To travel with us . . . obtain a “passport” application at the Reference Desk at any branch of our library system, beginning June 1. Then read from our wide selection of “destination” titles (click here and here) or any book you wish. The titles are linked to our catalog, so you can check availability [...]
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Last month, on the lawn next to the Malaga Cove Library, families gathered for a Mary Poppins sing-along. Library staff members and volunteers got things underway with skits and a contest for the best costumes. Then the movie on the big screen, with everyone invited to sing along to such favorites as “A Spoonful of Sugar,” [...]
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Summer at the Peninsula Center Library was kicked off with a performance by the Isami Taiko Group of Gardena Buddhist Church and Koshin Taiko of Venice Beach. The enthusiastic group met with an equally enthusiastic reception from an appreciative audience.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Join Palos Verdes Library District’s Adult Summer Reading Program To travel with us, simply obtain a “passport” application at the Reference Desk at any branch of our library system, beginning June 14. Then read from our wide selection of “destination” titles (click here) or any book you wish. The titles are linked to our catalog, [...]
Monday, April 5, 2010
April 14 will mark the 251st anniversary of George Frideric Handel’s death. Along with Johann Sebastian Bach and others, the German-born Handel is known as one of the great Baroque composers. Baroque was a genre of European classical music c. 1600 to 1750 closely related to church and court life that conveyed drama and elaborate [...]
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
While Jimmy Stewart was building his reputation as an actor, the world was preparing for war. On September 16, 1940 Congress passed the Selective Service Act calling for 900,000 men between the ages of 20 and 36 to be drafted each year. When Stewart’s draft number (310) was called in February 1941, he appeared at Draft Board [...]
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Erich Wolfgang Korngold is often credited with the creation of the modern film score. But before arriving in Hollywood he was well known in Europe as a composer of operas and concert works. Like his namesake, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Korngold began his musical career as a child prodigy. Korngold came to Hollywood from Austria in [...]
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Last Tuesday, Kitty Lim, of the South Bay Chinese School, presented a cooking demonstration at the Peninsula Center Library. An enthusiastic audience added to their culinary knowledge while enjoying roasted barbecue pork, vegetable fried rice, and steamed rice. Find books on Chinese cooking in the Palos Verdes Library District collection here.
Monday, October 12, 2009
The Peninsula Friends of the Library will sponsor the 1st Annual Books for Cooks Sale on Saturday October 24th on the rooftop of the Peninsula Center Library. Members of the Peninsula Friends of the Library can take advantage of early shopping from 9:30 am to noon, and a special presentation from 11 am to noon. Russ Parsons, food editor [...]
Thursday, October 1, 2009
California is in the midst of a three year drought. The water agency that serves much of the South Bay decided in April to cut supplies to its customers by 10 to 15 percent. Ron Wildermuth of the West Basin Water District and Henry Wind of the California Water Service will be speaking at a Community Meeting on Water at [...]
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
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