October is National Reading Group Month! To celebrate the occasion, the Palos Verdes Library District is hosting a Book Club Social at 7pm on Tuesday, October 14 in the Peninsula Center Library Community Room. All book groups are invited for refreshments and an evening to make new friends and talk about books. Share your [...]
Monday, September 29, 2008
In recognition of Banned Books Week Palos Verdes Library District will celebrate our First Amendment rights with a display of books banned by various groups throughout history. Pick a book-or two–from the display to read and participate in our 3 Wednesday prize drawings, or to find a surprise inside selected titles. Our first drawing is [...]
Monday, September 29, 2008
Actor, director, race car driver, political activist and philanthropist Paul Newman died Friday in Westport, Connecticut from the effects of cancer. Newman’s acclaimed acting career spanned over 50 years, and included a best actor Oscar for 1986’s “The Color of Money.” Beginning in the late 1970s, Newman became more involved with philanthropic work, establishing his [...]
Monday, September 22, 2008
In his book Bad Money, published five months ago, Kevin Phillips warned about the financial crisis hitting Wall Street in recent weeks. He is a former political strategist for Richard Nixon and architect of the Republican “Southern strategy,” who predicted the red state/blue state divide in U.S. politics. Phillips blames the current crisis on the use of [...]
Monday, September 22, 2008
The New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-3 in the final game at Yankee Stadium on Sunday. “The House that Ruth Built” was dedicated 85 years ago, with Babe Ruth hitting the first home run on opening day. Yankee Stadium will be demolished next year, as a new $1.3-billion stadium opens across the street. Since [...]
Friday, September 19, 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 [...]
Friday, September 19, 2008
The Palos Verdes Library welcomes versatile musical group Kermit Welch and the Backyard Band, featuring a live music performance of Polkas, including European and American music at Miraleste Library on Saturday, October 11 at 2pm. A performance of lively tunes from folksy and ethnic music to Ragtime favorites, join us for this musical afternoon as [...]
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
The Palos Verdes Library District is pleased to welcome Dr. Joseph Wagner and his presentation called, History of Total Hip Replacement at 2pm on Thursday, September 18 in the Malaga Cove Library Community Room. Dr. Joseph Wagner will give a fascinating slide presentation and reveal interesting facts about the not often known historical side [...]
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Do you want to get more organized, but don’t know where to start? The Palos Verdes Library District, co-sponsored by the PVP Welcome Basket present Nancy Miller’s ever popular “Clutterology TM—A Workshop on How to Eliminate the Clutter in your Life and get Organized” at Miraleste Library on Saturday, September 20 from 1pm to 3pm. [...]
Monday, September 15, 2008
2009 will mark the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birth. As part of that commemoration, the city of Louisville is about to have a bronze statue of the Kentucky-born president cast for its 72-acre Waterfront Park on the Ohio River. The memorial will also include a four part bas relief flanking a path leading to the [...]
Monday, September 29, 2008
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