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Newsletter
Fall  2014
In This Issue
Cookbook Sale
.25 Book Sale Upcoming
Old Books/Old Records
Silent Auction
Library Intern
Library Intern
Library Intern
Self Growth Collectiion
AWE for Children
Book Discussion Group
Book Discussion Group
Cartooning for Kids
Memorials/In Honor Donations
Quick Links
Save the Date

July 25- August 8: Cookbook Sale 

August 5: Career Bootcamp

August 8-9: Friends Bookstore .25 Book Sale

 

August 26: Book Discussion Group Meets


 
August 30: Silent Auction Deadline

 

Sept. 9-19: Old Books/ Old Records Sale

 

Sept. 18: "The Byrd Who Flew Alone" biopic

 

Sept. 21: Robert Thies Concert



 

THANK YOU, TEF


Free e books 





 Free audio books !


Online Resources
New Season RESTORATION CONCERTS
2014-2015 


 

RESTORATION CONCERTS - SUNDAY AFTERNOONS AT 4:00 pm in the Community Room
 South Pasadena Public Library  

$20.00 at the door 

  • September 21, 2014 - Robert Thies - pianist - Renowned for his consummate musicianship and a Gold Medal winner of the Prokofiev Competition in St. Petersburg, Russia. Mr. Thies is an orchestral soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician who has performed with orchestras all over the world. He is a Steinway artist, and has shared the stage with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, and currently serves on the faculty of the Colburn School of Performing Arts in Los Angeles.
  • October 12, 2014 - The Jolivet Trio - flute, bassoon, and harp. The Trio will be joined by internationally renowned violinist/violist Guillaume Sutre.
  • November 9, 2014 - The Tall & Small Jazz Quintet featuring Pete Christlieb and Linda Small Pete Christlieb is a jazz bebop, West Coast jazz, and hard bop tenor saxophonist. He will be joined by Linda Small, a gifted and amazing trombonist, as well as three additional jazz musicians. Be ready to ROCK! 

  

One Series Ticket $96
Series includes 8 Concerts 

Order form and calendar 

  


 

WELCOME  ;-D
 I hope that is the feeling you get when the TEF solicitation envelope arrives at your door. It should be making its appearance soon if it is not already there.   We had a very successful campaign last year and we are counting on your generosity once again to help keep our technology department at the South Pasadena Library strong and accessible.  

Therese Molina

  

Online Resources

Overdrive e books, audio books


 


 COOKBOOK SALE 

On the Library's Main Floor Tables

JULY 25-AUGUST 8

 

      A large cookbook sale with rock bottom prices will be presented by the Friends of the Library Bookstore beginning July 25 on the Library's main floor tables.  The sale will continue until August 8.  The cookbook sale, one of the most popular offered periodically by the bookstore, will include books featuring recipes from around the world and recipes for the beginning cook as well as the most skilled.  An example is a 45-page volume by John Fenton-Smith of the  "Learn to Cook" series devoted entirely to potato recipes of all kinds. Another example is a hefty 512 page book of 1,000 varied recipes "Classic Home Cooking" by Mary Berry and Marlena Spieler.


Dorothy Cohen  

 TWICE-YEARLY 25� BOOK SALE
 TO BE HELD AUGUST 8 AND 9

 

The Friends are happy to announce another Huge 2-Day 25� book sale in the Library's Community Room. 
The public will be invited to purchase from a vast array of books on Friday, August 8 from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and 
Saturday, August 9 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p .m.
Some video cassettes, records and books on tape will be included in the sale which will feature a great variety of fiction and  non-fiction.
The sale will be accessible to the public from both the 
1115 El Centro Street entrance to the Community Room 
and through the library to the second floor by either elevator or stairs.
    
 
 

  

VINTAGE BOOKS & VINYL RECORDS

SHARE SALE TABLES

SEPTEMBER 9 - 19

 

     

      A first time combination old records and vintage books sale, all at reasonable prices, will be held by the Friends of the Library Bookstore September 9 through the 19th on the main floor of the library, 1110  Oxley Street.

      The vinyl and 78 rpm records will include a great variety of former popular artists from Bing Crosby at the height of his career to Bette Midler and Elvis Presley. Orchestral selections range from albums of 50 original performances by the legendary Glenn Miller to slip-cover albums in the Time-Life series "Great Men of Music". The latter includes such artists as BelaBartok and Richard Strauss with brief biographies featured.

      Over 300 fiction and non-fiction vintage books in the sale were culled from their "possible silent auction" candidates by the bookstore's silent auction coordinators Elizabeth Krauss and Cathy Pierson.  Included are many off-beat subjects and titles such as Dream City, Pictures of the Columbia Expo, 1890; short stories of L.A. author and sculptor John Edgar Berry (and related Tagore material) 50s and 60s; Josephus: History of the Jews (1900 edition); Mosses From the Old Manse, Hawthorne, Riverside Press edition; Kon Tiki, Heyerdahl (1950 edition), and four volumes from the 60s of Screen World.

Dorothy Cohen


SILENT AUCTION: 
Mouth watering items

     

       Four of the ten items included in the current Friends of the Library Bookstore's Silent Auction climaxing August 30 are likely to make some collectors-and possibly dealers-mouths water. Books may be viewed in the glass-topped display case to the right as you enter the library, 1100 Oxley Street.
       Of note is item No.7, a first edition, first printing of Herman Wouk's    
"The Caine Mutiny" (Double Day, N.Y. 1951). It's relatively rare to find a first edition, first printing with a dust jacket in as good condition as this one. Wouk's great naval adventure won the Pulitzer prize and was later made into the iconic film starring Humphrey Bogart.
         A monograph on artist Millard Sheets, whose sculptures are featured at the South Pasadena Public Library including the restoration of a bas relief "The Children's Hour" recently hung on the front wall of  the library, is included among articles in item No.2. This is number 146 of a limited edition of 1,000 copies and was published in 1935 when Sheets was 28 years old.
          Two Oz books, No.9 and 10, also make this a special silent auction.  No.9 is "Patchwork Girl of Oz" Reilly & Lee, Chicago, 1913 (#7 of canon). No dust jacket. Apparently never had color plates or color illustrations. Munchkin travels through Oz to save uncle.
           No.10. is "Glinda of Oz", Reilly & Lee, Chicago, 1920 (#14 of canon). No dust jacket. Ten color plates. Not in great condition. The last of the Baum-Oz books, published posthumously (Baum died in 1919). Both books have paste-on colorful covers and were probably printed in the late 20's.
           Other items included in the auction are No.1, two cookbooks:
"Burnt Toast" Women's Auxiliary California Babies & Children s Hospital, Los Angeles, 1942 and "The Settlement Cookbook" compiled by Mrs. Simon Kander, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1944.
           No.3. Three copies of Argo Magazine, Frank Munsey Co., N.Y. 30's and 40's.
           No.4. "A Sentimental Journey", Laurence Sterne (1713-1768) Henry Altemus, Philadelphia, 1899.
           No.5.  "Nine Chains to the Moon", R.Buckminster Fuller, Lippincott, Philadelphia, 1936
           No.6.  "The Bounty Trilogy", Charles Nordhoff, James Norman Hall; Little, Brown & Co., Boston, 1946, Wyeth edition.
           No.8. "A Treatise on the Principles and Practice of Medicine", Austin Flint, Henry C. Lea, Philadelphia, 1881, 5th edition.


Poster Windfall !

 

One of several vintage travel posters donated to the Friends recently sold for a whopping $4500, a $3000 profit for the Friends. Years ago the posters were removed from library walls and placed in storage. After discussion and appraisal (thank you Patrick Ela) and discussion the Friends placed them with Jim Lapidus at the International Poster Gallery in Boston. The sale of the Penang Poster was a wonderful surprise. Bookstore chair, Dorothy Cohen, who originally thought to sell the posters at a community wide fundraising auction was thrilled, "that's more than I thought we'd get for all of them".

Needless to say, the Friends welcome the windfall and will put the profit to good use for the Library.

 

New Bookstore Crew

Chinese Language Book Donations

 

The Friends Bookstore is making an effort to expand its offerings of Chinese language and other Asian language books in recognition that Chinese-Americans reportedly now total 25% of South Pasadena's population.
Assisting with this endeavor is a new crew of three volunteers, Alice Hwang, Peter Leung and Shareen Lo, who are sorting Asian language donations and deciding which should be priced and sold in the bookstore and which should be sold on the main floor 50� shelves.  It is preferred that donations be left at the reference desk and not brought upstairs. 

 

 

POPULAR MUSIC CD COLLECTION IS AVAILABLE

AT THE LIBRARY

  

 

 The South Pasadena Public Library features a music CD collection that is not to be missed.  Music CDs are available in a variety of genres including blues, classical, jazz, rock, pop, country, opera, folk, holiday, world, and soundtracks.  Music CDs can be checked out free of charge for three weeks at a time.  People can find classic artists like the Frank Sinatra, Miles Davis and Michael Jackson as well as more contemporary CDs by Justin Timberlake, Florence + the Machine, Norah Jones, Coldplay, and Beck.  Library patrons often comment on the collection's variety and the eclectic, obscure titles in the Rock category.  Children's music CDs are also available free of charge for three weeks.     

 

      A central part of the Library's collection is the Austin A. Ichinose Memorial Music Collection.  Austin was a library employee and music lover who died in 2011.  He built his personal eclectic music collection that he readily shared with others, so the Library staff and Austin's family honor his memory with this special collection.  It continues to grow and features some of Austin's favorite artists like Nick Cave, Brian Eno, and the Flaming Lips.  The Ichinose family continues to support this music collection so that new music titles can be added on an ongoing basis. 

  

CHECK OUT THIS YEAR'S OSCAR AWARD WINNING MOVIES

FROM THE LIBRARY

 

       

      The South Pasadena Public Library carries a wide selection of DVDs for checkout including this year's Oscar Award winning movies like 12 Years A Slave, Dallas Buyer's Club, Blue Jasmine, Gravity and Frozen.  The DVD collection includes both non-fiction and feature film selections that can be checked out free of charge for three weeks at a time.  People can browse the always-changing new DVD area as well as shelves of movies covering everything from ballroom dancing, travel destinations, operas and documentaries.  The feature film collection spans foreign films, classic musical productions and current films, fresh from movie theaters.  The Library also carries some popular TV series like Downton Abbey and Game of Thrones.  There are also children's DVDs available in both fiction and instructional subjects.

 

      In 2012, LA Weekly recognized the South Pasadena Public Library as the "Best Public Library to Spoil You Rotten," citing the movie collection and in particular, the Criterion Collection. The Library checked out DVDs over 77,000 times last year.  

 

 

   

 

"CAREER BOOT CAMP" FOR JOBSEEKERS 

SPPL ON AUGUST 5


 

      This workshop will include information on "Marketing Your Skills," "Job Search Strategies," "Resume Writing 101," and "Interview Skills."

Participants will create a personal marketing plan and "develop their brand." They will find out how to profile individual skills and target employers in order to do the best networking and communication for the most effective job search. They will also gain tools to prepare their resumes and cover letters to get the crucial interviews for the jobs which they really want, as well as find out what to do both during and after interviews to impress employers. 

 

      Joumana Barakat will lead the event. She is the business liaison for FWIB, a federally funded career center for the unemployed in the San Gabriel Valley. 

For more information about their services, visit www.fwibworks.org/about/

 

      Reference Staff will be on hand to describe and provide information on many of the other career and jobseeker resources available at the South Pasadena Public Library. Jobseekers can also always ask at the library's Reference Desk about other free learning resources available, including books in the separate JIC (Job Information Center) collection, magazines, and newspapers. 

 

      The Foothill Workforce Investment Board (FWIB), partnered with the South Pasadena Public Library, will present a free "Career Boot Camp" in the library's Community Room at 1115 El Centro Street on Tuesday, August 5 from 9 a.m. to Noon. Pre-register by July 31, 2014 by contacting the South Pasadena Public Library Reference Desk at (626) 403-7350 or [email protected].


 



 

Book Discussion Group Titles:  August - November 2014

The 2014 Library Book Group selection list is available here!  Join the monthly book group on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. or read these titles on your own.  This mix of fiction and non-fiction titles is sure to get you talking! 

We also have audiobooks of these titles available.

 

August  26, 7 pm

Kafka on the Shore

Haruki Murakami

September 23, 7 pm

 

My Beloved World

 

Sonia Sotomayor

October 28, 7 pm

Valley of Amazement

Amy Tan

November 18, 7 pm

Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity

 

Katherine Boo

 

Printable list 

LA Premiere of "The Byrd Who Flew Alone"  

Gene Clark Music Biopic  -  Sept. 18  

 

      A free public screening of "The Byrd Who Flew Alone: The Triumphs and Tragedy of Gene Clark," will be presented in the Library Community Room on Thursday, September 18. It will be the Los Angeles premiere for the much-praised 2013 documentary about the life and work of the immensely talented singer and songwriter of The Byrds. Their first single "Mr. Tambourine Man" soared to Number 1 on the charts in 1965 when Beatlemania was at its peak. The Byrds' distinctive blending of folk and rock was a strong American response to the British Invasion, and they became one of the era's most iconic bands.

 

      The film's Producer and Co-Director Paul Kendall will be on hand from England to introduce this compelling biopic. He began this ambitious project because he felt that Clark has never been given the credit he deserves as a musical trailblazer. Read more...

 

      Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and the event will begin at 7:00 p.m. with a half hour live set of Gene Clark songs performed by Carla Olson and David Plenn.
"Gene Clark at Wally Heider Studio in San Francisco in 1972"

 


Children's Services Fall 2014

                                                                                             

Memorial & In Honor Donations 


 

    The Friends of the Library would like to graciously recognize our Memorial contributors: 

 

In Memory of James Wong & Frances Wong

           Gary Seto & Karen Chang

 

 In Memory of Yvonne Voisin

                                              Shireen Chang                                                    

 In Memory of Austin Ichinose

Craig Ichinose

 

In Memory of Elizabeth Seto  

 Kenji Morimoto

  
Therese Molina - Chair, Endowments and Memorials 
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Board of Directors 2014
 

2014 BOARD OF DIRECTORS       

President: Ann Messana       

Vice President/Chief Financial Officer:  Ellen Torres       

Vice President/Financial Officer/Endowments: Judy Hartman       

Recording Secretary: Kristen Dube'       

Restoration Concerts/Financial Officer:Leanne O'Neill        

Membership Chair       

Endowments/Memorials: Therese Molina 

Bulk Mail/Printed Materials Chair: Connie Wardlow

Hospitality Co-Chair: Diane Larson                    
Hospitality Co-Chair:
Patty Lyons
Hospitality Co-Chair:
Adrienne Eggleston
Newsletter Chair:
Sharon Cockroft       

Program Chair: Scott Van Sant       

Bookstore Steering Committee Chair: Dorothy M. Cohen  

   

APPOINTED CHAIRS       

Computer Records-Barbara Sato
Assistant Finance Officer-
Kristen Dube'    

 

EX-OFFICIO BOARD MEMBERS       

Restoration Concert Committee Chairpersons: Kay Rosser, Kathy Folsom        Restoration Treasurer: Shireen Chang       

Hospitality: Alice Fong, Donna Frescura, Carol LaBrie, Gail Maltun       

Library Trustees Representative: Andy Lippman       

Web Master: Roby Lawrence       

City Librarian - Steve Fjeldsted       

Bookkeeper: Rose Barron
Administrative Secretary:
Sean Faye 

     

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