April 2014

President’s MessageMany thanks to those who came out in predicted 90 degree heat for the Wistaria Festival on March 16 to serve in the Friends Booth in Memorial Park. Sharon Murphy recruited volunteers, set up and took down the pop-up, tables and chairs along with those who came to meet the public and spread the word. Other volunteers were: Margaret Quigley, Susan Gallagher, Darlene Traxler, Janet Emery, Beth Smith-Kellock, Helena Czepeic, Martha Troedson, Pat Alcorn and Barry Ziff. Thanks again to all of you.

The most exciting thing happening for the May 3 and 4 Art Fair is the announcement by Chairs Janet Emery and Susan Gallagher that the City has approved the request to set up a Wine & Beer Garden for the two days of the Fair. This fun addition will hopefully allow the visitors to the Fair to spend more time in the park and a more leisurely stroll through the exhibits.

The Board is still waiting for the fi nal report for the Friends Wine and Cuisine Tasting Benefi t in February, but preliminary fi gures fi nd that there were 348 tickets sold, including the sold-out Premier Event, with the net income to be about $23,500. The best news is that Robert Newton has agreed to chair the event next year along with most of the committee that worked on the event this year. I’m looking forward to next year’s event.

Hope to see you all at our annual Art Fair in May.

Pat Alcorn

52ND ANNUAL SIERRA MADRE ART FAIR The 52nd Annual Sierra Madre Art Fair, sponsored by the Friends of the Sierra Madre Library, will be held in Memorial Park, 222 West Sierra Madre Blvd., on Saturday, May 3, from 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m; and Sunday, May 4, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Over 70 artists, including 10 newly juried artists, have already committed to attending, with more expected to commit this month. Mediums include oil paintings, jewelry, watercolors, glass, wood, metal, wearable art, photography, pottery, ceramics, mixed media and weaving. The Art Fair will be the perfect place to fi nd Mother’s Day, graduation and wedding gifts and to buy pieces for your own enjoyment.The featured artist this year is jeweler Beverly Jones. Her “Wild & Tame” necklace, leather cuff bracelet and enamel earrings will appear on all post cards, posters, fl yers, t-shirts and other promotional materials.Live Music will be featured throughout the weekend in the band shell and on the southeast lawn. Guests will enjoy an eclectic selection of music. Food Trucks will off er a variety of food and drinks for guests. Be sure to stop by the Wine & Beer Garden open Saturday, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., and Sunday, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., on the front lawn.This is the fi rst year for the Wine & Beer Garden. We are asking you to consider volunteering in this area and are also asking for the use of “pop-ups” to help provide shade cover for attendees. Contact Susan Gallagher at susangallagher@hotmail.com or Janet Emery at 626-355-6499 if you can provide a “pop-up” for Saturday and/or Sunday. The Friends of the Library will have a booth selling their famous sweet ‘quick’ breads as well as coff ee in the morning. For the children, the Creative Arts Group has planned a butterfl y making activity Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.This year we will again have a Silent Auction. So far, 38 artists have donated lovely, one-of-a-kind pieces for the auction which means you’ll have a chance to bid on some really beautiful artwork and support the Library.To Volunteer at the Friends booth, Friends Food booth, Silent Auction, Wine & Beer Garden or as an area Host or Hostess, please contact Fran Garbaccio at 626-355-6536 or fgarbaccio@aol.com to let her know you can help.Proceeds from the Art Fair benefi t the Sierra Madre Library. For more information, visit our website at www.sierramadrelibraryfriends.org or call 626-355-7186. See you May 3rd and 4th!!

Jewelry Designs by Beverly Jones

100 Artists, Children’s Activities Live Entertainment, Food Trucks

Wine and Beer GardenFree Admission • Sierra Madre Memorial Park

52nd Annual Sierra Madre Art Fair

222 West Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre, CaliforniaFor event information: 626.355.7186 or www.sierramadrelibraryfriends.org

Benefits Sierra Madre Public Library

Saturday, May 3 - 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.Sunday, May 4 - 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Enamel Earrings

Wild & Tame Necklace

Leather Cuff BraceletPhotos by George Post

Jewelry Designs by Beverly Jones

100 Artists, Children’s Activities Live Entertainment, Food Trucks

Wine and Beer GardenFree Admission • Sierra Madre Memorial Park

52nd Annual Sierra Madre Art Fair

222 West Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre, CaliforniaFor event information: 626.355.7186 or www.sierramadrelibraryfriends.org

Benefits Sierra Madre Public Library

Saturday, May 3 - 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.Sunday, May 4 - 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Enamel Earrings

Wild & Tame Necklace

Leather Cuff BraceletPhotos by George Post

BAKERS NEEDED FOR THE ART FAIRThe 52nd annual Sierra Madre Art Fair will be held in Memorial Park on Saturday, May 3, from 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Sunday, May 4, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.Once again the Friends will be selling loaves of sweet ‘quick’ breads such as pumpkin, carrot, zucchini, spice, banana, etc., and we need help from all of you who love to bake.If you can donate one or more loaves or have any questions, please call Fran Garbaccio at 626-355-6536 or email fgarbaccio@aol.com to let her know you can help.The Friends appreciate your time and effort and thank you for your support.

BABY RHYME TIME STARTS IN MAYA new storytime for babies 6-24 months will begin in May. These twenty-minute storytimes will introduce songs, fingerplays, and books to babies and toddlers.Join us on Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m. as we learn and grow together. Sessions are free and do not require registration. Please call the Library for further information at 626-355-7186.

1-2-3 PLAY WITH ME PARENT/CHILD WORKSHOP

Families with children ages three and younger are invited to sign up for the Library’s five-week parenting workshop series, 1-2-3 Play with Me, Tuesdays, April 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29 from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. at the Library. Enrollment is free, but in-person pre-registration is required.

SO MUCH TO SEE SO MUCH TO DO ART AND ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS

Nearly 130 students in grades K-8 entered the So Much To See So Much To Do At The Sierra Madre Public Library Art and Essay Contest. Students in grades K-2 created drawings and those in grades 3-8 wrote essays. The winners received cash prizes of $40 for first place and $25 for second place at a ceremony on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17. Thanks to our contest supporters: the Friends of the Library, Kiwanis Club, Rotary Club, Community Foundation, and Civic Club.Winning Entries: Kindergarten – First: Emelia Lagousis, The Gooden School; Second: Laurent Flores-Freihube, St. Rita School. First Grade – First: Ainslie Covington, Sierra Madre Elementary; Second: Sark Bayradarian, Excellence In Education Academy; Second: Isabella Morris, Sierra Madre Elementary. Second Grade – First: Celia Goff, Sierra Madre Ele-mentary; Second: Nikki Hensley, The Gooden School.Third Grade – First: Aria Bayrakdarian, Excellence In Education Academy; Second: Sofia Mathews, Sierra Madre Elementary; Second: Amber Wang, Sierra Madre Elementary. Fourth Grade – First: Daniel Hara, The Gooden School; Second: Amelia Monsour, Sierra Madre Elementary. Fifth Grade – First: Dexter Winn, Sierra Madre Elemen-tary; Second: Andrew Byer, Sierra Madre Elementary. Sixth Grade – First: Kyirah Hamilton, Bethany Chris-tian School; Second: Yalda Zadeh, Bethany Christian School.

PUBLIC LIBRARY DIRECTOR FORUMLibrary Director, Carolyn Thomas, attended the Public Library Director Forum in Sacramento on February 25-26. All expens-es for the trip were funded by the California State Library. In-formation that is beneficial to the Sierra Madre Public Library is:• $5000 in State grant monies will be available to all public libraries in California to purchase books to support the Common Core State Standards which are being implemented in school districts throughout California. Also included is training for staff which will be held at the Anaheim Public Library on April 3.• Participation in the Edge Initiative, a toolkit for assessing technology services the Library offers to the community. Training, resources, and development of a project plan for improving technology services will be addressed in the training that began March 25.• Broadband Initiative to improve bandwidth to all public libraries is part of the Governor’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The intent is to connect public libraries to the CENIC (Corporation for Education Network Initiative) backbone and to increase bandwidth from1.5 mbps to up to a gigabyte.

LOCAL HISTORY REQUESTS UPRequests for information from our local History collection have greatly increased. This past month we had seventeen special requests. One very interesting request came from a television station in the Netherlands wanting information on Louis van Iersel. He was born in Holland, fought in the American Army in WW1, and later settled and lived in Sierra Madre. Louis was featured as the Grand Marshal in the 1976 4th of July Parade in town. We were able to provide photos and information on Mr. van Iersel to help support this project!

PARTNERS PROGRAM Thanks and appreciation to Joan Crow and Margaret & Michael Ellis for their continued support of the Partners program which, in turn, enhances many projects and programs enjoyed by our Library patrons - children, teens and adults. We are making a diff erence!

SPRING/SUMMER SOIREE AT SAVOR THE FLAVOR

Our friends from Savor the Flavor are just back from the annual West Coast Fancy Food Show in San Francisco and are excited to showcase new products they’ve brought back. They are off ering free private parties for interested groups during the months of April, May, and June. Groups of 15 or more will be invited to sample a menu of treats and 10% of any purchases they make will be donated to the organization hosting the party. The menu includes red and white wine; Karen’s favorite cocktail of fresh squeezed orange juice, pomegranate juice, and vodka; Kentucky bourbon teriyaki chicken; passion fruit salad; frog balls (dill marinated Brussels sprouts); Tuscany beer bread; green chili cilantro dip and veggies; French chocolate truffl es; walnut rye cakes with caraway; and cocomels (original and sea salt coconut caramels).The Friends would like to host a party as a fundraiser and need to know if we can assemble a group of at least 15 people to attend before we select a date. Please let Pat Alcorn know if you’d be interested in attending by emailing her at alcorn_pat@yahoo.c om.

BEST USED BOOK SALE

This month’s review is byCatherine AddeThe Blood Sugar Solution by Mark Hyman

What CAN one eat and maintain good health? There seems to be so many confl icting reports today about this being good for you and then - no wait! – that’s not good for you anymore. It’s just plain confusing.What I liked about this book, however, are the well researched and thorough explanations on why so many are suff ering from sugar cravings, high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes and/or heart disease. There are many self tests to take in the book to determine if you have:• Diabesity (pre-diabetes, diabetes and/or are obese)• Food addiction• Nutrition imbalance (not enough Magnesium, Vitamin D, etc.)• Hormone and Thyroid imbalances• Inflammation (allergies as well)• Digestive imbalance (tummy problems)• A lack of energy and/or a metabolism issue After determining what the problem(s) may be with your own body and health issues, practical solutions are offered by Dr. Hyman, using food as medicine and adjusting (de-stressing!) your lifestyle. Though he has a web site which is helpful, it also features expensive supplements for sale. I found that if one follows the advice in his book, improved health can be had in approximately six weeks, give or take a couple. I’m up for the challenge, how about you?

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LIBRARY DISPLAY CASEUntil April 10, the display case will feature the winning entries from the recent So Much To See So Much To Do Art and Essay Contest. From April 11 until May 10, art work from various artists who will be exhibiting at the 2014 Sierra Madre Art Fair will be featured.

The next Best Used Book Sale will be held on Friday, April 4, 3:00-7:00 p.m., and Saturday, April 5, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.Featured will be GARDENING and HOME IMPROVEMENT books. We do have a variety of 2013 and 2014 best-sellers, as well as titles on many diff erent subjects. Bird-watching and nature lovers will fi nd books on local fl ora and fauna. Cookbooks, art, history and contemporary culture books will be displayed as “Table Books” in the basement. DVDs and audio books are available for only $1.00 and do check our shelf of author-signed books, too.In the parking lot there will be children’s books priced from .25 cents - $1.00 and small paperbacks 5/$1.00. Bargain Books outside are only $1.00 each and cover both fi ction and non-fi ction titles including many thrillers.

THIRD THURSDAY BOOK CLUBJoin in energetic discussions of new and noteworthy books at the Third Thursday Book Club at the Library from 11:00 a.m. to Noon. On April 17 the book club will be reading The Art Forger by B.A. Shapiro.A fl yer listing the upcoming selections is available at the Library Service Desk and on the Library website. Sponsored by the Friends.

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TEEN HISTORY DOCENT PROGRAM GROWS Since September 2013, sixteen teen volunteers have been trained to be History docents. They have provided 36 tours to the public at both locations and 185 members of the public have attended tours.The program has grown from 4 to 16 teens who have each received 4 training sessions. The teen docents are featured on the latest READ poster and bookmarks.

Editor: Sharon Murphy Contributing Writer: Alice KuoDesign/Set Up: Melissa SanchezPrinted By: Sir Speedy

Editor: Sharon Murphy Contributing Writer: Alice KuoDesign/Set Up: Melissa SanchezPrinted By: Sir Speedy

PRESCHOOL STORYTIME Parents and preschool children meet on Mondays, 10:00–11:00 a.m., and Wednesdays, 7:00 – 8:00 p.m., for lively stories, songs and crafts.BARKS AND BOOKSChildren of all ages are invited to visit with and read to a gentle and specially trained dog on the second Thursday of each month, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.

TEEN BOOK CLUBMeets on Wednesdays at 4:00 p.m. in the Library basement. For the month of April, the teens will be reading The Underneath by Kathi Appelt.

SIERRA MADRE HISTORICAL ARCHIVESExplore local history in the Archives, jointly owned and maintained by the Sierra Madre Historical Preservation Society and the Library. For research assistance, please call 626-355-7186.

Editor: Sharon MurphyContributing Writer: Meegan ToshDesign/Set Up: Melissa SanchezPrinted by: Sir Speedy

APRIL4/1 9:30 a.m. 1-2-3 Play with Me4/1 7:00 p.m. eReader/Ancestry.com Classes 4/2 4:00 p.m. Teen Book Club4/2 7:00 p.m. Storytime4/4 3:00-7:00 p.m. Best Used Book Sale4/5 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Best Used Book Sale4/5 10:00 a.m. eReader/Ancestry.com Classes 4/7 10:00 a.m. Storytime4/8 9:30 a.m. 1-2-3 Play with Me4/9 4:00 p.m. Teen Book Club4/9 7:00 p.m. Storytime4/10 3:30 p.m. Barks and Books4/13-19 NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK4/14 10:00 a.m. Storytime4/15 9:30 a.m. 1-2-3 Play with Me4/16 4:00 p.m. Teen Book Club4/16 7:00 p.m. Storytime4/16 7:00 p.m. Friends Board Meeting 4/17 11:00 a.m. 3rd Thursday Book Club4/21 10:00 a.m. Storytime4/22 9:30 a.m. 1-2-3 Play with Me4/23 4:00 p.m. Teen Book Club 4/23 7:00 p.m. Storytime4/23 7:00 p.m. Board of Trustees Meeting 4/28 10:00 a.m. Storytime4/29 9:30 a.m. 1-2-3 Play with Me4/30 4:00 p.m. Teen Book Club4/30 7:00 p.m. Storytime STOP BY ThE LIBRARY APRIL 13–19 TO hELP US CELEBRATE NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK!