Get LOST in a Good Book -- New Summer Reading Program for Adults

Beginning July 3, 2006, all adults may sign-up for a new Adult Summer Reading Program happening at the Buena Park Library District, with generous funding provided by the Library’s support group, the Volunteer Guild. The theme for this inaugural program is "Get LOST in a Good Book."

Every adult reader who signs up will get a bookmark and a reading log to keep track of the books read. For the first book or audio-book completed, readers will get a pen and a bookstore buck to use in the Volunteer Guild’s book store. For every book finished, readers will get an entry form for the opportunity drawings at the end of the program for one of the five (5) fabulous gift baskets that are incentives to help make this new program a success. The gift baskets are "thematically arranged" and include a Spa Basket, a Chocolate Lover’s Basket, a Book Lover’s Basket, a Movie Lover’s Basket and an Art Lover’s Basket.

So please stop by the Buena Park Library District this summer to sign up for this brand new reading program. Sign-ups begin on July 3rd and the program ends August 12th. Check out some of the other fun summer activities including the Women of Mystery Book Discussion Group, kindly sponsored by the California Center for the Book.

The Adult Summer Reading Program is sponsored entirely by our generous support group, the Volunteer Guild of the Buena Park Library.

For more information on how you can sign up for the program, visit the Library at 7150 La Palma Ave., between Knott and Western Avenues, or call 714-826-4100 or visit the Library’s website. The Library’s hours are Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Friday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Summer Reading Kicks Off This Saturday, June 24 at the Buena Park Library.

Summer Reading kicks off this Saturday, June 24 at the Buena Park Library outside on the lawn, from noon to 3:00 p.m. Fun, games, prizes, snacks, balloons ... you name it, it's probably here.

Sign up for the all new reading programs for Children and Teens!

The themes this year are PAWS, CLAWS, SCALES and TALES for the Children and CREATURE FEATURE for the Teens. Included in our splashy event is the Police Dept.'s Bicycle Rodeo and Bicycle Registration, and its KID ID program. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim "Strike Girls" will be here, too, to share in the fun.

Come join us!

For more information, please call 714-826-4100 x126 in the Children's Department.

"Every Student Succeeds" at the Buena Park Library District -- Beyond the School Year, Too!

"Every Student Succeeds @ Your Library" is the school and library card campaign that began in April and is winding down this month here at the Buena Park Library District for the 2005-2006 school year. A crucial piece of information in the packets went home with over 4,300 2nd, 4th and 6th grade students from St. Pius V School, the Buena Park and the Centralia School Districts – a library card application and "special surprise" coupon! There was also program information for the children’s, and teens’ programs plus our new adults’ summer reading program starting June 24, 2006.


All these students are ENCOURAGED and WELCOME to bring in their new library card coupons until Saturday, July 1st, 2006, to get their new cards and their “Every Student Succeeds” surprise.

SUPERIOR thanks to Office Depot of Buena Park and Wal*Mart of Buena Park for their very generous sponsorship of this library card campaign. The Library would not have been able to “pull off” this promotion without their support. Office Depot provided all the printing, and Wal*Mart helped underwrite all the costs involved. When you go to these stores, please remember to thank them for their considerable support of the Buena Park Library District.

The Buena Park Library District is located at 7150 La Palma Ave., between Knott and Western Avenues. The hours are Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and closed on Sunday. We also have a bookstore which sells gently used books for everyone. For more information, call the library at 714-826-4100 ext. 135 and ask for Kathleen. Or visit our web site at http://www.buenapark.lib.ca.us/.

Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge Program -- Tuesday, June 20th

The Buena Park Library District will be presenting a free evening program featuring the Friends of the Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge with Tim Anderson as speaker. The program will be held on Tuesday, June 20, 2006 at 6:30 p.m. in the lower-level auditorium. The Buena Park Library District is located at 7150 La Palma Avenue in Buena Park, between Knott and Western Avenues.

Topics to be covered during the program include:

• A video presentation about endangered species living in Orange County
• The successes of the Refuge in endangered species recovery
• Opportunities for volunteering on our public lands
• A discussion of the state of this national heritage
• A public question and answer session

The Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1972 on the Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station. The Refuge encompasses 923 acres of tidal salt marsh in Anaheim Bay and is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It was established to protect and provide quality habitat for endangered and threatened species migrating through Orange County. The Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge has an exhibit of bird specimens on display at the Buena Park Library through the month of June 2006.

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. You may also visit the Library’s website.

Cancellation of Free Financial Planning Seminar on Saturday, June 17th

Please note: We have received news from the Society for Financial Awareness that a seminar that they were planning to run at the Buena Park Library District has been cancelled. The program, which is entitled, “Exploring” Your Options for a Quality Retirement, was to have been held on Saturday, June 17, 2006.

"Women of Mystery" Book Discussion Planned for July 2006

Women of Mystery is a compelling and innovative book discussion program provided free to libraries by the California Center for the Book. The Buena Park Library District will be hosting two simultaneous sessions of this program in the month of July. The Library is located at 7150 La Palma Ave., between Knott and Western Avenues.

One session will be offered on Wednesday evenings from 6:30 pm-8:00 pm on July 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th; the other on Thursday afternoons from 2:30 pm-4:00 pm on July 6th, 13th, 20th, and 27th.

In Week One, participants view and discuss the film, Women of Mystery: Three Writers Who Forever Changed Detective Fiction, which profiles mystery writers Sue Grafton, Marcia Muller, and Sara Paretsky, and delves into the worlds of their detectives. In Weeks Two, Three, and Four, books by Muller (Shape of Dread), Paretsky (Tunnel Vision), and Grafton (F is for Fugitive) are discussed.

Copies of each of these books are available for check-out at the Library. It is recommended that the books be read prior to the start of the program. For more information, call the library at 714-826-4100 ext. 125 and ask for Phyllis.

100 attend the Imagination Celebration Event in Buena Park!

Monster Mash Workshop
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About 100 people participated in the Imagination Celebration event at the Buena Park Library District on Saturday, May 13, 2006. Disney Entertainment Presents gave a very interesting and informative “behind the scenes” look at the magic created by Disney Entertainment Productions when they prepare floats for the various parades around the country, including the annual Tournament of Roses Parade and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Afterwards all the children took part in a hands-on Monster Mash Workshop where, with the help of professional artist Margie Zuliani, they made their own MONSTER! A number of the creative creatures are on display in the Volunteer Guild’s Bookstore on the 2nd floor of the Library, located at 7150 La Palma Ave, between Western and Knott. The monsters will be “corralled” for about a month here, so come by and see how creative these children really are!

“We found out that a number of participants in our workshop had visited other Imagination Celebration events this same day, in the morning, so this really was their own “Imagination on the Move” weekend!” said Kathleen Wade, Public Services Manager. The Buena Park Library thanks Disney Entertainment, Ms. Zuliani, and Ms. Pat Wayne of the Arts Orange County organization for co-hosting this event here in Buena Park to represent our part of the annual Imagination Celebration.

More events with the “Imagination of the Move” theme are still being offered for the next few weeks and are brought to you by the Arts Orange County and Orange County Department of Education, as a presentation of the Imagination Celebration, “a county-wide spring arts festival for families, children and creative people of all ages.” For more details and events, please their website.

Catch the Buena Park Library again at their booth at the Cultural Art Faire presented by the City of Buena Park’s Recreation, Park and Community Services Department’s Cultural and Fine Art’s Division on Saturday, May 20, 2006 from 11 am to 3 pm at the Ehlers Recreation Center, 8150 Knott Ave., just south of the intersection of Knott and La Palma. Admission and parking are free.

Free Financial Planning Seminar -- Saturday, May 20th

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, Legal lessons for Life, will be held on Saturday, May 20, 2006 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 Arthur Swerdloft, a member of SOFA.

Topics to be covered during the program include:

• The best way to hold title to the home and protect it from creditors.
• Uniform Gift to Minors Act, does it help or hurt your children.
• Select the guardians for your children.
• Use a living trust to eliminate probate delays, costs and legal fees.
• Minimize the federal death tax by doubling your estate tax exemptions.

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.

Stock up on your Summer Reading! 75 cent sale at the Volunteer Guild Bookstore

Starting Monday, May 15, 2006, and for about 2 weeks only, the Volunteer Guild Bookstore at the Buena Park Library – located on the 2nd floor at 7150 La Palma Avenue – will have a 75 cent sale on all items normally priced at $1.00. SUCH A DEAL! The sale ends Saturday, May 27th, at 4:30 p.m.

This sale includes music cassettes, vinyl records children’s books, and popular magazine titles normally sold for $1.00 have been slashed 25%! The donations to the Bookstore have been remarkable, so come by early to the sale for the best selection! No other discounts apply because these are such great bargains!

For more information about this sale or any future Bookstore sale events, please call 714-826-4100, x123.

Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge Display -- May/June 2006

Snow Goose
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An exhibit about the Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), a critical bird habitat located in Orange County, is now on display at the Buena Park Library District. Esther Cummings of the Friends of the Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge has included some specimens of the birds that can be found in the Refuge. Among the birds displayed, you can see a snow goose, short-eared owl, California quail (the state bird) and a California least tern, an endangered species. None of the animals were killed for display - they died due to accidents. Also included in the display are maps, information on tours and volunteer opportunities at the Refuge. The display is on exhibit in the lobby now through the end of June 2006.

The Buena Park Library District is located at 7150 La Palma Avenue in Buena Park, between Knott and Western Avenues.

The Seal Beach NWR was established in 1972 on the Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station. The Refuge encompasses 923 acres of tidal salt marsh in Anaheim Bay and is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The Refuge was established to protect the endangered California least tern and the light-footed clapper rail, and to provide quality habitat for other threatened species. Tours of the Refuge are conducted on the last Saturday of the month. For more information, about the National Wildlife Refuge, call (562) 598-1024 or visit its website.

The Buena Park Library is open Mondays through Thursdays, 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. For information, please call the Reference Desk at 714-826-4100, ext. 125.

A "Disney Entertainment Presents" Special Program -- Imagination Celebration Event at the BPLD!

Disney Entertainment Presents at the Buena Park Library District on Saturday, May 13, 2006 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Join us for a “behind the scenes” look at the magic created by Disney Entertainment Productions. Meet a Disney Art Director and discover how Disney shows come to life, from concept to the finished design. Then step outside and take part in our hands-on workshop guided by professional artist Margie Zuliani. Ages 5 and up are welcome to attend. Reservations required. Call (714) 826-4100 x 125 or x126 to place your reservations. Space is limited.

This is all part of the “Imagination of the Move” theme of programs brought to you by the Arts Orange County and Orange County Department of Education, as a presentation of the Imagination Celebration, “a county-wide spring arts festival for families, children and creative people of all ages.” For more details and events, please visit the Imagination Celebration website.

For more information, please contact Kathleen Wade at the Reference Desk, 714-826-4100 ext. 125.

It's TV- Turnoff Week April 24th-29th @ the Buena Park Library District

It's TV- Turnoff Week April 24th-29th @ the Buena Park Library District

The Buena Park Library District will be hosting a variety of special programs during TV -Turnoff Week April 24th through 29th, 2006. The Library is located at 7150 La Palma Avenue in Buena Park, between Knott and Western Avenues.

The week kicks off Monday, April 24th at 4:00 p.m. with a special production presented by Kaiser Permanente’s educational theatre group. This twenty minute theatrical production entitled The Swashbuckling Adventures of Jamie in the World of Red, the Reading Pirate will inspire and promote the importance of reading to children ages four and up.

Other children’s programs during the week include:

• Tuesday, April 25th at 10:00 a.m. – Storytime
• Tuesday, April 25th at 3:30 p.m. – Craft time
• Wednesday, April 26th at 11:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. - Storytime
• Thursday, April 27th at 7:00 p.m. - Special storytime where teens will read their favorite children’s book
• Friday, April 28th at 3:30 p.m. – Craft time
• Saturday, April 29th at 10:00 a.m. – Storytime

Turning off the television gives us a chance to think, read, create, and do. Sound like fun? Join other families in the community by celebrating TV-Turnoff Week at the Buena Park Library District. For further information please call the Children’s Room at 714-825-4100 ext. 126.

Free Financial Planning Seminar -- Saturday, April 22nd

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, Investing Concerns in a “Fragile” Market, will be held on Saturday, April 22, 2006 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 George McGehee, a member of SOFA.

Topics to be covered during the program include:

• The U.S. economy is heating up. Learn how to grow your money wisely.
• Why “down” markets create investment “opportunities” for the wise investor.
• Do you know what you’re doing when you invest?
• The “cash flow” eliminator: debt. How spending before planning is “terminal” to investing.

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.

Bunny Rabbit Teapots on Display through April

A collection of charming bunny rabbit teapots and figurines are now on display at the Buena Park Library District. The spring display is courtesy of Linda Hudson, a long-time area resident. “The Bunny Lady” collection is on display in the lobby now through the end of April 2006. The Buena Park Library District is located at 7150 La Palma Avenue in Buena Park, between Knott and Western Avenues.

The hand-painted collectibles include those made by Fitz & Floyd, Otagiri and Omnibus. Hudson has been collecting for nearly 20 years, and has over 200 ceramic bunny figurines at her home. She is an Orange County native, born in Fullerton. She often has afternoon teas at her home for friends, using one of her unique teapots.

Hop on by the Buena Park Library District and take some time to enjoy the delightful works. The Buena Park Library is open Mondays through Thursdays, 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. For information, please call the Reference Desk at 714-826-4100, ext. 125.

National Library Week Coming to the Buena Park Library District

The “American Dream” is alive and well at the Buena Park Library District as we celebrate National Library Week starting Sunday, April 2nd through Saturday, April 8th, 2006 at 7150 La Palma Ave., between Western and Knott on La Palma. Where else can you get something for nothing? With a free Library card for California residents, a card holder can check out books for three weeks on nearly any subject imaginable, listen to music and audio books, borrow a current movie for one week and use the Library’s online databases from home when you access our web page at www.buenapark.lib.ca.us. Upstairs in our hugely stocked and attractively priced Guild Bookstore, a cup of coffee is just 75 cents! Do you need a passport? The Buena Park Library is now an official US Passport Acceptance Agency! Call 714-826-4100 x125 for details about these and the many storytimes for children and special events for teens that are going on here. Look for a new Summer Reading Club for Adults, too.

In the words of Buena Park Councilmember Steve Berry at the City Council meeting held March 28, 2006, “[t]he City Council of the City of Buena Park does hereby proclaim April 2-8, 2006 as National Library Week in Buena Park and encourages all residents to take advantage of all their library has to offer and come discover all the ways they can change their world at [our] Library.”

Buena Park Library District - check it out. We connect you to the world of knowledge.

Change your Luck -- Come to the Media Madness Sale at the Volunteer Guild Bookstore!

Starting Friday, March 17, 2006, on St. Patrick’s Day no less, the Volunteer Guild Bookstore at the Buena Park Library, located on the 2nd floor at 7150 La Palma Avenue, will present its popular St. Patrick’s Media Madness Sale to all interested parties. No blarney! The sale runs through to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 1st, 2006.

All music items are on sale 50% off – cassettes, CD’s, vinyl records, sheet music, books, etc., plus videos and audio books. The donations have been remarkable, so come by early for the best selection. As an added bonus, the $1.00 magazines are also 50% off!

No other discounts apply because these are such great bargains!

For more information about this sale or any future Bookstore sale events, please call 714-826-4100, x123.

Free Financial Planning Seminar -- Saturday, March 25th

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, Getting “Fiscally” Fit, will be held on Saturday, March 25, 2006 from 12:00-1:00 p.m. in the Buena Park Library’s Basement-level Small Meeting Room, located at 7150 La Palma Avenue, Buena Park, California. The guest speaker will be George McGehee, a member of SOFA.

Topics to be covered during the program include:

• How to overcome the roadblocks to financial success
• Creating and maintaining a financial blueprint
• How our daily habits influence our financial fitness
• How to develop your own action steps to financial freedom
• The need to identify cash flow traps
• Why tax-planning vs. tax-preparation can put dollars back into your monthly cash flow
  

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.

Apply for your U.S. Passport at the Buena Park Library

Planning to travel soon? Take advantage of the Library’s convenient Passport Application Services!

The Buena Park Library District has recently been designated an official Passport Application Acceptance Agency. Library staff have been designated by the U. S. Department of State as Passport Acceptance Officers and have been trained to assist you in applying for your passport.

Plan ahead and get your passport now! By December 31, 2006, you will need a passport for air and sea travel to and from Canada, Mexico, Central America, South America, the Caribbean and Bermuda. By December 31, 2007, you will need a passport for land border crossings to the above destinations. This means a big increase in the number of passports that will be issued.

Passport services are offered on the 2nd floor of the Library. When applying for your passport you will need to bring 2 passport photos, proof of U.S. citizenship such as a certified birth certificate, naturalization certificate or previous U.S. Passport and proof of identity, such as a state issued driver’s license or Identification card. Passport application forms are available at the Library. The cost of a passport is $97.00 for adults (16 & older) and $82.00 for children under 16. This cost includes a $30.00 execution fee set by the U.S. Congress that is paid to the Acceptance Agency which will become an additional revenue source for the Library.

Take advantage of the Buena Park Library District’s convenient passport services and help support library programs at the same time.

Passport Application Acceptance Hours are:

Tuesdays 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Thursdays 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Saturdays 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

For more information and details, call the Library at (714) 826-4100 or visit the Buena Park Library District's website. You may also refer to the U.S. Department of State website for application forms, information on documentation required, fees and a wealth of other passport and international information.

Reminder of Free Financial Planning Seminar!

Just a reminder that the Buena Park Library District is hosting a Free Financial Planning Seminar on Saturday, February 25th.

Click here for more information!

Holiday Closure -- President's Day on Monday, February 20th, 2006

The Buena Park Library District will be closed on Monday, February 20th, 2006, in observation of the President's Day holiday. Normal hours will resume on Tuesday, February 21st.

Library Closure -- Monday, February 13th

The Buena Park Library District will be closed for staff training on Monday, February 13th.

Normal hours will resume Tuesday, February 14th.

Free Financial Planning Seminar -- Saturday, February 25, 2006

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, Year End Tax Planning, will be held on Saturday, February 25, 2006 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 William Dove, a member of SOFA.

Topics to be covered during the program include:

• Most common tax mistakes made by people
• Tax “planning” vs. tax “preparation”
• The impact of taxes on investments and qualified plan distributions
• Current tax law changes
• Determining the “formula” for one’s tax liability
• What to do in an IRS audit

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.

Slate of Free Financial Awareness Seminars at the Buena Park Library

The Society for Financial Awareness – “a non-profit educational organization” and the Buena Park Library District have teamed up once again for another round of free informative noontime Saturday seminars to educate anyone interested on some specific financial topics. The seminars are available to everyone and are generally held from 12 NOON to 1:00 p.m. in the second floor Library Board Room, at the Buena Park Library, 7150 La Palma Ave., on La Palma, between Western and Knott Avenues. The speakers are from Society for Financial Awareness’s Culver City, Orange County and Torrance Chapters.

The first seminar is scheduled for Saturday, February 25, 2006, and the topic is “Tax Planning” with speaker William Dove. The rest of the Saturday line-up is as follows (as of February 1, 2006) with one room change* noted:

• March 25, 2006, Getting Fiscally Fit, Downstairs Small Meeting Room*, Speaker: Rayna Elmendorf
• April 22, 2006, Investing Concerns in a “Fragile” Market, Speaker: Rayna Elmendorf
• May 20, 2006, Legal Lessons for Life, Speaker: Arthur Swerdloft
• June 17, 2006, “Exploring” Your Options for a Quality Retirement, Speaker: Rayna Elmendorf

For more detailed information about the seminar topics, please contact Bruce Pasarow in the Library’s Reference Department at 714-826-4100 ext. 125.

In February, Love is in the Air at the Volunteer Guild Bookstore!

Starting Monday, February 6th, 2006 and lasting until Saturday, March 4, 2006 the Buena Park Library’s Volunteer Guild Bookstore is having its annual Romance Paperback Sale up on the 2nd floor. Come by for the latest escapist stories of forbidden passion, dastardly villains, brooding heroes and damsels in distress. There are some other “sweetheart” deals to be found, too, like all the 50 cent paperbacks are now 25 cents! Buy 100 of these paperbacks at a time and receive 20 free – that’s 10 more than last year! Just a note: there will be no discounts for items under $1.00. February is also known as Library Lovers’ Month.

The Library is located at 7150 La Palma Ave., between Knott and Western Avenues. The Guild Bookstore hours are Monday through Wednesday, 12 noon to 6:00 p.m., Thursday, 12 noon to 7:30 p.m., Friday, 12 noon to 3:00 p.m., and Saturday, 12 noon to 4:30 p.m. For further information, please contact the Volunteer Guild Bookstore at (714) 826-4100 x123.

Come Celebrate the Volunteer Guild Bookstore's 5th Birthday in February!

The Volunteer Guild Bookstore, located at the Buena Park Library District, at 7150 La Palma Avenue, on La Palma between Knott and Western, is celebrating its 5th Birthday with a little open house party on Tuesday, February 7th, 2006, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Light refreshments will be served, and Birthday Book Bucks will be available for all attendees.

The Guild Bookstore is run 100% by volunteers and has had some amazing years of revenue that all goes back to funding programs and providing monies for special projects for the Buena Park Library. Guild Memberships are as low as $5.00 for an entire year, with some neat member benefits, too. Stop by to say “Happy Birthday” and see what a great selection they have to offer … you might pick up some great deals on books, paperbacks and magazines.

For more information about the Bookstore, its hours or possibly volunteering, please call 714-826-4100 x123.

Holiday Closure -- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

The Buena Park Library District will be closed on Monday, January 16th, 2006, in observation of the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. Normal hours will resume on Tuesday, January 17th.

Southern California Rocket Association Display

Members of the Southern California Rocket Association (SCRA) are displaying many of their model rockets at the Buena Park Library District. They will be on display in the lobby now through the end of February. The Buena Park Library District is located at 7150 La Palma Avenue in Buena Park.

The items on display include many types of model rockets, a launch system and pad, pictures and posters of model rockets, and a blueprint drawing of one of the first model rockets from 1957. The group has a centrally located, legal, supervised and controlled model rocket launch site serving the Los Angeles/Orange County area and they use the Lucerne Dry Lake Bed site in San Bernardino County. In addition, they also conduct model rocket building and design classes for individuals, families and youth groups. For more information please visit their web site: http://home.earthlink.net/~mebowitz/

The SCRA (as part of the National Association of Rocketry) is about having fun and learning more with and about sport rockets. A benefit of membership is getting together with other model rocket flyers to participate in building sessions, launches, and more.

ReferenceUSA Business Database Available From Your Internet Station

The ReferenceUSA database is now available remotely from your home or work. Just log onto the Buena Park Library’s website , click on the “Online Databases” icon and choose “ReferenceUSA”. Enter your Buena Park Library Card number (no spaces between the numbers) to access the database.

Why use ReferenceUSA? This database has detailed information on over 12 million U.S. businesses. Included are addresses and phone numbers, contact person, type of business, sales figures, parent companies and URL’s. Job seekers, small business owners, and market researchers can use the database to find businesses. Consumers - if you can’t remember the name of a business, but know they are located on La Palma Avenue in Anaheim, ReferenceUSA can help!

It’s just one more service brought to you by the Buena Park Library District.

Community Event: Buena Park Woman's Club Fashion Show

Come join the annual fun at the Buena Park Woman’s Club on January 28, 2006 for a noontime luncheon and 1:00 p.m. fashion show, “Spotlight on Fashion” featuring the wardrobe stylings of Nena’s Fashions of La Habra. The models are club members and friends. To those who have attended these last few years, this has been a favorite event of members and their guests. Ms. Nena herself puts the gilding on these local lilies with terrific clothes and accessories. Most items, plus lots of others, are available for purchase at the show, too.

The cost of the day’s event is $30.00 per person, and the deadline is January 20, 2006. Checks can be made payable to the Buena Park Woman’s Club, and mailed to Sally Riggs, 5912 Homewood Ave., Buena Park, 90621.

The Buena Park Woman’s Club is located on the corner of Beach and 11th Street, at 6711 Beach Blvd. Parking is available on 11th and 12th Streets, and across the street in the City Hall complex. There is no parking at the Enterprise Car Rental lot to the south or the small shopping plaza next door, just north of the Woman’s Club.

Nena’s Fashions, is an amazing store full of a variety of women’s clothing, hats, jewelry and other accessories, and is located at 581 West La Habra Blvd, La Habra, 90631, phone (562) 697-7885.

For information about this or other Buena Park Woman’s Club events, please call Sally Riggs (714) 523-4567 or Tess Rupe (714) 527-5502.

Holiday Closures

The Buena Park Library District will be closed on the following days in observation of the holidays:

Saturday, December 24 through Monday December 26, 2005
Open on Tuesday, December 27, 2005

Saturday, December 31 through Monday January 2, 2006
Open on Tuesday, January 3, 2006

Happy Holidays!

Hurry in for Bargains! Guild Bookstore Closed for Holidays

The Volunteer Guild of the Buena Park Library's second floor used book store will be closed from Monday, December 19, 2005 through Wednesday, January 4, 2006.

It will reopen on Thursday, January 5, 2006, at NOON and will have its regular hours the rest of the week.

Come on down for a nice variety of gift books, movies, magazines, and other media for those folk on your holiday list who are "hard-to-find gifts for."

The Guild Bookstore is located on the second floor of the Buena Park Library District, 7150 La Palma Ave., between Knott Ave. and Western Ave. in Buena Park.

For more information or questions, please call 714-826-4100 x123.

Ceramics Display at the Buena Park Library District

Ceramics created by local artist Yoojin Kim are now on display at the Buena Park Library District. Over a dozen of her fantastic creations are on display in the lobby now through the end of December 2005. The Buena Park Library District is located at 7150 La Palma Avenue in Buena Park, between Knott and Western Avenues.

Ms. Kim studied ceramics at California State University Sonoma and had a studio for several years. This is her first public exhibition. Ms. Kim stated that we live in a fast-paced world and we often don’t think about what we are doing. "It is important to stop and think. Art serves as a vehicle to do that." Ms. Kim stated that when she was younger, she felt she had no direction. "Art gave me a way to express my feelings." She hopes that other young people might be drawn to art as a means to find direction and expression in their lives.

Many of her pieces are humorous, but upon further reflection and study, an underlying pain is perceived. One piece, "Confussion I", was the result of a blind date set up by her mother. The artist thought her date was unattractive, yet had to deal with the pain and confusion of his rejection.

Stop by the Buena Park Library District and take some time to examine the works of thoughtful and sensitive artist. The Buena Park Library is open Mondays through Thursdays, 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. For information, please call the Reference Desk at 714-826-4100, ext. 125.

Volunteer Guild's "Members Only Double Discount Sale" -- Saturday, Dec 10th

The Volunteer Guild of the Buena Park Library, located at the Buena Park Library District, 7150 La Palma Avenue, is offering a few hours of unbridled joy for Volunteer Guild members at very reasonable prices. This annual special sales event will be held Saturday, December 10, from 12:00 Noon to 4:00 p.m. in the Guild’s second floor bookstore. Tables full of donations, including a large selection of audio books, music CDs and cassettes, music LPs, VHS movies, magazines, Christmas themed books of all kinds, and a ton of fiction and non-fiction titles will be on display for perusal and purchase. Come early for best selection!

Non-members can take this opportunity to purchase a membership for only $5.00 for a year’s worth of savings! If you remain a non-member, though, you will pay regular bookstore prices … which are still the best in town.

Also available at this sale is the 2006 Orange County edition of the Entertainment Books for $35.00, which is chock-full of discounts and coupons for a number of events and eateries all over Orange County. A limited number are still available, so stop by and purchase one for that certain someone who has everything!

For further information, please contact the Bookstore at (714) 826-4100, x123.

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.

Program of Supernatural Experiences -- Tuesday, Oct 25th

The Buena Park Library District will be presenting a talk program and slide show of supernatural experiences that have happened in Southern California and other parts of the United States and the world. The program, entitled, A Haunting We Will Go, will be held on Tuesday, October 25, 2005 at 6:30 p.m. in the Buena Park Library’s basement-level auditorium, located at 7150 La Palma Avenue, Buena Park, California. The guest speaker will be Mr. Hal Fowler, a local area resident.

During the program Mr. Fowler will present a slide show and talk about some of the strange and unexplained sightings and experiences that he has had during his lifetime. Many of the areas he will discuss are familiar to Southern California residents: the Queen Mary steamship; the University of Southern California campus; Downtown Long Beach; the Dominguez area near Long Beach; Buellton, Culver City, Fallbrook, and the San Bernardino Mountains. Other areas he will discuss include: Chapel Hill, North Carolina and Kwajalein in the Central Pacific Ocean.

This program is free of charge and the public is invited to attend. It is appropriate for teens and adults. Due to the nature of the topic, it is not recommended for children and preteens. No reservations are necessary. For more information, please call the Buena Park Library District Reference Desk at 714-826-4100, extension 125.

Aviation Magazines on Display at the Buena Park Library District

Early aviation magazines are on display at the Buena Park Library District, located at 7150 La Palma Ave., in Buena Park, on La Palma between Knott and Western Avenues. The display is courtesy of Scott Ford, of Ford Electronics in Buena Park.

The earliest magazine on display is an issue of Aero-America’s Aviation Weekly dated October 14, 1911. The magazines chronicle the development of aviation in the United States from early days of flight through the 1940's. Also on display are photographs, including an aerial photograph of the "new" Los Angeles City Hall, dated January 9, 1928. Looking at the colorful magazine covers from the World War II years is like opening a time capsule and reliving the past.

The display will run through the end of October and can be viewed during library hours. The Buena Park Library is open Mondays through Thursdays from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

For more on this topic:
Titles on Aviation at the Buena Park Library

BPLD Helps Voters Make Sense of Special Election

Between now and Election Day, the Buena Park Library District is ready to be a key point of nonpartisan information for voters. Starting October 3, 2005 voters preparing for the November 8, 2005 Special Election can visit the Buena Park Library District and pick up a free Easy Voter Guide in English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese or Korean.

"Voters are being asked to get up to speed quickly on many technical issues in this election. Record spending levels of competing partisan television advertising only adds to the confusion. We are pleased to be able to offer free Easy Voter Guides so our community can understand what will be on the ballot." explains Kathleen Wade, Public Services Manager.

The nonpartisan 8-page Easy Voter Guide provides a concise overview of each of the eight statewide propositions in layperson language. It also has voting tips and resources for more information. The guide’s straightforward language and user-friendly feel are the result of a community-driven design and editing process. The guide’s contents are also reviewed by an expert panel including the Legislative Analysts’ Office to ensure the distilled descriptions of the ballot measures are still accurate.

Downloadable versions of the Easy Voter Guide and a wide range of nonpartisan voter education tools are available here or at www.easyvoter.org in English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese and Korean. The Easy Voter Guides and www.easyvoter.org website are sponsored by the California State Library, in partnership with the California Secretary of State’s Office, the League of Women Voters of California Education Fund, with support from the James Irvine Foundation and the San Francisco Foundation.

Free Financial Planning Seminar -- Saturday, October 8th

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, Protecting You and Your Family, will be held on Saturday, October 8, 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 Luke Tai, member of SOFA.

Topics to be covered during the program include:

• Do you even need insurance?
• Eliminating risk
• Purchasing insurance on the Internet
• Selecting the proper coverage
• Special insurance needs for women

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.

Community News -- OperationOC and Katrina Relief

Press Release from the Orange County Rescue Mission

Chairman of the Orange County Board of Supervisors Bill Campbell, Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona, County Superintendent of Schools William Habermehl, South Orange County Community College Chancellor Raghu P. Mathur, and Orange County Rescue Mission President Jim Palmer, have joined forces as the Co-Chairman of OperationOC. Co-Chairman Palmer believes that OperationOC is especially positioned to lead a campaign to challenge churches, faith-based organizations, shelters, and other service providers in Orange County to get involved in long-term care and strategies needed to help the first 100 families who have been displaced by Hurricane Katrina arrive in Orange County.

As of September 6th, OperationOC is launching a $2.6 million campaign to rescue the victims of Hurricane Katrina, in partnership with dozens of Orange County public and private organizations, city government, churches, service clubs and private individuals.

Already, an Operation OC advance team is in Amarillo and Dallas, Texas, connecting with potential families who would be traveling to Orange County for assistance.

The critical challenge, beyond the immediate need for housing, food, and water, will be to reduce the further risk of disaster in these victim’s lives, by responding with long-term transitional housing and life needs, ongoing food, clothing, healthcare, job opportunities and mental health services.

To help expedite the availability of housing, the Orange County Rescue Mission will be accelerating the completion of the residential section of their nationally recognized, comprehensive Village of Hope project on Tustin Legacy, the former Tustin Marine Corps Air Base. The Village of Hope will still need to complete their vocational classrooms, medical clinic, dining facility, child development center, offices, warehouse and parking. Because of this need, OperationOC partner, Bob Kopecky, provost of Advanced Technology & Education Park of the South Orange County Community College District, has agreed that they will provide the use of their nearby dining facility and parking. Additionally, OperationOC is looking for sponsors to provide two and three bedroom apartments for displaced Hurricane Katrina families. The Orange County Rescue Mission, Second Harvest Food Bank, Infolink Orange County 2-1-1, County of Orange, Orange County Sheriffs Department, HomeAid Orange County, Calvary Church of Santa Ana, have all joined OperationOC as partners, and will be assisting in the provision of food and supplies.

OperationOC is prepared to immediately utilize the time-tested Strong Beginnings program, the Orange County Rescue Mission’s strategic, case-management based outreach program which provides long-term solutions to permanent housing for homeless families living in poverty motels.

Strong Beginnings, through the assistance of the Children and Families Commission of Orange County, has had great success in helping hundreds of Orange County families end homelessness and is prepared to apply the same three-tiered process of prevention/emergency assistance, stabilization and transition to bring hope to at least 100 families who have faced tragedy and loss because of Hurricane Katrina.

It is the intent of OperationOC to challenge Orange County public and private organizations, churches, service clubs and individuals to pool their resources and join them in the effort to respond to the needs of the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Please contact OperationOC at 1-800-956-1613 (California Only)

http://www.operationoc.org/ and http://www.operationoc.com/

September is National Library Card Sign-up Month

September is National Library Card Sign-up Month, and the Buena Park Library District wants to remind you that "The Smartest Card is @ your library" - it's your library card. "Your library card is your ticket to opportunity," says Kathleen Wade, Public Services Manager. "What other card in your wallet gives you free access to books and CDs, magazines and movies and all sorts of other resources that can change your life - or just make it a little more fun?"

"Smartest Card" activities at the Buena Park Library will begin as a new user signs up for a new library card: he or she will receive a bookmark, pencil, refrigerator magnet and a "Bookstore Buck" to be used towards purchases of used books in our Volunteer Guild Bookstore. New Library card holders will also get a chance to enter three opportunity drawings: a Children's backpack with a book; a Teen backpack with a book; and a Buena Park Library book bag for adults with a book.

For more information on how you can sign up for your library card, visit the Buena Park Library District at 7150 La Palma Ave., between Knott and Western Avenues in Buena Park, call 714-826-4100 or see the library's Web site. The Library's hours are Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Observed since 1987, Library Card Sign-up Month is a time when the ALA and libraries across the country remind parents that a library card is the most important school supply of all. Remember, the best kept secret should not be a secret...tell a friend that September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month!

Free Financial Planning Seminar -- Saturday, September 10th

The Buena Park Library District is co-sponsoring a free financial awareness seminar with Citinet Mortgage. The seminar, entitled Maximize Your Credit Score, will be held on Saturday, September 10, 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 Sylvia Woodside.

Topics to be covered during the program include:

• What is a credit score?
• The three credit bureaus.
• How do I get my credit report?
• Improving your credit score.

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.

Book Authors to Sign Books on Monday, August 29th

Authors will reveal writing, publishing, career & web marketing secrets on Monday, August 29, 2005 at 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. in the downstairs auditorium of the Buena Park Library District.

This event is presented by the Buena Park Library & Publishers Roundtable. The authors will have books for signing.

Please see our printable flier for more information.

Authors present will be:

• Carol J. Amato
  Carol J. Amato is the author of 19 books and 125 articles. Her latest book, The Lost Treasure of the Golden Sun, is the first title in a new mystery series, The Phantom Hunters!™ for ages 10 and up. She'll speak on "Getting Your Book Published."
  
  
• Jeanne Lazo
  Jeanne Lazo is the author of three new books: If Looks Could Kill, a mystery for ages ten and up, If Looks Could Kill Teacher's Guide, and How to Write Kids' Mysteries: A Guide for Teen and Adult Writers. In 2004, she co-authored Persistence is Power! A Real-World Guide for the Newly Disabled Employee with Carol J. Amato. Jeanne's topic will be: "Writing Kids' Mysteries: You Can Do It!"
  
  
• Sue McCullough
  Author of Be Your Passion Guide to Life and Career Success, Sue McCullough of Irvine, is a life and career coach and seminar leader. In her "Find Your Passion" exercise, she'll help you visualize your life's passion and begin an action plan for making your passion part of your career and life experience.
  
  
• Peggi Ridgway
  The author of Successful Website Marketing, Peggi is a web site coach and the author of many non-fiction magazine articles, books, newsletters and web pages. She'll share tips to help you "optimize your website" to attract search engines and make your site both user-friendly and search-engine ready.
  

Businesses are Super Heroes for Summer Reading Programs

The Buena Park Library District’s Annual Summer Reading Program ends Saturday, August 27th, 2005 and with it its two clubs will also close - "Super Readers = Super Heroes" for children ages 2-12 and the teen’s "Unleash Your Power / Read." The last day of reading program festivities will be from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. outside the Library and will include a variety of games and events to celebrate another successful summer reading program year (chalkdrawing, cakewalks, ring and beanbag tosses, faces painting, etc.) and children who participated in the reading program can earn other incentive prizes just by showing up. Children and teens will also be able to turn in a completed program opportunity ticket for next week’s selection of Knott’s Berry Farm Theme Park passes. We will also be sharing a new friend with our community – the La Palma Intercommunity Hospital … so stop by their table to say hello and see what they can do for you.

Both summer reading clubs were generously sponsored by the Volunteer Guild of the Buena Park Library. The Volunteer Guild raised the monies needed to sponsor most of this summer’s special events, and funded all the printing and the incentive prizes for the children and teens through rapid book and membership sales. Many thanks to the hard working Guild volunteers!

In addition, the Buena Park Library thanks this year's other Summer Reading Program sponsors. First, a big thanks to the Metropolitan Cooperative Library System for developing and printing the decorative bags, book logs, bookmarks and posters used to celebrate both the children’s and teens programs.

Second, the Library also thanks the following over 30 local business “heroes” who not only bountifully supported the teens and children of Buena Park, but helped make this summer reading program one of the best ever:

Albertson’s (La Palma & Knott)
Angels’ Baseball
Aquarium of the Pacific
Baja Fresh
Boomers Fun Centers
Bowers Museum
Build-a-Bear Workshops
Care Ambulance Services, Inc.
Centennial Heritage Museum
Children’s Museum of La Habra
Claim Jumper Restaurant
Cold Stone Creamery
Dairy Queen of Cypress
Friends of the Santa Ana Zoo
Golf-N-Stuff
Golf-N-Stuff Family Fun Centers
Golfland Entertainment
Hof’s Hut Restaurant
HomeTown Buffet
In-&-Out Burger
Irvine Lanes
Katella Deli
Knott’s Berry Farm
Krikorian Premiere Theatres
Laguna Beach Festival of the Arts
Legoland
McDonald’s
Pat and Oscar’s
Power Toyota of Buena Park
Dennis Salts Family of Buena Park
See’s Candies
Six Flags Magic Mountain
Subway
Target Stores
Universal Studios
Vent-A-Hood (VAH Marketing) & Pacific
Sales Home Furnishing)
Yamaha Cares (Yamaha Corporation of
America)


And finally, a big thank you for the press coverage to: The Buena Park Independent, the Los Angeles Times, Orange County edition and the Orange County Register and its Special Section: Westside Weekly.

“We are very proud of our community’s corporate/library partnerships that have continually supported our summer reading programs since 1999, and our Summer Reading Program couldn't be done without the financial assistance of all our library supporters who contributed to this annual worthy cause,” says Ms. Kathleen Wade, Public Services Manager. “We don’t know what we would have done without you – once again, you all helped make this summer very special.”

For more information about sponsoring a library reading program, the fall storytime schedule or for more details of this most recent Summer Reading Program, contact Mary Ivelia or Phyllis Nisle in the Children’s Department at 714-826-4100 ext. 126. You can also visit our web site at www.buenapark.lib.ca.us.

Vendor Fair "On the Green" -- Saturday, Aug 27th

The Volunteer Guild Bookstore and SLS Creative Business Solutions are co-sponsoring another vendor fair at the Buena Park Library. This one will be outside on the grass at the “Wrap Event for Summer Reading” on Saturday, August 27th, 2005 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Volunteer Guild in their fundraising efforts to benefit the Library’s public programming and service needs.

Sales representatives and independent consultants for vendors Avon™, Becky and Betty, Celebrations by Lillian Vernon™, Cookie Lee Jewelry(R), Luxe & Co., Mary Kay(R) Cosmetics, Pampered Chef, Smith Chiropractic, Tastefully Simple and Tupperware(R) and will be on hand to demonstrate their wares for early gift, graduation and holiday shopping. There will be free opportunity drawings available to those who attend, as well as gift certificates and take-away items. Bring a friend!

SLS Creative Business Solutions has organized this event in support of the Volunteer Guild.

For more information about this event and other Guild Bookstore activities, please call 714-826-4100 x123.

Smooth Jazz at the Library -- Wednesday, August 24th

Join the Buena Park Library District on Wednesday, August 24th, at 7:00 p.m. in the Library’s downstairs auditorium, located at 7150 La Palma Ave., as it welcomes Brother Yusef as he “Sings the Blues” and plays some smooth guitar jazz to music lovers of all ages. This free program is sponsored by Yamaha Cares, a special organization within Buena Park’s Yamaha Corporation of America and is for the young and the forever young of Buena Park. It is another of the Library’s special summer program celebrating our local heroes, Super Heroes = Super Readers and Unleash Your Power/Read reading club themes for children aged 2-12 and teens aged 13-17 respectively. Seating is limited, so come early for the best seat in the house.

For more information, please contact the Children's Department at (714) 826-4100 x126 or visit the Children's Area or Teen Area for a complete schedule of summer events and list of program sponsors.

Bugs Galore with Dr. Sue -- Monday, August 22nd at 7:00 p.m.

Join the Buena Park Library District on Monday, August 22nd, at 7:00 p.m. in the Library’s downstairs auditorium, located at 7150 La Palma Ave., as it welcomes Sue Van Vorhis Key, Ph.D. -- entomologist and educator whose motto is "bugging students to learn" -- and her Dr. Sue’s Traveling Insect & Arthropod Zoo. Dr. Sue uses “live animals, accurate models, artifacts and puppets to create a lasting understanding and impression of the diversity and design of nature's many-legged creatures.”

This free program is sponsored by Power Toyota of Buena Park and is for the young and the forever young of Buena Park. It is another of the Library’s special summer program celebrating our local heroes, Super Heroes = Super Readers and Unleash Your Power/Read reading club themes for children aged 2-12 and teens aged 13-17 respectively. Seating is limited, so come early for the best seat in the house.

For more information, please contact the Children's Department at (714) 826-4100 x126 or visit the Children's Area or Teen Area for a complete schedule of summer events and list of program sponsors.

Puppets Galore! -- Monday, August 15th

The Buena Park Library District presents Richard Woloski’s Puppet Show on Monday, August 15th, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. in the Library’s downstairs auditorium, located at 7150 La Palma Avenue, Buena Park, California.

This is a free program supporting our Super Readers are Super Heroes theme for the Summer Reading Program, and is sponsored by the Volunteer Guild of the Buena Park Library. The public is invited to attend. No reservations necessary, however space is limited. For more information, please call Mary at the Children’s Desk at 714-826-4100, extension 126.

Community News -- Free Medical Testing at the BUENA PARK SENIOR CENTER

Super Senior Saturday, the greatest Senior Resource Fair in Orange County, will be held on August 20, 2005 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Buena Park Senior Center. Free medical opportunities will be available - Carotid Artery and Hemoglobin testing (no fasting required), and Dermascan Face Cancer screening.

Get your blood Pressure and hearing checked and the famous pharmacist, Dr. Bill Liu will talk about your medicines (bring all that you take) and Podiatrist, Dr. Vanessa will check your feet. WalMart will be talking to you about prescription glasses.

Super Senior Saturday "Western Roundup" will provide food, entertainment, and free opportunity drawings for all participants over 55 years of age. Exhibitors will be health professionals, housing providers, health maintenance organizations, financial planners, home health agencies, elder law attorneys, senior publications, hospice providers, and various other businesses and service organizations. There will provide free samples, discounts, and individual drawings for prizes.

The Buena Park Senior Center is located at the Ehlers Community Recreation Center on 8150 Knott Avenue. For additional information call (714) 236-3870.

Magic Performance -- Monday, August 8th at 7:00 p.m.

Join the Buena Park Library District on Monday, August 8th, at 7:00 p.m. in the Library’s downstairs auditorium, located at 7150 La Palma Ave., as it welcomes the multi-talented magician and comedic showman Abbit the Grea … er, Average. Magician Abbit recently starred at an invitation-only After Hours Harry Potter Birthday celebration at the Library, where he entertained 119 excited “Muggle-born” invitees, many who later raved about the party and the magic show.

This free program is for the young and the forever young of Buena Park. It is another of the Library’s special summer program celebrating our local heroes, Super Heroes = Super Readers and Unleash Your Power/Read reading club themes for children aged 2-12 and teens aged 13-17 respectively. Seating is limited, so come early for the best seat in the house.

For more information, please see our web page or contact the Children's Department at (714) 826-4100 x126 or visit the Children's Area or Teen Area for a complete schedule of summer events and list of program sponsors.

FREE First Time Home Buyer / Refinancing Seminar -- August 13

The Buena Park Library District is co-sponsoring a free “fiscal fitness” seminar with the Society for Financial Awareness (SOFA), a California non-profit that provides financial education through seminars and workshops. The seminar is entitled "First Time Home Buyers / Refinancing 2005", and will be held on Saturday, August 13, 2005, from 12 Noon until 1:00 p.m. in the Buena Park Library’s 2nd floor Board Room, located at 7150 La Palma Avenue, Buena Park, California.

Topics to be covered during the program include:

• First time buyer’s money-saving secrets.
• How to finance a home in today’s market.
• Eight (8) tips every home buyer must know.
• Nine (9) deadly sins to avoid when buying a home.
• How to invest in today’s real estate market.

Your presenter is Sylvia Woodside, a member of the Buena Park Chamber of Commerce, SOFA and Mortgage Specialists.

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

Visit the Wild Wonders on Monday, July 25th at 7:00 p.m.

Join the Buena Park Library District on Monday, July 25th, at 7:00 p.m. in the Library’s downstairs auditorium, located at 7150 La Palma Ave., as it welcomes the various animals from Wild Wonders, Inc. It is a live interactive show where audiences “learn about the wildlife and planet we share,” according to Director Jackie Navarro and her friendly animal keeping and educator staff, April, Raquel, Kim and Katie. Wild Wonders, Inc., is a licensed and insured wildlife education organization that travels throughout the United States, providing exotic animals and animal trainers for shows, parties, rentals, programs, and exhibits.” This free program is sponsored by the Dennis Salts Family of Buena Park and is for the young and the forever young of Buena Park. It is another of the Library’s special summer program celebrating our local heroes, Super Heroes = Super Readers and Unleash Your Power/Read reading club themes for children aged 2-12 and teens aged 13-17 respectively. Seating is limited, so come early for the best seat in the house.

For more information, please see our web page or contact the Children's Department at (714) 826-4100 x126 or visit the Children's Area or Teen Area for a complete schedule of summer events and list of program sponsors.

Science, Shakespeare, and Origami at the Library

On Monday, July 18th, at 7:00 p.m., "Mr. Chemistry" Rudy Gonzales will bring his "Rudy’s Radical Science" show to the Library. The show, sponsored by Care Ambulance Services, is a favorite of our young people in Buena Park and Rudy shows that every day science is all around us.

For more information about this and other special summer programs – including the Philosopher’s Club, the Shakespeare Club and the Origami Club – please call the Children’s Department at 714-826-4100 x126.

Magazine Sale in July at the Guild Booskstore

The Volunteer Guild Bookstore, located on the 2nd floor of the Buena Park Library District, 7150 La Palma Ave., is having a Magazine Sale, starting July 11, 2005 and ending July 30th. Buy one magazine and get one magazine of equal or lesser value FREE! There are a lot of nice magazines to choose from so stop by Mondays and Thursdays from 12 Noon to 7:30 p.m.; Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 12 Noon to 6:00 p.m.; Fridays, 12 Noon to 3:00 p.m.; and Saturdays from 12 Noon to 4:30 p.m.

Don’t forget to ask about our upcoming sales: The college textbook and computer manuals sale in August, October Backroom Blowout Sale and our December Members Only Double Discount Sale!

Membership in the Volunteer Guild is available for $5.00 per year. Your membership benefits include free books and other special discounts.

For more information, please call Luann O’Hara, Bookstore Manager and Volunteer Guild President at 714-826-4100 x123.

Flights of Fantasy "Take Off" at the Buena Park Library District

Join the Buena Park Library District on Monday, July 11th, at 7:00 p.m. in the Library’s downstairs auditorium, located at 7150 La Palma Ave., as it welcomes the talented ladies of the Flights of Fantasy Story Theater for a special super hero program sponsored by the Volunteer Guild of the Buena Park Library. This program is for the young and the forever young of Buena Park, and is another special summer program celebrating our local heroes, Super Heroes = Super Readers and Unleash Your Power/Read reading club themes for children aged 2-12 and teens aged 13-17 respectively. Seating is limited, so come early for the best seat in the house. For more information, please see our web page at http://www.buenapark.lib.ca.us/ or contact the Children's Department at (714) 826-4100 x126 or visit the Children's Area or Teen Area for a complete schedule of summer events and list of program sponsors.