Thursday, February 11, 2021

History of Highland Park….

 


The police moved from their headquarters on York to their new location on San Fernando in 1983 after nearly 20 years of planning.  Check out the article “LAPD moves northeast division this Saturday” by Roger Swanson for all the details.

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Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Bi-weekly Trivia Question (Answer)….


 Our question asked what does a wind technician do. To quote directly from our source:

Wind energy industry workers perform a wide range of duties, from designing, building, repairing, and maintaining wind turbines and wind farms, to assessing and purchasing land for wind farms, protecting wildlife (especially birds) from the potentially harmful effects of wind turbines, and providing support services to scientific and technical workers

The question and answer were found in Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center. Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center is an electronic resource for lifelong career exploration and planning. It offers resources for career goals, education planning, workplace skills, finding apprenticeships and internships, conducting job searches, and much more. Find it listed alphabetically under F on LAPL’s Research & Homework page and access it with your library card



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Monday, February 8, 2021

Mars Rover Perseverance

 


The Mars Rover Perseverance is scheduled to touch down on Mars on February 18 at approximately 12:30 pm pst. Check out NASA’s Perseverance page for all the details of the landing and its subsequent mission.  NASA has a landing toolkit, page here: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/timeline/landing/, with all sorts of details including where you can watch.

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Sunday, February 7, 2021

Programming Coming up This Week

Join us this week for…

Monday

  • 11:00 Body & Brain Tai Chi & Yoga (email grnhls@lapl.org for link)
  • 2:00 Life Skills Drumming (email jduarte@lapl.org  for link)

Tuesday

  • 10:00 Storytime (LAPL Facebook/YouTube)
  • 6:00 Learning Circle: Climate Change (email ayosco@lapl.org)

Wednesday

  • 10:00 Storytime (LAPL Facebook/YouTube)
  • 4:00 Express Yourself! With Coretta Scott King Award Winners (LAPL Facebook/YouTube)

Thursday

  • 10:00 Storytime (LAPL Facebook/YouTube)
  • 4:00 LA Made: Mariachi Arcoiris de Los Angeles (LAPL Facebook/YouTube)

Friday

  • Library Closed (City Furlough Day)

Saturday

  • 10:00 Western Edge Writers: Self-directed writing (email shannah@lapl.org  for link)

Catch up with us on various sites...

    LAPL platforms:    

    Arroyo Seco Social Media:    

Check out the Library’s online calendar at https://lapl.org/whats-on/calendar for the complete list of programming on offer.


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Friday, February 5, 2021

Science Fun: The Night Sky….


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

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Thursday, February 4, 2021

History of Highland Park…


Read the article “Water-spewing ‘tower’ fought early fires in Los Angeles” by Roger Swanson for a fascinating look at the work of the Los Angeles Fire Department in the early 1900s. Article includes a couple of photographs. Check it out.
 


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Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Bi-weekly Trivia Question…

 For our bi-weekly trivia question let’s explore the world of work and ask what does a wind technician do?

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Monday, February 1, 2021

LA Made: Eskista

 


(Repost of a previous entry to remind you to sign up!)

The library’s LA Made is a cultural programming series featuring free music, dance, theater, and conversations with local entertainers at libraries throughout the city, or these days on library social and distance platforms.  This February they will be bringing a performance of Eskista to our branch via Zoom. 

Join us for this exploration of Eskista – an Ethiopian cultural dance which is known for its unique emphasis on intense body movement – with Sinay Woubeshet & Fikru Weldekidan. Fikru and Sinay, originally from Ethiopia, share a mission to create and share culture throughout Los Angeles.

The program will take place on Saturday, February 13 at 3:00. Email ayosco@lapl.org for the program link.

Check out the library’s online event calendar for more LA Made programs at branches throughout the city.  Find the event calendar here: http://www.lapl.org/whats-on/calendar.  Selecting LA Made from the Program Series drop down box will limit your results to these programs.


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Sunday, January 31, 2021

Programming Coming up This Week

 Join us this week for…

Monday

  • 10:30 Preschool Storytime on Zoom (email jfrson@lapl.org for link)
  • 2:00 Life Skills Drumming (email jduarte@lapl.org  for link)

Tuesday

  • 10:00 Storytime (LAPL Facebook/YouTube)
  • 6:00 Learning Circle: Climate Change (email ayosco@lapl.org)

Wednesday

Thursday

  • 10:00 Storytime (LAPL Facebook/YouTube)
  • 5:30 Author Talk: Adrienne Bankert (LAPL Facebook/YouTube)

Friday

  • 10:00 Storytime (LAPL Facebook/YouTube)
  • 4:00 LA Made: Modern Calligraphy With Debby Reelitz (LAPL Facebook/YouTube)

Saturday

  • 10:00 Western Edge Writers (email shannah@lapl.org  for link)

Catch up with us on various sites...

   LAPL platforms:   

    Arroyo Seco Social Media:    

Check out the Library’s online calendar at https://lapl.org/whats-on/calendar for the complete list of programming on offer.


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Thursday, January 28, 2021

History of Highland Park…

Wilfrid Dellquest provides an in depth and character filled look at early land development in Highland Park in his article “Buyers and sellers of land in the vanguard of progress”.  For instance, the first store was on the corner of Monte Vista and Ave 56. The lot in question was bought for $60.  Check out the article for other interesting tidbits.

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Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Bi-weekly Trivia Question (Answer)….

Our question was what is an antipsychotic? Let’s answer by quoting our source: “Any of a group of drugs, also termed neuroleptics, used medicinally in the therapy of schizophrenia, organic psychoses, the manic phase of manic-depressive illness, and other acute psychotic illnesses. The prototype antipsychotics are the phenothiazines, such as chlorpromazine (Thorazine), and the butyrophenones such as haloperidol (Haldol). “

The question and answer were found in 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 it listed alphabetically under E on LAPL’s Research & Homework page and access it with your library card


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Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Tax Program Streaming....

 


Join us this Friday, Jan. 29 at Noon to learn more about tax preparation help during the pandemic. Learn how to file your taxes, where to go for assistance and how to avoid overpaying for tax preparation. Streaming live on Facebook and YouTube @lapubliclibrary.

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Monday, January 25, 2021

Arroyo Book Club February Pick (NEA Big Read)


This year the Arroyo Book Club will once again be participating in NEA’s Big Read program.  This year the book we will be reading is The Round House by Louise Erdrich.  Let’s turn to what the NEA has to say about this book:

Award-winning author and Minnesota bookstore owner Louise Erdrich hails from North Dakota and is a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians. "While Erdrich is known as a brilliant chronicler of the American Indian experience," writes Reader's Digest, "her insights into our family, community, and spiritual lives transcend any category." Erdrich's 14th novel, The Round House (Harper, 2012), tells the suspenseful tale of a 13-year-old boy's investigation and desire for revenge following a brutal attack on his mother that leaves his father, a tribal judge, helpless in his pursuit to bring the perpetrator to justice. "Erdrich threads a gripping mystery and multilayered portrait of a community through a deeply affecting coming-of-age novel" (O, The Oprah Magazine). "A preeminent tale in an essential American saga" (Booklist, starred review). "This novel will have you reading at warp speed to see what happens next" (Star Tribune).

Find more information about the book at its NEA Big Read site (https://www.arts.gov/initiatives/nea-big-read/round-house)

The book is available in ebook form via Hoopla.  Find it here. If you prefer a paper copy email me at ayosco@lapl.org to arrange a pick up appointment, while supplies last.

The plan is for everyone to obtain a copy and spend the first couple of weeks of February reading. I will begin posting questions to discuss on the group’s web bulletin board space on February 17 and will add a new question each day until February 27 (our regular meeting day).  I encourage members to log on each day to answer the day’s question as well as review, and respond to, the answers other members provided for the previous days questions.  We will then meet via video-conference on February 27 at 3:00.  

If you’re not already a member of our web bulletin board space email me at ayosco@lapl.org. I will send you the details you need to know to sign yourself up.  

Make a note: if you plan to join the video-conference you’ll need to send an email to ayosco@lapl.org so I can get the conference link to you.

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The National Endowment for the Arts Big Read, a partnership with Arts Midwest, broadens our understanding of our world, our communities, and ourselves through the joy of sharing a good book. The Big Read is presented in Los Angeles by the Department of Cultural Affairs.

For ADA accommodations, call (213) 228-7430 at least 72 hours prior to the event.


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Sunday, January 24, 2021

Programming Coming up This Week

Join us this week for…

Monday

  • 10:00 Music Mondays: Nathalia's Bilingual Family Concert (LAPL Facebook/YouTube)
  • 2:30 Basic Chinese Class (email phe@lapl.org for link)

Tuesday

  • 10:00 Storytime (LAPL Facebook/YouTube)
  • 6:00 Learning Circle: Climate Change (email ayosco@lapl.org)

Wednesday

Thursday

  • 10:00 Storytime (LAPL Facebook/YouTube)
  • 4:00 LA Made The Making of "Reverberations" (LAPL Facebook/YouTube)

Friday

  • 10:00 Storytime (LAPL Facebook/YouTube)
  • 2:30 Jonah Sirota & Regina Brady, Music for Viola and Oboe (email eden@lapl.org)

Saturday

  • 10:30 Zumba for Kids (email vmagaw@lapl.org for link)

Catch up with us on various sites...

    LAPL platforms:    

    Arroyo Seco Social Media:    

Check out the Library’s online calendar at https://lapl.org/whats-on/calendar for the complete list of programming on offer.


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