Vol. 18, No. 5 May 2014

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Organizations Meetings .........2Subscribe to E-News ............2Summer Reading Clubs..........2Aunt Agatha’s Poisoned Picks...3Local Authors’ Day................3Book Clubs ........................3 What’s Happening? ..............4

Inside This Issue:

BURBANK PUBLIC LIBRARY

NEWS & EVENTS

THANK YOU to everyone who submitted their design in our search for a library mascot. With over 250 submissions, it was a very difficult choice, but the final decision was made.

CONGRATULATIONS to CHRIS RUNCO -- local Burbank artist, cartoonist, and art director --- and the WINNER of our mascot design contest!

Dewey the Dragon “Hatches” in Late May!

OrganizationsMeeting Times

Monday, May 6 6:30 PM Burbank Sister City Committee meets at the Buena Vista Branch Library. Wednesday, May 14 5:30 PMBoard of Library Trustees meets at the Central Library.

Wednesday, May 28 6:30 PMThe Friends of the Burbank Public Library meet at the Central Library.

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If you would like to receive program information, news of special events, and library newsletters by e-mail, subscribe at burbankpubliclibrary@burbankca.govYour information will ONLY be used to inform you about library events.

Burbank Central Library110 N. Glenoaks Blvd. 91502818.238.5590 (Audio Visual)

238.5610 (Children’s)238.5600 (Circulation)

238.5577 (Literacy)238.5580 (Reference)

238.5589 (Young Adult)

Buena Vista Branch Library300 N. Buena Vista St. 91505

818.238.5620 (Circulation)238.5625 (Reference)238.5630 (Children’s)

Northwest Branch Library3323 W. Victory Blvd. 91505

818.238.5640

All events are free to the public. Programs are subject to change

without prior notice. Please call the library to confirm dates and

times, or visit our website: www.BurbankLibrary.com.

Library News & Events is published monthly by

the Burbank Public Library.Editor: Louise Paziak

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Summer ReadingClubs for All!

Sign-ups for Kids and Teens begin June 2 online at

www.BurbankLibrary.com

READ-TO-ME CLUBfor children in Preschool - Kindergarten

SUMMER READING CLUBfor children IN GRADES 1-5

(New this year: children going into grades 6-8 MUST sign-up for the Teen Summer Reading Program)

TEEN SUMMER READING PROGRAM -- GRADES 6-12

NOVEL DESTINATIONSA Summer Reading Club for Grown-ups

Join us for our first special program “Murder Abroad” with Sisters in Crime on May 7.

Register for Novel Destinations starting May 7 online at www. BurbankLibrary.com, or sign-up at the Reference Desk of any Burbank Public Library. Brochures with full details will be available online and at all libraries.

FRENCH LANGUAGE BOOK CLUB Meets Tuesday, May 13,

6:30 PM - Central Library Literacy Conference Room

to discuss Erevan, by Gilbert Sinoué Contact:

Isabelle Kotikian, 818-238-5620

BROWN BAG BOOK CLUB Meets Tuesday, May 20, at noon

to discuss Namesake by Jumpta Lahiri. Central Library,

Literacy Conference Room Contact: Naomi Aronoff, 818-238-5620

TEEN BOOK CLUBS

Grades 10-12 Book Club meetsTuesday, May 6 at 7 PM

to discuss Unwind by Neal Shusterman Buena Vista Branch Library

Grades 8-9 Book Club meetsWednesday, May 14 at 7 PM

to discuss Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

Buena Vista Branch Library

Grades 6-7 Book Club meetsTuesday, May 13 at 7:00 PM

to discuss Across the Universe by Beth Revis

Buena Vista Branch LibraryContact: Melissa Elliott, 818-238-5589

PRESCHOOL STORYTIMES

Spring session: through MAY 8 Storytime resumes in September!

Buena Vista - Tues. @ 10 AMNorthwest - Wed. @ 10 AMCentral - Thurs. @ 10 AM

TODDLER TIMES Buena Vista - Wed. @ 10 OR 11 AM

or Fri. @ 10 OR 11 AMCentral - Fri. @ 10 AM

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Are You a Local Author? Published authors interested in participat-ing in the Burbank Public Library’s Local Authors’ Showcase (October 4) are encouraged to reserve their spot early. Space is limited and will be grant-ed on a first come, first served basis. Los Angeles-area authors are invited to display and sell their books, meet and greet the public, sign books, and network with other authors.

Author applications are available at any Burbank Library or on the library website at www.BurbankLibrary.com.

Visit Aunt Agatha’s blog @ www.deathinthestacks.blogspot.com

The mystery/thriller Snapshot by Lis Wiehl is an intriguing blend of fact and fiction. The premise is based on an actual photograph of the author taken nearly fifty years ago at a civil rights rally in Texas. Snapped by Wiehl’s FBI agent father, the photo shows two 4-year-old girls, one blonde, one African-American.

When Wiehl’s father subse-quently gave her the photo, she knew there hinged a story. Wiehl said she was inspired to create a fictional tale about the murder of an up-and-coming civil rights leader, a man who was wrongly convicted of the murder, an FBI agent who knows the man is innocent and the two little girls from the snapshots – now grown – who may have witnessed the murder.

Snapshot introduces the reader to Lisa Waldren, a federal prosecutor in Boston. She has no memory of the Civil Rights Movement and the turbulent 1960s. So it’s with conflicting emotions that she agrees to help her estranged father, a retired FBI agent, locate evidence that could exonerate the death row inmate falsely accused of civil rights activist Benjamin Gray’s murder in 1965. Time is running out and Lisa’s father wants to right an old wrong.

Tracking down new leads from the old files, the Wal-drens are able to locate the other little girl from the photo. As they get closer to discovering who really killed Benjamin Gray, someone will do anything to keep that from happening.

Lis Wiehl’s Snapshot is a compelling read, one you may be tempted to finish in a single sitting. It’s

available at Central Library on the new Mystery shelf.

Through May 3Friends of the Burbank Public Library Used Book SaleBOOKSALE HOURS:Thursday, May 1 10 AM -- 8 PMFriday, May 2 10 AM -- 5 PMSaturday, May 3 10 AM -- 3 PMCentral Library

Tuesday, May 6, 7:00 PMThe Crusades of Cesar ChavezJoin us for an illustrated talk by author Miriam Pawel about her book, THE CRUSADES OF CESAR CHAVEZ: A BIOGRAPHY.Books will be available for purchase and signing by the au-thor. Refreshments will be served. Proof of attendance will be provided to teens who attend for extra credit. Buena Vista Branch Library

Wednesday, May 7, 4:00 PMFamily Film FestivalThe Nut Job will be shown. (86 minutes / PG) Central Library

Wednesday, May 7, 7:00 PMMurder Abroad with Sisters in Crime!Set off for “Novel Destinations” with these authors: Lisa Brackmann, whose debut novel Rock Paper Tiger, is set on the fringes of the Chinese art world and made several “Best of 2010” lists; Kim Fay lived in Vietnam for four years and still travels to Southeast Asia frequently, her historical novel The Map of Lost Memories was a 2013 Edgar Award final-ist for Best First Novel by an American Author; and award-winning author Jeri Westerson who writes the critically acclaimed Crispin Guest Medieval Noir mysteries. SIGN-UP FOR “NOVEL DESTINATIONS” - A Summer Reading Club for Grown-ups! Sign-up online at www.BurbankLibrary.com.Buena Vista Branch Library

Tuesday, May 13, 4:00 PMFamily Film Festival The Nut Job will be shown. (86 minutes / PG) Buena Vista Branch Library

Thursday, May 15, 7:00 - 8:00 PMLet’s Talk Opera! A Streetcar Named DesireGuest speaker, Anne Russell Sullivan from LA Opera’s Com-munity Engagement Program, will discuss Andre Previn’s powerful opera based on Tennessee William’s classic play which evokes the highly charged, richly colored New Orleans setting. Central Library

Friday, May 16, 2:00 PMMovies to put a song in your heartSweet Dreams (1999). Patsy Cline was the first female solo artist to be elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame. Mar-rying the unique singing voice of Patsy Cline, with a power-house performance by Jessica Lange, director Karel Reisz creates an extraordinary portrait for the passionate, fun-

loving, soft-spoken, loud-living life and times of one of country music’s greatest singing stars. [115 minutes / PG-13] Central Library

Saturday, May 17, 2:00 PMLe Petit Cinema -- Little Films with Big HeartsJudi Dench and Steve Coogan star in Philomena, a touching story of a mother’s love based on an incredible true story.[98 minutes / PG-13] Central Library

Tuesday, May 20, 6:00 PMGO BEHIND-THE-SCENES OF STAR TREK, SEASON 2Join us for a conversation with Marc Cushman, author of THESE ARE THE VOYAGES, Season 2; Arlene Martel (“T’Pring” in the episode “Amok Time”); Larry Nemecek (a Trek writer); Vic Mignonga (portrays Captain Kirk in the web series Star Trek Continues); and moderator Scott Mantz of Access Holly-wood. Books will be available for purchase and autographing.

6:00 pm -- Welcome and Introductions6:15 pm -- Reading an excerpt from the book about the “Amok Time” episode6:30 pm -- Screening of “Amok Time,” the premiere episode of Season 27:20 pm -- Panel Discussion8:20 pm -- Book signingBuena Vista Branch Library

Saturday, May 24, 2:00 PMA special movie presentation in commemoration of Memorial Day -- THE MONUMENTS MEN, starring George Clooney and Matt Damon. [118 minutes / PG-13] Central Library

Sunday, May 25 and Monday, May 26ALL LIBRARIES CLOSED in observance of Memorial Day.

Thursday, May 29, 7:00 PMNovel Destinations Program A DVD presentation of Botswana: In the footsteps of the No. 1 Ladies Detective with Alexander McCall Smith Join the author as he travels to the heart of Botswana, inspira-tion and location for his series, and introduces viewers to Botswana’s unique character and beauty. [54 minutes] Saturday, May 31, 11:00 AM -12:30 PMLego Club for Kids!Open to kids from 2-14 and their families! Specially sized larger blocks will be available for toddlers. Children under the age of 9 years must be accompanied by an adult.Central Library

What’s Happening in May?