simi valley public library - newsletter - october and november 2013

2969 Tapo Canyon Road, SV, CA 93063 805-526-5015 www.SimiValleyLibrary.org

Books...are only the beginning

Nikki’s Book Nook: BookReviewsbyNikkiFarrellLacrosse,LibraryAssistant

Bones of the Lost by Kathy Reichs is the newest installment in the Temperance Brennan forensic an-

thropology mystery series. Tempe finds herself involved in three cases; a young girl run over and left

on the roadway, three mummified dogs illegally smuggled from Peru, and a murder trial involving the

soldier son of her ex-husband’s friend. A card belonging to a recently deceased local business man

found in the girl’s purse leads to a disfigured war veteran and two career criminals. The dogs’ bodies

hint at a disfigured war veteran’s involvement in an illegal smuggling operation. The murder trial,

seemingly unrelated to the other two, becomes the lynchpin to unravelling all of the cases.

This is a strong entry in the long-running series. As always, the forensic science is at the forefront of

the book and the stories are pulled from real cases. Tempe is pensive in this book; worried about, Katie, her daughter

stationed in Afghanistan, her ex, Pete, who is on the verge of re-marrying, and is rocked by a revelation from Andrew

Ryan, her partner and on-again-off-again lover. Despite her worries, Tempe fiercely unearths and follows the clues that

lead her to glimpse an underground world that will haunt her for the rest of her life.

Bones of the Lost is available at SVPL. You can read more about Kathy Reichs and Tempe Brennan at

KathyReichs.com.

A Note From The Library Director

Welcome to the first edition of our new newsletter! In the past few months since we reopened as a city-run library, we’ve really enjoyed seeing so many new and familiar faces. While a number of things have changed at the library, one thing will always remain the same – we want you to enjoy your library and all it has to offer. We invite your comments and questions and have already implemented many of your suggestions, in-cluding: ◊ Clearer signage, ◊ Providing a guide for using our downloadable re-

sources, ◊ More programs for teens and adults. But please remember, if there is something you see, or something you would like to see happen at the li-brary, please let us know. You can contact us via our website using the “Ask Us” link or call us at (805)526-1735. Remember…Books are just the beginning!

Heather Cousin, MLIS

Director

October-November, 2013


OUTSTANDING

OCTOBER

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 5

Preschool Sto-rytime, 11:30-noon Homework Help-ers, 3:30-5:30pm Family Storytime, 6:30-7:00pm

Waggin Tales, 3-4pm Homework Help-ers, 3:30-5:30pm Waggin Night Tales, 6-7pm

Homework Help-ers, 3:30-5:30

Family Storytime & Craft, 11am-noon

6 7 8 9 10 12

Tiny Tot Storytime, 10-10:50am Little Bilingual Readers Sto-rytime,11-11:30am



Homework Help-ers, 3:30-5:30pm


13 14 15 16 17 19


Preschool Sto-rytime, 11:30-noon Homework Help-ers, 3:30-5:30pm Film Screening, “Bully” (2011), 5-7:30pm Family Storytime, 6:30-7:00pm



Family Storytime & Craft, 11am-noon Domestic Violence Awareness Month-film screening, 3-5pm

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Tiny Tot Storytime, 10-10:50am Little Bilingual Readers Sto-rytime,11-11:30am Cupcake Decorat-ing, 4-5pm




CSUCI Speaker Series,-Humpback Whales, 6-7:30pm

Halloween Family Spook-tacular, 10am-12:30pm SVPL Gamers, 1pm-9pm

27 28 29 30 31



Waggin Tales, 3-4pm Waggin Night Tales, 6-7pm Talk-Ghosts of Ventura County, 6-7:30pm

NO homework helpers today

Key to colors:

RED—Teen events

PURPLE— Children events

GREEN—Adult events

PINK—Family events

Join our e-mailing list for program information. Visit our website to sign up.

The Simi Valley Public The Simi Valley Public The Simi Valley Public The Simi Valley Public Library celebratesLibrary celebratesLibrary celebratesLibrary celebrates Domestic Violence Domestic Violence Domestic Violence Domestic Violence Awareness MonthAwareness MonthAwareness MonthAwareness Month

Homework Helpers for Elementary Students

Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays 3:30-5:30pm (except during school holidays and breaks)

In the Children’s Room.

This is a drop in, first come,

first served pro-gram.

Helpers are volunteers.

PARENTS! You must stay in the

building. We are not

responsible for supervision.


Hours of Operation

Mondays - Thursdays, 10am - 8pm

Fridays and Sundays, 1pm - 5pm

Saturdays, 10am - 5pm

Like us on Facebook!

NIFTY NOVEMBERNIFTY NOVEMBERNIFTY NOVEMBERNIFTY NOVEMBER

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2

Family Storytime & Craft, 11am-noon Fiction Writing Essentials, 2-3pm

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Standard Time

Starts, 2am.

Clocks go back

1 hour.



Waggin Tales, 3-4pm Homework Help-ers, 3:30-5:30pm Waggin Night Ta-les, 6-7pm



10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Library

Closed for

Veteran’s Day


Waggin Tales, 3-4pm Waggin Night Ta-les, 6-7pm


Author, Kimberly Castillo, The Con-venience of Lies, 6-7pm

Family Storytime & Craft, 11am-noon International Gam-ing Day, 1-9pm

17 18 19 20 21 22 23



Waggin Tales, 3-4pm Homework Help-ers, 3:30-5:30pm Waggin Night Ta-les, 6-7pm


Family Storytime & Craft, 11am-noon SVPL Gamers, 1pm-9pm

24 25 26 27 28 29 30


NO storytimes today. NO Homework Helpers today.

NO Homework Helpers today. NO Waggin Tales today.

Family Storytime & Craft, 11am-noon Film Screening– Smoke Signals (1989) PG-13, 3-5pm

Library Closed for

Thanksgiving Holiday

Key to colors:

RED—Teen events

PURPLE— Children events

GREEN—Adult events

PINK—Family events

The Simi Valley Public Library The Simi Valley Public Library The Simi Valley Public Library The Simi Valley Public Library celebratescelebratescelebratescelebrates

National Novel Writing MonthNational Novel Writing MonthNational Novel Writing MonthNational Novel Writing Month

Celebrate National Novel Writing Month with SVPL! Have you always dreamed of writing the next great American nov-el but don’t know how to begin? Join Doug Taylor, local author of Bogota by Bus and local librarian, for a fiction writing workshop. Areas covered include: mapping the novel - from attention grab-bing beginnings to surprise endings -, the use of dialogue, descriptive & action narratives, and subplots. November 2nd, 2-3pm.


Book to Film Review: Stephen King’s Book to Film Review: Stephen King’s Book to Film Review: Stephen King’s Book to Film Review: Stephen King’s ItItItIt ByDevonBloore,LibraryAssistant

Halloween is coming up faster than you can say the word, It. If you hate clowns this may not be the book or film for you. That being said, you could very easily develop a debilitating fear of clowns as soon as you sit down to either read the book or watch the film. That’s what happened to me. I saw the film when I was a young child, and I have been deathly afraid of clowns ever since. I have not had the “pleasure” of reading the book, but many have told me that it is the scariest book they have ever read. So when the ghosts and ghouls come out on Halloween night, curl up with Stephen King’s It in book or movie form. Either one will scare the socks off of you. What better way to celebrate spooky Halloween night then curling up with a killer clown that likes to eat children? There is no better way. If you’d like to take this plunge into Stephen King’s abyss, copies of the movie and the book are available to be borrowed at the Simi Valley Public Li-brary. The movie is located in the DVD section right in front of the Customer Service Desk. The book is located in Fiction. Happy Halloween! I hope it’s scary enough.

Spotlight on SVPL Volunteers Meet Peggy Keefer By Cindy Cooper, Library Assistant

When the Library re-opened on July 1, Peggy was one of the first peo-ple to join our Volunteer Team. Having only lived in Simi Valley for a cou-ple years, she visited with her 13 year old granddaughter. When she mentioned how much she liked the library, her granddaughter gave her the idea of volunteering here. It is a nice fit for Peggy since her background includes working in the school system - as a health clerk and occasional assis-tant to the school librarian. Peggy loves to read for pleasure. Her favorite books are mysteries and Chris-tian books with stories. While in the li-brary she also likes to visit the Friends of the Library’s book store. Her hobby is quilting. She enjoys giving her quilts as gifts. You’ll find Peggy in the Children’s area, shelving books with great care. Next time you are here, stop in and say hello.

Doggone Good Reading!

Join us in the Story Corner of

the Children’s room for

Waggin’ Tales; a program where children

improve their reading skills by

reading to therapy dogs.

Open to school children ages 5 and up.

Every Wednesday:

Waggin’ Tales: 3-4 pm

&

Waggin’ Night Tales

6-7pm

In the Children’s Room

Do you love books?

Helping other people?

Join the SVPL’s

Volunteer Team!

We are looking

for students and adults

to assist with a variety

of tasks and events. We

have something that

fits your interests and

schedule. Students earn

community service cred-

it! Visit our website for

a list of opportunities.

Then contact us. Have

fun while giving back!

Library Honors Domestic Violence Library Honors Domestic Violence Library Honors Domestic Violence Library Honors Domestic Violence Awareness MonthAwareness MonthAwareness MonthAwareness Month

SVPL and The Domestic Violence Task Force, will

co-host a documentary screening of the award win-

ning Sin by Silence. Shot behind the walls of Cali-

fornia’s oldest prison, Sin by Silence reveals the

lives of extraordinary women who advocate for a

future free from domestic violence. Created by

inmate Brenda Clubine to help abused women speak

out and discover they are not alone, the women of

CWAA, Convicted Women Against Abuse, have

changed the laws for battered women and raised

awareness for those on the outside.

Following the documentary, members of

the Domestic Violence Task Force will lead a dis-

cussion about how to recognize the signs of abuse

and how to get help for those in need.

October 19th 3-5pm in the Community Room

simi valley public library - newsletter - october and november 2013

Technology

pm family storytime

pm homework helpers

ampreschool storytime

pmpreschool storytime

noon homework helpers

30pm141516tiny tot storytime

30pm212223tiny tot storytime

30pm282930tiny tot storytime