Spring/Summer 2012 - Friends of the South Pasadena Public Library
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Spring/Summer 2012 - Friends of the South Pasadena Public Library
T H E F R IE N D S O F T H E SO U T H P A S A D E N A P U B L IC L I B RA R Y , IN C BETWEEN FRIENDS SPRING /SUMMER NEWSLETTER 2012 Save the Date www.friendsofsopaslibrary.org 564 members Plans Are Underway To Celebrate The 30th Anniversary of Bookstore by Dorothy Cohen— Chair Bookstore Steering Committee April 19: Glen Duncan Route 66 Author Night April 30: Turn Off the TV Week begins May 5: Eclectic Music Festival, Community Room, 5 performances, 5 p.m.—9 p.m. May 13: Restoration Concerts’ end-ofseason performance: New Hollywood String Quartet May 17: Baseball Author Night, Paul Dickson & Daryl Grigsby June 11: Summer Reading Program sign-ups begin July 31: Bookstore’s 30th Anniversary None of the details have been worked out yet but now is a good time to circle your calendar for the 30th anniversary celebration of the Friends Bookstore that will feature a live auction of some large antique posters. It will be held on Tuesday evening July 31---the actual opening date, which was a hot July day in 1982--probably beginning at 7 p.m. We’ll be more precise in the mid-July newsletter. The posters were donated to the bookstore long ago. We had them framed and for many years they hung in the second floor hallways adjacent to the bookstore. Then, for a fresher decorative look, they were crated and put in storage about six years ago. But the bookstore is operated to make money to support the library and those posters aren’t generating any revenue in storage, so what better time to sell them? After we’ve uncrated the posters and measured them, we’ll be able to tell you a bit more about them. A Warm Welcome for Volunteers We’re happy to greet new staffers Teresa Shaw, Susan ShaverKane and Rene Stratford. Also, new Silent Auction coordinator Margaret Byrne, whose assistant Elizabeth Krauss, has been working in the bookstore. It is a pleasure to report the return of former staffer Betty Wang to team with staffer Shireen Chang in pricing Asian language books for us. Asian language books are included in the Bookstore and on our main floor 25¢ shelves. We always are in need of volunteers who are interested in working in the bookstore on a regular basis or being available to substitute for ailing or vacationing staffers. Applications may be obtained from the library’s administrative office on the second floor, accessible by elevator or stairs. SPRING/SUMMER PAGE 2 NEWSLETTER 2012 B E T WE E N FR I E ND S PAGE 2 FINAL CONCERT OF SEASON SET FOR MAY 13 Restoration Concert season ticket holders are looking forward to a Mother’s Day treat in the form of a special end-ofseason performance by our Quartet-in-Residence, the New Hollywood String Quartet. Each season, two concerts are presented by the quartet. On May 13, the music of Mozart and Schubert will be featured, performed by the highly acclaimed Robert Cani and Rafael Rishik, violins, Robert Brophy, viola and Andrew Shulman, cello. The program will include W.A. Mozart’s String Quartet in D major (K.575) and Franz Schubert’s String Quartet No. 14 (D.810) in D minor. As always, refreshments will be provided by The Friends. Doors will open at 3:45 for the 4:00 pm program and tickets will be available at the door if space allows. Attendees will have an opportunity to sign up for the 2012-2013 season. Or call concert committee co-chair Kay Rosser at 626-799-6333 if you have questions. RESTORATION CONCERTS COMMITTEE MEMBERS Kathy Folsom - Co-Chair Kay Rosser - Co-Chair David Batten New Season ticket price: 8 concerts for $88. BUY YOURS NOW ! At the door when space Shireen Chang Kate Douvan Ann Erler Janet Ervin permits is $18 Connie Flanders for individual concerts. John Flanders Gloria Weinberg SPRING/SUMMER NEWSLETTER 2012 PAGE 3 B E T WE E N FR I E ND S Technology Endowment Fund Campaign (TEF) The Friends of the Library will launch its 2012 Technology Endowment Fund Campaign (TEF) in May. Five years ago, the Friends of the Library established TEF to ensure that funding is available to meet our library’s ever changing technological needs. Interest from this growing endowment fund’s principal continues to provide support for our most important and popular technological needs including mangolanguages.com, an on-line language learning resource, tutor.com, the library’s outstanding live homework help program and the soon-to-be-available OverDrive, which will bring our patrons on-line access to eBooks, audiobooks and much more. The South Pasadena Public Library is determined to continue to invest in technology in an effort to provide services that support our citizens. Please look for your TEF Campaign letter in the mail soon and give generously! Donations to TEF can also be made on-line at www.friendsofsopaslibrary.org. Ann Messana – Endowments and Memorials Eclectic Music Festival May 5th Community Room to Showcase 5 Free Musical Performances 6:15 PM AlmaNova Flutist Jessica Pierce and guitarist Almer Imamovic 5 PM LA Clarinet Choir Founded in 2005, the LACC has become one of North America’s premier clarinet ensembles. 7 PM Pianist David Batt aka Yrsan Daro. Blues. 7:45 p.m. Rick Shea and his folk/country band 9 PM Headliner Billy Childs w/ son, guitarist Aaron Childs. Jazz pianist/composer B E T WE E N FR I E ND S SPRING/SUMMER NEWSLETTER 2012 Get Your Kicks at GLEN DUNCAN ROUTE 66 Author Night Glen Duncan, writer of the book “Route 66 in California,” will make an Author Night presentation in the Community Room on Thursday, April 19th at 7:00 p.m. The free public event for all ages will also feature the screening of an original episode of the Route 66 hit TV series. Mr. Duncan will show Route 66 images from his book and relate a few of the more interesting stories from its California history. Glen will also describe his personal odyssey, which has seen him regularly driving and living along Route 66. Glen now lives a few blocks from Route 66 in South Pasadena. More info:www.friendsofsopaslibrary.org/news.htm PAGE 4 Baseball Doubleheader with Paul Dickson and Daryl Grigsby An Author Night Doubleheader: Thursday, May 17 at 7:00 p.m. in the Community Room. The event will focus on the achievements of Blacks in Major League Baseball. An opening set of tunes will be performed by Bluez Express. Daryl Grigsby’s “Celebrating Ourselves” is a labor of love and focuses on the tradition of baseball in the AfricanAmerican community. Paul Dickson’s latest nonfiction work, “Bill Veeck: Baseball’s Greatest Maverick” is his 55th. Bill Veeck, was an innovator who regularly shook up the world of baseball in particular by signing the first Black player in the American League and the first Black Manager in the Majors. Veeck was a champion of civil rights and a political activist. Veeck’s 1948 Cleveland Indians became World Series Champs and as late as 1950 the team was the only one in the American League with Black players. More info: www.friendsofsopaslibrary.org/news.htm $1000 Donation Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts In December 2011, The Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts made a $1,000 donation to the Friends of the Library to improve the Library collection. Half of the amount has been used to purchase 2011 Grammy®-winning and nominated CDs, as well as CDs by Billy Childs, a resident of South Pasadena and a three-time Grammy®winning jazz pianist and three more by Kelley’s band, Destroy All Monsters. The other half of the donation will be used to buy new art books which will be ordered soon for the Library. New CD’s include: Monty Alexander, Harlem-Kingston Express Live Marsha Ambrosius, Late Nights & Early Mornings Gregg Allman, Low Country Blues Jeff Beck, Rock ‘N’ Roll Party for Les Paul Bela Fleck & the Flecktones, Rocket Science Billy Childs, Jazz Chamber Music Volume 1 & 2 Tony Bennett, Duets II Bon Iver, (Self-Titled) Brian Setzer Orchestra Terri Lyne Carrington, Mosaic Steven Curtis Chapman, Re:Creation Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass, Live in Concert Civil Wars, Barton Hollow Harry Connick, Jr., In Concert on Broadway Ry Cooder, Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down Death Cab for Cutie, Codes & Keys Destroy All Monsters, (Self Titled) Destroy All Monsters, Silver Wedding Anniversary Destroy All Monsters, Live In Tokyo Steve Earle, I’ll Never Get Out Of This World Alive Foster the People, Torches Emmylou Harris, Hard Bargain Levon Helm, Ramble at the Ryman Booker T. Jones, Road from Memphis Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Songs from a Zulu Farm Jim Lauderdale, Reason & Rhyme Seth MacFarlane, Music Is Better Than Words Ziggy Marley, Wild & Free Bruno Mars, Doo-Wops & Hooligans Pat Metheny, What’s It All About Rave On Buddy Sharon Isbin & Friends—Guitar Passions Blake Shelton, Red River Blue George Strait, Here for a Good Time Barbara Streisand, What Matters Most Trinity College Choir--Beyond All Mortal Dreams B E T WE E N FR I E ND S SPRING/SUMMER NEWSLETTER 2012 PAGE 5 Memorial Donations Friends of the South Pasadena Public Library: Memorial Funds Ann Messana – Chair, Endowments and Memorials The South Pasadena Public Library is honored to acknowledge donations received in memory of family and friends. In Memory of Austin A. Ichinose Craig K. Ichinose and Family Austin A. Ichinose Craig Ichinose and his family have provided the library with an extremely generous donation designated for use toward the continued development of the library’s music CD collection and related resources. Austin Ichinose joined the library staff in 2007 and regularly recommended his favorite CDs to fellow staff members. In his memory and in honor of his love of music, the library will use half of the Ichinose donation to purchase CDs in 2012 and the remaining half in 2013. A memorial plate acknowledging Austin and the Ichinose family donation will be affixed to each CD that is purchased for the library collection. We are grateful to the Ichinose family for the opportunity to improve and expand the library’s music CD collection and to honor our friend and colleague. Please Join Friends of the Library Thank you to the families, individuals, seniors Teen Programs, and Live Homework Help. With- and students who have joined or renewed their out your help these programs would not be possi- membership for the 2012 campaign. And, many ble. If you have not renewed your membership or thanks to the people who have donated above joined Friends of the Library, please do so now. the membership level. Unfortunately the mem- Membership envelopes are at the library by the bership dollars are below what they were last reference desk and upstairs outside the book- year at this time. Membership dollars to Friends store. of the Library are the backbone for all the special Thank you, programs offered at the library such as: the Sum- Diane Larson—Membership Chair mer Reading Program, Author Night, Book Clubs, SPRING NEWSLETTER 2012 SPRING/SUMMER NEWSLETTER 2012 B E T WE B EETNWE FREIN E ND FR SI E ND S PAGE 6 CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES STORYTIMES April 10 – June 1, 2012 Family Storytimes (all ages) Tuesdays, 7:15 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. Preschool Storytimes (ages 3 - 5 years) Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Toddler Storytimes (ages 1 - 2 years) Fridays, 10:30 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. Toddler Storytimes (ages 2 - 3 years) Fridays, 11:00 a.m. - 11:20 a.m. Children's Librarians read age-appropriate stories and share fingerplays, songs, flannelboard BARKS AND BOOKS May 14, June 11, 2012 2nd Mondays 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Children’s Room Ages 5 – 10 years Children are invited to visit the Library to read animal-related short stories of their choice to dogs from the Pasadena Humane Society Companion Animal Program. Not only does this make reading more fun, it also builds a child's confidence in reading aloud. Also, the available books will help children realize that animals experience a range of emotions similar to their own and that they have basic needs too. This will, in turn, encourage them to appreciate the importance of treating all animals with respect and kindness. Sign-ups are required. Call (626) 403-7358 to register. GRANDPARENTS & BOOKS Mondays & Thursdays 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. April 9 - May 31, 2012 Children’s Room All ages Volunteer Grandma Carole shares her enthusiasm for books by reading aloud to children of all ages in one-onone or small group settings. SPRING/SUMMER NEWSLETTER 2012 PAGE 7 B E TBWE E N EFR E ND S S E T WE N IFR I E ND CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES Turn Off the TV Week April 30—May 6, 2012 Did you know that the average American child spends more time each year watching television (1,023 hours) than being in school (900 hours)? The South Pasadena Unified School District elementary schools and the South Pasadena Public Library challenge children to turn off the TV for one week and discover many other activities to share with their families. Children who do not attend the SPUSD elementary schools can pick up their “Turn Off the TV Chart” from Children’s Services in mid-April. Tween Program Through the Booking Glass April 13, April 20, April 27, 2012 3:30 PM — 4:30 PM Library Community Room Ages 10– 15 Ever wonder how an author grabs your interest in a book? Teachers and educators will meet in groups with students, ages 10-15, to discuss how to become a better reader. Students will read during the session a pre-selected portion of a book or story. They will then discuss ways the writer used and what students like or don't like about the selection. Mentors will focus on both being a more critical reader and also how to be a better writer, both for fun and for school. Interested students should contact Children’s Librarian Maida Wong at 626-403-7358 or e-mail her at [email protected] to register. June 11 – August 4, 2012 Sign-ups for this popular program will begin June 11th. Special weekly programs will be on Wednesdays, beginning June 20th at 2:00 p.m. with the Puppets and Players Little Theatre’s presentation of Thumbelina on the Fairview Street side of the Library Park. The Friends of the South Pasadena Public Library, Inc. and other community-spirited businesses and individuals sponsor the Summer Reading Program. For more information about Library activities, please call (626) 403-7358 or visit the Library to pick up a calendar of events. The Library is located at 1100 Oxley Street and on the web at www.cityofsouthpasadena.us/library Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Pasadena California Permit No. 246 Address Service Requested Between Friends NEWSLETTER OF THE FRIENDS OF THE SOUTH PASADENA PUBLIC LIBRARY 1100 Oxley Street South Pasadena, CA 91030 Current Resident or 2012 BOARD OF DIRECTORS President: Kristen Dube’ Vice President/Chief Financial Officer: Linda Long Vice President/Financial Officer/Endowments: Diana McGrail Recording Secretary: Ellen Torres Restoration Concerts/Financial Officer: Leanne O’Neill Membership Chair: Diane Larson Endowments/Memorials: Ann Messana Bulk Mail/Printed Materials Chair: Rose Barron Hospitality Co-Chair: Alice Fong Hospitality Co-Chair: Jane Schirmeister Hospitality Co-Chair: Shireen Chang Newsletter Chair: Sharon Cockroft Program Chair: Scott Van Sant Bookstore Steering Committee Chair: Dorothy M. Cohen LIBRARY HOURS: Monday–Wednesday 11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Thursday and Friday 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. http://www.friendsofsopaslibrary.com APPOINTED CHAIRS Publicity–Yvonne Voisin Computer Records–Barbara Sato Assistant Finance Officer–Kristen Dube’ EX-OFFICIO BOARD MEMBERS Restoration Concert Com. Chairpersons: Kay Rosser, Kathy Folsom Library Trustees Representative: Ann Penn Web Master: Roby Lawrence City Librarian - Steve Fjeldsted