Huntington Beach Public Library

This is the official Tumblr page for the Huntington Beach Public Library. The Huntington Beach Central Library and Cultural Center is located at 7111 Talbert Avenue, Huntington Beach California. http://www.huntingtonbeachca.gov/government/departments/library/ The Huntington Beach Public Library and Cultural Center welcomes, empowers and enriches our community by providing innovative and traditional library services that inspire and encourage transformation and growth.

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The Friends of the Huntington Beach Library Presents

Author’s Lecture Featuring Amy Stewart

Friday, September 15, 2017

at 6:00 pm in the Huntington Beach Library Theater

Tickets are $15.00

The best selling author of Girl Waits with Gun and Lady Cop Makes Trouble continues her extraordinary journey into the real lives of the forgotten but fabulous Kopp sisters with her latest book, Miss Koop’s Midnight Confessions. 

Doors open at 6:00 pm for book sales and signing with refreshments.  The lecture will begin at 7:00 pm.

*Please enter through the Theater Doors on the lower level (closest to Goldenwest St).

Purchase Tickets here:  http://www.fotlhb.com/catalog/item/8998710/10315734.htm

Amy Stewart is the New York Times best-selling author of nine books, including the acclaimed Kopp Sisters novels, which are based on the true story of one of America’s first female deputy sheriffs and her two rambunctious sisters. Her popular nonfiction titles include The Drunken Botanist, Wicked Plants, and Flower Confidential.

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On Friday, October 27th, Literacy Volunteers – Huntington Beach Public Library will host “Wine & Words,” our 5th annual fundraising event in support of our literacy program. Join us as we raise funds and awareness of adult literacy in our community.

The event will be held at the Meadowlark Golf Club, from 7-10 pm. Parking is free! Registration is $55 per person. We will be tasting a variety of wines from your wine specialists at Southern Hemisphere Wine Center. Light hors d'oeuvres will be served. You will hear from learners in the program, as well as our keynote speaker, who is sure to inspire with her story of overcoming adversity.

We are pleased to have PK Realty as an event sponsor. We thank them for their generous support!

Learner Accomplishments!

Cynthia, one of five learners who became citizens this year, registered to vote within the first month of her citizenship.

Several learners now volunteer in their children's classrooms after gaining the confidence to do so.

Juan graduated from Golden West College with an AA in Liberal Arts.

Loretta, Rachel, Hoang and Javier entered a regional library literacy writing challenge.

Special Guest Speaker!

Jami Goldman Marseilles, motivational speaker, teacher and gold medal athlete inspires and connects with the audience on the importance of dedication, perseverance, stamina, strength and triumph.

Website: iamjami.com

Jami's books will be availabel for purchase and signing at the event.

Register Now!

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Teen Fandom Night.  Tonight 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm in the Tabby Theater.  For students in 6th through 12th grade. 

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Join us at the Pruning is Magic - Master the Art of Trees class Tuesday, July 18th at 6:00 pm. 

In this free class, taught by a certified arborist and master gardener, you will learn how to prune your trees for health and beauty. 

You can reserve your spot at http://hbpl.libcal.com/event/3359181

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What the heck is Lynda.com? Why all the hype?

The Huntington Beach Central Library is offering a free introductory class on Lynda.com.  Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. 

Lynda.com provides training videos to help you learn a new skill or build upon your skill set.  You can receive certification in the areas of software development, design, web development, business and photograph, just to name a few.  Lynda.com offers 5,000+ videos. 

During the introductory class we provide a general overview of how to log in with your HB Library card and the 5,000+ videos available.

Sign up at  http://hbpl.libcal.com/event/3120674

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Tickets are selling fast for our Halloween Magic Show.  World Champion Magician Johnny “Ace” Palmer will dazzle you and your little pirates and princesses with his mystifying feats. 

Wear your Halloween costume and take part in our Costume Parade through the library after each show. 

Tickets are currently on sale at the Children’s Desk, $4.00 per person. 

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The Huntington Beach Public Library, in partnership with Garden Pool, provides a collection of seeds for patrons to “check out.”  You can select up to three packets per month with your HBPL library card. 

Plant and harvest your own food, and if you would like, let some of the crop go to seed.  Return some of the seeds harvested to replenish our seed library. Our share a few of your favorites.

For our fall and winter harvest we have the following seeds:

Chives - Common

Carrot - Scarlet Nantes

Carrot - Little Fingers

Collard - Georgia Southern

Parsley - Giant of Italy

New Zealand Spinach

Spinach - Bloomsdale

turnip - Purple Top white Globe

Beets - Sugar

Beets - Early Wonder

Onion - Ruby

Onion - Tokyo Long Bunching

Lettuce - Buttercrunch

Lettuce - Black Seeded Simpson

Lettuce - Red Romaine

Nasturtium - Empress of India

Kale - Red Russian

Swiss Chard  - Ruby Red

Swiss Chard - large White Ribbed

Chard - Fordhook

Rutabaga - American Purple Top

Cabbage - Brunswick

Broccoli - Green Sprouting

Celery - Utah Tall

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Calling all knitters, crocheters, embroiderers, hand sewers, and portable crafters of all kinds! Join others at the library to work on your proejcts and share tips with other crafters.  Participants should bring their own materials and tools.  New knitters should bring size 9 needles and worsted weight yarn.

Wednesdays at 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

October 19th

November 16th

December

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Need to de-stress? Back to school events running you ragged? join us Tuesday evening for a relaxing, meditative evening of Coloring for Adults. 

We will provide coloring sheets and tools, relaxing music and tea. Bring a friend or come solo, all abilities are welcome. 

Huntington Beach Central Library

5:30 pm to 7:00 pm

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Next week Belle will be performing the Story Times at our branch locations. 

Murphy Branch

Tuesday, August 2, 2016, at 10:00 am and 11:00 am. This storytime will be held outside in the shade of the large tree, please bring your blanket.

Main Street Branch

Wednesday, August 3, 2016 at 10:00 am and 11:00 am.

Banning Branch

Thursday, August 4, 2015 at 10:00 am and 11:00 am.

Oak View Branch

Thursday, August 4, 2016 at 4:30 pm.

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Celebrate the end of Summer Reading, Read for the Win, with a Jazzy Ash concert. Be ready to tap your toes and dance to the up beat and cheerful vocals of Jazzy Ash. 

This free concert will take place at the Central Park Band Stand behind the Central Library. Bring your blanket, chairs and dancing shoes.

Saturday, July 30, 2016 at 10:30 am

Huntington Beach Central Library Band Stand

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Banning Branch Adult Book Club Meeting

Wednesday, July 20, 2016 from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm.

Discuss the moving tale, The Light Between Oceans.

How can one event change the course or your life, affect the decisions we make, and propel us into uncharted territory.

 "Irresistible...seductive...a high concept plot that keeps you riveted from the first page."—Sara Nelson, O, the Oprah magazine “An extraordinary and heart-rending book about good people, tragic decisions and the beauty found in each of them.”—Markus Zusak, author of The Book Thief “M.L. Stedman’s The Light Between Oceans is a beautiful novel about isolation and courage in the face of enormous loss. It gets into your heart stealthily, until you stop hoping the characters will make different choices and find you can only watch, transfixed, as every conceivable choice becomes an impossible one. I couldn’t look away from the page and then I couldn’t see it, through tears. It’s a stunning debut.”—Maile Meloy, author of Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It

Light refreshments will be served at 5:30 pm and the discussion will start at 6:00 pm.

Banning Branch Library

9281 Banning Ave.

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Due to the amazing response to our Lego Club, we have added a second session.

Join us Wednesday afternoons, all summer long, for our Lego Club.  We provide the legos you provide your imagination.  Lego Club takes place in our Tabby Theater, to the right of the Children’s Library entrance (behind the fish tank). 

Children ages 6 to 8 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm.

Children ages 9 to 12 from 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm.

July 13, 2016 through August 27, 2016.

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Your HBPL library card gives you more than just access to books.

The Huntington Beach Public Library provides great on-line resources, one of which is Consumer Reports.  The top rated, unbiased product review and ratings magazine. 

To access click on “Books Computers Research” in the left subject column. Then click  “Online Research”

Which will take to you to this page

There will be a log in at the top of the page where you input your library card number and PIN number.  You will only need to do this once from your computer.  There is also the ability to access remotely. 

Once you are logged in you can click on the icon and begin your search. 

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Spark your Child’s curiosity. The Friend’s of the Children’s Library is proud to present the Mad Science Fire and Ice Show, July 14, 2016 at 11:00 am in the Tabby Theater. 

Tickets are $4.00 per person and can be purchased at the Children’s Desk at the Huntington Beach Central Library. 

Fire & Ice Mad Science Show is perfect for elementary aged kids and includes some audience participation, allowing kids a safe and up close look of scientific principles. 

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Have you written a book but are unsure of what to do next? 

The Huntington Beach Central Library is proud to present:

Self-Publishing Workshop with author Christopher J. Lynch. 

In this free seminar, Christopher will discuss the pros and cons of self-publishing versus traditional publishing, self editing, how to format your manuscript as an E-Book or POD (Print on Demand), Cover design (even through you shouldn’t judge a book by it’s cover), ISBN’s and bar-codes, costs of services, pricing, sales channels and promotions.

He will present a live step by step demonstration of an e-book being uploaded and created on Amazon. 

This free workshop will be held

Saturday, July 23, 2016

10:00 am - 1:30 pm

Talbert Room

Huntington Beach Central Library

71111 Talbert Ave

Christopher Lynch

Is a Los Angeles native who has written for numerous local and national publications. A lover of crime fiction, he also has published short stories and is the author of the One Eyed Jack series about a professional blackmailer who operates in and around the South Bay area of Los Angeles. The debut novel in the series was a 2013 Shamus Award finalist, and a 2014 Writers Digest honorable mention for genre fiction. He recently wrote and published an authorized biography of the iconic child actor Ken Osmond, (Eddie Haskell from the TV series Leave It to Beaver).  When he’s not writing, Christopher enjoys mountain climbing and has reached the summits of Mount Whitney, Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa, and most recently, completed a trek to Mount Everest Base Camp. He once trained and led eleven blind hikers to the summit of 10,000 foot Mount Baldy, the highest point in Los Angeles County, and the third highest point in Southern California. A documentary film is being made of the adventure.

http://www.christopherjlynch.com/

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Do you know a budding artist? The Huntington Beach Public Library system is looking for a student design of our new student library cards.  Any student from the Ocean View School District or Huntington Beach City School District is encouraged to submit their design. 

“Reading Takes You Places”

Details:

•Draw,/paint/color/sketch a design the reflects the theme "Reading Takes You Places”

•Artwork must be original and created by the submitting artist!

•All artwork submissions become the property of Huntington Beach Public Library and can't be returned to the artist.

•The actual card size is 3 3/8" by 2 1/8". Huntington Beach Public Library reserves the right to edit, re-size or crop submitted artwork as needed.

•Only one submission per person will be accepted.

•All submissions must be received by June 30th, 2016.

•There will be a panel judging the artwork.

•The artist with the chosen design will have the pleasure of seeing their design on our up coming student library cards, and will receive a framed print of their design.

•If you have questions, please email us at : [email protected]

How to submit your designs:

•Download a copy of the Library Card Design Challenge flyer (located at hbpl.org)

•Or pick up a paper copy at your school library or any Huntington Beach Public Library Branch

•Fill out the form on the front of this flyer.

•Draw your submission in the space below and drop off your paper submission to the Central Library Children's Dept. or any of the HBPL Branch Libraries.

•Or scan it(300dpi) and email it to us at [email protected]