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May/June 2009

The Newsletter of the Thousand Oaks Library

Ray Bradbury Returns to Thousand Oaks Library

FamedauthorRayBradbury,alongtimesupporteroftheThousandOaksLibrary,willreturnMay14tosharehislatestcollectionofshortstories,We’ll Always Have Paris,andreminisceabouthisremarkablelife’sexperiences. Hislatestworkisatreasuretroveofliterarygems–eerieandstrange,nostalgicandbittersweet,search-ingandspeculative.Copieswillbeavailableforpurchaseattheevent.Mr.Bradburywillsignonebookperticketholderbeginningat6:15p.m.Hispresentationisscheduledtobeginat7:00p.m. Mr.Bradburyhaspublishedmorethan600shortstoriesoveraperiodof60yearsaswellasnovels,screen-playsandpoetry.Hehaswonnumer-ousliteraryawards.HisbestknownbooksareMartian Chronicles, The Illustrated Man, Something Wicked This Way Comes,andFahrenheit 451whichisnowinits50thyear.HiscreditsalsoincludethescreenplayforMoby Dick,the1953filmdirectedbyJohnHuston. Reservationsarerequired.Call805-497-0291orsendane-mailcarol_a_knowles@yahoo.comwithyourname,numberofticketsdesired,anddayandeveningphonenumbers.Paymentmustbemadeatthedoor

bycashorcheckforticketsand/orbooks.Ticketsare$10formembersoftheFriendsoftheThousandOaksLibrary,seniorcitizens(60+),andstudents.Allothersare$15.ProceedsfromthiseventarebeinggiftedtotheThousandOaksLibrarybyMr.Bradbury. Thelibraryislocatedat1401E.JanssRoadinThousandOaks.v

“Today the Thousand Oaks Library — tomorrow the moon,

Mars, and the great learning library of the universe

and all creation.”—RayBradbury

Join Us for Summer

Reading Fun! Summerisagreattimeatthelibraryforchildrenandteens.Whereelsecantheyrelaxwithaplushani-malfriend,usetheirlaptopsorlibrarycomputers,chatwithlibrariansandteenvolunteers,andfindexcitingnewbooks,magazines,oraudio-booksjustforthem? BeginningMonday,June15,2009wondrousthingswillbehap-peningforchildrenandteensattheGrantR.BrimhallLibraryandtheNewburyParkBranch.That’sthestartingdateofthesummerreadingclubprograms,withareadingclubforchildrenandanotherforteensateachlibrary. Allchildren,evenbabiesandpre-schoolers,areinvitedtojointhe“Be Creative @ Your Library”club.ClubregistrationcontinueseverydaythroughSunday,August2,sokidscansignupatanytimeduringthisprogram.Signingupiseasy!Teenvolunteerswillbeatthereadingclubdeskstohelpeveryonesignupandgetacalendarofsummeractivitiesandevents.“Express Yourself @ Your Li-brary!”isforanyoneinsixthgradeandup(ifsixthgradersprefer,they

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Thousand Oaks Reads 2009 It’sofficial!The2009ThousandOaksReads-OneCityOneBookse-lectionisThe SoloistbySteveLopez.ThebookwasannouncedonApril18followingawonderfulafternoonofmusicprovidedbytheSilverStringsOrchestraandtheForteStringQuartet. Thisyear’sbookisaworkofnonfictionwhichchroniclesapowerfulstoryoffriendshipbetweentheauthorandNathanielAyers,ahighlygiftedmusi-cianwhostruggleswithmentalillness.Mr.Lopez,acolumnistfortheLosAngelesTimes,firstencoun-teredNathanielintentlyplayinghistwo-stringedviolinonastreetcornernearSkidRowindowntownLosAngeles.Whatstartedasapursuitforagreatstorydevelopedintoajourneythatchangedboththeirlives. AsevenweekcelebrationofthebookkicksoffattheThousandOaksArtsFestivalSeptember26-27.Therewillbemanyopportunitiestocometogethertodiscussthebookatcommunitybookdiscus-sions.Programsandspecialeventsinspiredbythebookwillbescheduled.ThemuchanticipatedculminationisanafternoonwithauthorandjournalistSteveLopezonNovember14attheThousandOaksCivicArtsPlazaFredKavliTheatreforthePerformingArts. MakefrequentvisitstotheThousandOaksReadswebsite:www.thousand-oaksreads.org,tolearnmoreaboutthisyear’sOneCityOneBookproject.v

Wednesday, May 13, 7:00 p.m. at Grant R. Brimhall Library Nothingstirstheimaginationlikefindingpartofashipwreck.Studyingshipwrecksisimportantworkforarcheologists,historians,andallkindsofpeoplewholivenearthecoast.Scholarsuseshipwreckstounderstandthepast.Peopleincoastalcommunitiesseeshipwrecksasimportanthistoricaleventsintheirarea.Peoplewhosejobitistoprotectmarinesanctuariesseeshipwrecksasimportantlessonsinhowcurrents,weather,technologyandhumanerrorcancombineinwaysthatcandamagetheenvironment. Shipwrecksremindusthattheoceanis,afterall,awildandunpre-dictableplace.Toprotectthemarineenvironment,wemustunderstandthecausesofshipwrecksandhowtoavoidthem.

Channel Islands Marine Sanctuary Series:

Exploring Shipwrecks ThisfascinatingprogramwillbepresentedbyRobertSchwemmer,theWestCoastMaritimeHeritageCoordinatorforNOAA’sOfficeofNationalMarineSanctuaries.Mr.Schwemmerhasexploredandre-searchedseveralshipwrecksalongthePacificcoast.v

Robert Schwemmer, scientist and diver, will bring his knowledge and expertise in shipwrecks to the library.

TheThousandOaksLibraryhasbeenselectedtoreceivea“WethePeople”bookshelfgrantfromtheNationalEndowmentfortheHumanities.Theproj-ectprovidesclassicchildren’sliteraturetolibrariesonathemefromAmericanhistoryorculture.Thisyear’sthemeis“PicturingAmerica”andthe17booksthattheGrantR.BrimhallLibraryandtheNewburyParkBranchLibrarywillreceiveaspartofthegrantincludesbooksforchil-dren,teensandadultsfeaturingliterarydescriptions,paintingsorphotographsoftheAmericanpeopleorlandscape.Pleaseaskforassistanceinlocatingthesebooks.Theywillallbeshelvedtogetherinaspeciallocation.Severalprogramshighlightingthesebooksandthe“Pictur-ingAmerica”themearebeingplannedfor2010.

LibrarieswillbeclosedonMonday,May25inobservanceofMemorialDay.

ComputerandInternetclassescontinueattheGrantR.BrimhallLibrarythroughMayandJune.Computer Basics III, Library 101, Internet Basics, Internet Searching,andInter-net for Spanish SpeakerswillbeofferedinMay.InJunelookforUsing E-Mail, Library 101, Google It!andFun with Flickr. Allclassesarefree.CheckattheInformationDeskoronthelibrarywebsitefordatesandtimes.

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TheThousandOaksLibraryhasrecentlyaddedthesematerials

toitscollection:

FICTION

NON-FICTION

Information AdvantageWhenyouneedreliableinformation,takeadvantageofthe

powerfulresearchtoolsavailableatyourlibrary.

NEWArrivals

arewelcometojoin“BeCreative”). Therearenoreadingrequire-mentsintheseclubs.Therearenorequirednumbersofbookstoberead,noraretherelimitationsongenresorreadinglevels.Kidsareencou-ragedtoexplorethelibrarycollections(librarianscanhelpwithsuggestions,ofcourse)andreadwhateverappealstothem.Everyoneinthechildren’sclubisgivenareadinglogandabookbagwhenjoining.Kidscanselectareadinglogtotrackthetimetheyspendreadingoralogforlistingthetitlestheyread.Listeningtobookscountsaswellasreading.Childrenwholistentorecordedbooks(book-cassettes,audio-books,or“Playaways”),orwhohavebooksreadaloudtothem,canwritethosetitles(ortrackthattime)intheirreadinglogs. Childrenreceivesmallweekly“prizes”asclubmembersandtheyareeligibletoenterchildren’scon-

teststowinotherprizes,too! Teenscanwinprizesinweeklydrawingsandinotherteencontests:“BookmarkDesign,”“Library Bingo,”and“Whereinthe World”?Theycanratebooks they’vereadandcometo special“teens’only”events: gamenights,mysterynights (presentedbyteenvolunteers), drawingandsong-writing workshops,andmuchmore. Therewillbegreatprograms forchildren,too!Thereare bookdiscussiongroups,sto- rytimes,(somedesignedjust fortheelementary-agedset), andavarietyofspecialevents featuringaperformerof Aesop’sfables,anorches- tralinstrument“petting zoo,”andadelightful,imagi- native,storyteller! Thisisthesummerto exploretheworlds ofmusic,dance,art,books,andmore!WiththegeneroussupportoftheFriendsoftheThou-sandOaksLibrary,thereisanarrayofdelightfulprogramsforall.Joinusatthelibraryandreadyour“artout!v

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TheThousandOaksLibrarysubscribestoavarietyofhighlyspecial-izedelectronicdatabasesforyouronlineresearch.Alloftheseresourcesmaybeusedinthelibrary,andmanyarealsoavailable“remotely”viatheWorldWideWeb.Findthe“Research”linkonthelibrary’scatalogandhomepagetobeginyoursearch.

Referencelibrariansarealwaysavailabletoassistyou.

The Caryatids(ScienceFic)

byBruceSterling

We’ll Always Have Paris

(Fiction)byRayBradbury

Death of a Pilgrim(Mystery)byDavidDickinson

330.973Come Home, America: The Rise and Fall (and Redeeming Promise) of Our CountrybyWilliamGreider

613.6Just in Case:

How to be Self-Sufficient

When the Unexpected Happens by

KathyHarrison

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ThousandOaksLibrary•Volume9,Number3•May/June2009DirectorofLibraryServices:StephenR.Brogden

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In honor of Mother’s Day….

Thousand Oaks Library Presents: Grandmas Rock!

Ifyouloveagoodmystery;ifyouareanaspiringauthor;ifyouarelook-ingforanentertaining,informative,funafternoon,don’tmisstheSisters(andBrothers)inCrimeMysteryAuthorseventonSaturday,May16,at2:00p.m.atGrantR.BrimhallLibrary. Threegreatauthorswillbeappear-

ing.Bruce Cookisanindependentfeaturefilmdirector/writ-erandauthorofPhilippine

FeverandBlood Harvest,writtenun-derthepennameBrantRandall.HisthirdnovelwillbeoutinJuly2009.Robert Fate’sBaby Sharkmysteryseriesiswinningpraiseacrossthecountry.Heisafilmwriterandpro-ducer,andhasreceivedanAcademyAwardforTechnicalAchievement.Laura LevineisaNewYorkTimesbest-sellingauthor.HerJaine Austenmysterieshavebeenpublishedinter-nationally.Sheisaformersitcomwriter,andwhennotwritingmyster-ies,shecontributescomedymaterialtoGarrisonKeillor’s“APrairieHomeCompanion.” Eachoftheseaccomplishedwriterswilldiscusstheirwork,theirwritingmethods,whatmakesagreatmystery,andmore.Ifyouloveagoodmystery,youwon’twanttomissthis!

LA Opera Talks:

La Traviata OnMay17,MaryLouGottlieb,fromtheLAOperaSpeaker’sBureauwillpresentanintroductiontoLa Traviata.Thefreeprogrambeginsat2:00p.m.attheGrantR.BrimhallLibrary. La TraviataisVerdi’sheart-rendingstoryofaParisiancourtesanwithasordidpastandnofuture,andfeaturessomeofthecomposer’smostravishingandpopularmusic. JoinusforanhourofoperaselectionsfeaturingtherichtapestryofVerdi’swork. v

‘GrandmasRock!’isacomedicplayreadbycharacteractressandgrandmaher-self,JackieGoldberg.Thishumorouslookat“grandmother-hood”willbeSaturday,May9,at2:00p.m.attheGrantR.Brim-hallLibrary. Eclectic,loving,funandunexpected,theplayaddressestheroleoftoday’smod-ernGrandmother.ThestereotypicalGrand-maishistory!Bringonthenewwomanwithcomedyandchutzpah! JackieGoldbergisamotivationalspeaker,workshoppresenter,andperformer.Sheholdspopularprogramsatavarietyofvenues,aswellasactingintheater,filmandtelevision.Theauthoroftheplay,GordonDurichisalocalwriter,producerandactor. Bringthefamilyandjoinusforatongue-in-cheeklookattoday’sgrandma.Lightrefreshmentswillbeprovided. v

It’s a Mystery!