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Library Hours of Operation: LAPL New Service Hours Starting July 18, 2010

Stay tuned for more FREE Saturday Movie for Kids (and Adults)

Kids, come have fun at The Library. Upcoming movie dates: August 14, 2010 and September 11, 2010. Popcorn & Drinks at Intermission. Doors open at 11 am. Call the library at 310-548-777 for more information.

An Afternoon of Americana Music with Brian Asher and Friends

On July 17, cellist Brian Asher, who performed last summer and at several of our annual membership dinners, brought his friends, David and Marguerite Millard on vocals and guitars and Mark Takeuchi on bass guitar, to the library’s community room for an afternoon of music. It was an intimate concert of a little country, a little cowboy, love lost, and love found, and lots of good humor. David and Marguerite sang duet and solo to many traditional Americana songs as well as a number of their own compositions. A song called Noah, written by David and Marguerite, which humorously portrays how animals could have had a world without humans, is a song you have to hear to appreciate. ‘Volver’, Spanish for ‘return’, moved the audience with its Latin passion. While the vocalists sang, Brian and Mark accompanied them adding so much to their singing and Brian occasionally broke away to play for a few moments to show his classical roots. Throughout the performance, the stories that accompanied their performance delighted the audience and reminded them about the humor that is unique to Americana songs. The musicians certainly entertained our hearts as well as our ears.

City-wide "SAVE the LIBRARY NOW!" petition drive a success!

On Saturday, May 8th, over an eight-hour period, Friends showed their support for San Pedro Library by collecting signatures to save the library from further cuts in operating hours. We were able to collect almost 289 signatures and send out 204 postcards addressed to the city with reasons why the library's budget should not be cut any further. The signatures were added to the 406 all ready collected making a total of 695. Other Individuals and organizations collecting signatures have met with similiar success during this Los Angeles city-wide campaign.

Make your participation personal by contacting Janice Hann - District 15 at (213) 473-7015, (310) 732-4515, or JaniceHahn@lacity.org.

Read the following links and get involved.

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Friends Website

Starting in June we will updating the website twice a month. Highlights of monthly board meeting will be updated on the Board of Directors Page during the first week of the month and a new list of books and their reviews will appear on the New Books page during the third week of the month. In addition to these updates, the website will keep visitors informed about Friends sponsored events and information about library. In addition to the website, we just got our own Facebook page which is also connected to www.twitter.com/friendsspl so updates will appear simultaneously on both. Whether its through newsletter or by the Internet, connect to the Friends and become involved with San Pedro Public Library.

Valen Watson at the Library

Opening her book event with a short video presentation, Valen Watson transported her audience to the coastal British Columbia wilderness of snow and icebergs, flora and fauna, and a place frozen in time and space. Flanked by two Haida Gwaii designed blankets, Ms. Watson read passages from her book House of Northern Lights where the protagonist, a woman who escapes modern life, comes to live on the Haida Gwaii Islands (Queen Charlotte Islands). She writes allegorically, describing how the protagonist learns the ways of the native Haida people and moves beyond the confines of her own life. The book reading was followed by questions from the audience, book signing, and refreshments served by Friends. For those who missed this event, Ms. Watson will be at Williams Bookstore on June 4th and at the Torrance Barnes and Noble (t.b.a.).-Photos of Valen Watson book signing and volunteers Justin Jones (left) and Adon Becerra (right) helping Ms. Watson by Patricia Lynch.

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