The Library Shop in the Palos Verdes Peninsula Center Library is celebrating its 25th anniversary. It is a fundraising arm of the Peninsula Friends of the Library, and is staffed exclusively by volunteers. These volunteers not only make the sales, but go on periodic shopping expeditions to provide a wonderful array of very reasonably priced, attractive and [...]
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Palos Verdes Library District will host a discussion and book signing with Mary Tillman about her new book, Boots on the Ground by Dusk: My Tribute to Pat Tillman at 7pm, Thursday, September 25 in the Peninsula Center Library Community Room. Pat Tillman had a very successful college football career at Arizona State where [...]
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Recent studies show that a certain percentage of overweight individuals are actually metabolically healthy. Almost 25% of these adults are not at increased risk for heart disease and diabetes. Nearly as many normal weight adults are at an increased risk for the same diseases. Experts warn against complacency in view of such findings, though. Other studies [...]
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
In anticipation of the upcoming school year, the library is pleased to announce expanded hours for our online chat service. Beginning September 2, chat will be available Monday through Thursday, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm.
Monday, August 25, 2008
The Main Library on Silver Spur Road will close one hour early at 8:00 p.m. this Thursday – August 28 – due to a scheduled Edison power outage. All district library services, including online and telephony services, will NOT be available until Friday morning.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
A conference of scientists has determined that travel beyond our solar system is technically impossible with current technology. Rocket scientists from NASA, the U.S. Air Force and academia agree that the major difficulties are time and fuel. Using the most sophisticated propulsion systems available would still mean taking decades to reach our solar system’s nearest [...]
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Looking for movies the whole family can enjoy? Click on the following link (PDF) to see family-friendly movies available at the Palos Verdes Library District: Family Movies
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Did you know the library has a Blu-ray collection? From now on we’ll be purchasing major DVD titles in the Blu-ray format. Take a look at all the Blu-ray DVDS we have!
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Click on the following link to see some Library and Internet resources for retirees young and young at heart: Retirement Resources (PDF file)
Thursday, August 14, 2008
So Cal Edison will be working on Deep Valley Drive the week of August 25th. The Library will be without power from 10:00pm on Thursday, August 28th through 6:00am on Friday, August 29th. The IT department will be shutting down the network on Thursday, August 28th as soon as we close and will bring [...]
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
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