SAN MARINO PUBLIC LIBRARY TO CLOSE FOR THREE WEEKS

It’s finally happening. The San Marino Public Library is leaving its home of the last 55 years and moving one door west to the San Marino Center (formerly the Woman’s Club). This clears the way for construction to begin the long overdue new library building.

The Library will be closed from Tuesday, August 1 through Sunday, August 20 to accommodate the move. We will need volunteers over the age of eighteen to shelve books. The Friends of the Library needs help to move their inventory into their new shop in the Temporary Library. If you would like to help with either of these tasks, please call the Library at 626 300-0777.

The Library will reopen in its temporary quarters on Monday, August 21 . Our new hours are noon to 5 p.m. , Monday through Thursday and Saturday . We will be closed on Fridays and Sundays. These hours will remain in effect until the new library building is completed sometime in 2008.

Come visit us in our intimate encampment and watch with us as a new San Marino Public Library rises up right next door!

Book Shoppe Sale
July 17 -July 31
Half priced hardback fiction and mystery

Special Book Shoppe Hours
Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat	Sundays CLOSED
12-5	CLOSED	12-4	12-5	CLOSED	12-2:30

Closed August 1 - August 19
Volunteers needed to help pack and move the Shoppe to its temporary quarters. Call the library and ask for Gwynne.

NEW LIBRARY OPERATING HOURS DURING CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SAN MARINO PUBLIC LIBRARY

New operating hours for the San Marino Public Library will become effective Monday, July 17, 2006, as the staff prepares to move into the Temporary Library.

The new schedule will be:

Monday	12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday	12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday	12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m.
Thursday	12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m.
Friday	CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC
Saturday	12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m.
Sunday	CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC

The Summer Reading Program is Coming!!!

Pet Lovers of all kinds are invited to join “Paws, Claws, Scales & Tales” at the San Marino Public Library. The 2006 Summer Reading Program is open to young people, preschool through young adult, with entertainment, prize drawings, pajama storytimes, movies and more. Parents are encouraged to sign up their pre-readers in the Read-to-Me portion of the program. The Summer Reading Program is scheduled to run from Monday, June 10th – Saturday, July 29th, with a special kick-off party being held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 10th. Entertainment will be provided by Flights of Fantasy Story Theatre. All summer programs are free to the public and sponsored by the Friends of the San Marino Public Library.

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 15th and Thursday, July 6th. Children, preschool age through 5th grade, are invited to the public library to make a variety of animal 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. Registration is not required.

Animal Tales on the Small Screen

The San Marino Library will be showing a series of family-oriented animal movies as one of the many activities available during the Summer Reading Program. Join us as we show these furry and fantastic movies on the following Tuesdays June 20th, July 11th and July 25th at 2:00 p.m. Registration is not required.

The Animal Guys

Have fun with “The Animal Guys” as they bring a “zoo” to the San Marino Public Library!! Come and enjoy this fascinating wildlife show that will entertain the whole family. You will see different animals and learn about their defense mechanisms and habitats. This fun educational show will be on Saturday, June 24th at 2:00 p.m.

A Evening Filled with Magic

Magic Wayne will be at the public library on Wednesday, July 12th at 7:00 p.m. He will present a family friendly magic show with tricks and illusions that will captivate all. There will be loads of comedy and plenty of audience participation. Don’t miss out on this magical event.

B.A.R.K. the Robot Dog

Come and see what happens when eccentric inventor Mr. Johnson leaves his pets Ratchet the Cat and Rivet the Dog home on a rainy day. Watch as they turn the house upside down and see what happens when Rivet discovers B.A.R.K., an unpredictable robot dog. All children who joined the San Marino Public Library’s Summer Reading Program and read at least 5 books will received an invitation to our exciting End of Summer Final Party on Saturday, July 29th at 2:00 p.m. Entertainment will be provided by Swazzle Puppets.

TEMP or STORAGE?

The library is getting ready to move to the San Marino Center this summer, we will be there for about 18 months while the old library is being demolished and rebuilt. You may have noticed little yellow and green stickers on books lately, only the books marked “TEMP” will be available for checkout, the other books marked “STORAGE” will be packed into storage boxes. Because the Temporary Library can only house about one-third of the materials we have, we need to put the rest in storage until 2008. We will continue to buy new books, magazines, DVDs, and audiobooks, which is why we can’t bring over all of our existing books.

The librarians have taken great care to only bring the most up-to-date nonfiction, most popular fiction authors, and most researched subjects to the Temporary library. We plan to maintain the same level of reference service even though we’ll be in a smaller space. If something you need is unavailable or packed away in storage, we will find it for you at another library. We apologize for the inconvenience; please bear with us as we take some necessary steps to bring you a brand new, state-of-the-art, San Marino Public Library.