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***The
Calabasas Library is Moving***
OPEN FOR BUSINESS AT OUR NEW LOCATION
JULY 15, 2008
The Calabasas
Library Park Sorrento location was closed at 9pm on Thursday,
June 26, 2008 in order to move into our brand new 25,000 square
foot facility.
The Calabasas Library will re-open for regular business hours at 200
Civic Center Way (part of the new Calabasas Civic Center) on
Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at 10am.
Please visit the Library Open House on Sunday, July 13, 2008 as part
of the Calabasas Civic Center Grand Opening!
UPCOMING LIBRARY EVENTS
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Online Catalog
Find, check the status of, and even hold books at the
Calabasas Library Online Catalog |
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Databases
Infotrac, Proquest, and Reference USA. Access to journals,
magazines, newspapers, and business references. |
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Audio Books
We now 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) |
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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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Would you like to donate to the new library? Click on the
Amazon.com link to see what materials the librarians would
like to add to the collection. Items are tax deductible through
Friends of the Calabasas Library. |
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Donate to your library!! |
For Information on any Library event, please
call: (818) 225-7616
Click here for
pictures of past Calabasas Library Summer Events
Catch the Reading Bug!
Saturday, July 19, 2008
All day!
Celebrate the first day of Summer Reading Program in our new library!
Events for all ages!
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Library Meeting Room - Juggler David Cousin! |
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Storytime area - Family storytime and children’s author
readings. |
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1:00 p.m. |
For teens - Library Meeting Room – anime movies and
refreshments. |
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Children’s room - Say hello to the Paws for Reading therapy
dogs. |
Catch
the Reading Bug!
Join the 2008 Summer Reading Program
at the Calabasas Library!
July 19 through August 17
All shows are on Wednesdays at 4pm.
Read books and come into the library each week for incentives.
We will have drawings at the end of the summer for great prizes.
Special events for elementary school students – Kindergarten through
the 5th grade.
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July 23 |
The Magic of Tony Daniels – Tony will perform his entertaining
and comical magic show! |
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July 30 |
Gary Francisco’s Wild West Show – Gary will transport you back
to the cowboys days with fun music and stories from the Old
West. |
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August 6
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Togen Daiko – Japanese Taiko drummers will share their history
and music. |
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August 13 |
The Wildlife Company – Animals of all shapes and kinds visit the
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Calabasas Library Summer Adult Program
Join us for a Green Garden presentation by Lili
Singer of the Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers & Native
Plants. Lili’s program highlights easy to grow, drought
resistant native plants that will add new dimensions of beauty and
enjoyment to your landscape, including:
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Twelve Months
of Color
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Butterfly and
Bird Favorites
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California’s
Many Seasons
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Secrets of
Success with California Native Plants
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Tuesday, July 29, 2008 |
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4:00 p.m. |
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Calabasas Library Meeting Room |
This event also includes displays of plants and seeds, Calabasas
library materials, a website and a gift drawing for our attendees.
WENDEE'S
MUSICAL ADVENTURES!
Friday, July 25, 2008
11:00 a.m.
Calabasas Library
ANDY GLOCKENSPIEL
Friday, August 15, 2008
11:00 a.m.
Calabasas Library
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Pumpkin Patch Storytime |
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Under 3 |
Fridays |
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m
* Children's Storytime Area |
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3 - 5 |
Thursdays |
1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
* Library Meeting Room (Beginning
July 24th) |
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The
last storytime at the Park Sorrento location will be Friday,
June 20. The storytime will start again in the new library on
Thursday, July 24. Please check the website often for more details.
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DEPARTMENT PROFILE |
Library Application
Library Policies
Library 2004-2005 Annual ReportLibrary services are
provided to Calabasas residents. The Library was taken over from Los Angeles
County by the City of Calabasas and officially became the
Calabasas Library on July 11, 1998.
The Calabasas
Library is located in a 12,000 square foot space, on the first
floor at 23975 Park Sorrento, Calabasas, CA 91302. There are
separate computer, periodical and children's rooms, also a large
conference room is available for your meetings, by appointment
only.
Check this page for
updates as new programs, classes and more are added!!!
The Friends of
the Calabasas Library are a volunteer group of citizens that
organize events for the Calabasas residents to enjoy. The
Friends of the Calabasas Library meet at the library on the
first Wednesday of every month at 7:30pm.
The Calabasas
Library now has Morningstar Mutual Funds. Morningstar is
the most-trusted and most-often-cited source of unbiased mutual
fund information. And Morningstar Mutual Funds is the
most comprehensive and authoritative resource for evaluating,
comparing and choosing mutual funds.
The Grand Opening
celebration for the new library location was held on March 16,
2002.
Click here for pictures of the library. |
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STAFF |
Barbara Lockwood
Library Director |
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Karilyn Steward,
Librarian |
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Caroline Russom,
Librarian, Part-Time |
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Michael Bozyk, Librarian, Part-Time |
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Anita Torres,
Library Circulation Supervisor |
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Suchandra Ghosh,
Library Assistant |
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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 Clerk, Park-Time |
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Larry McLinden, Library Clerk, Part-Time |
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Casey Mowery, Library
Clerk, Part-Time |
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Jesse Roa, Library
Clerk, Part-Time |
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Lisa Sorrentino, Library Clerk, Part-Time |
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Vacant, Library Clerk, Part-Time |
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Click here to see the Library Staff |
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