UPCOMING LIBRARY EVENTS
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Online Catalog
Find, check the status of, and even hold books at the
Calabasas Library Online Catalog
To access your library account:
- Click on
Calabasas Library Online Catalog
- Click on My Info
- Enter your library card number
- Enter your last name as the password.
To place a hold on an item
- Open up the record of the item you want
- Click on E-mail request
- Fill out the hold request form and send. |
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Databases
Infotrac, NewsBank, and Reference USA. Access to journals,
magazines, newspapers, and business references. |
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Pathfinders
Library Pathfinders are information maps that lead patrons to
relevant sources on a particular topic. Our print and
computer resources include both materials available in the
library and online resources such as databases and recommended
websites. |
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Audio Books
We have downloadable audio books available at
NetLibrary. First
time users MUST come into the Library to sign up for an account.
If you have an account, click the link to log in. For more
information, please call or come into the Library.
(Must have a City of Calabasas Library card to participate)
Pimsleur language
programs are no longer available for download. We still have
language books on CDs in the library. Please click Mango Languages
for online language options. |
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Mango Languages
We are now using
Mango Languages for online language learning. To create
an account you need a valid email address, your library card
number, and to choose a password. You must go through the
library website to access this program. It is not downloadable.
It is an interactive online program. You will just need an
internet connection. For more information, call or come into the
library. |
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Live Reference Service
Live, online, interactive reference service available 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week
Ask A Librarian |
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Book Reviews
Find the hottest books and check out the latest book reviews at
BookPage! |
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Wireless Internet
Access the internet for free on your wireless laptop or PDA
using
Free WiFi access at the Library and Tennis & Swim Center!!! |
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Join
the Friends of the Calabasas Library!
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Donate to your library!! |
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WeConnect Website Portal
links families to important programs and resources. |
For Information on any Library event, please
call: (818) 225-7616
Click here for
pictures of past Calabasas Library Summer Events
IS YOUR CHILD'S
READING GOING TO THE DOGS?
LET'S HOPE SO!
Bring
your new and emerging reader (grades K-3) to the Calabasas Library
to share in a unique reading program. Therapy dogs, trained through
Paws 4 Healing, will sit (or lie!) and listen while your child
experiences the joy of reading aloud.
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Saturday, April 3, 2010 |
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11:30-1:30p.m.
*Each child will have 15 minutes to read to a dog.
Reservation will begin at 11 a.m. in the library. |
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Calabasas Library
200 Civic Center Way |
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Call Jill Nevins, Children’s Library assistant
(818) 225-7616 ext. 2 |
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SECOND
THURSDAY BOOK CLUB
A book club for adults at the Calabasas Library!
April Book:
Southland
by Nina Revoyr
Date/Time:
Thursday, April 8 at 6:30pm
Membership in our book club is free, however a library card is
required to participate. For more information, please call
Caroline Russom at 818-225-7616 or email
crussom@cityofcalabasas.com.
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WEDNESDAY BOOK
CLUB
A book club for 3rd-6th graders
at the Calabasas Library!
April Book:
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
by Grace Lin
Date/Time:
Wednesday, April 14 at 4:00pm
Membership in our book club is free! For more information,
please call Jill Nevins at 818-225-7616 or email
jnevins@cityofcalabasas.com.
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MOVIE DISCUSSION AT THE
LIBRARY!
The Calabasas Library is considering
starting a movie discussion group for adults.
The first meeting would be at
Wednesday, April 21st at 6pm.
If there is interest, each meeting will
consist of a movie (feature film or documentary no more than
2 hours), with a follow-up discussion of no more than one
half hour.
The first movie we will be watching is
Mine, a documentary of the powerful story about the
essential bond between humans and animals told against the
backdrop of one of the worst natural disasters in U.S.
history.
If you are interested, please come to
the first meeting or
call Karilyn Steward at 818-225-7616. |
Get tutoring help at the Calabasas Library!!
Most Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30p.m. to 4:30p.m.
in the Calabasas Library meeting room.
Study Buddies is
cancelled from March 23rd through April 8th.
The Calabasas Library Study Buddies program
allows Calabasas elementary and middle school students to get free
help with homework at the Calabasas Library. High school students
are available to help elementary and middle school students with
their homework and to work on study skills. For more information,
contact the library for availability at (818) 225-7616.
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PEER COUNSELING
Peer Counseling is cancelled from April 1st
through April 8th.
Peer
counseling (9th through 12th grades) is available in the Young Adult
area on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Calabasas Library.
Drop in between the hours of 3:30pm to 5:30pm
to get help on Math, English, or the latest school project.
For more information, ask at the adult reference
desk or call Karilyn at 818-225-7616.
Sponsored by the
Calabasas Library
and the National Honor Society of Calabasas High School.
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PUMPKIN PATCH STORY TIME |
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Under 3 |
Fridays |
10:30 a.m. |
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3 - 5 |
Thursdays |
1:30 p.m. |
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All Story Times are held in the Children's
Reading Room |
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STAFF |
Barbara Lockwood
Library Director |
Karilyn Steward,
Librarian |
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Marcy Bowen,
Librarian, Part-Time |
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Michael Bozyk,
Librarian, Part-Time |
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Michael Habata, Librarian,
Part-Time |
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Darren Jeffery,
Librarian, Part-Time |
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Katharine G. Kearney,
Librarian, Part-Time |
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Caroline Russom,
Librarian, Part-Time |
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Anita Torres, Library
Circulation Supervisor |
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Suchandra Ghosh, Library
Technical Services Coordinator |
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Jill Nevins, Library
Technician, Children's Services |
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Sarah Abdali,
Executive Assistant |
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Tram Huynh, Library
Assistant, Part-Time |
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Kerrie Mierop, Library
Assistant, Part Time |
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Kia Ahankoob, Library
Clerk II, Part-Time |
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Larry McLinden,
Library Clerk II, Part-Time |
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Casey Mowery, Library
Clerk II, Part-Time |
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Kelly Greer, Library
Clerk, Part-Time |
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Metodi Mitevski,
Library Clerk, Part-Time |
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Chrissy Parsinia,
Library Clerk, Part-Time |
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Nataliya Sobchuk,
Library Clerk, Part-Time |
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Alivia Thompson,
Library Clerk, Part-Time |
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Click here to see the Library Staff |
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