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>>> February
Grand Opening
Celebration
Main
Library, 601 Santa Monica Boulevard
Saturday, January 7th, 10:00 a.m to 4:00 p.m.
Schedule of the Day's Events
10:00 a.m. Welcome and
Opening Remarks (North Courtyard)
Jamie Lee Curtis, Actor-Author of Children’s
Books.
Robert Holbrook, Mayor of Santa Monica.
Greg Mullen, City Librarian. Edward Edwards,
Chair of Library Board.
10:45 a.m. Ribbon Cutting
and Photographs (North Courtyard)
11:00 a.m.
Jamie Lee Curtis Book Reading (Martin Luther King Jr. Auditorium)
Book signings with these celebrity authors,
12 noon. - 12:30 p.m. (Central Courtyard)
11:30 a.m.
Rhea Perlman Book Reading (Martin Luther King Jr. Auditorium)
11:30 a.m.
- 12:30 p.m. Curtis/Perlman Book Signings (Central
Courtyard)
11:00 a.m. Harry and the
Tyrannosaurus Rex (Children's Activity Room)
Theatrical puppet show performed by Swazzle
Puppets. Harry enlists the help of friendly
dinosaurs to chase away a Tyrannosaurus Rex and
learns that jumping to conclusions can lead to
big mistakes. For ages 4 & up.
noon
– 1:30 p.m. Interviews with Community & Project
Stakeholders by Sandy Jacobson (MLK
Auditorium)
Greg Mullen, City Librarian. Jon Arenberg,
President, Friends of the Library Board. Edward
Edwards, Chair of the Library Board.
John Ruble, Partner-in-Charge, Moore Ruble Yudell
Architects & Planners. David Selna, Project
Manager, Morley Construction. Stephanie Psomas, Landscape Architect, Pamela Burton & Company,
Carl Cheng, Artist of "Underwater Canopy."
1:00 p.m. Fiesta!
(Children's Activity Room)
An entertaining program that features the culture of
Mexico through stories, artifacts and dance.
Children will learn a Mexican folk dance. For ages 4
& up.
1:30
– 3:00 p.m. Interviews of Prominent Local Authors with
Connie Martinson
(MLK Auditorium)
Ernest Marquez, Santa Monica Beach: A
Collector’s Pictorial History. Sid
Fleischman, The Whipping Boy. Sonya Sones,
One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother
Dies.Carolyn See, Making a Literary Life.
2:45 p.m.
From Mother Goose to Dr. Seuss (Children's Activity
Room)
“Edu-tainer” Janeece Flint presents an interactive,
theatrical program that brings books to life. For
ages 3 & up.
3:00
– 4:00 p.m. Presentation by The Animal Guys (MLK
Auditorium)
Santa Monica-based founders of wildlife education
program featuring appearances by a dozen wild/exotic
animals including Siberian Lynx, Porcupine, Squirrel
Monkey, and a Two-toed Sloth.
Open House at the Teen Lounge
Week of Saturday, January 7-Friday, January 13. Teen
Lounge.
Teens (Grades 6-12) are invited to visit the new
Teen Lounge and enter drawings for fabulous
prizes.
Selected Words: Poetry at the Library
Sunday, January 8 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. MLK Jr.
Auditorium.
Local Santa Monica poets Jeanette Clough,
francEyE, and John Harris exhibit the power and
resonance of poetry in a lively panel discussion
led by Paul Lieber, host of KPFK’s “Why Poetry?”
show.
Spotlight on Architecture: The New Main Library
Monday, January 9 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. MLK Jr.
Auditorium
Concepts like “the living room of the city” and
paseo inform the new library’s architecture.
John Ruble, Partner-in-Charge at Moore Ruble
Yudell Architects & Planners – recipient of the
2006 Architecture Firm Award from the American
Institute of Architects – talks about the
principles that guided his design of the Main
Library. Dr. Kenneth Breisch, Director of
Historic Preservation Programs at the USC School
of Architecture, describes the new Main
Library’s place in the transformation of the
American public library.
California Classic Books with David Ulin
Wednesday, January 11 from 7:30 to 9 p.m. MLK Jr.
Auditorium.
A discussion with Los Angeles Times Book Review
editor David Ulin launches a new California
Classics Book Group. The Group will discuss
California literature from its earliest origins,
through Los Angeles noir, and up to the present
day. Beginning in February, the Group will meet
at 1:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each
month. The selection for February 14th is
Carolyn See's The Handyman.
Viva Salsa!
Friday, January 13 from 4 to 5 p.m. Multipurpose
Room.
So you think you can dance? Teens in Grades 8 &
up are invited to join the salsa dance class
taught by the Dance Doctor. All levels welcome.
Family Concert Day
Saturday, January 14 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. MLK Jr.
Auditorium
Schedule of the Day's Events
11:00 a.m.-noon. Don't be
Afraid; It's Just Opera!
Mezzo-soprano Suzanna Guzman, a Los Angeles
Opera artist and local radio personality,
performs her award-winning program.
1:00
- 2:00 p.m.
Los Angeles Flute Quartet
This ensemble’s eclectic repertoire and interactive
performance style combine to showcase the flutes
remarkable qualities.
3:00 - 4:00 p.m. The Hour
Trio
This modern jazz trio of young Santa Monicans
has been hailed by the Los Angeles times as
"teenage jazz phenoms."
Dedication of the Martin
Luther King Jr. Auditorium
Monday, January 16 at 12 noon. North Entry Court
Celebrate the dedication of the new Main
Library’s Auditorium as part of the Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. Day 2006. Please note: The Main
Library will be open only for docent and guided
tours at 12:30, 1:00, and 1:30 p.m.
Between Two Worlds: Jewish
Diaspora Stories
Tuesday, January 17 from 7 to 8:45 p.m.
Multipurpose Room
Explore the Jewish Diaspora through literature
with a presentation by local scholar Barbara
Bilson. This event launches an engaging
five-part book discussion series from February
to June that will meet the third Tuesday of each
month from 7 to 8:30 p.m. and includes books
from renowned authors Saul Bellow and Allegra
Goodman. This program has been made possible
through a grant from Nextbook and the American
Library Association.
A Tribute to Raymond Carver
Thursday, January 19 from 7:30 to 9 p.m. MLK
Auditorium
An evening of spoken word celebrating the poetry
and prose of the late, great writer of the
Pacific Northwest. Produced by Susan Hayden, and
featuring an ensemble cast of Andrew Allport,
John Waldman, S.A. Griffin, Chris Allport,
Laurel Ann Bogen, Beth Ruscio, Doug Knott,
Philomene Long Thomas, Scott Wannberg, Shawna
Casey, Jack Kehler, Michelle Little, Leon
Martell, and Michael C Ford.
Junie B. Jones
Sunday, January 22 at 2 p.m. MLK Auditorium.
Actors from the Morgan-Wixson Theatre perform
scenes based on the popular children’s series
about Junie B. Jones and her experiences at
school and home. For ages 5 & up.
Californians in Crime: The
Great California Mystery Tradition
Wednesday, January 25 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. MLK
Auditorium
Attention, mystery buffs! Meet local mystery
authors Denise Hamilton, Rochelle Krich, and
Paula Woods. Book-signing to follow. This
program kicks off a new Mystery Book Group at
the Main Library that will meet the fourth
Wednesday of every month from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
This event is supported by Poets & Writers,
Inc. through a grant it has received from The
James Irvine Foundation.
Book Chat
Friday, January 27 and Friday, February 24 from 4 to
5 p.m. Teen Lounge
Calling all book lovers! Come see what’s new at
the library and discuss your favorite fiction
and nonfiction titles with others. Meets every
fourth Friday of the month. High school students
only.
The following program has been
cancelled and will be re-scheduled:
The History of Humankind
through the Eyes of Stanton Macdonald-Wright: The
Library Mural Series
Saturday, January 28 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. MLK
Auditorium.
A pioneer of Modernism, Macdonald-Wright created
one of the largest and most vibrant murals
completed during the 1930s New Deal at the Santa
Monica Public Library. After 40 years, the mural
series (on loan from the Smithsonian American
Art Museum) has returned to the new Main
Library. Dr. Ilene Susan Fort, Mural Consultant
and Curator of American Art at the Los Angeles
County Museum of Art, describes the murals,
followed by an opportunity to view the murals
installed on the second floor of the new Main
Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd.
Wave of Tales Storytelling Festival
with Special Guest, Henry Winkler
Saturday, January 28, from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Schedule of the Day's Events
10:30-11:30 a.m. Thunderation! A Storm of Stories
with Katy Rydell
(Children’s Activity Room)
Enjoy tales of wonder, noise and magic with the
author and storyteller, and then create butterflies.
For ages 3 & up.
noon - 1:00p.m.
Henry Winkler presents the “Hank Zipzer” series (MLK
Auditorium)
Actor Henry Winkler reads from his series of books
that he has co-written the “Hank Zipzer” series
about a 4th grade boy with dyslexia. For ages 9 to
12 and parents.
1:30 - 2:30p.m.
Storytelling Workshop for Parents with Kathleen
Zundell (Children’s Activity Room)
Once upon a time, a storyteller traveled far and
wide to help others gather golden moments, remember
precious memories, and craft unique family tales to
share. Zundell’s workshop is designed for parents,
grandparents, caregivers, teachers and other adults
working with children.
3:00
- 5:00 p.m. Storytelling Concerts (Children’s
Activity Room)
Join us for fiery folktales with storyteller and
actress Ellaraino; brain stretching tall tales with
storyteller and actor Stephen Henniger; poignant
personal tales with storyteller Barbara Clark; and a
few outright lies by Santa Monica Public librarian
and storyteller Donnae. All ages welcome.
The World War I Years: America Becomes a World Power
Sunday, January 29 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Multipurpose
Room
Professor Lynn Dumenil (Occidental College)
presents films highlighting the events of World
War I and its lasting effects on the United
States. Parts two and three of the series are
presented on February 12th and 26th. This
program is supported through a grant from the
American Library Association and National Video
Resources.
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