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BY MARIE TREADWELL, PRESIDENT OF THE FRIENDS
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It was decided to try something different this
year within the framework of our By-Laws. As
the job of the President has gradually expanded
over the past six years and our Nominating
Committee found it difficult to find anyone willing to be President, it
was decided to experiment with Co-Presidents. Two of our past presidents are going to share the responsibilities of the office for this term
(2013-2015): Marie Treadwell who served 1999 - 2002(two terms) and
Jo Rae Zuckerman 2007 - 2013 (three terms). Marie will
th execute the traditional duties of this office while Jo Rae
will focus her energies on planning the Friend's advocacy
efforts, chairing the 50th Anniversary planning committee, and
liaisoning with the Library Foundation. Do not hesitate to contact
either/or both if you have ideas and energies to share.
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE . .1
DIRECTOR’S REPORT . .2
MEMORIAL BOOKS . . . .3-4
HONOR BOOKS . . . . . 4-8
We are both committed to making this experiment work by communicating. We're both excited at the many opportunities that will be utilized this year to promote our Long Beach Library System and hope
to involve any and all of our membership in a number of events that
are in the planning stages for this year.
DAISEY LANE . . . . . . . 8
BOOK HATS . . . . . . . . . . 8
BOOK REVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . 8
We are fortunate to have some dynamic
new members on our Board who bring
new ideas and energy to us: Elizabeth Andrew,
Recording Secretary; Ellen Butler, Parade planning; Annette Gordon,
Member at Large; Nancy Messineo, Dir. Helen Fuller Carrousel; and
Cathy Prazenica, Program. Continuing Members, some with changed
responsibilities are: Patty Benoit, Hospitality; Linda Bresnan, Honor
Books; Carol Collins, Blanche Collins Forum; Juliet Ebner, Historian;
Carol Feeney, Member at Large, Barbara Hubbs, Book Store; Jan
Jackson, Corresponding Secretary; Sandy Kroll, Memorial Books; Jan
Lovie, Vice President (Membership); Yvonne Markham, Member at
Large; Barbara McPherson, Newsletter Editor & Membership Database;
Carol Quinlan, Member at Large; Doris Soriano, Treasurer; Beverly
Stunden, Legislation; Bernice Van Steenbergen, Past President &
Member at Large; Marve Watkihns-King, Vice President (Programs);
Honorary Members: Darla Wegener and Glenda Williams, Librarians.
MARIE TREADWELL . . . . .9
FIFTY YEARS . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
ADVOCACY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11
PRIDE PARADE . . . . . . . 12
JANE BRADLEY . . . . . . . . 12
BOOK REVIEW . . . . . . . . 13
ESSAY CONTEST . . . . . .13
50th ANNIVERSAY . . . . .13
MEMBERSHIP . . . . . . . . . . 14
Any members interested in joining the Board are welcome. The Board meets on the second Thursday of
every month (Sept. - June) at different branch libraries
around the city at 3:00 pm. We also need people who
don't want to make a regular commitment, but are willing to participate with us at promotional events at parks, parades,
special events at libraries, or become part of our special advocacy
efforts. Just check our online page on how to do this.
BARBARA MCPHERSON
NEWSLETTER EDITOR
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In addition, the Library received
$400,000 to purchase more library
resources and update some of the community rooms at the neighborhood
libraries. The City also committed to
updating the electrical wiring at the branches to
accommodate the new tables with outlets that will be
used by patrons that bring their devices (tablets,
iPads, etc.) to the Library.
BY GLENDA WILLIAMS
DIRECTOR OF LIBRARY SERVICES
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This summer Long Beach
residents joined in the fun
for the annual Summer
Reading Club (SRC). The theme was "Dig Into Reading"
and participants were able to register online and log the
number of books read for a chance to win prizes.
THE NEW NORTH NEIGHBORHOOD
LIBRARY is a Go!
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More than 4,000 book reviews were posted online with
almost 13,000 books read throughout the city during
the month of July Our Long Beach Public Libraries
hosted a combined total of 109 programs with 3,283
patrons in attendance. Each branch was able to provide special programs with the support from the
Friends and the Helen Fuller Cultural Carrousel.
The California State Department of Finance (DOF)
provided the City's Successor Agency with a
Certificate of Completion to build a new North Library!
The DOF has
allowed the
expenditure
of redevelopment bond proceeds to begin the construction phase. The Planning Commission has
approved the design plans and the City Council has
taken action to rezone the property located on
Atlantic Ave. at 59th St., which is .7 miles from the
current North Library that was built in 1951.
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Musical Theatre West,
Long Beach Symphony
Petting Zoo and the El
Dorado Nature Center were favorites that entertained
audiences during the SRC. New to this year's lineup
was the very talented magician Arty Loon, the Clint
Perry & the Boo Hoo Crew Rock Band and the
Wildlife Rescue, which brought animals they had
nursed back to health.
That 6,800 square foot library
was constructed to serve a
population of 25,000. The
same library today serves a
population of 90,000+. The
new North Library will be a 24,500 square foot building that includes three community meeting spaces.
LPA, Inc. was selected to design and build the new
North Library. Construction on the library will begin
once the construction documents have been finalized. And as mentioned, there is now funding for the
library resources and furniture.
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At the end of the Summer Reading Club, the online
survey revealed that 90% of participants agreed that
the "Library is a place to find things to read" and more
than two-thirds of respondents were returning SRC
participants. Last, but not least, all prizes and refreshments were provided through the generosity of the
Friends of Long Beach Public Library. Thank you!
Long Beach Public Library 2014 Budget
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The Long Beach City Council approved
the FY 2014 budget and for the first time
in years, with a $3.5 million surplus. In
addition there was $58 million available
in one-time revenue from various
sources, but mostly as a result of the dissolution of the former Long Beach Redevelopment
Agency. This is the first time in 5 years we were not
required to reduce budgeted positions, materials or
supplies! The Department of Library Services received
the following:
 $500,000 to repair roofs for neighborhood branch libraries
 $76,000 for security improvements via cameras and
lighting
 $50,000 to replace the PC Reservation system
 $50,000 for tables with electrical outlets
 $400,000 to provide an opening day collection for the
new North Library
 $1,200,000 for furniture, fixtures and equipment
for the new North Library
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MEMORIAL BOOKS by Sandra Kroll
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From Eleanore Schmidt in memory of Emma
If you’d like to help purchase
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the library, and at the same
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time honor a friend or associate or create a lasting memorial, send your check to: Friends of the Long Beach Public
Library,101 Pacific Ave., Long Beach, CA 90822.
Henderson:
 Tell Me a Story: Telling Stories to
Enrich Your Child's World by
Elaine Reese
In memory of Hannah Shafer:
 Wolves in the Land of the Salmon
by David Moscowitz
In memory of Consuela Hernandes:
 Simon Leach's Pottery Handbook
by Simon Leach
We will inform the honoree or his/her family of the gift,
and consult with them about appropriate materials to purchase. The acknowledgement we send to you serves as your
receipt for tax purposes. Gift books are posted with special
book plates bearing honoree’ names.
From Marilyn Brasher in memory of Robert Brasher:
 Betting on Famine: Why the World Still Goes Hungry
by Jean Ziegler
 Book on Immortality by Adam Gollner
 Cancer Chronicles: Unlocking Medicine's Deepest Mystery
by George Johnson
 Great Dissent: How Oliver Wendell Holmes Changed
His Mind--and Changed the History of Free Speech in
America by Thomas Healy
 JFK's Last Hundred Days: The Transformation of a Man
and the Emergence of a Great President by Thurston
Clarke
 Lawrence in Arabaia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly anad
the Making of the Modern Middle East by Scott Anderson
 Manson: The Life and Times of Charles Manson by
Jeff Guinn
 Rendezvous with Destiny: How Franklin D. Roosevelt
and Five Extraordinary Men Took America into the War
and Into the World by Michael Fullilove
 Revelations: Visions, Prophecy, and Politics in the Book
of Revelation by Elaine H. Pagels
 Surgeon in Blue: Jonathan Letterman, the Civil War Doctor
who Pioneered Battlefield Care by Scott McGaugh
 When Help Is Not on the Way: Medical Treatments for
Surviving Everything from a Devastating Disaster to
a Total Collapse by Dr. Bob Olson
 Wyatt Earp: A Vigilante Life by Andrew C. Isenberg
From Cheryl McNulty in memory of Mary Matzo:
 Antarctica: A Biography by David Day
 Dancing Goddesses: Folklore, Archaeology and the
Origins of European Dance by Elizabeth Wayland
Barber
 Flower of Empire: An Amazing Water Lily, the Quest
to Make It Bloom and the World It Created by Tatiana
Holway
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(More) From Her Friends in memory of Tamara
Lipson:
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 Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, 4th Edition
by Roland Arthur Greene, ed.
 Controversy and Hope: The Civil Rights Photographs
of James Karales by Julian Cox
 House of Redgraves: The Lives of a Theatrical Dynasty
by Tim Adler
 I Hear You: Repair Common Breakdowns, Negotiate &
Build Consensus....in 3 Single Steps
by Donny Ebenstein
 Nilsson: The Life of a Singer Songwriter
by Alyn Shipton
 Odd Couples: Extraordinary Differences
Between the Sexes in the Animal
Kingdom by Daphne J. Fairbairn
 Wonder Women: Sex, Power and the
Quest for Perfection by Debora Spar
From Ann M. Cantrell in memory of Ann Kenyon:
 Transforming Early Learners into Superb Readers:
Promoting Literacy at School, at Home, and Within
the Community by Andrea M. Nelson-Royes
 Holiday Handbook: 700+ Storytime Activities from
Arbor Day to Yom Kippur..from Diwali to Kwanzaa to
Ramadan by Barbara A. Scott
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From Linda Bresnan In memory of Hannah Shafer:
 American Wine: the Ultimate Companion to the Wines
and Wineries of the United States by Jancis Robinson
and Linda Murphy
From Margaret & Charles Durnin in memory of
From the Friends of the Library in memory of
Malcolm Treadwell:
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Hannah Shafer:
 A Woman's War: The Professional and Personal Journey
of the Navy's First African American Female Intelligence
Officer by Gail Harris and Pam McLaughlin
In memory of Hannah Shafer:
 Art of Mesoamerica by Mary Ellen Miller
 Gem and Stone: Jewels, of Earth, Sea and Sky by Jenifer
Altman, Heather Smith Jones and Thomas W. Overton
 Picasso and Truth: From Cubism to
Guernica by T. J. Clark
In memory of Robert Brasher:
 Seeds of Hope: Wisdom and Wonder
from the World of Plants by Jane
Goodall & Gail Hudson
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 Taekwondo Kids by Wolfgang Rumpf
In memory of Jack Feeney:
 Anything Goes: A History of American Musical Theatre
by Ethan Mordden
BETTY JEAN BARNECUT for Brewitt
 Complete Guide for Drawing Animals by Gottfried
Bammes
 Etched in Sand by Regina Calcaterra
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 Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, 4th Edition
by Roland Arthur Greene, ed.
 Controversy & Hope: The Civil Rights Photographs of
James Karales by Julian Cox
 House of Redgraves: The Lives of a
Theatrical Dynasty by Tim Adler
 I Hear You: Repair Common Breakdowns, Negotiate & Build Consensus . . .
in 3 Single Steps by Donny Ebenstein
 Nilsson: The Life of a Singer-Songwriter by Alyn Shipton
 Odd Couples: Extraordinary Differences Between the Sexes in the
Animal Kingdom by Daphne J. Fairbairn
 Wonder Women: Sex, Power & the Quest for Perfection
by Debora Spar
ROBERT C. BELLINGER
 1001 Movies You Must See Before
You Die by Steven Jay, for Mark
Twain
 Burning the Page: the E-Book Revolution and the Future of Reading
by Jason Merkoski for Bret Harte
TARA BENDER for Bret Harte
 Jamie Oliver's Food Escapes by Jamie Oliver
 Parent Backpack for Kindergarten Through Grade 5
by Marylisa Nichols
MARISELA MENDOZA BRAKEBILL for Main
 Hunger, Thirst, Sex & Sleep: How the Brain Controls
our Passions by John K. Young
HONOR BOOKS by Linda Bresnan
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MARILYN BRASHER for Burnett
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For all of our valued Super Friends, a change has
been made in the procedure of choosing Honor
Books and Library branches. In the future,
librarians will make their selections of Honor
Books and branches where they are most needed.
 Bound for the Future: Child Heroes of the Underground
Railroad by Jonathon Shectman
LINDA BRESNAN for North
 Encountering Gorillas by James L. Newman
This process will enable them to quickly choose a book(s)
from their present Wish List and will prevent duplicates
from going to the same branches.
KAY BRIEGEL for Bach
 Hitchcock's Villains by Eric San Juan
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CHRIS BURCHAM
Super Friends will be notified of the title(s) selected and
in what branch they’ve been placed. Again, we thank you
ever so much for your continued support especially in
these times of loss of revenue and staffing changes that
have affected many of our processes and procedures this
past year in selecting Honor Books.
 Secret Language of Color by Joann Eckstut for Bay Shore
 Holiday With Matthew Meade: Create, Decorate & Celebrate
by Matthew Meade for Mark Twain
DIEDRE CAESAR for Bach
 David Stark: the Art of the Party by David Stark
SUPER FRIENDS
FRAN & BILL CAHILL
Those who contributed $100 or more in their membership
for 2013-14
 In Spies We Trust: the Story of Western Intelligence by
Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones for Dana
 Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years 1954-1965
by Juan Williams for Burnett
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JAY & PEASE GLASER
GILLIAN KLINKERT
GAIL & GERALD REYNOLDS
JUDITH E. CAMERON for Los
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 Cat Sense: How the New Feline
Science Can Make You a Better
Friend to Your Pet by John
Bradshaw
 Undivided Past: Humanity Beyond our Differences by David
Cannadine
HONOR BOOKS SELECTED FOR NEW &
RENEWING 'SUPER FRIENDS' FOR 2013 - 2014
Selections are placed in branch libraries where most needed.
Selections are Librarian’s Choice, unless otherwise stated.
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ELIZABETH ANDREW for Bay Shore
 Tiny Houses: 47 Grand Designs for 47 Tiny Houses
by Lester Walker
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ANN CANTRELL for Main
ELIZABETH FOWLER for Alamitos
 My Brief History by Stephen Hawking
 Franco's Crypt: Spanish Culture and Memory Since
1936 by Jeremy Treglown
 Tower of Basel: the Shadowy History of the Secret Bank
that Runs the World by Adam Lebor
 Street Magic: Street Tricks, Sleight-of-Hand & Illusion
by Paul Zenon
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BARBARA C. CASSADAY for Bret Harte
MARCIA & DONALD GORDON
 Grilling Book: The Definitive Guide from Bon Appetit
by Adam Rapoport (May 14, 2013)
 Idealist: Jeffery Sachs & the Quest to End Poverty by
Nina Munk for Dana
 Life at the Speed of Light: From the Double Helix to the
Dawn of Digital Life by J. Craig Venter for Los Altos
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JO ANNE & SCOTT CHARMACK
 World's Ultimate Running Race by Angela Mudge
for Main
 Finding Your Roots: Easy-To-Do Genealogy & Family
History by Janice Schultz for Dana
DORIS GYLSETH for Main
 Making of Markova by Tina
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DR. TOM CLARK for Los Altos
SUSAN & KEITH HAFEN for
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Kennedy Years: A Memoir by
Jacques Lowe
Main
 Daughter of Empire: My Life as a
Mountbatten by Pamela Hicks
 Reason I Jump by Naoki Higashida
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 Lives of Eric Fromm: Love's
Prophet by Lawrence
Jacob Friedman for Main
 Butler: A Witness to History
by Wil Haygood (ed.
note, Miami U. grad) for Mark Twain
BEVERLY & JOHN HARMS
 Sports Gene: Inside the Science of
Extraordinary Athletic Performance by David Epstein
for Bret Harte
 Springboard: Launching Your Personal Search for Success
by G. Richard Shell for Alamitos
TRUDI & PATRICK CURRAN for Bret Harte
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 Loch Ness Monster & Other Unexplained Mysteries
by J. F. Derry
JAN HEVERLY for El Dorado
JULIE & STEVE DARLING
 Golf Science: Optimum Performance from Tee to Green
by Mark F. Smith
 Baby 411: Clear Answers & Smart Advice for Your Baby's
1st Year by Denise Fields
 Football Nation: 400 Years of America's Game by Susan
Reyburn for Burnett
 Handling the Truth: on the Writing of Memoir by Beth
Kephart for Bay Shore
JAN JACKSON
 Wild Justice: the Death & Resurrection of Capital Punishment in America by Evan J. Mandery for Main
 Talk With Your Kids: 109 Conversations that Really
Matter by Michael Parker for El Dorado
KATHY & DON DeSILVA for
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 Wilson by A. Scott Berg
JUDITH L. JACOBUS for Mark Twain
MARGARET
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 Cat Heaven by Cynthia Rylant
 Camelot's Court: Inside the Kennedy White House by
Robert Dallek
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 Tie That Bound Us: the Women
of John Brown's Family & the
Legacy of Radical Abolitionism
by Bonnie Laughlin-Schultz
for Burnett
 Bullying Antidote: Superpower Your Kids Way of Life
by Louise Hart for North
LINDA MELE JOHNSON
for Main
 Butler: A Witness to History
by Wil Haygood
 Empty Mansions: the
Mysterious Life of Huguette
Clark and the Spending of a
Great American Fortune by
Bill Dedman
BARBARA EGYUD
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 World-Class Swedish Cooking by Bjorn Frantzen for
Bay Shore
 Black Belt Tae Kwon Do by Yeon Hwan Park for North
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 Dreams of Other Worlds: the
Amazing Story of Unmanned
Space Exploration by Chris
Impey for El Dorado
 Astronomy 101: from the Sun &
Moon to Wormholes & Warp
Drives, Key Theories, Discoveries
& Facts about the Universe by
Carolyn Collins Petersen for
Bay Shore
 300+ Mosaics: Tips, Techniques, Templates & Trade Secrets
by Bonnie Fitzgerald for Bach
 California in the 1930's: the WPA Guide to the Golden
State by Federal Writers Project for El Dorado
MS. LEE T. C. KIMURA
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 Ikebana: the Art of Arranging Flowers by Shozo Sato
for Alamitos
 Folding Paper: Infinite Possibilities of Origami by Meher
McArthur for Brewitt
PAT MANN
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 Mind Within the Brain: How We Make Decisions &
How Those Decisions Go Wrong by A. David Redish
for El Dorado
 Bill of Rights Primer: A Citizen's Guide to the American
Bill of Rights byAkhil Reed Amar for Bret Harte
 Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly & the
Making of the Modern Middle East by Scott Anderson
 Landscaping: How to Use Plants, Structures & Surfaces
to Transform Your Yard by Ed. of Cool Springs Press
MYRA KREMEN for Main
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JANEICE V. McCONNELL
 Oriental Rugs: An Illustrated
Lexicon of Motifs, Materials &
Origins by Peter F. Stone
 Garments of Court & Palace: Machiavelli & the World
that he Made by Philip Bobbitt for Alamitos
 First Class: the Legacy of Dunbar, America's First Black
Public High School by Alison Stewart for Mark Twain
SANDRA KROLL
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 Zealot by Reza Aslan for Alamitos
 Matthew Brady: A Portrait of a Nation
by Robert Wilson for Los Altos
PHYLLIS METZGER
 New Earrings: 500+ Designs from Around the World
by Nicolas Estrada for Brewitt
 Walls: Travels Along the Barricades by Marcello Di
Cintio for Mark Twain
DUANE KUSTER for North
 50 Most Dynamic Duos in Sports History: Baseball,
Basketball, Football & Hockey by Robert W. Cohen,
GLENN MOELLER
HERBERT LEVI for Burnett
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 Story of the Human Body:
Evolution, Health & Disease
by Daniel Lieberman for Brewitt
 What Makes a Hero? The Science
of Becoming a Better Person by
Elizabeth Svoboda for North
 Hip Hop Movement: from R&B and Civil Rights Movement to Rap and the Hip Hop Generation by Reiland
Rabaka
JANET & BRUCE POTTER
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 Twenty-Seven Dollars & a Dream: How Muhammad
Yunis Changed the World and What it Cost Him by
Katharine Esty for Brewitt
 Dynamics of Disaster by Susan W. Kieffer for Mark
Twain
ROSANN & MICHAEL MONAGHAN
 Cat Sense: How the New Feline Science Can Make You
a Better Friend to your Pet by John Bradshaw for Main
 King of Sports: Football's Impact on American Society
by Gregg Easterbrook for North
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HERMAN LONG for Dana
 Smithsonian History of America in 101 Objects by Richard
Kurin
VIRGINIA OLEEN
JAN & WINSTON LOVIE
 Zealot by Reza Aslan for Brewitt
 Harlem Nocturne: Women Artists
& Progressive Politics During WWII
by Farrah Jasmine Griffin for
Burnett
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for Los Altos
 Book of Immortality by
Adam Gollner
 Etched in Sand by Regina
Calcaterra
SUZANNE POULSEN
 Zealot by Reza Aslan for Bay Shore
 Time Traveler's Guide to Elizabethan England by Ian Mortimer
for Alamitos
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DOROTHY RICKETTS
MARIE TREADWELL for
 OMNI Diet: the Revolutionary 70% Plant + 30% Protein
Program by Tana Amen for Los Altos
 Chaos Imperative: How Chance & Disruption Increase
Innovation Effectiveness & Success by Ori Brafman,
for Alamitos
Alamitos
 Art of I-Phone Photography:
Creating Great Photos & Art
on Your Phone by Bob Weil
MARY JEAN TUSHA
CLAUDIA SANTOS for Bach
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 "On My Way": the Untold Story of Rouben Mamoulian,
George Gershwin and Porgy & Bess by Joseph Horowitz
for Main
 Don't Hurry Me Down to Hades: the Civil War in the
Words of Those Who Lived Through It by Susannah
J. Ural for El Dorado
 Mystery of the Hanging Garden of Babylon: an Elusive
World Wonder Traced by Stephanie Dalley
 Mixed-Up Love: Relationships, Family & Religious Identity
in the 21st Century by Jon M. Sweeney
ELEANORE L. SCHMIDT
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for Main
 Cooking with Flowers: Sweet
& Savory Recipes with Rose
Petals, Lilacs, Lavenders &
Other Edible Flowers by Miche
Bacher
 Seeing Flowers: Discover the
Hidden Life of Flowers by
Teri Dunn Chase
 Warrior Princess: How a Perfectly Nice Girl Became a
Maasai Warrior by Mindy Budgor for Bach
 Love & Math: the Heart of All Things by Edward Frenkel
for El Dorado
SUE & BOB WENKE
 No Better Time: the Brief, Remarkable Life of Danny
Lewin, the Genius Who Transformed the Internet by
Molly Knight Raskin for Dana
 Before Happiness: the 5 Hidden Keys to Achieving Success,
Spreading Happiness, and Sustaining Positive Change
by Shawn Achor for Burnett
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RENEE SIMON
 Terra Nova: the New World of Oil, Cars & Suburbs
by Eric W. Sanderson for Mark Twain
 Keshiki Bonsai: the Easy Modern Way to Create Miniature
Landscape by Kenji Kobayashi for Bach
UNDINE WILDMAN
 Letters of John F. Kennedy ed. Martin
W. Sandler for Los Altos
 Zealot by Reza Aslan for El Dorado
LARRY SNIDER
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 Another America: the Story of Liberia & the Former
Slaves Who Ruled It by James Ciment for Burnett
 Soccer in Sun & Shadow by Eduardo H. Galeano
for Bret Harte
JANICE B. WILLS
 Sometimes You Win . . . Sometimes
You Learn: Life's Greatest Lessons Are Gained from
Our Losses by John Maxwell for Brewitt
 Empty Hands, Open Arms: the Race to Save Bonobos
in the Congo and Make Conservation Go Viral by Deni
Y. Bechard for Bay Shore
DORIS & ERNEST SORIANO
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 Constellation of Genius: 1922:
Modernism Year One by Kevin
Jackson for Bach
 Thank You for Your Service by
David Finkel for Mark Twain
JO RAE ZUCKERMAN
 Vivian Leigh: An Intimate Portrait by Kendra Bean
for Dana
 Eternity of Eagles: the Human History of the Most Beautiful Bird in the World by Stephen J. Bodio for North
JULIE STEINDT
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 Soul Food: the Surprising Story of an American Cuisine,
One Plate at a Time by Adrian Miller for Burnett
 Battle for Ground Zero: Inside the Political Struggle to
Build the World Trade Center by Elizabeth Greenspan
for Mark Twain
SUPER FRIENDS, THE KIWANIS
CLUB OF BIXBY KNOLLS/
NORTH LONG BEACH, requested
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books for 'Young Adults.'
 Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan
for Main, Alamitos, Los Altos & Bach
 Dancer, Daughter, Traitor, Spy by
Elizabeth Kiem for El Dorado &
Bay Shore
 Battle Castles: 500 Years of
Knights & Siege Warfare
by Don Snow for El Dorado
 Duke: A Life of Duke Ellington
by Terry Teachout for North
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FAREWELL, DOROTHY PARKER
BY ELLEN MEISTER
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reviewed by Jan Jackson
ANONYMOUS: Donation to help Branch Librarian,
NANCY PARADISE, with El Dorado purchase.
This novel drew my attention as it lay on the library
bookshelf, somewhat like the works of its protagonist, the great Dorothy Parker. The author said she
wrote the book because she saw so many modern
tributes to Jane Austen being written, yet none to her
heroine, Dorthy Parker.
DAISY LANE CHRISTMAS PARADE!
by Ellen Butler
Join the Friends of the Long Beach Library on
Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013, while we walk in the
60th annual Daisy Lane Christmas Parade!
The result is a wonderful story
about a woman who writes scathing movie reviews in the style of
her idol, Dorothy Parker, yet is
excessively shy in real life, leading
to a lifetime of things not going her
way. When the book begins she
has gone to the Algonquin Round
Table to break up with her boy
friend but is unable to actually tell
him so with credibility.
The parade step-off will be 5:00
pm. The parade runs along Daisy
Avenue between Burnett Street
and Pacific Coast Highway (less
than one mile in length, one way,
and begins at Burnett, the north
end). The parade usually ends
about 7:30.
This is a small community parade that is well attended. It's a great way for us to make the presence of our
public libraries known. Please join us! The more visible each one of us is, the better. Want to light yourself up like a Christmas tree? Feel free!
Wackiness ensues, resulting in the heroine
(Violet) running out in possession of a guestbook containing the signatures of the Algonquin Literary Lions. When she gets home she
finds that opening the book enables Dorothy
Parker to materialize. Dorthy Parker is bored
and eager to help Violet
remedy all the things
that afflict her, if only Violet
will keep her supplied with
alcohol and cigarettes!
Questions? Contact Ellen Butler at 562.434.5197 or
[email protected].
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BOOK HATS DISPLAYED
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The following are pictures from our book hat making event prior to Pride Parade. The results were
very creative:
Violet is having boy friend troubles, job issues, and
most importantly - family problems. Her parents are
dead and her only sister and husband were killed
recently in a car crash leaving a 14 year old niece.
The paternal grandparents are suing for custody,
something that would not be in the child's best interest. Violet's social ineptness is directly responsible
for them getting temporary custody.
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What I liked best about this book
was the style of the author and
how she would interject things
from Dorothy Parker and have
Violet respond. The work is LOL
funny yet sentimental enough
that you actually care what happens. I hope the result is a new
popularization of Dorothy Parker's
works. The story is educational,
Dorothy Parker too, in that it puts in a lot of
biographical information about Dorthy Parker.
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MARIE TREADWELL, FRIEND’S CO-PRESIDENT, IS HONORED BY THE NAACP
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The Board of the Friends of the Library salute Marie Treadwell, our co-president, who received the Lillie V.
Grigsby Award, which is given to someone whose contributions have been extraordinary over many years of
service to the Long Beach Branch of the NAACP. She served as the Branch's president 1992-1994 and has held
several offices on the Executive Board.
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 To support the Long Beach Public Library with
advocacy programs and gifts.
FIFTY YEARS, MY GOODNESS,
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BY JO RAE ZUCKERMAN
In essence, the mission has been to support the library in
making all published reading material in any format available without censorship to any citizen of Long Beach who
has a library card.
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Over the years, the Friends support of
the library has evolved from speaking
out against censorship to a variety of
supportive activities. These now include:
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It was announced in our May, 2013 Newsletter Issue
that the Board of the Friends had authorized celebrating our FIFTY YEARS of support for the Long Beach
Public Library. Our celebration was kicked off at the
Friend's Annual Meeting in which gold 50s were scattered around each table and used as the decorating
motif for the event.
 Donating money to support the City's
Summer Reading Program
 Encouraging the City Council to provide stable, secure
and adequate funding to our Library System and
if budget cuts are necessary, that they be equitable
among all Departments funded by the General Budget.
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The Friends of the LBPL was founded in 1962/63. The
purpose of this association was (and continues to be):
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 Directing "Super Friends" donations for book purchases
 Operating the "gently" used bookstore where some
real gems may be found.
 To further the principle that a well informed populace and the freedom to read are essential to the
well being of our community
 Helping the library increase its visibility in the community by marching with library staff in parades
and helping librarians at events in the city parks
throughout the year.
 To promote and advance
the knowledge, appreciation
and use of the LBPL
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On August 2,
2013 a second
Anniversary
event was held
starting "prior to opening hours" at Main Library where
the members of the Friends of the Long Beach Public
Library (FLBPL) and members of the Earl Burns
Miller (EBM) Japanese Garden were given a presentation by Ms. Allison Redfoot, Assistant Director for
Education: "Celebrating the Miller Legacy".
LIBRARY ADVOCACY EFFORTS
SPRING/SUMMER 2013
BY JO RAE ZUCKERMAN
In April, 2013, the Friend's applied for a Neal
Schuman Foundation -Citizen's Save Libraries training grant. On the 29th of that month, we were notified that we were one of nine groups from across the
United States selected.
The Neal Schuman Foundation is an affiliate of the
American Library Association. We feel quite honored to have been chosen. Our training was scheduled for July 18 and 19, 2013. From the Friend's
Board, we had six people who indicated a willingness to participate and to commit to the follow-up
time commitments: Elizabeth Andrew, Carol
Collins, Juliet Ebner, Jan Jackson, Marve WatkinsKing Jo Rae Zuckerman and Darla Wegener from
the Library. We were joined from the Library
Found-ation for this advocacy training by Dee
Abrahamse, Nancy Merrill, Sara Pillet Myer, Renee
Simon, Margaret Smith, and Nancy Young.
It was an opportunity to learn more about Earl &
Lorraine Burns Miller, and their contributions to the
greater Long Beach Community such as:
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Making major financial contributionst to the Children's Hospital at Long Beach Memorial
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Donating a residence hall to the international students at Cal State Long Beach
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Establishing the EBM Japanese Garden with all its
tranquility and beauty
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Donating their home in Park Estates to be the residence for the President of the University
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Covering the costs of replicating a room from their
home to the Main Library (known of as the Miller Room)
in which special treasures of our library are kept.
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To prepare us, we were given
the manual: "Citizens-Save-Libraries - A Power Guide for Successful Advocacy." Using this
manual our two groups worked together, first to become
acquainted with each other, and then to reach agreement
on a specific goal for our library campaign. Vis-à-vis this
training, we are known as the Leadership Team. Prior to
our training, one long term goal discussed by the group,
was for us to work to secure for the LBPL System stable, sufficient, and sustainable funding.
The sixty or so people
making the early hour
were then given special
guided tours of the Miller
Room. About 10:30 am,
we promptly took off for
the second part of the program which was the participation in guided tours of
the EBM Japanese Garden by their knowledgeable
staff, finishing off with refreshments provided by the
Garden for our enjoyment and pleasure.
As life does not occur in a time vacuum, even before
our extremely experienced and capable consultant,
Sally Carpenter Reed, had even arrived, we realized
that while this was a worthy goal, we had a more
critical need to address. This was to protect our
library system from downsizing in an effort by the
City to be more economical…a RFQ had been generated from the City to permit a revamping of the
Civic Center/ Main Library complex at Lincoln Park.
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It is planned that our next 50 Year Event will be
sponsored jointly with the Blanche Collins Forum
(FLBPL) Committee. We plan to bring a special
speaker to entertain and stimulate us. More will be
coming regarding this in the near future.
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Finally, we are in the beginnings of planning the
final event of the year
which will be somewhat
historical. Any of you
receiving this Newsletter
and having information
Historic Long Beach
or stories to share about
those early years are
Public Library
asked to contact the editor of the newsletter and she will forward them on to
the planning committee. We are soliciting your assistance in creating a special final event.
It was proposed for a publicprivate partnership be formed
to develop a new Long Beach
Civic Center with proposals submitted by 7/26/13. Our specific concern was the statement in the RFQ regarding a
specific guiding principle to "rebuild or relocate within the Downtown area the existing Main Library with a
modern facility that meets current users need and use patterns giving it a more prominent identity & enhancing efficiencies (p4)” and goes on to say:
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"The Main Library located within Lincoln Park, is an
approximately 135,000 gross square foot, two story structure, with one level at grade and one level below grade.
Approximately 82 employees work in the facility. The roof
of the first floor (or grade level) functions as a roof garden
and the lower level is provided natural light through light
wells punctured through the berms surrounding the entire
structure. The lower level also connects to the subterranean
VIP parking/delivery area of City Hall and, indirectly, to
Lincoln Garage. It has suffered decades of maintenance
challenges, including an inability to correct waterproofing
defects that have resulted in near-constant water leakage.
The architecture of the facility does not reflect the symbolic
importance as the city's main municipal library." (p6).
But we did have some other concerns with the
2013/14 Budget. At first brush with the additional
"one-time" only expenditure recommendations from
the City Manager's office, there had not been an
effort made at a fair share restoration of funds and
certain needs of our Library System seemed to be
ignored. The Leadership Team moved into full gear
to bring this inequity and some special needs to the
attention of the "Powers That Be".
The point is also made that "Main Library is an
allowed use in a public park and
can remain in the current location or can be relocated elsewhere within the Civic Center or
the Downtown." (p8). In another
document, it was proposed that
the Main Library building space would be reduced to
50 - 75,000 sq.ft. The Leadership Team agreed unanimously that in relation to this project that we had
three goals (recommendations):
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(As part of the redevelopment efforts of North Long Beach,
the funds for the land and building had been approved and
planning had advanced so the State of California ruled
that this project could go forward with Redevelopment
Funds that had been held in an "escrow account" until the
State ruled on the matter.)
The process needed to be open and the public's
input solicited and utilized.
A consultant should be hired who is an expert in
library planning and construction and his/her ideas
be utilized.
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Meetings were held, one on one, with individual
council persons
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Budget hearings around the community were attended by members of the Leadership Team
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Attendance at Council District Community meetings occurred
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Articles appeared in City newspapers
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Presentations were made by Margaret Smith, Sara
Pillit budget hearings
Following upon these efforts,
the City Council adopted
budget does additionally
address certain needs of the Library System. Money
from this budget year will be spent for needed roof
repairs at some neighborhood libraries; requisite electrical upgrading at all libraries, as needed, to make the
new tables for "electronic equipment" usable will
occur, and an allocation of another $400,000 for purchase of additional books and materials and upgrading/refurbishment of community rooms in the local
libraries will be provided.
. The Main Library be kept as a part of the Civic
Center Complex and its size should be adequate
for current and future "best practices" usages
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Then, superimposed upon the "Civic Center" development concern, was the August 2, 2013 publication
of the 2013/14 of the City of Long Beach's General
Fund Budget. The big surprise to all of Long Beach,
after eight + years of "belt tightening" budgets, this
year's budget, as a one time only situation, appeared
to have a $45 million excess.
All of this "one time only"
financial commitment for
upgrading and improving
our libraries in the 2014 Budget Year is to be appreciated. Be sure to visit your local neighborhood library
and keep an eye out for these improvements.
The Leadership
Team was pleased
to see that in the
City's early proposal for the expenditure of these
extra funds includRendering of new North Library
ed our recomendations to provide the money that was needed to furnish and stock the NEW North Branch Library. The
current building, on 56th Street & Orange Avenue,
will be relocated and opened on Atlantic Avenue
above South Street near where the old Atlantic
Movie Theatre resided.
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2013 LONG BEACH
PRIDE PARADE PICTURES
We adored her. I grew up in
Long Beach, but unfortunately,
my family moved to Denmark in
1967…I remember Miss (I thought
she was Mrs.!!) Bradley telling
stories, ALWAYS having a book to recommend, and
constructing a magnificent paper mache landscape
every summer, with points and like a game, squares.
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Every time we (summer!) read a book, we had a card
to note it down, and were allowed (maybe even
checked by Miss Bradley!) to move our little token that
number of books, forward. The goal was to fill our
card, listing the books we had read, and to reach the
top of the mountain.
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WE thought it was the most exciting
thing in the world (take that,
Nintendo!)…I remember Miss Bradley's
big hair, sandals, which were not at all
the fashion, and her passion for books
and conversations and .. Us! When we arrived at the
library, the first thing to do was to find Miss Bradley.
Usually, there was a line of kids waiting to talk to
her. Kids followed her around and when she recommended a book to a certain child she made it sound
so interesting that you wanted to read that book, too.
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She gently pushed us " over" to the adult library
when it was time. "You might find that over there," she
said, and all of a sudden we had 2 libraries at our disposal, and we knew how to use them. And we dared.
I had read "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn", and wanted,
like Francis in the book, to read Everything, and
Miss Bradley encouraged me.
A TRIBUTE TO JANE BRADLEY
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a founding member of the
Helen Fuller Cultural Carrousel
by Nancy Messineo
Miss Jane Bradley
was one of Miss Helen
Fuller's librarians. She
fostered in her staff a
high level of library
service for children in
Long Beach. In Miss
Fuller's tradition, the
Carrousel strives to continue to provide quality,
book-related programs for children by maintaining a
fund from which the interest provides programs benefitting children of the Long Beach Public Libraries.
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In 1953, Jane Buel Bradley began her career as a
Children's Librarian working for the Long Beach Public
Library. Her first assignment was at the Bay Shore
Library where she worked until 1965. Jane returned to
Bay Shore after spending 5 years at the Burnett
Neighborhood Library and continued there until she
retired. Miss Bradley's legacy continues today.
In early May, 2013, our
newsletter chair, Barbara
McPherson received an
e-mail from Birgitte
Bruun who is currently
living in Copenhagen,
Denmark. Birgitte was
requesting a picture of
Bay Shore Library
Miss Bradley who had
been Birgitte's Children's Librarian at the Bay Shore
Library in the 1960's. Birgitte had the following to
say about her experiences at the Bay Shore Library:
If you would like to help, you can send your tax
deductible contributions to:
Helen Fuller Cultural Carrousel
101 Pacific Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90802
A special thank you to Sylvia Navari for her generous donation of $2,000 to the Dee Navari Storytelling
Festival.
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The essay had to be at least 50 words
for ages 6 through 9, 150 words for
ages 10 through 13, and 450 words for
ages 14 through 18.
KILLING LINCOLN
by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
reviewed by Jan Jackson
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This is an exciting account of the last
days of the Civil War and the death of
Lincoln and its aftermath. The authors
are both historians and professors, and
the primary one is indeed the talk show
host.
The preferred format of the essay was typed but neat
or legible printing was acceptable. Winners will be
announced and prizes awarded the 1st week of
October.
They make this non-fiction account read like a novel
of political intrigue, which I guess it was. I thought I
would not like this book as I like fiction better, however, they made it so real that I was actually crying as
they described the battle of Salyer's Creek.
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The book has many
good photos taken at
the time which enhance
it greatly. We are given
good descriptions of
the different generals
and the political situation that was going on. Lincoln and
Booth are both made understandable, and it is clear
that many of today's security customs originated
after that horrible day. It sounds like Lincoln had a
presentiment of his own death.
The following are some pictures of our Annual
Meeting and Literary Luncheon held in May at the
Reef Restaurant.
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Above all, human nature was extremely important in
the choices all these people made that led to the
events described. Secretary of War
Stanton may have been involved
in the conspiracy, which did have
quite a few partisans. To this day it
is not known for sure what his role
was. Lincoln valued Stanton's
advice even though they were
often at odds. Reading a book like
this is a good way to learn history.
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ESSAY CONTEST!
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"What My Library Card Means To Me"
by Cathy Prazenica
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In honor of National Library
Card Sign Up Month in
September, the Friends of the
Long Beach Public Library
sponsored an essay contest
for children and teens. The
topic of the essay was "What
My Library Card Means To
Me". The winners will receive a book store gift card.
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date above your name on your mailing label shows when your membership expires.
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resources and services of the Long Beach Public Library. You will be informed of the vital issues that affect
the Library. We welcome contributions of any amount: both dues and contributions are tax deductible. A
book will be donated to the library in the name of each Super Friend. Thank you for your support.
Please use the enclosed envelope or this form for your renewal or give it to an acquaintance who might wish to join.
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