Make It & Take It Craft Days

‘Round and ‘round you’ll go - from one table to the next at the Make-It and Take-It Craft Days, Thursday June 30th and Thursday, July 21st. Children, preschool age through 5th grade, are invited to the public library to make a variety of superhero themed crafts. Craft tables will be available from 12:00 - 4:00 p.m. in the Girls’ and Boys’ Department. You can drop in any time to work on a project. There is no cost to attend these craft days and registration is not necessary.

Super Heroes, Super Movies

The San Marino Library will be hosting a series of “SuperHero Action Movie” days as one of the many activities available during the Summer Reading Program. Join us as we show superhero movies on the following Tuesdays, June 28th, July 12th and July 26th at 2:00 p.m. Don’t miss out on these super fun days, you never know who may show up. Registration not required.

Echoes of Polynesia

Join us at the San Marino Public Library on Saturday, August 20th at 2:00 p.m. as we celebrate the dance and music of Hawaii, New Zealand, and Tahiti. Polynesian dancers, from Gypsy Folk Ensemble, will perform ancient and modern hulas, traditional Tahitian drum dances and Tahitian style hulas. You will be awed as four dancers in colorful costumes present various dances, talk about their history, and encourage audience participation. Fun for the entire family!!!

Calling All Superheroes!

Unleash Your Power…READ is the theme for this year’s summer reading program for teenagers. Registration for the program begins Monday, June 20th and is ongoing throughout the summer.

Whatever your super powers are, if you are a middle school or high school student, come in and pick up a reading record. For every book you read this summer you’ll receive a chance ticket that can be entered into a drawing for any one of a number of sweet prizes: a CD player, gift certificates from Tower Records, books, T-shirts, movie tickets, zoo and museum passes, and more. Any 2 chance tickets can be traded out for free rental of one of the library’s videos, and there are even participation prizes!

The prize drawing will be held Monday, August 1st, when the program ends. Winners will be notified by phone, and need not be present to win.

Local Superheroes Save The Day

Unleash Your Power--Read is the title of this year’s summer reading program for teens—and superheroes are the theme. Many local businesses have stepped up to the plate, and generously responded with donations of products, services, gift certificates, and complimentary passes. These are used as prizes and reading incentives for the program.

Thank you, thank you, thank you to the donors listed below. You make the program possible.

• Jones Bicycles
• Kim’s Hapkido
• Sports Chalet
• AMF Bahama Bowling Lanes
• Laemmle Theatres
• Pacific Theatres
• Autry National Center
• Aquarium of the Pacific
• The Los Angeles Zoo
• Star Athletic Foundation
• San Marino Toy and Book Shoppe
• Los Gueros Mexican Restaurant
• Shakey’s Pizza
• Hollywood Video

A super size thank you goes out, as well, to The Friends of the San Marino Public Library who generously support the program each year with funding for additional prizes and publicity materials.

Check Out Those Chinese Books and Magazines!

A major purchase has been made of new books and magazines for users of the San Marino Public Library. These materials will be processed and made available throughout the summer, so stop in regularly and see what is new. This large purchase came about as a result of a grant from the Global Languages Materials program, which is funded by the Library Services and Technology Act. This grant encouraged the involvement of people in the community to decide what the library needs and to help select titles to be purchased.

One of the objectives was to experiment with some different kinds of Chinese materials. The San Marino Library thanks the twenty volunteers who attended meetings and went on shopping trips to help select these materials. Beyond the State grant, further funding came from the generous annual donation from the Chinese Club of San Marino, as well as the solid support of the Friends of the San Marino Public Library.

Books: A Lasting Memorial

The San Marino Public Library offers a unique and enduring way memorialize a loved one. We accept monetary donations to purchase books in the area of his or her interest. We place a customized bookplate inside the cover of every book that we buy with these commemorative funds. The honoree will be remembered with each checkout. For more information, call the Reference Desk at 626 300-0777.