Search All Online Databases with One Click

Say you are at home at night in your pajamas. You have a big paper due tomorrow, and you need some information pronto! But the Library is closed. What do you do?

The San Marino Public Library subscribes to over a dozen online databases full of edited articles that can really help get that homework done—even when the library is closed!

Simply point your browser to the home page of the San Marino Public Library: http://sanmarinopl.org. On the left hand side of the page, click the second link down: “Online Reference Resources”. Type in your library card number (14 digits, no spaces), and you’re good to go!

Just fill in some words that you are looking for. Then, click to select the databases that you want to search. Look for all dates, or restrict your search to a certain publication date range. Then click “Go”.

The program will then look through all the databases you selected, all at the same time! No more looking through one database at a time, hoping that you have picked the best one for your subject.

Just scroll down the results list to see everything that appears in any of our databases that pertains to your topic. Nothing could be easier!

Everybody Come! This Saturday, Noon to 4

The Temporary San Marino Public Library is open for business and we want everyone to come see us and find out what’s here! On Saturday, November 4, from 12-noon until 4 p.m, there will be an Open House with free refreshments and a chance to win some fine new books that were donated to the Library from local book stores. The afternoon will also feature tours of the facility given by members of the Library Board of Trustees, and an opportunity to ask City Council members about the new Library, which is now under construction. There will be a special Children’s Story Time at 2:00 PM, and the Friends of the Library will have some special prices in their Book Shoppe, located in the kitchen.

Be part of the fun at this transitional facility. It is smaller than the old building, but it is a very functional building with some interesting, quirky features. It’s a great time to take home some books, DVDs, magazines, books on CD, and other things. Get a library card, if you don’t already have one.

The Temporary Library is located in the San Marino Center, the former San Marino Woman’s Club, just next door to the former library building site. The address is 1800 Huntington Drive, and parking is available in the Huntington School lot, near the school’s tennis courts. This lot is reached by turning right (west) at the School District Office, first driveway off West Drive, just south of Huntington Drive. Be aware that the public entrance is in the back, away from Huntington Drive. Please tell your friends!

Food for Thought

Children ages 4 – 12 years old are encouraged to participate in the annual In ‘N Out Burger Food for Thought Reading Program. Come into the public library and pick up a reading log, read and record 5 books and receive a certificate for a free hamburger or cheeseburger from In ‘N Out. Program runs until November 22nd.

Marionette Show

In celebration of Children’s Book Week the San Marino Public Library is pleased to welcome back Franklin Haynes’ Marionettes. They will perform their hilarious, family oriented show, “Frankie’s Toy Box”. Join us for an afternoon filled with fun, friends and funnies on Saturday, November 18th at 2:00 p.m.

Read to a Dog

Come be a reading buddy to a gentle dog. Children of all ages are invited to the public library to practice their reading skills. This special program is made possible by volunteers of the Pasadena Humane Society and will take place on the following Saturdays from 11:30 – 12:30 p.m. November 18th & December 16th Registration is required and must be done in person.