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THE LATEST NEWS AND EVENTS FROM THE CALABASAS LIBRARY
CALABASAS STORIES - EXPLORING OUR HISTORY
SPRING PRESCHOOL CRAFTING EVENT
TUESDAY EVENING BOOK CLUB: FAHRENHEIT 451 BY RAY BRADBURY
WEDNESDAY MORNING BOOK CLUB: A BRIEF HISTORY OF EVERYONE WHO EVER LIVED BY ADAM RUTHERFORM
FRIENDS OF THE CALABASAS LIBRARY
BOOK REVIEW: THE FIRST LADIES BY MARIE BENEDICT AND VICTORIA CHRISTOPHER MURRAY
MESSAGE FROM THE CITY LIBRARIAN, BARBARA LOCKWOOD
LIBRARY'S HOURS
Click here for more information on the Library's hours. The Library is closed on Saturday, May 25th and Sunday, May 26th.
The Library is always closed on Mondays.
PUMPKIN PARCH STORY TIME
Spring Pumpkin Patch Story Time now through May 16th
| Ages | Day | Time |
| Lap Sit Up to 24 months | Thursdays | 10:30 a.m. |
| Toddler ages 2 to 4 years | Thursdays | 11:00 a.m. |
| Preschool ages 3 to 5 years | Tuesdays | 1:30 p.m. |
All Story Times will be held in the Multi-purpose room. Go to the front of the library and follow signs.
For more information, click here.
ONLINE STUDY BUDDIES
Tutoring will be held by appointment on Zoom. Times are available on Tuesday, May 21st from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Sign up is required. Please fill out this form to make an appointment for tutoring for your child. Tutoring for students up through 8th grade is done by Advanced Placement and Honors high school students.
For more information, click here.
WRITERS' CLUB
Attention 3rd through 7th Graders!! If you like creative writing and hanging out with your friends then join the Writers’ Club! Hosted by the Calabasas Library and run by high school students. No experience in writing is necessary...This is just for fun!
The Writers' Club will meet one Saturday of the month. Look for the signs in front of the Library.
Upcoming meetings:
Saturday, May 4th at 3:30 p.m.
The meeting will be held on the outside patio. For more information, click here.
PAWS TO READ
Is your child’s reading going to the dogs? Let’s hope so! PAWS to Read is back!
Bring your new and emerging reader (grades K-3) to the Calabasas Library to share in a unique reading program. Therapy dogs, trained through Pet Partners, will sit (or lie!) and listen while your child experiences the joy of reading aloud.
WHEN: Saturday, May 11th
*TIME: 11:30a.m - 1:30p.m.
*This is one on one (dog/handler and reader) event for children grades K through 3rd.
WHERE: Calabasas Library
200 Civic Center Way
QUESTIONS: Call (818) 225-7616 ext. 2
RESERVATION: Reservations required. Please click here.
SPRING PRESCHOOL CRAFTING EVENT
Come join us Tuesday, May 21st from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. with your preschooler for our fun crafting event!
For more information, click here.
ONLINE FILM FANATICS
On Wednesday, May 15th at 6:00 p.m. we’ll be discussing two great films!
While We Watched (2022)
Not rated and 90 minutes
A film by Vinay Shukla, Khushboo Ranka and Luke W. Moody
This event is a collaboration with POV, PBS’ award-winning nonfiction film series.
A timely depiction of a newsroom in crisis, While We Watched follows Ravish Kumar for two years as he battles a barrage of fake news, falling ratings and the resulting cutbacks while struggling to maintain fact-based analyses. Will his show survive or become a swan song of reason - drowning out in sensationalism, misinformation, and ratings-driven editorial decisions?
This film will be available by a Dropbox link two weeks before our May 15th discussion. To receive the link, you must email Karilyn Steward at ksteward@calabasaslibrary.org
Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
Not rated and 96 minutes
A powerful film about a ruthless journalist and an unscrupulous press agent who'll do anything to achieve success. It's late at night in Times Square, and everything's buzzing with nervous energy. But press agent Sidney Falco is oblivious to it all as he nervously waits for the early edition of The Globe. Whose career did gossip columnist J. J. Hunsecker launch today... and whose did he destroy?
This movie is available on hoopla and other streaming services.
For more information, click here.
CALABASAS STORIES - EXPLORING OUR HISTORY
On Thursday, May 23rd at 5:30 p.m., join Calabasas Library's archivist/historian Brian Rooney for a trip back through time as he explores filming in Calabasas from 1914 to today with scenes from famous and favorite movies. No reservations needed.
To better share our past, the Calabasas Library created a website called the Calabasas History Project at www.calabasashistory.org. With 200 photos and more added often, this special website gives everyone a great glimpse into our interesting past. You can access the website from home, but there is a dedicated computer in the Library, where you can access the website, as well.
LIBRARY TIP OF THE MONTH
The Library has The Palace Project! Download the app and you can get all the library’s e-books and e-audiobooks in one place. Search, browse, download and read, across all the library collections, all in one seamless experience. It has a large collection from throughout the state. You can add your other library cards and access more digital materials. This is available from the California State Library.
TUESDAY EVENING BOOK CLUB: FAHRENHEIT 451 BY RAY BRADBURY
A book club for adults at the Calabasas Library!
The next meeting will take place on Tuesday, May 21st at 5:30 p.m. and we will be discussing Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Patrons age 16 and up are welcome.
For more information, click here or email Barbara Lockwood at blockwood@calabasaslibrary.org
Sponsored by the Friends of the Calabasas Library
WEDNESDAY MORNING BOOK CLUB: A BRIEF HISTORY OF EVERYONE WHO EVER LIVED BY ADAM RUTHERFORM
Join us at the Library on the third Wednesday of each month!
The next meeting will take place on:
Wednesday, May 15th at 11:00 a.m.
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived by Adam Rutherform
For more information, click here or email Karilyn Steward at ksteward@calabasaslibrary.org.
Calabasas Library
200 Civic Center Way
818-225-7616
FRIENDS OF THE CALABASAS LIBRARY
The Friends of the Calabasas Library are a volunteer group of citizens that work with the library to raise funds and sponsor programs to enhance library service throughout the community.
Check the Friends webpage for the donation policy.
Wednesday, May 1st at 6:00 p.m. on Zoom
For more information, please email Karilyn Steward at ksteward@calabasaslibrary.org.
The Friends have a Venmo account where you can donate or pay your membership. Venmo: @CalabasasFriends
CALABASAS HISTORY PROJECT
To better share our past, the Calabasas Library created a website at www.calabasashistory.org. With 200 photos and more added often, this special website gives everyone a great glimpse into our interesting past. You can access the website from home, but there is a dedicated computer in the Library, where you can access the website, as well.
Please share your old photos with us - If you have historic photos or items related to Calabasas or surrounding communities, please contact Library Archivist Brian Rooney at archives@calabasaslibrary.org or 818-224-1757 so that he can scan your items for our archives and return them to you.
BOOK REVIEW: THE FIRST LADIES BY MARIE BENEDICT AND VICTORIA CHRISTOPHER MURRAY
From the authors of The Personal Librarian comes this well-researched book of two extraordinary women, Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of the President of the United States and Mary McLeod Bethune, African-American activist and educator who came together through shared beliefs in women’s rights and education. They created a personal friendship that inspired them to work toward an anti-lynching policy and fight together for justice for all people. The library has this title in book format.
MESSAGE FROM THE CITY LIBRARIAN, BARBARA LOCKWOOD
It’s finally spring! Maybe. After a cold, wet winter it appears to be warming up. It’s time to get out and experience nature in our beautiful California State Parks. In conjunction with the First Partner’s Office and the California State Library, State Parks is providing free vehicle day-use entry to over 200 participating state parks for check out to library card holders. The Library has 12 park passes. You can keep them for two weeks and there is usually no waiting to get one.
But you better hurry. Due to impending cuts in the state budget, we have been notified that this program may be ending. The State Parks Program was not included in the governor’s January Budget. Efforts are being made to include at least some funding for it in the final budget signed by the governor in June. We’ll know more then. The passes will still be accepted by State Parks through December 31, 2024.
So for now, you can park and take a stroll around the Malibu Lagoon, visit the Rock Pool at Malibu Creek State Park or take your dog for a walk on Leo Carrillo Beach. Go farther afield to northern California or the desert. A list of participating parks is online or ask one of our reference librarians.
Happy trails to you!
That’s all for this month.
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