THE LATEST NEWS AND EVENTS FROM THE CALABASAS LIBRARY

LIBRARY'S HOURS

FALL PUMPKIN PATCH STORY TIME

WRITERS' CLUB

PAWS TO READ

ONLINE STUDY BUDDIES

ONLINE FILM FANATICS

TUESDAY EVENING BOOK CLUB: OLD SCHOOL BY TOBIAS WOLFF

WEDNESDAY EVENING BOOK CLUB: JAMES BY PERCIVAL EVERETT

FRIENDS OF THE CALABASAS LIBRARY

CALABASAS HISTORY PROJECT

LIBRARY TIP OF THE MONTH - ALEXANDER STREET PERFORMANCE ARTS COLLECTIONS

BOOK REVIEW: OUR SUBWAY BABY: THE TRUE STORY OF HOW ONE BABY FOUND HIS HOME BY PETER MERCURIO

LIBRARY'S HOURS

Click here for more information on the Library's hours. 

The Library will be closed on November 9th, 10th, 28th, and 29th. The Library will close at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 27th. 

The Library is always closed on Mondays.

PUMPKIN PATCH STORY TIME

Fall Pumpkin Patch Story Time November 14th through December 19th

Canceled on November 28th

 
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.

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.

DATE: Saturday, November 2nd

TIME: 3:30 p.m.

LOCATION: 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.

DATE: Saturday, November 16th  

TIME: *11:30a.m - 1:30p.m.

*This is one on one (dog/handler and reader) event for children grades K through 3rd.

LOCATION: Calabasas Library
                      200 Civic Center Way

QUESTIONS: Call (818) 225-7616 ext. 2

RESERVATION: Reservations required. Please click here.

Click on the picture to watch our video and learn more about the PAWS to Read program!

ONLINE STUDY BUDDIES

Need a little extra support with schoolwork? The Calabasas Library is here to help! We’re offering tutoring sessions for students up to 8th grade, conducted by Advanced Placement and Honors high school students, all held via Zoom.

DATE: Tuesday, November 5th & 12th

TIME: 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Sign up is required. Please fill out this form or scan the QR Code to make an appointment for your child.

 For more information, email Karilyn Steward at ksteward@calabasaslibrary.org or click here. 

ONLINE FILM FANATICS

On Wednesday November 20th at 6:00 p.m. we'll be discussing two great films. 

The Misfits (1961)
Not rated and 125 minutes

This film is about a newly divorced woman from Reno, and her relationships with a friendly landlady, an old-school cowboy, his tow truck driving best friends and their rodeo-riding friend. 

This movie is available on hoopla and other streaming services. 

Jules (2023) 
PG-13 and 87 minutes

Jules follows Milton who loves a quiet life of routine in a small western Pennsylvania town, but finds his day upended when a UFO and its extra-terrestrial passenger crash land in his backyard. Before long, Milton develops a close relationship with the extra-terrestrial he calls "Jules." Things become complicated when two neighbors discover Jules and the government quickly closes in. What follows is a funny, wildly inventive ride as the three neighbors find meaning and connection later in life - thanks to this unlikely stranger. 

This movie is available on hoopla and other streaming services.  


For more information, click here.  

TUESDAY EVENING BOOK CLUB: OLD SCHOOL BY TOBIAS WOLFF

Join us for the Tuesday Evening Book Club at the Calabasas Library! This month's selection is Old School by Tobias Wolff. 

DATE: Tuesday, November 19th

TIME: 5:30 p.m.

Patrons aged 16 and up are welcome. 

 For more information, email Barbara Lockwood at blockwood@calabasaslibrary.org 

WEDNESDAY EVENING BOOK CLUB: JAMES BY PERCIVAL EVERETT

Join us for the Wednesday Evening Book Club at the Calabasas Library! This month's selection is James by Percival Everett. 

DATE: Wednesday, November 20th

TIME: 11:00 a.m. 

 For more information, email Karilyn Steward at ksteward@calabasaslibrary.org

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.

Upcoming Friends of the Calabasas Library meeting: 

DATE: Wednesday, November 6th

TIME: 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.

Nearly forgotten today is that in 1973 a group of influential city and county boosters put forth a proposal to make a significant portion of unincorporated land in the western spur of Los Angeles County into a single large city that would encompass today’s Westlake Village, Agoura Hills and Calabasas. In 1981, Westlake Village became its own city followed by Agoura Hills a year later. Calabasas was the last to incorporate in 1991.

Click here to view a video on the Calabasas History Project

LIBRARY TIP OF THE MONTH: ALEXANDER STREET PERFORMANCE ARTS COLLECTIONS

The California State Library has once again given California residents a wonderful resource.  Alexander Street Audio and Video Performing Arts Collections!  It covers hundreds of genres and a wide range of content types, from instruction to performance. Leading content providers include the National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, Qwest TV, Smithsonian, L.A. Theatre Works, Broadway On-Demand, and many more.  Check the e-audiobook and streaming video pages for more information.  All you need is your Calabasas Library card! 

BOOK REVIEW - OUR SUBWAY BABY: THE TRUE STORY OF HOW ONE BABY FOUND HIS HOME BY PETER MERCURIO

November is Adoption Awareness Month! Which makes it a great time to read a book with your children about adoption and how different families are built. Our Subway Baby: The true story of how one baby found his home, written by Peter Mercurio and illustrated by Leo Espinosa, recounts the true story of how baby Kevin was found in a New York City subway station by an unsuspecting subway commuter named Danny.  Thus begins the story of how the author of the book - Peter - and his partner Danny, go from being a couple to being Papa Pete and Daddy Danny.  Written as a story being told directly to Kevin, the book teaches us that life can change in ways we are unprepared for, but that. "Where there is love, anything is possible."  This title is available in print in the picture book section of the library under PIC MER.

MESSAGE FROM THE CITY LIBRARIAN, BARBARA LOCKWOOD

Last month I had the opportunity to visit the Calabasas Community Center where 60 volunteers from the Caring Calabasas Club, the Braille Institute, and the Caruso organization were working on a project to prepare Braille books for children. The volunteers pasted clear tape with Braille lettering over the words so that caregivers would be able to read to children as the children followed along with Braille.  Several of the books have been donated to the Library and we will be setting up a special shelf to display them. Thanks so much to Carol Davis and all the volunteers for their work and for thinking of the Library for this amazing project.

In other news, since the termination last year of the MOU with Hidden Hills for the use of their Library Funds to purchase digital media and subscription services for the School District, LVUSD students and staff may notice some changes in their ability to access many of these services. Since we needed to reduce our budget, we had to eliminate many of the online resources and decrease e-book purchases. At the same time, the California State Library discontinued many of the free e-resources that were provided during COVID. The end of the MOU also affected the upload of the digital card database.

The good news is that we still have the essential online resources that we had before the MOU and we will continue to purchase bestsellers and critically acclaimed books.  LVUSD staff and students can use the regular library card number to access the resources. For information on obtaining a library card, visit our website at https://www.cityofcalabasas.com/government/library/library-card-application or call the circulation desk.

As the holidays approach, we want to thank all veterans for their service and wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!

 That’s all for this month.
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