September 2008

Film Night in the Park

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Join us for the first annual "Film Night in the Park" film series sponsored by the San Bruno Culture & Arts Commission. Films will be shown in City Park, across from the Recreation Center, starting at 7:30 PM. Admission is free.

EVENT FLYER
Friday, September 12: Grease
Friday, September 19: ET
Friday, September 26: The Wizard of Oz


For more information, contact:
John Alita - Culture & Arts Commission Staff at (650) 616-7017


Children's Room

Hora de Cuentos Bilingües / Bilingual Storytime
Martes a las 11 AM / Tuesdays at 11 AM
Programa interactivo de cuentos para hablantes de inglés, español o los dos. El programa es para todos los niños, pero es ideal para los de 2 hasta 4 años de edad. Interactive storytime for speakers of Spanish, English, or both. All ages are welcome but storytime is specifically geared to 2 - 4 year olds and kids are encouraged to participate.

Pajama Storytime:
Mondays at 7 PM for children 3 and up

Itsy-Bitsy Storytime:
Thursdays at 11 AM for children 18 months - 3 years

September Saturday Storytimes
September 6, 13, 20 at 10:30 AM

At the library

Storytime in City Park
September 27 at 11 AM, 11:30 AM and 12 noon
In the Rotary Pavilion near the pool
Recommended for ages 3 - 8

Once Upon a Time: Library Storytime on San Bruno Cable
Can’t get to the library for storytime? Now storytime can come to you! San Bruno Cable Channel 11 is airing “Once Upon a Time,” a children’s storytime featuring library staff. The air times are:

10 AM - Sunday, Monday, Friday, Saturday
1:30 PM - Tuesday, Thursday
2 PM - Monday, Wednesday, Friday
7 PM - Monday, Wednesday

No access to San Bruno Cable? Storytime is also available on the Internet.

The Third Thursday Bibliomaniacs Book of the Month is....

Unaccustomed Earth book cover imageUnaccustomed Earth. From the internationally best-selling, Pulitzer Prize–winning author, Jhumpa Lahiri, a superbly crafted new work of fiction: eight stories—longer and more emotionally complex than any she has yet written—that take us from Cambridge and Seattle to India and Thailand as they enter the lives of sisters and brothers, fathers and mothers, daughters and sons, friends and lovers. Join the Bibliomaniacs to discuss this book on Thursday, August 21 at 7 PM in City Hall Room 113.

Author Appearance for One Book One Community 2008

San Mateo County Reads 2008
Featuring Dave Eggers in conversation with Michael Krasny
San Mateo Performing Arts Center
Wednesday, October 1, 2008, 7:30 PM
Free and open to all
600 N. Delaware Street, San Mateo

Dave Eggers will appear with KQED Public Radio’s “Forum” host Michael Krasny. Krasny will explore with Eggers the characters and themes of What Is the What. This event includes audience Q & A and book sales and signing by both Eggers and Krasny (Off Mike: A Memoir of Talk Radio and Literary Life). Companion programming throughout the entire month of October will explore the culture, history and politics of Sudan and Africa. See the Programs & Events page for details.

One Book One Community: San Mateo County Reads is presented by the member libraries of the Peninsula Library System.

Holiday Closure

Labor Day imageAs a reminder, The Library will be closed August 30 - September 1, Saturday - Monday, for the Labor Day holiday. Normal hours resume Tuesday, September 1.