simi valley public library - newsletter - april-may 2014

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Books...are only the beginning April — May 2014

Hours of Operation

Monday - Thursday, 10am - 8pm

Friday and Sunday, 1pm - 5pm

Saturday, 10am - 5pm

TEENS - We Want You!

Volunteer This Summer

at the Simi Valley Public Library

SVPL is currently recrui�ng teen volunteers to assist with Sum-

mer Reading Program. Tasks will include assis�ng patrons with

signing onto their SRP account, assis�ng with computerized

recordkeeping, handing out prizes, assis�ng with special events,

and more. Students will receive community service credit as

well as valuable job skills.

Requirements: Minimum age is 12 years old or going into

6th

grade, responsible, enthusias�c, helpful, able to commit to at

least 12 hours over 8 weeks, between June 9th

and August

1st and available to a,end one training session on either May 17

or May 22.

Don’t delay! Download the SRP volunteer applica�on from the

Library’s website or pick up a copy at the Library. Return it to

the Library by APRIL 18. EVEN if you already have an applica�on

on file with the Library, you s�ll need to fill out an SRP applica-

�on. www.simivalleylibrary.org.

A Night of Jazz in Our Rose GardenA Night of Jazz in Our Rose GardenA Night of Jazz in Our Rose GardenA Night of Jazz in Our Rose Garden In partnership with California State University Northridge Department of Music, The

Ruben Mejia Ensemble is a fierce new group of musicians. Comprised of three

horns and a full rhythm section, this group

has collectively written music reflecting today's "day and age" while maintaining a

deeply rooted jazz bebop tradition. Hear selections for the Great American Songbook as well as original

compositions.

Thursday, April 17 from 6:00pm – 7:30pm


AWESOME APRIL

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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Waggin Tales, 3-4pm Homework Help, 3:30-5:30pm NO Waggin Night Tales, 6-7pm

Storytime, 11-11:45am Homework Help, 3:30-5:30pm Financial Workshop, 5:30-7:30pm

Reading Pals, 3:30-4:30pm

Saturday Storytime & Craft, 11am-noon Computer Science Workshops, Noon—4:30pm Reading Pals, 3:30-4:30pm

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Family Book Festival 1-4pm

National Week of the Child, 11:00am—12:30pm Anime Film Club, 6-8pm

Talk Time, 10:30-11:30am Preschool Stories, 11:30-noon Homework Help, 3:30-5:30pm Family Storytime, 6:30-7:00pm

Literazzi Book Club, 11am Waggin Tales, 3-4pm Homework Help, 3:30-5:30pm NO Waggin Night Tales

Storytime, 11-11:45am Homework Help, 3:30-5:30pm Music to Our Ears Concert, 6:30-7:30pm Financial Workshop, 5:30-7:30pm


Saturday Storytime & Craft, 11am-noon Reading Pals, 3:30-4:30pm CSUCI Speaker Series, 2-3:30pm

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Tiny Tot Storytime, 10-10:50am Little Bilingual Readers, Storytime, 11-11:30am Soft Skills Workshop, 4-6pm Passover begins

at sundown

Preschool Stories, 11:30-noon Homework Help, 3:30-5:30pm Talk Time, 4:30-5:30pm Fear Factor, 4-6pm Family Storytime, 6:30-7:00pm

Homeschoolers Meet Up, 1-3pm Waggin Tales, 3-4pm Homework Help, 3:30-5:30pm NO Waggin Night Tales

Storytime, 11-11:45am Homework Help, 3:30-5:30pm Jazz with The Ruben Mejia Ensemble, 6-7:30pm


Saturday Storytime & Craft, 11am-noon Reading Pals, 3:30-4:30pm

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Happy Easter

Tiny Tot Storytime, 10-10:50am Little Bilingual Readers, Storytime, 11-11:30am Positive Parenting Program -English, 2-4pm, Spanish, 6:30-8:30pm

Talk Time, 10:30-11:30 Preschool Stories, 11:30-noon Homework Help, 3:30-5:30pm Teen Book Club 4-5pm Family Storytime, 6:30-7:00pm

Waggin Tales, 3-4pm Homework Help, 3:30-5:30pm NO Waggin Night Tales

Storytime, 11-11:45am Homework Help, 3:30-5:30pm Music to Our Ears Concert, 6:30-7:30pm Financial Workshop, 5:30-7:30pm


Saturday Storytime & Craft, 11am-noon Reading Pals, 3:30-4:30pm SVPL Gamers, 1pm-9pm

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Tiny Tot Storytime, 10-10:50am Little Bilingual Readers, Storytime, 11-11:30am Geneaology Workshop, 6-8pm

Preschool Stories, 11:30-noon Homework Help, 3:30-5:30pm Talk Time, 4:30-5:30pm Family Storytime, 6:30-7:00pm

Key to colors:

RED—Teen events

PURPLE— Children events

PINK—Family events

GREEN—Adult events

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Day of the Child/Day of the Book, 10:30am—1pm Waggin Tales, 3-4pm, Homework Help, 3:30-5:30pm NO Waggin Night Tales

Celebrate Dia de los Ninos/Dia de los Libros/Day of the Child/Day of the Books, April 30 from 10:30am—1pm

Enjoy stories, songs, games and a fantastic magic show featuring The Magic of Rafael and Katia, the Mariachi Magicians as we celebrate children and books. This special bilingual event is presented in collaboration with Moorpark/Simi Valley Neighborhood for Learning and

First 5 Ventura County.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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Storytime, 11-11:45am Homework Help, 3:30-5:30pm Financial Workshop, 5:30-7:30pm

Saturday Storytime & Craft, 11am-noon Computer Science Workshops, Noon—4:30pm

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Tiny Tot Storytime, 10-10:50am Little Bilingual Readers, Storytime, 11-11:30am Anime Film Club, 5:30-7:30pm

Talk Time, 10:30-11:30am Preschool Stories, 11:30-noon Homework Help, 3:30-5:30pm Crazy Comics, 4-6:00pm Family Storytime, 6:30-7:00pm

Waggin Tales, 3-4pm Homework Help, 3:30-5:30pm

Storytime, 11-11:45am Homework Help, 3:30-5:30pm Music to Our Ears Concert, 6:30-7:30pm

Saturday Storytime & Craft, 11am-noon

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Tiny Tot Storytime, 10-10:50am Little Bilingual Readers, Storytime, 11-11:30am

Preschool Stories, 11:30-noon Homework Help, 3:30-5:30pm Family Storytime, 6:30-7:00pm

Literazzi Book Club, 11am Waggin Tales, 3-4pm Homework Help, 3:30-5:30pm

Storytime, 11-11:45am Homework Help, 3:30-5:30pm


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Tiny Tot Storytime, 10-10:50am Little Bilingual Readers, Storytime, 11-11:30am United Parents Meetup, 6-7:30pm

Talk Time, 10:30-11:30am Preschool Stories, 11:30-noon NO HOMEWORK HELP

Family Storytime, 6:30-7:00pm

Homeschoolers Meet Up, 1-3pm Waggin Tales, 3-4pm NO HOMEWORK HELP

Storytime, 11-11:45am NO HOMEWORK HELP

Music to Our Ears Concert, 6:30-7:30pm

Saturday Storytime & Craft, 11am-noon SVPL Gamers, 1pm-9pm

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MEMORIAL

DAY

The Library is

Closed

Preschool Stories, 11:30-noon NO HOMEWORK HELP Teen Book Club 4-5pm Family Storytime, 6:30-7:00pm

Waggin Tales, 3-4pm NO HOMEWORK HELP

Storytime, 11-11:45am NO HOMEWORK HELP



MERRY MAYMERRY MAYMERRY MAYMERRY MAY

Join our

e-mailing list

for program

information.

Visit our

website to

sign up.

The Simi

Valley Public

Library will

host a

United Parents

support group

from 6:00-

7:30PM on

May 19th.

United Parents

will lead a

support group

to empower,

strengthen and

support parents

who have

children with

mental health,

emotional and

behavioral

disorders.

Please join us at

our first

support group

meeting at Simi

Valley Public

Library.

There will be

free childcare

and this group

is bilingual in

Spanish.

Summer Reading Program Bookmark Design Contest Help design the Library’s SRP bookmark! Winners will be chosen from the following categories: K-5th grades, 6th-8th grades, 9th-12th grades, 18 years old and above. Winning bookmarks will be printed and distributed to all who participate in the Summer Reading Program. STOP BY THE LIBRARY to pick up your official entry form.

ALL ENTRIES DUE BY MAY 14.ALL ENTRIES DUE BY MAY 14.ALL ENTRIES DUE BY MAY 14.ALL ENTRIES DUE BY MAY 14.


Nikki’s Book Nook: BookReviewsbyNikkiFarrellLacrosse,LibraryAssistant

Christina Swartz, author of the best-selling and Oprah book club pick, Drowning Ruth, brings a provocative story to life in The Edge of the Earth. Set near the beginning of the 20th century, Swartz introduces us to Trudy Swann, a young, restless young woman of means who gives up everything to marry the impulsive dreamer,

Oskar. He takes a job as the assistant light keeper at the extremely remote Point Lucia lighthouse on the north-ern California coast. Cut off from all civilization except for the occasional supply boat, Trudy finds her circum-

stances and her life completely changed.

With her husband growing increasingly restless and remote, Trudy soon grows fond of the children of the pri-

mary light keeper and is intrigued by their stories of a mysterious mermaid that leaves them handmade gifts. She delights in learning about the local sea life, and soon she and the children are observing and cataloging the

creatures.

However, there is more to the story of the mythical mermaid and Trudy gradually uncovers a series of disturbing secrets about the elusive figure and her history with Point Lucia. Oskar’s numerous failed projects lead him to form an obsession with the mermaid,

forcing Trudy to face some harsh truths about her husband and to make some heart-breaking decisions.

Schwartz does a wonderful job of bringing the isolation and raw beauty of Big Sur and Point Lucia to life. She masterfully shows how a naïve and intelligent young woman gradually comes to terms with her circumstances and comes into her own as a person. The

main characters are finely nuanced and believable as they struggle with demanding daily life and the burden of hiding secrets. The author slowly reveals the reality of the mermaid and at the same time allows this knowledge to help Trudy mature into the woman

she is meant to be. Well written and haunting, The Edge of the Earth is a wonderful read not to be missed.

The Edge of the Earth is available at SVPL.

Triple P: Positive Parenting Program

April 21, 2:00pm-4:00pm (English) or 6:30pm –8:30pm (Espaňol)

Are you interested in improving your parenting skills and/or your relationship with your child? This free workshop will

give you tools and strategies for dealing with your child’s most challenging behaviors.

*¿Está usted interesado en mejorar sus habilidades en la crianza de sus hijos y/o su relación con sus hijos? Este taller gratuito le dará las herramientas y estrategias para hacer frente a los comportamientos más difíciles de sus hijos.*

Free Financial Workshops @SVPL

Do you have the information you need to make decisions about your financial goals? In partnership with Janelle Samples, Financial Advisor with Edward Jones, join us for a series of workshops in the Community Room. April 3 Rules of the Road and Ready or Not? April 10 Take Stock in the Market & Focus on Fixed Income April 24 A Smart Start to Mutual Funds May 1 Retirement By Design & Tax Free Investing All will be held from 5:30-7:30pm. Refreshments will be served. You may attend one or as many as you wish.

Don’t delay! Reserve your seat by calling Janelle or Ashlynn at:

805-306-0118

Discover Your Family History: Discover Your Family History: Discover Your Family History: Discover Your Family History: Genealogy Research Workshop @ SVPL Genealogy Research Workshop @ SVPL Genealogy Research Workshop @ SVPL Genealogy Research Workshop @ SVPL

Join Aimee Leverette from ProQuest for an overview of

genealogical research using one of the world’s most vast

genealogical resources: Ancestry Library Edition. Aimee Leverette

will provide tips and guide users through searching over 1.5 billion

names. Includes records from the U.S. Census, military, court, land,

probate, church records, and

passenger lists. Strathearn Historical Park & Museum will

provide local Simi Valley artifacts for display.

April 28 from 6:00 -8:00pm

In the Library’s Community Room

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