November 2008 Issue 3
Upcoming Holiday Closed Days
All Chula Vista libraries will be closed on Nov. 11 in observance of Veterans' Day and again on Nov. 27 & 28 for the Thanksgiving Holiday. No items are due on closed days, and many library services are available online at www.chulavistalibrary.com.
Tackle a Good Book in November 
The library's annual "Tackle a Good Book" Reading Program starts on Nov. 1 and continues through the month. Kids and Teens can visit their branch to find out more about the cool rewards being offered, and to pick up a log book.
Also, teens and kids can register themselves online for the program starting on Nov. 1, and start keeping track of their progress.
SportsZone Clinics Start November 1
Looking to learn some new skills in football or street hockey?
The library will offer clinics in the two sports the first three Saturdays in Nov. Any child or teen interested can register for the clinics on the library's homepage.
Football-EastLake Branch
Nov. 1 at 11am
Street Hockey-South Chula Vista Branch
Nov. 8 at 11am
Football-Civic Center Branch
Nov. 15 at 11am
Foreclosure Workshops Now Available in
Spanish
Starting in November, Civic Center Branch will begin offering Spanish language workshops on second Wednesday of the month, in addition to the English language workshops available at EastLake and South Chula Vista.
Presenters Ruben Arizmendi and J Alan Enochs are both real estate attorneys.
Civic Center Branch (en español)
Nov. 12, Dec. 10, Jan. 14 at 6:30pm
EastLake Branch (in English)
Nov. 12, Dec. 10, & Jan. 14 at 6:30pm
South Chula Vista Branch (in English with Spanish translator)
Nov. 20 at 6:30pm
List of November Programs & Events
Independent Films
Civic Center Branch on Sundays at 2pm
Nov. 9 - Hawaii, Oslo
Nov. 23 - Something Like Happiness
Let's Talk About Books (book club)
Good Dog Stay by Anna Quindlin
Thursday, Nov. 20 at 10am
Civic Center Branch
Special Screening of Local Movie on Nov. 15
Local director Robert Williams' movie, Cherry Mapping, will be screened in the Civic Center Branch auditorium on Nov. 15 at 2pm. Williams will be on hand to introduce the movie and answer questions afterwards. He will be looking for additional feedback on the movie, and has applied for the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.
The feature is recommended for ages 17 and over.
Classical Guitar with Simone Iannarelli of Italy
Doors will open at 6:30pm, and the program is FREE and enjoyable by all ages.
Friday, Nov. 14 at 7pm
Chula Vista Public Library Locations
Civic Center Branch |
South Chula Vista Branch |
EastLake Branch |
Heritage Museum |
Twilight Fans We Have Games!
With the Twilight Movie just around the corner, the library will offer a series of fun games with cool Twilight prizes. Totally FREE of course, and no registration is needed.
Twilight Jeopardy
Civic Center, Nov. 5 at 5pm
South Chula Vista, Nov. 13 at 5pm
Twilight Wheel of Fortune
Civic Center, Nov. 12 at 5pm
South Chula Vista, Nov. 20 at 5pm
Twilight Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Civic Center, Nov. 19 at 5pm
South Chula Vista, Nov. 6 at 5pm
Contest Ends November 15 
The library's card design contest has been extended until Nov. 15.
For the full rules and application visit library's homepage or picked up an application at your local branch.
Winners will be announced in December, with the new designer library cards available for purchase beginning in February 2009 for National Library Lovers Month.
Too Good To Miss
Adult Fiction
The Whiskey Rebels by David Liss. Set in an America where financial collapse is imminent, teems with double crosses, political intrigue, concealed identities, blackmail, spies, and sex scandals. The stock market is on a roller-coaster ride, and brokers on the trading floor reek of panic and floppy sweat.
A Lion Among Men by Gregory Macguire. Complements the NY Times bestseller Son of a Witch in fleshing out the world of Oz, seen this time through the eyes of the Cowardly Lion. Abandoned as a cub, Brrr's earliest memories are only gluey hazes. But his path from infancy in the Great Gillikin Forest is no Yellow Brick Road.
Non-Fiction
Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution - and How It Can Renew America by Thomas L. Friedman. Author of The World Is Flat, Friedman has helped millions of readers to see the world, and globalization, in a new way. Friedman brings a fresh and provocative outlook to the interlinked crises of destabilizing climate change and rising competition for energy.
Giada's Kitchen: New Italian Favorites by Giada De Laurentiis. Food Network star De Laurentiis, takes us down a new path, sharing her love of food with clean, vibrant, simple flavors and bursts of bright colors that look as beautiful on the plate as they are delicious.
Children's Fiction
Brisingr by Christopher Paolini. Following the colossal battle against the Empire’s warriors on the Burning Plains, Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have narrowly escaped with their lives. Still there is more at hand for the Rider and his dragon, as Eragon finds himself bound by a tangle of promises he may not be able to keep.
Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes by Mem Fox, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. This is a gorgeously simple picture book for very young children, and once you finish the rhythmic, rhyming text, all you’ll want to do is go back to the beginning . . . and read it again!
Friends Corner: Ed Spies
Ed began with the South Chula Vista Branch Friends in 2002, when he met another volunteer named Norm. Ed didn’t realize that Norm was grooming him to take over his job, so that he could retire. Ever since, Ed has brought his own brand of knowledge, wisdom, and foolery to the job.
Ed Spies has spent his life in education, working as teacher, a principal, and all areas in between. He worked at schools from middle to adult to corrections, from California to Oregon. Ed continues to work with the County Office of Education, supervising testing.
A true San Diego native, he attended one room schools in Barrett Junction and Tecate. He got his Bachelor's degree from San Diego State. He later worked on the EED program in a joint venture with Point Loma and Northern Arizona Universities.