November Arroyo Book Club Pick….

 

November is a fiction month for the Arroyo Book Club and the book we will be reading is Warlight by Michael Ondaatje. 

From the internationally acclaimed, Booker Prize-winning author of The English Patient, this is “an elegiac thriller [with] the immediate allure of a dark fairy tale*” set in the decade after World War II that tells the dramatic story of two teenagers and an eccentric group of characters. *The Washington Post

There will be copies of the book available at the library in the usual location (just ask staff if you don’t know where that is). If you prefer ebook format there are plenty of copies available in Libby/Overdrive here. 

We will meet to discuss the book on November 25 at 3:00. If you can’t join us in person but would like to follow along remotely please send an email to ayosco@lapl.org so we can add you to the link list. 

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 this week below (programs in person at our branch unless otherwise noted). Visit our online calendar for our complete program selection….

Monday
4:00 CrEATive Plate Kids Cooking Class

Tuesday
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime

Wednesday
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime
12:00 How To Create Marketing Graphics Like A Rockstar With Canva (LAPL YouTube)
3:00 STAR Reader: Miss Katherine

Thursday
12:30 Russian for Beginners (email language@lapl.org for link)
1:00 Q.Me Free Legal Clinic (sign up)

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

Saturday
11:30 Read With a STAR: Toni

Catch up with us on various sites...

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Instagram: www.instagram.com/lapubliclibrary/
YouTube: www.youtube.com/losangeleslibrary

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Blog: arroyoseco5.blogspot.com
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Instagram: www.instagram.com/arroyosecolapl
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History of Highland Park…

 

This one page brochure provides a quick thumbnail overview of the History of Northeast Los Angeles.  Here you’ll find a couple of paragraphs on early settlers and a brief list of places of note.  It appears to be some kind of advertising flyer.  Anyway, take a look.  

The Only Plane in the Sky

 

The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. Graff is a narrative of the events of 9/11 as told by all.  Garrett takes us minute by minute through the events of the day using the individual recollections of many different people.  Think of the work as a patchwork quilt. The quilt as a whole talks about the calamity of the day, while each patch represents a slice of one person’s experience of one moment in the day.  It provides an interesting perspective on a day that everyone who was old enough at the time can remember for themselves.  Of course it is mind-numbingly sad but it provides a nice look at an historical event. I would recommend it.

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 this week below (programs in person at our branch unless otherwise noted). Visit our online calendar for our complete program selection….

Monday
4:00 Build a Monster

Tuesday
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime

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

Thursday
1:00 Q.Me Free Legal Clinic (sign up)
5:00 Language, the Law, and Restorative Justice: a Conversation With Beth Piatote and William B. Gould, IV (LAPL YouTube)

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

Saturday
11:30 Read With a STAR: Toni
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
Twitter: twitter.com/arroyoseco5

Monthly Trivia Question (Answer)….

 

This month’s question was when was the first gender reassignment surgery in the United States performed? It took place in February of 1965.  It took place at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine an organization which then went on to establish the first medical clinic to address gender identity and the medical concerns of transsexuals and those seeking gender reassignment.

The question and answer were found in a book on the Salem Press & Grey House Publishing Reference Shelf. The book was Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Events. Find the Salem Press Reference Shelf on the library’s Research & Homework page under “S” and access it with your library card.

Bears Behaving Badly

 

Bears Behaving Badly by MaryJanice Davidson is a romance novel set amid a society of were creatures.  Davidson’s world is basically our world with all the were creatures living hidden amongst us.  Our main characters are Annette Garsea and David Auberon, both a variety of werebear.  Annette works for what is effectively child protective services and David is a private investigator.  David is involved in an incident involving a juvenile werewolf and werefox which brings the whole thing under Annette’s purview.  Investigation reveals a deeper crime involving juveniles of many types and Annette and David undertake to get to the bottom of things.

The book is quite a fun read though it is not for someone who enjoys complicated plots.  The reader can easily figure out what’s going on chapters ahead of the investigating main characters.  However the characters are fun and the romance is not too steamy, it only gets physical at the very end.  I would recommend this to people who like a good fantasy story. 

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 this week below (programs in person at our branch unless otherwise noted). Visit our online calendar for our complete program selection….

Monday
3:00 STAR Reader: Emily
4:00 The Great Butterfly Migration Show

Tuesday
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime

Wednesday
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime
3:00 STAR Reader: Miss Katherine
4:00 Family Button Making

Thursday
12:00 Investor Protection (LAPL YouTube)
1:00 Q.Me Free Legal Clinic (sign up)

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

Saturday
11:30 Read With a STAR: 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
Twitter: twitter.com/arroyoseco5

History of Highland Park…

 

Here is a copy of an article that tells of the library branch in the area that predates the one at our current location (6145 N. Figueroa).  This short little article tells the tale of the branch that was located on the corner of Ruby Street and Avenue 64 as well as its predecessor at the corner of Eagle Rock Avenue and Avenue 64.  It was published in 1904.

Eclipse Viewing Party

 

The Arroyo Seco Library will be hosting an Eclipse Viewing Party on Saturday, October 14th. It will begin at 8:15 and run until 10: 50. We will have eclipse viewing glasses to give out while supplies last. So, join your neighbors to experience a celestial phenomenon and see a partial solar eclipse for yourself.

All of this hinges on the weather, so fingers crossed the skies are clear.

Note: Save your eclipse glasses somewhere safe so you can use them again for next year’ s April 8th eclipse.

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 this 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
6:00 Poetry Open Mic (email wwood@lapl.org for link)
 
Wednesday
3:00 STAR Reader: Miss Katherine
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 for link)
 
Saturday
8:10-10:50 Solar Eclipse Viewing and Glasses Giveaway
11:30 Read With a STAR: 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
Twitter: twitter.com/arroyoseco5

Monthly Trivia Question…

 This month’s question is when was the first gender reassignment surgery in the United States performed?

JPL Presents: Our Sun and Solar System

 

JPL Engineer Shivani Joshi joins us to talk all things sun with added tidbits about the solar system and the work JPL is doing increasing our knowledge of both. Bring your questions about the sun and get them answered. This all happens on Saturday, October 7th at 3pm. 

Everyone is welcome so mark your calendars.

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 this week below (programs in person at our branch unless otherwise noted). Visit our online calendar for our complete program selection….

Monday
3:00 Read With a STAR: Emily
4:00 LA BioBlitz Challenge: Get to Know Our Pollinator Pals With the Audubon Center

Tuesday
1:00 In Conversation With Lavie Tidhar (email holywd@lapl.org for link)

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

Thursday
1:00 Q.Me Free Legal Clinic (sign up)
3:00 – 5:00 LA Saves Information Table

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

Saturday
11:30 Read With a STAR: Toni
3:00 JPL Presents: Our Sun & Solar System

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
Twitter: twitter.com/arroyoseco5