In person)
4:00 Create Marbled Paper (In person)

Tuesday
10:30 Baby Toddler Storytime (In person)

Wednesday
10:30 Baby Toddler Storytime (In person)
3:00 STAR Reader: Miss Katherine (In person)
4:00 Micah the Magician (In person)
6:00 Círculo de Lectores

Thursday
12:30 Russian for Beginners (email language@lapl.org for link)
6:00 Supernatural Summer Part 1: Classic English and American Ghost Stories (email eden@lapl.org for link)

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

Saturday
11:30 Read With a STAR: Toni (In person)
3:00 Celebrate Highland Park With a Button

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Friday, July 7, 2023

Celebrate Highland Park with a Button

 


We have another fun summer reading challenge program on tap Saturday, July 15 at 3:00. This time we'll be turning Highland Park images into buttons. 

Explore your neighborhood with cell phone camera at the ready then join us to turn your favorite image into a button! Bring the photo already printed out or print it out when you get here. This program is open to the whole family... All ages welcome.

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Thursday, July 6, 2023

History of Highland Park

 


Take a look through the 5 January 1969 edition of the Highland Park News-Herald & Journal for shots of floats from that year’s Rose Parade by local designers. Included are tidbits of information about those designers.

If you’re looking for old editions of local newspapers, including our own Highland Park News-Herald & Journal or Highland Park Post-Dispatch, you should check out the California Digital Newspaper Collection housed at the University of California at Riverside and available online at https://cdnc.ucr.edu/


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Wednesday, July 5, 2023

Monthly Trivia Question…

 This month let’s turn to the world of Mathematics. Lay out the truth table for the expression A or Not B (A ∨ ¬B).

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Sunday, July 2, 2023

Programming Coming up This Week

First, a quick reminder that the library we be closed on Tuesday in celebration of the Fourth of July. Visit the website for access to many, many resources from the comfort of your home.

Second, the library’s Summer Reading Challenge is underway. You can still sign yourself (& your family) up! Who in your family will finish? Find info online here: https://www.lapl.org/summer & swing by the branch to get registered.

Finally, find the in person programs at our branch as well as a selection of the exciting, virtual programs offered by branches across the city this week below. Visit our online calendar for our complete program selection….

Monday
2:30 Read With a STAR: Emily (In person)

Tuesday
Library closed in Celebration of the Fourth of July

Wednesday
10:30 Baby Toddler Storytime (In person)
3:00 STAR Reader: Miss Katherine (In person)

Thursday
12:30 Russian for Beginners (email language@lapl.org for link)

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

Saturday
10:30 Picture Book Party: Wildlife Crossings (In person)
11:30 Read With a STAR: Toni (In person)

Sunday
2:00 Santa Cecilia Orchestra Presents Meet the Woodwinds (In person)

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