Origami Extravaganza at the Buena Park Library

Children and children-at-heart are invited to an Origami Extravaganza at the Buena Park Library District. The event will be on Saturday, October 1, 2011 from 2:30 – 4:00 pm. (No sign-ups required.) Projects will be for ALL AGES ranging from easy to intermediate to challenging. Learn how to make origami jumping frogs, cranes, space rockets, peacocks—and more!! There will be lots of opportunity for practice before completing the final project using real origami paper. Come try your hand at paper folding!! ALL AGES welcome.

NoveList Plus -- a great resource at the Buena Park Library

The following was posted by librarian Sarah Houghton on her blog Librarian in Black:

"Scout’s honor, I actually do use NoveList to find new books if I’m looking for something in a particular genre. NoveList is an online resource that many public libraries subscribe to, and I’m glad mine does. [NOTE: So does the Buena Park Library] It is a-w-e-s-o-m-e. From the first time I tried NoveList years ago, it has always made me happy and gives me good recommendations. Tell it what authors you like, or a book you like, or just keywords you want to read about. Boom! Book recommendations. And I love using it with family members, non-library-world friends, or library users and showing them how to browse around. You can get lost in there for hours following thread after thread and finding more and more books to put on your “to read” list. The K-8 version is great for kids too. I actually found a long-lost-childhood-favorite-book using NoveList after every other method had failed–describing the book to long-time children’s librarians, searching by keywords on search engines and other book sites, no dice. Love it."

Visit our website to access this great database or stop at the Questions Desk for a quick lesson from one of our librarians.

Volunteer Guild Sidewalk Sale at the Buena Park Library

The Volunteer Guild Bookstore of the Buena Park Library, located at 7150 La Palma Ave., between Western and Knott, is having a massive 99 cents (or less) Sidewalk Sale on Saturday, September 17, 2011, from 10 am to 3 pm.

Everything on the sidewalk tables AND everything in the 2nd floor Bookstore will be on sale for 99 cents (or less)! Come early for the best selection!

The Sidewalk Sale will include fiction and non-fiction, paperback and hardcover, magazines, videos/DVDs, audiobooks and more. Cash will be the only accepted method of payment. The Volunteer Guild generously funds Buena Park Library programs and services.

For further information, please contact Marilyn Lowry, Bookstore Manager, (714) 826-4100, x123.

National Hispanic Heritage Month

Heritage, Diversity, Integrity and Honor: The Renewed Hope of America

Boys in fiesta costumes, Taos, New Mexico
Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection (Library of Congress) 1940

Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, by celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America.

The observation started in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson and was expanded by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 to cover a 30-day period starting on September 15 and ending on October 15. It was enacted into law on August 17, 1988, on the approval of Public Law 100-402.

The day of September 15 is significant because it is the anniversary of independence for Latin American countries Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. In addition, Mexico and Chile celebrate their independence days on September 16 and September18, respectively. Also, Columbus Day or Día de la Raza, which is October 12, falls within this 30 day period.

Please click here for a selection of books at the Buena Park Library honoring National Hispanic Heritage Month.

Volunteer Guild Bookstore of the Buena Park Library Holds Sidewalk Sale

The Volunteer Guild Bookstore of the Buena Park Library, located at 7150 La Palma Ave., between Western and Knott, is holding special sales in the Bookstore during the week of September 13-all leading up to a massive 99 cents (or less) Sidewalk Sale on Saturday, September 17, 2011, from 10 am to 3 pm.

Everything on the sidewalk tables AND everything in the 2nd floor Bookstore will be on sale for 99 cents (or less)! Come early for the best selection!

The Special sales in the Guild Bookstore begin September 13 and lead up to Saturday's Sidewalk Sale.

Special Sales

• On Tuesday, September 13, all books over $2 will be 10% off (Guild members will receive 30% off).
  
• On Wednesday, September 14, the discount increases to 15% (35% Guild members).
  
• On Thursday, September 15, the discount increases to 20% (40% Guild members).
  
• On Friday, September 16, all books over $2 will be 25% off (45% off for Guild members). Ask how you can become a Volunteer Guild member today!

The Sidewalk Sale will include fiction and non-fiction, paperback and hardcover, magazines, videos/DVDs, audiobooks and more. Cash will be the only accepted method of payment. The Volunteer Guild generously funds Buena Park Library programs and services.

For further information, please contact Marilyn Lowry, Bookstore Manager, (714) 826-4100, x123.