Mesa Verde Library News January 2008
By Grace M. Barnes
Branch Manager
Winter is here. The cooler weather is perfect for getting cozy before a fire with a good book and reading to your heart’s content. This is one of my favorite times of year at the library. It is the slow time of year, time to reflect on the year past and plan for the coming New Year.
Children’s programming has been busy this year. The Storytimes ended this month with a highly successful visit from Santa. He read stories to the kids and took time to talk to each child. Storytime begins again at the end of January. Please call the library at 714-546-5274 to register for Storytime or for more details.
Origami Kai will return for their annual visit on January 24th. Registration is required. You can do this in person at the library or by phone.
With the coming New Year, I will be moving to the El Toro Library. It has been a wonderful pleasure to work with you, the Friends of the Costa Mesa Libraries and the staff of all three of the libraries. It has been great to work with the patrons of the Mesa Verde Library. Costa Mesa has impressed me with its growth and sense of community.
Most of all it has been inspiring to see the growth that the Friends have experienced since I came to Mesa Verde Library in May 2004. You have developed into a progressing, expanding and cutting edge Friends group. You are the first Friends group in OCPL to use a passport service to raise funds. You developed one of the best pre-owned book stores in Orange County here at the Mesa Verde Library. All your hard work is focused on a new state-of-the-arts library. And I know you will succeed in all your efforts. It has been a very great honor to be a very small part of this.
It is hard to leave Mesa Verde with its wonderful staff and great patrons. I plan to stop by from time to time. You will see me here when you open the doors to your new state-of-the-arts library.
A Very Giving Bookstore
By Sherrie Neft
This year, our “Friends of the Costa Mesa Libraries” Mesa Verde Branch Library Bookstore will be celebrating its second anniversary with a big bash, public invited, on March 15, 2008. We are more organized and efficient than ever. We sell gift certificates, book bags, DVD’s, CD’s, audio books, books with large print, VHS movies (we still have some available), books of all categories, and we always provide membership to “Friends of the Costa Mesa Libraries” for the low price of $15.00 yearly. All of this helps to support our three Costa Mesa libraries.
We continue to offer special sales, and special, very low prices including the “buck a bag” on Saturdays and Sundays, and fabulous, very low priced “teacher sets.” So often teachers, reading specialists, school librarians, and other school resource personnel use their own money to supplement materials that schools do not provide.
We are very proud to say that we have donated many of our surplus books to a number of charity organizations as follows: the Theo Lacy Jail, Shelters, senior citizens centers and retirement homes, the Fairview Developmental Center, the Early Literacy Program for Low Income Families, Reach Out and Read, and the Home Based Activities Building Language Acquisition Program (HABLA), just to mention a few. Our goal is to continue assisting these programs with our excess books.
All our bookstore materials are donations from our very generous Costa Mesa community. All our bookstore workers including managers are volunteers who are a very cooperative, cohesive group of bookstore aficionados giving their energy, time, labor and dedication to this success.
We can always use more committed volunteers who would love a fun, worthwhile experience a few hours a week helping categorize, price, and make decisions about books, in a clean, well organized, stylish environment, with decor to represent the current season and holidays.
Please do come in and enjoy!! Our normal hours are:
Days/Hours: Tues. through Thursday, Sat, Sun
1:00 P.M.-4:00 P.M.
Location: Corner of Mesa Verde East and Baker, behind MV Library in SE corner of the parking lot
Costa Mesa/Donald Dungan Library News
By Susan Sassone Branch Manager
Children’s Storytimes:
Toddler Storytime: Children ages 0-3 and their caregivers are invited to come to the library on Mondays at 11 AM for stories, songs, and fingerplays. Starting this month, toddlers can engage in hands-on educational toys at the end of storytime! New for the springtime- come to 4 storytimes, get a free Kid Builder book, full of great activities to do with your child!
January dates: 7, 14, 28
Family Storytime: All ages are invited to the Wednesday evening storytime at 7PM for stories, songs, crafts, and fun. New for the springtime- come to 4 storytimes, get a free Kid Builder book, full of great activities to do with your child!
January dates: 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Parent Workshop
Starting in January, one Wednesday evening will feature a Parent Workshop during storytime! These workshops are for families with infants and toddlers. The whole family is welcome to attend for hands-on activities and storytime. Each child attending receives a free book! Funded by Early Literacy for Families grant, presented by the Orange County Public Libraries and READ.
Parent Workshop date: January 23
Children’s Events:
Drop-in craft day
Saturday, January 12, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Stop by the Children’s department during your visit to the library to make and take a great craft. All supplies will be provided, just bring your imagination!
A.A. Milne celebration!
Friday, January 18, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Celebrate the birthday of A.A. Milne, author of Winnie-the-Pooh! Stop by the library for arts and craft fun.
Book Discussion
New Book Club forming for the New Year at Donald Dungan/Costa Mesa Library
First Monday of the month
January 7th, 2008, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Costa Mesa Technology Center
By Karen Emerson Branch Manager
Did you know that we have six filtered computers at our branch? They are available for children and teens. We also offer help with word processing and other
Microsoft programs. Our staff can show you how to find relevant, age appropriate, websites. Need to do that research paper? We are here to help you use our magazine and newspaper databases.
Computer Tutors Available
Want to learn more about the basics of computers,how to navigate through
the Internet, set up an E-mail account, or learn more about Microsoft
Word, Excel, Power Point and Publisher? Give us a call or come in and will get you started with one of our personal tutors. We will be happy to assist you with your computer endeavors. Help is here at your Costa Mesa
Technology Branch.
Costa Mesa Technology Center
(714) 754-4431
Tue. - Thu. 1:00-9:00 PM
Fri, Sat. 10:00AM-5:00 PM
Sun, Mon. Closed
Looking for a good read for an inexpensive price? Maybe a Coffee Table Book on American Castles? Check out the Used Book Store at the Dungan Library.You will find many fascinating titles in the following areas: Popular Fiction, Currant Affairs, Health, Religion, Classics and much, much more.
This months book theme choice is “Popular Fiction,” and the author of choice is Patricia Cornwell.
Cornwall was born in Miami Florida in the mid fifties and grew up in North Carolina. She has written both fiction and biography. Her biography about Mrs. Billy Graham,
“A Time For Remembering” was published in 1993 and won many prestigious awards. Although Ms. Cornwell is known best for her crime novels featuring Kay Scarpetta, Ms. Cornwell has also wrote a forensic fact based book on Jack the Ripper; “Portrait Of A Killer: Jack The Ripper – Case Closed” in 2002.
Her last published novel, “Book Of The Dead” was published in October 2007 and spent many weeks on the New York Times best selling list. Many of her books may be found in hard back and pocket book at the Used Book Store. Other popular fiction authors would include David Balducci, Jeffrey Archer, Ken Follett, Richard North Patterson and many more.
Come browse the Dungan Library Used Book Store.
Book Store Hours;
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 3pm to 7pm
Saturday 10am to 2pm
Book Sale revenue provides needed financial support for our Costa Mesa Libraries.