After School Fun -- Krafts for Kids!

Children ages 6-12 yrs. are encouraged to join the City of Buena Park's Recreation Staff for a fun-filled hour of Krafts for Kids. This free drop-in program is sure to bring alive your creative side.

For more information, please call 714-236-3860.

Dates and Time:
Wednesdays, November 2 - December 14
No program on November 23
3:30 - 4:30 pm

Location:
Buena Park Library
7150 La Palma Avenue

National Book Award Winners Announced

The National Book Award Winners for 2005 are listed below:

• Fiction:
  William T. Vollmann, Europe Central (Viking)
  
  
• Nonfiction:
  Joan Didion, The Year of Magical Thinking (Alfred A. Knopf)
  
  
• Poetry:
  W.S. Merwin, Migration: New and Selected Poems (Copper Canyon Press)
  
  
• Young People's Literature:
  Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks (Alfred A. Knopf)

Knitting Class for Teens -- Monday, November 28th

Just in time for Christmas gift giving, teens can attend a knitting class and knit a scarf for someone special. The class is Monday, November 28th from 6:00-7:45 and will meet in the downstairs auditorium at the Library. Teens need to bring size 19 U.S. needles (or larger) and two thick and fluffy yarns in two colors that go together.

For further information and fun facts on knitting, check out these links:

• About.com site on learning to knit
• Knitting needle sizes and conversions
• How to buy knitting needles

Hope to see you on November 28th!

Free Financial Planning Seminar -- Saturday, Nov 19th

The Buena Park Library District is co-sponsoring a free financial awareness seminar with the Society for Financial Awareness, a California non-profit organization that provides financial education through seminars and workshops. The seminar, entitled, Financial Blunders: Lessons We Never Learn, will be held on Saturday, November 19, 2005 from 12:00-1:00 p.m. in the Buena Park Library’s 2nd floor Board Room, located at 7150 La Palma Avenue, Buena Park, California. The guest speaker will be Rayna Elmendorf, a member of SOFA.

Topics to be covered during the program include:

• When and how to deal with stock and stock options
• How to “preserve” and “protect” our assets against a plunging market
• The bank, is it really the place to “save” money?
• How truly naïve we are in understanding the market…great opportunities, great risks
• How to avoid losing up to 40% of your retirement plan on the day you walk away
• How to avoid strangers becoming guardians of your children in the event of an untimely death

This program is free of charge and the public is invited to attend. No reservations are necessary. For more information, please call the Buena Park Library District Reference Desk at 714-826-4100, extension 125.