LAPL’s Digital Collection: Menus

 

This time let’s turn our attention to the menu collection.  Here’s one for Aashiana from the 1980s. The menu notations were done by Merrill Shindler. The restaurant was located on Wilshire Blvd.

Access the full menu here

Popular Read Alikes

 

If you liked

Lilith's Brood by Octavia E. Butler

(One of the branch's most checked out titles last month)

Than try these

Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks

Rosewater by Tade Thompson

The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin

The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter

 

If you Liked

The Myth of Normal by Gabor Maté

(One of the branch's most checked out non-fiction books last month)

Than try these

Ask Me About My Uterus by Abby Norman

Inflamed by Rupa Marya & Raj Patel

Weathering by Arline T. Geronimus

Emotional Labor by Rose Hackman

Programming Coming up This Week

Please note the library will close at 1 pm on Tuesday the 24th and remain closed all day Wednesday the 25th. 

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….

The Señorita Mariposa StoryWalk is available offsite at the Audubon Center for enjoyment throughout the week.

Monday
11:00 Virtual Toddler Storytime (register)

Tuesday
Library Closes at 1pm

Wednesday
Library Closed for Christmas

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
2:00 STAR Reader: 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

The Arroyo Writing Group’s January Prompt

The Arroyo Writing Group will meet on January 16th at 6 p.m. We will be sharing our responses to the writing prompt:

You are asked to review a luxury hotel on the beach

The Arroyo Writing Group is for anyone interested in trying their hand at writing. We welcome you whether you are new to the art or and old expert looking for convivial place to share your work. Join our group for practice both writing short pieces across many genres and sharing your writing with others.

Who: Anyone of any level of experience. All that’s required is an interest in writing, a willingness to share your work, and an ability to give positive feedback to others.

What: Our writing group. Each month we will engage with a different writing prompt preparing our own short work in response and bringing it to share at our meeting. Prompts will range freely across genres.

Where: The Arroyo Seco Library / 6145 N. Figueroa St, 90042 / 323-255-0537 / ayosco@lapl.org

When: We will meet on the Third Thursday of each Month at 6 p.m.

Why: The why is down to you. It might be for the practice writing. It might be for the practice sharing what you write with others. It might be for the company of others who are also trying to compose. It might be….

Start writing and make plans to join us

Monthly Trivia Question (Answer)….

 

This month we asked can you find an image of Akhenaten, Nefertiti, and the Royal Princesses? One such image is seen in part in the included image. Aten, the Solar Disk, blessing the royal family; detail of sunk relief fragment from Tell el-Amarna [Dynasty XVIII]. Date ca. 1350 B.C.E.

The image was found in JSTOR. JSTOR provides access to journal articles, books, images and primary sources. Access includes ARTSTOR, JSTOR's cross disciplinary collection of over 2 million images from around the world, all rights-cleared and discoverable.  It is a resource you can access with your library card from any branch computer.

Citation:

Akhenaten, Nefertiti, and the Royal Princesses. limestone, ca. 1350 B.C.E. JSTOR, https://jstor.org/stable/community.18134402.  Accessed 29 Aug. 2024.

Meditative Art

 

When: December 29 at 3 p.m.

What: Swing by for a relaxing, art filled afternoon. We will be creating zentangles or working on an old-fashioned coloring project. Set your cares aside and join us

Who: Adults primarily but we will have child friendly activities as well.

Where: The Arroyo Seco Library at 6145 N. Figueroa Street in Highland Park

See you there!

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….

The Señorita Mariposa StoryWalk is available offsite at the Audubon Center for enjoyment throughout the week.

Monday
4:00 Design Your Own Wrapping Paper

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 Council

Thursday 
6:00 Arroyo Writing Group (in person OR Zoom / ayosco@lapl.org for link)

Friday
11:30 Chinese for Beginners (email language@lapl.org for link)

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

LAPL’s Digital Collection: Book Plates

 

Our next book plate is this one from 1922.  Used for Harold Jeffreys Abrams and Blanch Fallon’s books it is a black and white plate of a man and woman standing under an arch and above several coats of arms.

Access the book plate here

Be Dazzled

 

Be Dazzled by Ryan La Sala is a sweet, teen story that celebrates young heart ache, troubles with parents, cut throat competition, and ultimate crafting.  Raffy is a crafter extraordinaire.  He has signed up for a competition that he hopes will pave the way to the future he is looking for.  He discovers that Luca, his ex, is also a competitor. 

The story alternates between past and present, telling the story of Rafe & Luca in the past and the following the competition in the present.  It was an amusing, vaguely angsty tale that I would recommend to anyone with a taste for that sort of thing.

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….

The Señorita Mariposa StoryWalk is available offsite at the Audubon Center for enjoyment throughout the week.

Monday
4:00 Sensory Snow Play

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 Council
6:00 Círculo de Lectores

Thursday 
9:00-5:00 Q.Me Free Legal Clinic (Register)

Friday
11:30 Chinese for Beginners (email language@lapl.org for link)

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

Monthly Trivia Question…

This month’s question is less trivia and more “do you know about this library resource,” in any event, can you find an image of Akhenaten, Nefertiti, and the Royal Princesses?

The Union Club Mysteries

 

Check out Isaac Asimov’s The Union Club Mysteries for a selection of bite sized, mystery stories… think Encyclopedia Brown for adults.  Here you will find short riddle like mysteries. Can you figure out the solution before the fictional audience does? Check out the book and see for yourself.

Recommended for lovers of puzzles, brain teasers, and the like.

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….

The Señorita Mariposa StoryWalk is available offsite at the Audubon Center for enjoyment throughout the week.

Sunday
1:00 NELA Holiday Parade: March with us… Meet in Library Parking Lot at 12:30

Monday
11:00 Virtual Toddler Storytime (Register)

Tuesday
3:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey
5:00 Walk-In Tutor for Adults
6:00 Telescope Night with the Sidewalk Astronomers

Wednesday
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime
3:00 STAR Reader: Miss Katherine
4:00 Teen Council

Thursday 
9:00-5:00 Q.Me Free Legal Clinic (Register)

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

Saturday
2:00 STAR Reader: Toni
3:00 LA Made Presents: Let's Get in a Pickle Together!

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

Telescope Night

 

The ever-popular Telescope Night returns (weather permitting) to the Arroyo Seco Library on Tuesday, December 3.  We will begin at 6:00 and wrap things up shortly before the library closes at 8:00.  We should be able to see Jupiter, Saturn, and Venus.  Mark your calendar and plan to drop by.  Do note that the event is weather dependent, so if there are clouds on the day give us a call after 3:00 for word on the status of the program.

For those who don’t know what Telescope Night is…  During Telescope Night a group of local astronomers, the Sidewalk Astronomers (http://www.sidewalkastronomers.us/), sets up telescopes outside the library and points them at objects of interest in the night sky.  Everyone is invited to take as many turns as they’d like looking through the telescopes.  The Sidewalk Astronomers are very knowledgeable and will answer your questions & chat about how they made the telescopes.  Bring your questions with you.

LAPL’s Digital Collection: Movie Posters

 

Today we’ll look at one of our movie posters, specifically, a poster for the 1927 film Cabaret. The image shows “a scene from this crime drama depicting Gloria Trask (Gilda Gray) dancing with a chorus line.” The text on the poster tells us: “Adolph Zukor and Jesse L. Lasky present Gilda Gray in Cabaret with Tom Moore and Chester Conklin; Directed by Robert G. Vignola; From the story by Owen Davis; Screenplay by Becky Gardiner; A Paramount Picture; Produced by Famous Players-Lasky Corporation.”

Access the full poster here

New eMedia Resources You can use in the Branch

Here are a few new emedia resources that are accessible from library computers:

JSTOR is now accessible onsite at all library locations.  JSTOR provides access to journal articles, books, images and primary sources. Access includes ARTSTOR, JSTOR's cross disciplinary collection of over 2 million images from around the world, all rights-cleared and discoverable.

HeinOnline’s Public Library includes the full text of more than 2,800 law and law-related journals, access to U.S. federal and state case law, thousands of classic legal treatises, and also government publications. The resource features complete coverage of the U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Congressional Documents, and more—all are exact replicas of the original print publications and are fully searchable.  Accessible onsite at all library locations.

Come on in and check them out.

The Arroyo Book Club’s December Pick

 

For the past 8 years we had been reading a Shakespeare play for our December pick but a poll of the group suggested a switch to considering the classics more broadly for the month. So…. Our December read will be Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. To quote the back of the book: 

"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.” So begins Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen's witty comedy of manners that features splendidly civilized sparring between the proud Mr. Darcy and the prejudiced Elizabeth Bennet as they play out their spirited courtship in a series of eighteenth-century drawing-room intrigues.

Stop by the branch to pick up a copy to read, while they last. You will find them in the usual location, just ask if you don’t know where that is.  The book may also be found as an ebook in Hoopla and in Libby.

We will meet to discuss the book on Saturday, December 28 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.

LA Made Presents: Let's Get in a Pickle Together!

Saturday, December 7 at 3 p.m.

Let's Get in a Pickle Together! is a family-friendly, hands-on pickling workshop that introduces folks to basic concepts in fermentation and vinegar pickling for the home kitchen. LA-based Chinese American fermented food advocate and instructor Jessica Wang brings extra pickling tips and insight drawn from her family’s diasporic Chinese culinary heritage.

The program has a limited number of seats so please RSVP to ayosco@lapl.org or give us a call at 323-255-0537.

This LA Made program was made possible with the generous support of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Programming Coming up This Week

The library will be closed on Thursday & Friday this week in celebration of Thanksgiving

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….

The Señorita Mariposa StoryWalk is available offsite at the Audubon Center for enjoyment throughout the week.

Monday
4:00 Dinovember Building Bricks Challenge

Tuesday
3:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey

Wednesday
3:00 STAR Reader: Miss Katherine
6:00 Círculo de Lectores

Thursday 
Library Closed for Thanksgiving

Friday
Library Closed for Thanksgiving

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

The Arroyo Writing Group’s December Prompt

The newly fledged Arroyo Writing Group will meet on December 19th at 6 p.m. We will be sharing our responses to the writing prompt:

Write something with a “tinge” of horror that takes its seed from a holiday tradition

The Arroyo Writing Group is for anyone interested in trying their hand at writing. We welcome you whether you are new to the art or and old expert looking for convivial place to share your work. Join our group for practice both writing short pieces across many genres and sharing your writing with others.

Who: Anyone of any level of experience. All that’s required is an interest in writing, a willingness to share your work, and an ability to give positive feedback to others.

What: Our writing group. Each month we will engage with a different writing prompt preparing our own short work in response and bringing it to share at our meeting. Prompts will range freely across genres.

Where: The Arroyo Seco Library / 6145 N. Figueroa St, 90042 / 323-255-0537 / ayosco@lapl.org

When: We will meet on the Third Thursday of each Month at 6 p.m.

Why: The why is down to you. It might be for the practice writing. It might be for the practice sharing what you write with others. It might be for the company of others who are also trying to compose. It might be….

Start writing and make plans to join us.

Monthly Trivia Question (Answer)….

 

This month we asked about betel nut. To quote variously from the source: 

“The betel or areca nut is the nut of the betel palm, Areca catechu, cultivated from eastern Africa to the South Pacific.”

“It is thought to be the fourth most commonly used psychoactive substance in the world (after caffeine, nicotine, and alcohol), with the number of users estimated to be well into the hundreds of millions.”

“The major psychoactive constituent is areco-line, an alkaloid with mild stimulant properties similar to those of nicotine in that it interacts with receptors for the neurotransmitter acetylcho-line, although in a less specific fashion than nicotine. The immediate effects of betel chewing are euphoria, increased alertness, a sensation of warmth in the body, as well as increased salivation and sweating. The usual dose is a half nut. Two or more nuts are enough to produce severe side effects or death.”

The question, and answer, were found in the Encyclopedia of Drugs - Alcohol and Addictive Behavior. This is a Gale Virtual Reference e-Book. Intended for the student and layperson, it covers the social, medical and political issues related to drugs and alcohol.

Find this e-reference work  on the library’s Research & Homework page under “E” and access it with your library card.

A Potpourri of New eMedia Resources for you Edification

The following are a few of the newer eMedia resources available to card holders courtesy of the Los Angeles Public Library:

• Have you ever wanted to dig in and learn sign language? Now you can using Mango Languages.  Mango Languages has added American Sign Language to their large slate of available languages to learn.
• If you’re looking for more places to find test prep titles, try Libby where the collection includes the collection includes Princeton Review titles (AP exams, SAT, ACT and GED) that are always available, no waitlists.
• Looking for San Diego newspapers? The San Diego Union Tribune has been added to our package of local online newspaper titles available via the Southern California News Group.
• Video content from The Great Courses is now available on Kanopy.  You can check out the entire "season" (all the individual video lessons) of a Great Courses title for a designated amount of time using your monthly allotment of Kanopy tickets.
• Hoopla has added Get Healthy U TV to their BingePass offerings (you use one of your monthly hoopla borrows for 7 day access to the resource.)  The platform includes video courses for all fitness levels with categories like strength, cardio, kickboxing, barre, bodyweight, low impact, yoga, and more.

Find these amazing tools, as well as a host of others, on the library website’s Research & Homework page and access them with your library card.

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….

The Señorita Mariposa StoryWalk is available offsite at the Audubon Center for enjoyment throughout the week.

Monday
4:00 Rip, Shred, Play

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 
6:00 Arroyo Writing Group

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 via Zoom / email 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

LAPL’s Digital Collection: Travel Posters

 

This week we peek into the Travel Poster collection and find this undated Air France poster advertising their flights into Asia.

Access the poster here

Enchanted Glass

 

Enchanted Glass is a children’s book that readers of any age will enjoy.  Aidan Cain is 12 years old and things are going badly.  His grandmother has died and he is being stalked by shadowy things. His grandmother always told him that if things were bad he should seek out Jocelyn Brandon a powerful sorcerer.  But when he arrives he finds Jocelyn has died and his grandson Andrew is in charge of the manor.  The only problem is Andrew doesn’t seem to quite remember anything about the magical details of his grandfather’s field of care.  Can Andrew and Aidan between them get things figured out, sort out the stalkers, and assume Jocelyn’s field of care?

The book is a quick read, featuring lovely, stubborn characters that anyone can enjoy.

Programming Coming up This Week

Note that the library will be closed on Monday to celebrate Veterans’ 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 honor of Veterans’ Day

Tuesday
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime
3:00 STAR Reader: Jeffrey
5:00 Walk-In Tutor for Adults
6:00-7:45 Telescope Night with the Sidewalk Astronomers

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

Thursday 
9:00-5:00 Q.Me Free Legal Clinic (Register)

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

Saturday
11:00 Genealogy Garage: Exploring Your Indigenous California Roots (LAPL YouTube)
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

Monthly Trivia Question…

 This month’s question is what is betel nut?

Telescope Night

 

The ever-popular Telescope Night returns (weather permitting) to the Arroyo Seco Library on Tuesday, November 12.  We will begin at 6:00 and wrap things up shortly before the library closes at 8:00.  We should be able to see the Moon, Jupiter, and Saturn.  Mark your calendar and plan to drop by.  Do note that the event is weather dependent, so if there are clouds on the day give us a call after 3:00 for word on the status of the program.

For those who don’t know what Telescope Night is…  During Telescope Night a group of local astronomers, the Sidewalk Astronomers (http://www.sidewalkastronomers.us/), sets up telescopes outside the library and points them at objects of interest in the night sky.  Everyone is invited to take as many turns as they’d like looking through the telescopes.  The Sidewalk Astronomers are very knowledgeable and will answer your questions & chat about how they made the telescopes.  Bring your questions with you.

Programming Coming up This Week

Note that the library is an election polling place through election day. Stop by and vote!

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
11:00 Virtual Toddler Storytime (Register)

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 
9:00-5:00 Q.Me Free Legal Clinic (Register)

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

Saturday
12:00 Scholarships & Financial Aid: What Parents Need to Know (email teenservices@lapl.org for link)
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

LAPL’s Digital Collection: Fashion Plates

 

Today we’ll browse into the Fashion Plate collection and take a look at this illustration from August of 1813. Here we have a morning walking dress.  White ankle length dress with high collar.  The back of the dress is covered with a green mantle with tassels on the corners.  Additional accessories include yellow gloves, light green parasol, and straw bonnet with green ribbon.

Access the image here

Arroyo Book Club November Pick….

 

November is a non-fiction month for the Arroyo Book Club. November is also Native American Heritage Month so this time around we will be reading a striking memoir. Specifically, Whiskey Tender by Deborah Jackson Taffa. The catalog describes the book with, “a memoir of family and survival, coming-of-age on and off the reservation, and of the frictions between mainstream American culture and Native inheritance; assimilation and reverence for tradition.”

Stop by the branch to pick up a copy to read, while they last. You will find them in the usual location, just ask if you don’t know where that is.  The book may also be found as an ebook (an option if all the paper books are checked out) in Hoopla. Find it here 

We will meet to discuss the book on Saturday, November 23 at 3 p.m., unusually, it will be before Thanksgiving. 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

Note that the library is an election polling place through election day. Stop by and vote!

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
4:00 Birds on the Move
6:00 Scholarships and Financial Aid: What Parents Need to Know (email ptuck@lapl.org for link)

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 
9:00-5:00 Q.Me Free Legal Clinic (Register)

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

Saturday
2:00 STAR Reader: Toni

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: Maps

 

Turning our attention to the map collection, take a look at a 1915 United States Forest Service map of the Angeles National Forest.

Find the full map here

AWG

(Arroyo Writing Group)

Are you interested in trying your hand at writing? We welcome you whether you are new to the art or and old expert looking for convivial place to share your work. Join our new group for practice both writing short pieces across many genres and sharing your writing with others.

Who: Anyone of any level of experience. All that’s required is an interest in writing, a willingness to share your work, and an ability to give positive feedback to others.

What: Our new writing group. Each month we will engage with a different writing prompt preparing our own short work in response and bringing it to share at our meeting. Prompts will range freely across genres.

Where: The Arroyo Seco Library / 6145 N. Figueroa St, 90042 / 323-255-0537 / ayosco@lapl.org

When: We will meet on the Third Thursday of each Month at 6 p.m.

Why: The why is down to you. It might be for the practice writing. It might be for the practice sharing what you write with others. It might be for the company of others who are also trying to compose. It might be….

Our first meeting will be November 21 at 6 p.m.  

Our first writing prompt is: Write something that starts from an event you remember from your childhood…

Start writing and make plans to join us.

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
3:00 Pop-Up Book Making

Monday
3:00-5:00 LA Saves Informational Table
4:00 Dessert Dumpling Demo (registration required)

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
6:00 Círculo de Lectores

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

Saturday
10:30 Creepy Crawly Crafts
2:00 STAR Reader: Toni
3:00 Arroyo Book Club Meeting (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

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

Los Libros 2024

 

Read, dream and celebrate … ¡en dos idiomas! #LALibrosFest will offer entertainment for all ages featuring Spanish-language and bilingual storytelling, performances, workshops, and award-winning authors at Central Library in downtown L.A. on September 28. ¡Te esperamos! 

Visit us online for all the details: https://lapl.org/libros

Monthly Trivia Question (Answer)….

This month we asked a question that was less about knowing trivia and more about being able to find and use resources.  To wit, the question asked who was living at 6151 Piedmont in 1956. The answer is Douglas D. Smith.

We found the answer by using the library’s digitized collection of City and Street Directories and doing a simple search on the requested address.  The libraries collection of City and Street spans from 1875-1987 and can be searched by name or address. Part of the Library's "Visual Collections," the directories have been digitized and can be viewed online. Find the link on the library’s Research & Homework page under “C”

Sunday Movie

 

Looking for something low key to do on a Sunday afternoon? Have a hankering for a spy flick & love special effects? Why not join us for our Sunday Afternoon Movie?  We will be screening the first Mission Impossible movie on Sunday, September 29 at 2 P.M. 

“On a mission to find crucial computer information, secret agent Ethan Hunt is framed for the deaths of his espionage team; he then must flee government assassins to find the truth. Inspired by the ‘60s TV series of the same name.”

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
4:00 Talk Like a Pirate Day

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

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

Thursday
10:30 Infant Massage Class 5 of 5 (registration required)
1:00 Q.Me Free Legal Clinic (sign up)

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

Saturday
10:30 Get Ready for Kindergarten: Talk and Play
2:00 Read With a STAR: Toni
3:00 Meditative Art

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: Menus

 

This time let’s turn our attention to the menu collection.  Here’s one for The Lodge at Torrey Pines from 2008.  This is a La Jolla based establishment.

Access the complete menu here 

Meditative Art

 

When: Saturday, September 21 at 3 PM

Where: The Arroyo Seco Library

What: Swing by for a relaxing, art filled afternoon. We will be creating zentangles or working on an old-fashioned coloring project. Set your cares aside and join us.

Meant for adults but all are 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….

Sunday
3:00 Paper Bead Making

Monday
4:00 Zipline Challenge

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

Wednesday
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime
3:00 STAR Reader: Miss Katherine
4:00 Teen Council Activity

6:00 Círculo de Lectores

Thursday
10:30 Infant Massage Class 4 of 5 (registration required)
1:00 Q.Me Free Legal Clinic (sign up)

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

Saturday
2:00 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

Paper Bead Making

Recycle scrap paper into beautiful beads with us on Sunday, September 8 at 3 p.m. Use those beads to for embellishment (or jewelry).

Monthly Trivia Question…

This month is less a trivia question and more a do you know the resource you need question. In any event, looking out the library window I see across the street a house with the street address of 6151 Piedmont. The question then is who was living in it in 1956?

Penric’s Travels

 

In Penric’s Travels, Lois McMaster Bujold sends Penric, a sorcerer “ridden” by Desdemona a demon, off to a Southern land on a political mission. A mission that goes awry ending with him a political prisoner.  He escapes and then must rescue the local general who was also embroiled in the plot as well as his sister. The stories cover the escape, the journey to safety, and the follow up to rescue the sister’s mother discovered to be also imprisoned.  This is detail rich fantasy at its best. Bujold has a way of imbuing her characters with personality and her plots with humor that is a joy to read.  Highly recommended. 

Programming Coming up This Week

Please note that the Library will be closed Monday, September 2 in celebration of Labor 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
Closed for Labor Day Holiday

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

Wednesday
10:30 Baby & Toddler Storytime
12:00 Secrets to Starting Your Own Business or Franchise (LAPL YouTube)
3:00 STAR Reader: Miss Katherine

Thursday
10:30 Infant Massage Class 3 of 5 (registration required)
1:00 Q.Me Free Legal Clinic (sign up)

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

Saturday
2:00 Read With a STAR: Toni

Sunday
3:00 Paper Bead 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: Book Plates

 

Our next book plate is this one from 1910.  Used for Harry Bennett Abdy’s books it is a black and white plate of a dilapidated archway through which a cottage is visible.

Access the book plate here: https://tessa2.lapl.org/digital/collection/bookplates/id/3719/rec/2

Arroyo Book Club September Pick….

 

September is a non-fiction month for the Arroyo Book Club. The book we will read is The Undoing Project by Michael Lewis.  In this book Lewis examines the lives and work of Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky, psychologists and researchers whose work created the field of behavioral economics among many other things.  The catalog taglines the book with:

“How a Nobel Prize-winning theory of the mind altered our perception of reality.”

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, September 28 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.