Shelving Volunteers Needed

With the success of the new library comes the need for help getting returned books back out on the shelves. If you are a detailed-oriented adult with some time to give, consider spending some volunteer reshelving time in the library. Also needed: Official Sticker Removers. Requirements: patience, willingness to do mindless peeling, affinity for Goo Gone. Call Ann Dallavalle for details: 626 300-0775.

Join the Donor Wall of Honor

The Brand New Library Campaign is not over yet. The campaign is at the 96% level and the San Marino Public Library Foundation needs your help to make it 100%. The library is open but we still need your help to write the last chapter of the campaign. The Brand New Library Campaign has been a true community effort with donors of all shapes and sizes. Join you neighbors and friends in supporting the new library today.

One great way to show your support is to join our Donor Wall of Honor. Donors can still be added to the growing list on the Donor Wall which resides on the west wall of the Mothershead entry courtyard. Donors are recognized for their total giving during the campaign period therefore all gifts to the campaign over the past years will be included in determining your donor level.

Now is the time join the campaign and help make it a 100% success.

Upcoming Youth Activities

Storytimes Registration for all storytimes begins Monday, April 14 @ 10:00 a.m.

Toddler Storytime is a great way to introduce your 2 year old to a group experience. Activities include stories, singing songs and fingerplays. Mondays @ 10:00 a.m. & 11:15 a.m. April 21st - May 26th

Preschool Storytimes are for the 3-5 year old child. The aim of story time is to introduce children to the library and to the magic of books and reading, as well as to develop social skills needed for school. Thursdays @ 11:30 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. April 24th - May 29th

Afternoon Storytime

All students K-3 are invited to attend “Afternoon Adventure”. This story time will be held on Wednesdays from 3:30-4:15. It is designed to provide young students the opportunity to hear great stories, make creative crafts and have lots of fun!! All children ages 5-8, who can work independently, are encouraged to participate. April 22nd - May 28

Barks & Books

Elementary school children are invited to the Crowell Public Library to practice their reading skills by reading a book to a gentle dog. This special program is made possible by volunteers of the Pasadena Humane Society. Please call the children’s department for specific time and dates.

Mad Science of Los Angeles

Come and learn everything you need to know about – Air Pressure! Witness as volunteers try to pull apart a Magdeburg sphere, try to tame flying toilet paper and blow out a Birthday candle that has a surprise of its own. Volunteers will also launch indoor hot air balloons, and ride the “Mad Science Hovercraft”. The audience will then be amazed as a giant vortex generator blows puffs of fog rings over them, followed by an exciting “Dinosaur Sneeze” special effect that nobody will want to miss.  Wednesday, April 23rd @ 7:00 p.m.

Afternoon Movie Screenings Come and enjoy and afternoon screening of movies based on popular books. Thursday, Apr 10th @ 2:00 p.m. - Ratatouille Thursday, May 8 @ 3:30 p.m. - Meet the Robinsons

Fancy Nancy Storytime & Craft @ your library

No one knows fancy like Nancy!  Come to this storytime and we will read Fancy Nancy books, have a fancy snack and make fancy purses Nancy style!  And remember to come in your fanciest clothes.  Tiaras welcome! The program will be held on Tuesday, April 8th, 2008 at 2:00pm in the Barth Community Room The program is for ages 4-7.

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo

Drop by the public library on Monday, May 5th anytime between 3:00 - 4:30 p..m. to make your very own Cinco de Mayo inspired craft.

Children’s Book Week Children of all ages are invited to the public library every day to experience the joy of reading. As a special treat , Storyteller Karen Rae Kraut will be at the library on Saturday, May 17th @ 2:00 p.m. She will share her adventures in “ I Want to Be a Dog”, a one woman variety show with stories, songs, riddles, and poems that chronicle the antics and adventures of our four legged friend.

Reading Days with UCLA

Would you like to receive tickets to a UCLA sporting event for reading books? Come to the Public Library and pick up a reading log. The reading log will be used to keep track of the 8 books you need to read to earn the tickets. Once completed, bring the log back to the library and receive a pass, good up to 4 people, for a UCLA sporting event. Events include women and men’s tennis, track & baseball. This program will run until May 18th.

Coming Soon

The annual Summer Reading Program, “Catch a Reading Bug” - June 2008

Wine & Cheese Reception

Listen to author Daniel Lewis give a presentation of his new book Iron Horse Imperialism: The Southern Pacific in Mexico, 1880-1951. When: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 Where: Schow Patio at the Crowell Public Library Time: 6:30 pm Reception, Schow Patio         7:30 pm Lecture with Daniel Lewis Cost: $5.00/person RSVP: 300-0779

Daniel Lewis has written a fascinating history of the Southern Pacific Railroad in Mexico. Join him and Friends on the patio in a social setting. Browse the new Friends Book Shoppe. Adjourn to the Barth Community Room at 7:30 p.m. for the lecture, followed by a book signing by the author.

Thursday, April 10th at 7:30 p.m. the delightful Hava Ben-Zvi, author of Eva's Journey, will talk about her most recent publication, The Bride Who Argued with God, Tales from the Treasury of Jewish Folklore. "In this fascinating and thoughtful book, Hava Ben-Zvi has compiled a well-researched, intriguing and remarkably rich collection of folktales... which engage the perennially timely, often thorny, and always complicated relationship between men and women." (Dr. Miriyam Glazer, University of Judaism, Los Angeles.) Wednesday, May 14th at 7:30 p.m., Dan Lewis, Senior Curator for the History of Science and Technology at the Huntington Library, will discuss and sign copies of his latest book, Iron Horse Imperialism: the Southern Pacific of Mexico, 1880-1951. The "SP de Mex," played a lively and important role in Mexican history. Twist Dan's arm and he'll enlighten us on birdwatching as well! Both events will take place in the Barth Community Meeting Room and are free to the public.

San Marino’s One City, One Book Announced

2008 will mark San Marino’s first ever One City, One Book event! This landmark occasion will feature Gail Tsukiyama’s bestselling novel, The Samurai’s Garden, a book already close to many readers’ hearts. Set in Japan just before World War II, the novel focuses on 17-year-old Stephen, who leaves his home in Hong Kong just as Japan is poised to invade. He’s sent to a small town called Tarumi to recuperate from tuberculosis, and as he does, he begins to develop friendships with 3 women and a girl close to his own age, all of whom begin to open him up in their own ways to the lessons of wisdom concerning love, honor and loss. Festivities will be held on Wednesday, May 21 at the Library, where copies of the book will be available for check out.

Barks and Books

Elementary school children are invited to the Crowell Public Library to practice their reading skills by reading a book to a live gentle dog. This special program is made possible by volunteers of the Pasadena Humane Society. Scarlett, a lovable dachshund will listen on Saturday, March 15th @ 11:30 a.m. Space is limited so sign up today!!! For more information, please call 626-300-0777.