Thanks to Our SRP Sponsors!

A great big thank you to the business who gave their support to the Summer Reading Program at Crowell Public Library this year. They helped us all to Make a Splash!

AMF Bowling Square Lanes of Arcadia	Aquarium of the Pacific
Armstrong Garden Centers	Auntie Anne’s
Bed Bath & Beyond of Pasadena	Borders Books of Glendale
Build-A-Bear Workshop	Steve Domier of The CW Television Network
Domino’s Pizza San Gabriel	Golf N’ Stuff
Jump 'n Jammin	Legoland California Resort
Los Angeles Dodgers	Los Angeles Lakers
Mimi's Cafe	The Old Spaghetti Factory
One West Bank of San Marino	Pacific Asia Museum
Pacific Park	Pasadena Ice Skating Center
Pei Wei Asian Diner, Inc.	Pie n' Burger
Ross Dress for Less	San Marino Masonic Lodge no. 408
San Marino Toy & Book Shoppe	Santa Anita Park
Shakey's	Teri & Yaki
Tommy’s World Famous Hamburgers	Vroman's Bookstore of Pasadena

The Kitchen Shrink

MONDAY August 16TH - 6:00 P.M. In the past two decades, the medical profession, once considered a sacred, cherished vocation, has devolved into a business motivated by a desire for profits. Even psychiatry, once the mainstay of the human interaction between doctor and patient, has fallen victim to rising costs and dictates by insurance sources. How has medicine strayed so far from its roots? In The Kitchen Shrink: A Psychiatrist's Reflections on Healing in a Changing World, psychiatrist and lecturer DORA CALOTT WANG delves into what happened. Dora Calott Wang, M.D., is a psychiatrist, a medical school professor, and the recipient of a prestigious Lannan Foundation Writer's Residency. She was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and moved to the United States as a child. She is a graduate of the Yale School of Medicine, the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute, and the University of California, Berkeley M.A. program in English literature. Dora Calott Wang lives in New Mexico with her husband where she spearheaded an effort to remove Article 2, Section 22 of the state constitution, an unenforced law forbidding Asians from owning land. She hosts a television talk show, “Duke City Magazine.” This program is free and will take place in the Barth Community Room at Crowell.

Pain Management

Traditional & Interventional Treatment Options for Chronic Pain with Dr. Paul H. Chiu Monday, August 2, 2010, 6 p.m. DR. PAUL CHIU is the ideal physician to present this health topic due to his extensive training and experience in the field of anesthesiology and pain management. Dr. Chiu is a Diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiologists and is a fellowship-trained interventional pain management specialist. He received his bachelor degree in biology from the University of Houston in Texas, and his medical degree from the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine. He continued his training in anesthesiology and pain management at the USC Keck School of Medicine and the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at the University of Texas. There will be an opportunity to ask the doctor questions at the end of the talk. The program is FREE, but space is limited. Call (626) 300-0777 to reserve your space. This lecture is part of the ongoing The Doctor Is In! series of educational programs designed to help you stay healthy and active. The lectures, by some of the communities most accomplished physicians, are being presented at Crowell Public Library, in conjunction with the San Gabriel Valley Medical Center. Join us and learn about important health topics from the experts.

New Online Career Services@Crowell Library!

Job hunting just became a lot easier thanks to the fabulous new online services offered on the Crowell Public Library’s home page, http://crowellpubliclibrary.org. Gale publishers have developed a step-by-step interactive guide called Career Transitions, which will take the job seeker through the entire process -- from identifying the job that will fit their particular skill set and interests -- through interview preparation. Other services include updated lists of job postings, tips on writing an eye-catching resume, and completing the perfect job application. Career Transitions was made available to the Library through a grant from the Southern California Library Consortium (SCLC) and is supported in whole by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian. “These services are so easy to use and engaging, I only wish they existed when I began my career,” said Ann Dallavalle, City Librarian. And, since everyone is looking to improve their odds in a very competitive job market, adding a language to that resume may be just the advantage needed. With PowerSpeak, also accessible on Crowell’s home page, learning a new language will become as easy as pie -- or empanada, pâté en croûte, 饼 or even torte. “Language is one of the last barriers in today’s global marketplace,” said Ms. Dallavalle. “We’re thrilled to have language learning products available for our library. This will give our patrons the opportunity to learn Spanish, French, Mandarin or German at their own pace.” Log on now and see for yourself at http://crowellpubliclibrary.org. These services are all free with your Crowell Library card: the best bargain in San Marino!

Publish Your Own Book of Photographs

MONDAY July 19TH - 7:00 P.M. Learn to create albums of special memories by publishing them inexpensively in books made with easy-to-use software from Blurb.com. Join architectural designer ESCOTT O. NORTON, as he describes his own experiences publishing books of his photographs using this service. The free application makes creating beautiful, personal books easy! Users simply drag and drop photos into pre-determined layout for a professional-looking book. Blurb.com even lets you sell your books through its site. From blurb.com: “Blurb is a company… that believes passionately in the joy of books – reading them, making them, sharing them, and selling them… there’s no good reason why it should take tons of time, technical skills, big bucks, or friends in high places to publish a book. So we… developed a creative publishing service simple and smart enough to make anyone an author – every blogger, cook, photographer, parent, traveler, poet, pet owner, marketer, everyone.” No need to register; this program is free and will take place in the Barth Community Room at Crowell.

Teen Summer Movie Matinees

Barth Community Room
Every Thursday @ 2pm; June 17-July 23!

San Marino, CA, June 5th 2010—Teens are invited to cool off and enjoy blockbuster films at the Crowell Public Library--and it is FREE! There is no better deal in town. Screenings are every week from June 17 through July 23 on Thursday afternoons at 2pm. Some films are rated PG-13 and may not be suitable for children under 13. Call the library for movie titles. Registration is not required. Popcorn, beverages and other snacks are served at all our matinees!

Teens (entering grades 7 to 12) registered for “Make Waves @ Your Library,” the young adult summer reading program, will receive a raffle ticket for attending each movie matinee! Raffles are drawn at the end of Summer Reading Program (August 1). Raffle prizes include DVDs, gift cards and an iPod Touch! Sign up for the Summer Reading Program beginning June 14!

Crowell Public library’s Teen Summer Movie Matinee is sponsored by the Friends of the Crowell Public Library. It is one of the many special programs we offer during our Summer Reading Program “Make Waves @ Your Library” is sponsored The Friends of the Crowell Public Library, AMF Bowling Square Lanes of Arcadia, Auntie Anne’s, Armstrong Garden Center, Aquarium of the Pacific, Bed Bath & Beyond, Borders Books of Glendale, Build-a-Bear Workshop, Golf N’ Stuff, Jump ‘n Jammin, Legoland California, Mimi’s Café, One West Bank of San Marino, Pacific Asia Museum, Pacific Park, Pasadena Ice Skating Center, Pie ‘n Burger, Ross, San Marino Masonic Lodge, San Marino Toy & Book Shoppe, Santa Anita Park, Shakey’s Pizza, Sushi Bar Yoshida, Teri & Yaki, and Tommy’s World Famous Hamburgers!

Teen Eclipse Party (Twilight Saga)

Barth Community Room
July 7th at 3pm

Teen fans of the Twilight saga are invited to celebrate the film release of Eclipse, the third book of the best-selling series, at Crowell Library’s Eclipse Party! The party starts July 7th at 3pm in the Barth Community Room. All attendees will receive twilight buttons to profess their loyalties—Team Edward or Team Jacob? Vegetarian or Villian? Teens (entering grades 7 to 12) registered for “Make Waves @ Your Library,” the young adult summer reading program, will receive a raffle ticket for attending the Eclipse Party! Raffles are drawn at the end of Summer Reading Program (August 1). Raffle prizes include a Special Edition of New Moon and an iPod Touch!

At the Eclipse Party, delicious Twilight-inspired treats will be served—enjoy red velvet cupcakes, chilled apple slices, punch, and ice cold Cullen Kisses! Vegetarian vampires (and humans) can snack on iced animal crackers. Dare to hold hands with Edward Cullen, who is cold as ice and hard as marble! Play Alice’s Visions, Twilight Trivia, and Twilight Charades. Teens are invited to dress up as their favorite Twilight Saga character for the costume contest—winners decided by secret ballot! Prizes (including books, posters, and T-shirts) awarded to best costumed guests.

Crowell Public library’s Teen Eclipse Party is sponsored by the Friends of the Crowell Public Library. It is one of many special programs we offer during our Summer Reading Program “Make Waves @ Your Library” is sponsored The Friends of the Crowell Public Library, AMF Bowling Square Lanes of Arcadia, Auntie Anne’s, Armstrong Garden Center, Aquarium of the Pacific, Bed Bath & Beyond, Borders Books of Glendale, Build-a-Bear Workshop, Golf N’ Stuff, Jump ‘n Jammin, Legoland California, Mimi’s Café, One West Bank of San Marino, Pacific Asia Museum, Pacific Park, Pasadena Ice Skating Center, Pie ‘n Burger, Ross, San Marino Masonic Lodge, San Marino Toy & Book Shoppe, Santa Anita Park, Shakey’s Pizza, Sushi Bar Yoshida, Teri & Yaki, and Tommy’s World Famous Hamburgers!