Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Bi-weekly Trivia Question (Answer)….

 


This time the question was what is Louisa May Alcott’s first published novel?  The answer is Moods published in 1865.

Find out this and other interesting information about the popular 19th century novelist in the article about her in the Encyclopedia of World Biography.  The Encyclopedia of World Biography is a Gale Virtual Reference e-Book. It includes over 7,000 biographies on notables from every part of the world and from all time periods, includes photos, 23 volumes.  Find the ebook listed alphabetically under E on LAPL’s Research & Homework page and access it with your library card.


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Monday, September 13, 2021

Celebrate Latino Heritage Month with a Learning Circle


Explore the cultures of ancient Mesoamerica with us in our Learning Circle.  Each week you’ll watch 3 episodes from the Great Courses Maya to Aztec: Ancient Mesoamerica Revealed on your own and then join us to reflect on what you have learned.

We will meet for discussion via Zoom each Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. beginning on September 15 and ending on October 13.

The learning circle starts this Wednesday... it's not too late to join us.  Access the Great Course via Hoopla with your library card at: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11982156 and watch the first 3 episodes for Wednesday's meeting.  Have pen and paper handy and note down points of interest for our conversation.

Email us at ayosco@lapl.org to enroll and we'll get you the link to the Learning Circle before class starts.

Questions? Call (323-255-0537), email (ayosco@lapl.org), or stop by the Information Desk to get them answered.


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Sunday, September 12, 2021

Programming Coming up This Week

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

Monday
2:00 Noho Art from Home: Ojo de Dios/God's Eye (email edimapasok@lapl.org for link)
6:00 Zumba with Cheryl (email vmagaw@lapl.org for link)

Tuesday
10:00 Storytime Online (LAPL Facebook/YouTube)
4:00 Teen’Scape Tea Time Tuesdays (email teens@lapl.org for link)

Wednesday
9:30 Magical Songs and Stories with Miss Rebecca (email ecalla@lapl.org for link)
6:00 Cultures of Ancient Mesoamerica: A Learning Circle (email ayosco@lapl.org for information)
 
Thursday
10:00 Storytime Online (LAPL Facebook/YouTube)
4:00 LA Made: Banda las Angelinas (LAPL Facebook/YouTube)

Friday
11:00 Introduction to Mediation (email wvally@lapl.org for link)
3:30 Game Day for Teens (email teens@lapl.org for link)

Saturday
9:30 Zumba with Lula (email vmagaw@lapl.org for link)

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Thursday, September 9, 2021

History of Highland Park

 


The undated article “Artists and musicians of world-wide fame now live, or have lived, in Highland Park” takes a look at artists and musicians of note that have called Highland Park home.  Take a look at the article and see if you recognize and of the listed individuals.

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Wednesday, September 8, 2021

Bi-weekly Trivia Question…

 This time the question is what is Louisa May Alcott’s first published novel?

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Tuesday, September 7, 2021

The Joy of X

 


Steven Strogatz takes his readers on a tour of mathematics from counting, through algebra, into calculus and out to infinity, with a discussion of Hilbert’s hotel analogy for conceptualizing Cantor’s comparison of infinite sets, in The Joy of X.  Each topic is presented in a short, conversational chapter and all topics are presented at an idea level so that people can understand even if they lack a background in mathematics.  The author is a tad digressive and makes odd leaps in his narrative thread but the book on the whole is interesting and I would definitely recommend it.

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Sunday, September 5, 2021

Programming Coming up This Week

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

Monday
Library closed for Labor Day Holiday

Tuesday
11:30 Yoga for Well Being with Shaina (email jjones@lapl.org for link)
4:00 Intro to Library Resources for Middle & High School Students (email ebarrere@lapl.org for link)

Wednesday
11:00 Virtual Toddler Storytime (email shrmno@lapl.org for link)
6:30 Dormant Rose Poetry Writing Workshop (email nohlwd@lapl.org for link)
 
Thursday
4:00 Money 101 for Teens (email teens@lapl.org for link)
4:00 Reading to the rescue (Register here: http://shorturl.at/txFP9)

Friday
11:00 Introduction to Mediation (email wvally@lapl.org for link)
3:30 Game Day for Teens (email teens@lapl.org for link)

Saturday
9:00-3:00 COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic (in person at R.L. Stevenson Branch)

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Friday, September 3, 2021

Fun Story….


I was walking in Debs Park the other evening.  As I passed another pair of walkers I overheard one of them say “Just go to the library’s webpage, they have databases!”  and I thought to myself excellent advice.


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Thursday, September 2, 2021

History of Highland Park

 

Dr. John A. Gordon was one a professor and more at Occidental College. He began his service there in 1888 and continued with the college from its origins in Boyle Heights through its move to Highland Park.  This article provides a brief look at the life of this interesting man.

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Wednesday, September 1, 2021

Bi-weekly Trivia Question (Answer)….


This time we asked what the world’s most populous city is.  And, relatedly, where do US cities appear on that list?  The (admittedly small) chart above shows Chongqing, China as the most populous city with a population of 30,484,300. Looking down the list you’ll find New York City, the first US city to appear, at number 30 with 8,622,698 people.  Los Angeles is number 39.  

The question (and answer) were found using World Geography (Salem Press).  This ebook is arranged into six volumes by world region. Each region covers the following interconnected categories to present a global view of how geography affects our world: Geographical Concepts and Worldview, Human Geography, including Political Geography, Regional Breakdown, Physical Geography, Economic Geography, Biogeography, and Natural Resources, and a Gazetteer. Find the ebook listed alphabetically under W on LAPL’s Research & Homework page and access it with your library card.  Once on the page for the ebook scroll down to the very bottom of the page to find World Geography.  


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Monday, August 30, 2021

September’s Arroyo Book Club Pick

 

The Arroyo Book Club will be reading This Is Happiness by Niall Williams for our September meeting.  This book is described by the publisher with:

"Change is coming to Faha, a small Irish parish that hasn't changed in a thousand years. For one thing, the rain is stopping. Nobody remembers when it started; rain on the western seaboard is a condition of living. But now - just as Father Coffey proclaims the coming of the electricity - the rain clouds are lifting. Seventeen-year-old Noel Crowe is idling in the unexpected sunshine when Christy makes his first entrance into Faha, bringing secrets he needs to atone for. Though he can't explain it, Noel knows right then: something has changed. As the people of Faha anticipate the endlessly procrastinated advent of the electricity, and Noel navigates his own coming-of-age and his falling in and out of love, Christy's past gradually comes to light, casting a new glow on a small world. Harking back to a simpler time, This Is Happiness is a tender portrait of a community - its idiosyncrasies and traditions, its paradoxes and kindnesses, its failures and triumphs - and a coming-of-age tale like no other. Luminous and lyrical, yet anchored by roots running deep into the earthy and everyday, it is about the power of stories: their invisible currents that run through all we do, writing and rewriting us, and the transforming light that they throw onto our world."

Sounds like an interesting look at a time and place remote from us here in Los Angeles.  I will have physical copies of the book available if you come by the library. If you’d rather read the ebook, you’ll find it here 

We will meet via Zoom to discuss this book on September 25 at 3 p.m.  Email ayosco@lapl.org if you are interested in attending.


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Sunday, August 29, 2021

Programming Coming up This Week

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

Monday
11:00 Baby & Toddler Storytime (Register: http://www.tinyurl.com/EdendaleStorytime)
6:00 Zumba with Cheryl (email vmagaw@lapl.org for link)

Tuesday
9:00-3:00  COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic (In person at the R.L. Stevenson Branch)
6:00 Life Stories Open Mic (email wwood@lapl.org for link)

Wednesday
11:00 Virtual Toddler Storytime (email shrmno@lapl.org for link)
3:45 Coding Club (email dsheridan@lapl.org for information)
 
Thursday
4:00 LA Made: Guelaguetza Restaurant + LA Taco (LAPL Facebook/YouTube)

Friday
11:00 Introduction to Mediation (email wvally@lapl.org for link)
3:00 Storytime and Sing-Along (email durant@lapl.org for link)

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

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Friday, August 27, 2021

Scanning Services

 


Did you know that the branch has a scanner available for you to use free of charge?  We most certainly do.  The scanner has a large flatbed to allow you to scan multiple photos, or two sheets of paper, or the full pages of a book.  Itching to get your old family photos into digital format? This scanner is perfect for just that task.

Once you’ve scanned your images you can email them to yourself, save them directly to a USB drive, or even send them to the printer.

So plan your scanning project and come on by to make use of our scanner.


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Thursday, August 26, 2021

History of Highland Park (& areas adjacent)….

Today’s document records a Historic Home Tour that took place in 1968.  The document advertises a fund raiser for the Church of Angels and includes a very brief history of the area and a list (with short descriptions) of the home included in the tour.

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