Aliso Viejo

How to Start Your Business: A Legal Seminar
Session #3: Contracts & Insurance and Session #4: Funding
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
10:30 am – 12:30 am

Join Eric Alspaugh, Esq. for the third installment in his series on how to navigate the legalities of starting a new business. This session covers types of insurances and filing claims. If you missed the first two sessions, don’t worry; these seminars are designed to enable you to pick and choose the info you need. There is no charge for this seminar.

Join Eric Alspaugh, Esq. in the last session of his series on how to navigate the legalities of starting a new business. The topic for this session is funding. Mr. Alspaugh will talk about funding types, including investors, financing, types of loans, and grants. If you missed any of the previous sessions, don’t worry; these seminars are designed to enable you to pick and choose the info you need. There is no charge for this seminar

Movie Matinee at the Aliso Viejo Library
Sunday, May 18th, 2008
2:00-5:00 pm
Please note: These films are not rated and are not recommended for those under 17. 

Her Name is Sabine 
Directed by Sandrine Bonnaire
France—Drama

An intelligent, moving and beautiful portrait of Sabine, a 38-year-old autistic woman, is filmed by her sister, the famous French actress Sandrine Bonnaire.  Through personal footage filmed over a period of 25 years, it is revealed that Sabine’s growth and many talents were crushed by improper diagnosis and an inadequate care structure.  After a tragic five-year stay in a psychiatric hospital, Sabine finally finds a new lease on life, in a home together with other young people.   

How to Buy a Home: Bookkeeping
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
10:30 am – 12:30 pm
The third in realtor Sharie Hendricks’ series on purchasing a new home covers the financing after the fact. Sharie will talk about keeping records and making sure you stay on top so you don’t end up another statistic in the housing market. There is no charge for this seminar.

Costa Mesa/Donald Dungan

Parent Workshop
One Wednesday evening each month will feature a Parent Workshop during storytime!  These workshops present fun learning activities for families with children under the age of 5.  The whole family is invited for activities and storytime.  Each child attending receives a free book!  Funded by Early Literacy for Families grant, presented by the Orange County Public Libraries and READ.
Parent Workshop dates: April 23, May 28, June 25, and July 23

Costa Mesa/Mesa Verde

Free concert at Mesa Verde Library!  Come see world famous solo acoustic guitarist Thomas Leeb as he slaps, taps, scratches and finger picks his way through an array of original and exotic music. Must be seen to be believed! Everyone welcome! June 5 at 7:00 PM. 
 

Foothill Ranch

FRIENDS OF THE FOOTHILL RANCH LIBRARY
Got time?  Our Friends are always looking for new members and volunteers.  We especially need help to staff the Friends Bookstore, but the library can use your help in other ways as well.  If you are interested in working in the bookstore, have fundraising experience and ideas, can lend a hand to assist with the crowds at some of our programs, or have other talents and skills, we’d like to hear from you!  Contact the Friends of the Foothill Ranch Library President, Liz Smith, at (949) 837-2141 or email moihks@aol.com.  Join today!

Garden Grove Chapman

Free Parent Workshop – Nutrition for Kids!
Thursday, May 22nd, 10:30am
Parents will learn about good nutrition and how to encourage healthy eating habits in their children!  Presented by WIC.  No registration is necessary.
 

Garden Grove Regional

AFTERSCHOOL CLUB ART
May 14 (Wednesday), 3-4 pm
Make an original collage this afternoon at the library.  A variety of papers and fabrics will let you create something new!

DIGITAL CAMERA AND PHOTOGRAPHY
May 15 (Thursday), 7.30-8.45 pm
 Learn how to choose and use a digital camera. No sign up needed.

HOMEWORK HELP
Mondays, 5-7 pm, in English & Vietnamese
Tuesdays, 5-7 pm
Wednesday, 4-7 pm, in English & Spanish
         Children in elementary school receive free homework help in the Community Room. No sign-up is needed

Garden Grove West

This month we will focus on stories addressing the imagination, fantasy and the visual
arts, in conjunction with a display of drawings and paintings by local school children.
It will indeed be an Imagination Celebration at our Branch as well as throughout
Orange County.

May is also “Asian Month” which we will celebrate with tales and legends from those
far-away lands.

Irvine Heritage Park

Tues May  20, 27 Choose either Session One: 4-5pm or
         Session Two:  5:15-6:15pm

Heritage Homework Club – Volunteer teens help children in 2nd to 8th grade with their homework.   A parent must remain in the room with the child.

Wed, May 28 7-8:30pm

An Evening of Songs from Around the World – Clark Branson- Raconteur of Song and Story.  No charge & no reservations required.

Irvine University Park

Imagination Celebration
April 1—May 18
Imagination Celebration is an annual event presented by Arts Orange County and the Orange County Department of Education.  The library is participating by displaying artwork created by children in the community ages 0-14.   Come and enjoy the creativity!

Chess Club
Thursdays, 4-5pm
Ending for the Summer, Last Meeting June 12th
Sponsored by members of the University High Chess Club and the Friends of the Library, this group is for children and teens who are beginners or wishing to improve skills.  No registration required.

Musician Melissa Green
Tuesday, June 24th, 3pm
A talented guitarist, Melissa performs favorites and talks about her instrument.  Open to all ages. 

Patriotic Crafts with the Assisteens of Irvine
 Sunday, June 29th, 1-3pm
Join us for an afternoon of crafts as we prepare for the upcoming July 4th holiday!  Open to kids up to the age of 12. 

Summer Reading Program for Kids and Teens
June 23rd—August 18th
Earn cool prizes for reading books you like!  Free performances open to the public each week!  Please note that due to our limited space, we cannot accommodate groups at library performances.  Call the library for more information!

Summer Reading Program for Adults
June 23rd—August 18th
Every book you read is a ticket to win one of three gourmet food baskets!  Stop by the reference desk for more information.  Prizes generously donated by G. Toria’s Gourmet Baskets.

Laguna Niguel

Family Night Program:
Tuesday, May 20, 7pm

Come see the amazing skills and incredible juggling talents of world class juggler David Cousins!

Parents please note that our twice a week Homework Help program will close its doors May 21.  We'll be open again in October, and ready to help your child succeed!

La Habra

HOMEWORK HELP will end for the 2007-2008 School Year on Thursday, May 22, 2008.  A big thanks to all our dedicated Student Tutors and our Students who all work very hard!

Homework Help, Monday through Thursday in the Library Meeting Room.  Session One meets 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm; Session Two meets 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm. 
 

Los Alamitos/Rossmoor

The Imagination Celebration/Target Storytelling Series at the Library presents
The Library Fairy May 13th @ 7 pm. for ages 3-8.

Friends of the Los Alamitos/Rossmoor Library
Outdoor Book Sale
May 16th & 17th  9 am – 4 pm.

SCORE Business Workshop
May 21 6-9 pm
Internet Marketing presented by Bob Bradley of SCORE.  Please register at www.score114.org or by calling the library at 562 430-1048.

Rancho Santa Margarita

Fri & Sat, May 16 & 17, 10 am-3 pm
 RSM Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale-- Friends of the Rancho Santa Margarita Library will be offering tons of bargains on hardbacks, paperbacks, CD’s, videos, and more!
Stop by the Rancho Santa Margarita Library Community Room and shop for old and rare books and some first editions. “First Look” preview sale, for Friends members only, begins at 9 am. Proceeds benefit the RSM Library.  For more information call 949-459-5524.

May 21  Library Club for grades 4-6  Paper Mache Day.  Students will be making paper mache crafts to take home and assisting with our PM “Bugs” to decorate the library for Summer Reading Program.

Tuesdays, May 6, 13, 20, & 27, 4:30-5:30pm
 Knit & Crochet Club-- Rancho Santa Margarita Library is continuing a series of “hands-on” knit and crochet classes for adults and teens at no charge.  Have fun learning to knit or crochet, while contributing to a worthy cause, or receive help with your own project.   Previous group projects included the creation of afghans for the Warm Up America! Foundation. 
 The Friends of the RSM Library furnish the supplies. 
 This is an amazing chance to learn a lifelong skill, free of charge. Space is limited.   Call 949-459-6094 for additional information.

Sat, May 31, 1 pm
 Soccer Mom Secrets—Authors Rachel Gunther and Judy Holstein will be on hand to discuss and sign their new book Soccer Mom Secrets, a work of fiction depicting the trials and tribulations of three south Orange County soccer moms, as they guide their kids through the demanding world of youth soccer.  Rachel and Judy will also talk about the pros and cons of kids' participation in sports at a young age and the pressures that go along with that lifestyle, as they have witnessed first hand. 
 A portion of the proceeds from the sale of Soccer Mom Secrets is going toward “Heart Beats”--whose goal is to provide enough funds to donate Automatic External Defibrillators (AED) and training classes to every high school athletic department in Southern California.
 This adult program is sponsored by the Friends of the Rancho Santa Margarita Library.  For more information call 949-459-6094

Westminster

 Mon, May 12, 3:30pm
 Craft Afternoon – Come make a fun craft at the library!

Tue, May 20, 6pm
Free SCORE Workshop "Consulting as a Successful Business" – To be a successful consultant requires technical knowledge, of course.  But business and people skills are also necessary.  Development of those skills is the subject of this workshop.   The workshop is for both the existing consultant and those contemplating this type of business.  Anyone who has the skills companies need and are willing to pay for can become a successful consultant with planning and hard work.