January 2009 Issue 1
New January Calendar Available on Homepage
In the Library's continuing efforts to "GO GREEN" a print calendar will no longer be available at the branches.
"The library has spent a great deal of effort to reduce printing costs and reduce waste," said Scott Love, the library's Public Relations Manager. As part of this we started e-mailing the Library Buzz newsletter in Sept. 2008, and began sending weekly updates for programs and events," continued Love.
The library also has an online calendar that can be custom searched from home, and allows guests to e-mail reminders to themselves and friends. The online calendar can be accessed HERE.
Ready to Learn How to Jump Rope, or Learn Some Cool New Moves
Have some great fun with the library's USA Jump Start program at the EastLake Branch on Saturday, Jan. 17 at 11am.
All programs are FREE and open to the public.
Library Card Design Contest Update
All participants have been mailed a postcard to let them know about our reception for participants on Jan. 23. The five winners have been selected and will be announced at the reception.
The library will have the new cards available starting in February for a cost of $3.00.
All proceeds from these sales will go to the Chula Vista Public Library Foundation, which supports the library and its materials and programs.
Other January Programs & Events
Independent Films
Civic Center Branch on Sundays at 2pm
Jan. 11 -August the First
Foreclosure Workshops
Wednesday, Jan. 14 at 6:30pm
Civic Center Branch (in Spanish)
EastLake Branch (in English)
Chula Vista Public Library Locations
Civic Center Branch |
South Chula Vista Branch |
EastLake Branch |
Heritage Museum |
SAVE THE DATE - Library Foundation's "Fools for Wine & Literature" Event set for April 4 at Salt Creek Recreation Center
The Chula Vista Public Library Foundation will have their annual
fundraiser on the evening of April 4. Last year's event was a HUGE hit with those who attended and got to try wines and foods from local eateries, while enjoying music and having an antique evaluated.
This year's event will be bigger and better, and promises fun for everyone. Anyone interested in buying tickets should visit the CVPL Foundation website at cvplfoundation.org.
Proceeds from last year's event were used to purchase over $10,000 in children's and teen books for all three libraries. Anyone interested in finding out more about this event should contact Dency Souval at DencyB@aol.com or (619) 421-9208.
Booksale on Jan. 17 
The Civic Center Friends will be having a book sale on Jan. 17 from 10am to 3pm.
The Friends will have a great collection of books and such at even greater prices.
Proceeds from the booksales are used to provide free programming and supplement the library's book budget.
Too Good To Miss
Adult Fiction
The First Hour I Believed by Wally Lamb. Lamb tackles the Columbine shooting head on as he places his fictional protagonists into the horrific events of April 1999. Caelum and his wife, Maureen, move to Colorado for teaching jobs at Columbine not long before the shootings.
Non-Fiction
Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell . What makes high-achievers different? His answer is that we pay too much attention to what successful people are like, and too little attention to where they are from.
Brilliant and entertaining, OUTLIERS is a landmark work that will simultaneously delight and illuminate. .
Teen Fiction
What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundwell. When Evie's father returns from the War, the family fell back into its normal life pretty quickly. But Joe Spooner brought more back with him than just good war stories. When movie-star handsome Peter Coleridge shows up, Evie is suddenly caught in a complicated web of lies that she only slowly recognizes.
Children's Fiction
Erika-San by Allen Say. Caldecott Medallist Allen Say creates a beautiful story about an American girl who seeks adventure in Japan and discovers more than she could have imagined.