The Oakleaf The Official Newsletter of the Thousand Oaks Library

September / October 2015

IN THIS ISSUE: New Library Services Director From a highly competitive In addition to developing edu- Summer & Fall Events field of national and local cational outreach programs, for Children and Cousin also has been very Families — pg. 7 candidates, Heather Cousin has been selected as the new involved in library issues at Library Services Director for the State level. She has served Teen Page — pg. 6 on the California Library the City of Thousand Oaks. Association’s Summer Read- Calendars of Events Cousin, a Thousand Oaks ing Program Committee, the — pgs. 4-5 resident, brings over 15 years State Library’s Digital Data of experience as a leader in Task Force, and she has been New Arrivals & the library profession. responsible for providing Featured Resources career planning and profes- — pg. 2 Cousin comes to the Thousand sional development resources Oaks Library after holding at the Association’s annual Upcoming Programs important posts in Arcadia, conference. for Adults — pg. 3 Riverside, Rancho Cucamonga, Photo by: RICHARD GILLARD/Acorn Newspapers “Libraries are amazing insti- and Moorpark. Since 2013, she tutions. They serve as sources for inspiration, has served as Simi Valley Public Library Director, engagement, entertainment and so much more. successfully leading that organization through They are community centers and the center a period of tremendous change. She is the of our community. With an outstanding staff, Thousand Oaks Library recipient of a Eureka Fellowship, one of the most incredible community and a wealth of resources, Volume 3, Number 5 prestigious public librarian awards in California. there is no limit to what we can accomplish in September/October 2015 Thousand Oaks,” said Cousin. “Heather brings tremendous experience, a Library Services Director: genuine desire to serve the public, and a track Cousin received her Bachelor of Arts from the Heather J. Cousin record of deep community involvement to the University of California, Riverside in Political Science, her teaching credential from the role,” said Scott Mitnick, City Manager. “We are www.toaks.org/library University of California Los Angeles, and her thrilled to have her join our executive team and Master of Library and Information Science from we look forward to the Thousand Oaks Library, San Jose State University. under her leadership, continuing to adapt to our community’s needs and provide great programs Cousin began work at the Thousand Oaks and services for residents of all ages.” Library on Monday, August 24, 2015. ❦

Grant R. Brimhall Library 2015 One City, One Book 1401 E. Janss Road Thousand Oaks, CA 91362 Cristina Henriquez’s beautifully crafted novel, The Book of Unknown Americans is the story of 805-449-2660 The Book of Unknown Americans, is the 2015 two immigrant families whose hopes and lives Newbury Park Branch Thousand Oaks Reads: One City, One Book collide with destiny. Resonant with the dreams 2331 Borchard Road selection. This year’s OCOB kickoff event is of men and women from throughout Mexico Newbury Park, CA 91320 Sunday, October 4 at 2:00 p.m. See page 3 for and Latin America who have come to America, 805-498-2139 more information. it’s a story that offers a new definition of what it means to be American. Ms. Henriquez will discuss her novel, answer readers’ questions and sign copies of her book at For more information call the Library at the One City, One Book author event on Sunday, 805-449-2660 or visit the website at www. November 8 at the Civic Arts Plaza at 2pm. thousandoaksreads.org . ❦ Featured Resources & New Arrivals

PressReader

New Arrivals Easy access to news from around focus on Biographies the world now is available from the Thousand Oaks Library with Being Nixon: A Man Divided by Evan PressReader, featuring over 4,000 Thomas newspapers from 100 countries, in 60 The Book of Joan: Tales of Mirth, languages. PressReader is the world Mischief, and Manipulation by Melissa leader in out-of-market newspaper Rivers and magazine distribution, enabling — connecting people through news — The Contender: Andrew publishers to reach their readership Cuomo, A Biography by through innovative digital and networking point to Current. A news tickertape Michael Shnayerson solutions. In addition to search and scrolls across the top and news can be bookmarking tools, PressReader also narrowed down to Reader’s Choice, Deal: My Three provides readers with a traditional 2-page All Sources, Editor’s Picks or Librarian’s Decades of Drumming, newspaper view, table of contents, article Picks. Images of news flips, but can be Dreams, and Drugs jumps (linking article sections) and easy- paused, clicked through forward or with The Grateful Dead to-read text views. back and clicking on the image brings up by Bill Kreutzmann the related article, as well as thumbnail with Benjy Eisen Now readers can translate their images of other featured articles. Getting Real by Gretchen Carlson newspaper instantly into one of PressReader is platform-independent, It’s Not About Perfect: Competing For ten major foreign languages. Six requires no additional software or My Country and Fighting For My Life by sections collect news of interest: plugins, and works on both Windows Shannon Miller with Front page, News, Business, Sports, and Macintosh systems. Enjoy world Danny Peary Entertainment, Editorial and more. Pick news at the Thousand Oaks Library The Journey Home: any of the last 7 days of the week or today! ❦ My Life in Pinstripes by Jorge Posada with Gary Brozek New Feature Films Kris Kristofferson : • Black Sea - Action • McFarland, USA - Drama Country Highwayman • Camp X-ray - Drama • Monster High: Scaris, City of by Mary G. Hurd • Danny Collins - Drama Frights - Children Love in the Elephant Tent: How Running • The Duff - Comedy • Outlander: Season 1, Volume 1 - Away with the Circus Brought Me Home TV Series • Ex Machina - Sci-Fi/Fantasy by Kathleen Cremonesi • Pound of Flesh - Action • Far From The Madding Crowd - Machiavelli: A Portrait by Christopher Romance • Project Almanac - Sci-Fi/Fantasy S. Celenza • Fifty Shades of Grey - Drama • Run All Night - Action Out of Orange: A • Focus - Drama • The Second Best Exotic Marigold Memoir by Cleary Hotel - Comedy • Grace Stirs Up Success - Children Wolters • The Spongebob Movie: Sponge • Insurgent - Action Shirley, I Jest!: A Out Of Water - Children • It Follows - Horror Storied Life by Cindy • Timbuktu - French Drama • Jupiter Ascending - Sci-Fi/Fantasy Williams with Dave • Wild Tales - Spanish Drama Smitherman • Kingsman: The Secret Service - • Woman in Gold - Drama Action Page 2 Adults

2015 One City, One Book Events The 9th Annual Thousand Oaks Reads Committee has been hard at work planning these upcoming programs using the themes from The Book of Unknown Americans. Medicare 101 Mark your calendars and we hope to see you here. Wednesday, Sept. 9, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Newbury Park Branch Sunday, October 4, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. • Grant R. Brimhall Library “Celebrando México!” featuring Ballet Folklórico Mestizo y los Mariachi Aguilas de AND Oxnard: Come celebrate Mexico’s exuberant music and dance traditions. Light refreshments will be served. Thursday, Sept. 10, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Sunday, October 11, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. • Grant R. Brimhall Library Grant R. Brimhall Library Dia de los Muertos, or “The Day of the Dead,” celebrates both the vitality and fragility of life. Come honor the lost loved ones in your family, and learn about Latino culture with the Inlakech Are you turning 65? Do you have a Arts Center. Our hands-on craft stations are set for making the paper skeletons, butterflies, parent who is wading into Medicare flowers, banners, and elaborately decorated skulls, needed to create your own Dia delos coverage? What does it all mean? Muertos altar. This program is strictly educational Thursday, October 15, 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. • Grant R. Brimhall Library information on Medicare, at no cost. Wednesday, November 4, 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. • Newbury Park Branch Library “Why Are They So Mean?” Join professionals from California Lutheran University’s Community Counseling Services for a discussion about bullying: how to identify and prevent bullying, and The purpose of the presentation is to understand its damaging effects to individuals and communities. break down and understand Medicare Thursday, October 22, 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. • Grant R. Brimhall Library and its parts, when to enroll, when to Coming Back from Brain Trauma: The Brain Injury Center of Ventura County provides postpone enrolling, how to avoid the support and assistance for injury survivors, their families and caregivers. Our panelists will Medicare penalties, etc. Information discuss their challenges, victories and hopes for the future in this compelling program. presented by Belinda Lang, Lang Wednesday, October 28, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. • Grant R. Brimhall Library Insurance Services. ❦ Historias familiares increíbles: Tracing your amazing family history: A workshop hosted by the Ventura County Genealogical Society, with step-by-step guidance to help you explore your family’s Latino roots. Thursday, October 29, 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. • Lundring Events Center at CLU CLU Faculty Panel Discussion. Professors from CLU bring their unique perspectives and History of the thoughtful responses to many of the issues and themes in The Book Of Unknown Americans. Hosted by Dr. Michaela Reaves, Professor of History. Conejo Valley Sunday, November 1, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. • Grant R. Brimhall Library Incendio In Concert. Nominated for the Independent Music Award, Latin musical group By Miriam Sprankling Incendio brings fiery guitar work, joined with world rhythms, exciting improvisations and creative song structures. Wednesday, September 16 • 7-8p.m. Monday, November 2, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. • Grant R. Brimhall Library Grant R. Brimhall Library The Dreamers. An important panel discussion sponsored by The American Association of University Women and CLUE (Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice), featuring young Latino students Who settled the Conejo Valley? Who who, while they live in the shadows of society, strive to achieve the American dream. created Jungleland and why did it close? Sunday, November 8, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. • Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza Fred Kavli Theatre Learn the facts about the history of our Meet the Author: An Afternoon with Cristina Henriquez, author of The Book of Unknown Americans. Thousand Oaks Reads: One City, One Book culminates with the appearance of community from our local historian Cristina Henriquez. She will discuss her novel, answer readers’ questions and sign books. Free and author Miriam Sprankling in this tickets are required for this event. Tickets are available at the Grant R. Brimhall Library and the interesting and informative program. Newbury Park Branch Library beginning Saturday, October 3. Ms. Spranking has written four books COMMUNITY BOOK DISCUSSIONS: on the history of the area including: Free and open to the public. No registration is required. Discovering the story of the Conejo Valley, Monday, October 5 at 7:00 p.m. • Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Westlake Promenade Ladies of the Conejo, The Newburys of Wednesday, October 14 at 7:00 p.m. • Grant R. Brimhall Library Newbury Park, and Tales and Voices of the Spanish Language Book Discussion Conejo. ❦ Saturday, October 17 at 11:00 a.m. • Grant R. Brimhall Library Saturday, October 24 at 11:00 a.m. • Newbury Park Branch ❦ Page 3 Calendar of Events — September

GRB = Grant R. Brimhall Library • NPB = Newbury Park Branch Library S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 Kindermusik with Katie. Ages 0-5 yrs. 10:30am at NPB.

Free Movie Night. Friendly Book Star Trek Discussion Group. 7:00pm at NPB. 6:30pm at GRB. 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Labor Day Ready, Set, Kindermusik LIBRARIES Compute! with Katie. CLOSED 11:00am at GRB. Ages 0-5 yrs. 10:30am at GRB. Medicare 101. 6:30pm at GRB. STEAM program: Juno and the New Medicare 101. History Book Discus- Renaissance. 6:30pm at NPB. sion Group. 7:00pm at Goebel Adult Center. 2:00pm at GRB. 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Rosh Hashana Conejo Valley Neighborhood For Learning. Toddler Play & Preschool Play & 12th Annual Parent and Child Learn Storytime. Learn Storytime. Thousand Oaks Free Movie Baby Play & Learn Class. Ages 0-24 mos. Ages 2-3 yrs. Ages 3-5 yrs. Arts Festival. Matinee. 10:30am at GRB. 10:30am at GRB. www.toartsfestival.com The Hundred Foot 10:30am at GRB. Ready, Set, Compute! Journey 10:30am at NPB. 1:00pm at GRB. Dog Days. 3:30pm at GRB. History of the Free Movie Night. Conejo Valley. Star Trek: Into Darkness 7:00pm at NPB. 7:00pm at GRB. 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 12th Annual Gift Store 20/20 Sale. Conejo Valley Neighbor- Yom Kippur Preschool Play & Master Gardener’s Thousand Oaks 11:00am - 5:00pm hood For Learning. Toddler Play & Learn Storytime. Program. Arts Festival. Get 20% off!! Parent and Child Learn Storytime. Ages 3-5 yrs. 10:00am at GRB. www.toartsfestival.com 10:30am at . Baby Play & Learn Ages 2-3 yrs. GRB ® Class. Ages 0-24 mos. 10:30am at GRB. LEGO Play 10:30am at GRB. @ Your Library. 2:00pm at GRB. Dog Days. 3:30pm at GRB. Ready, Set, Compute! 6:00pm at GRB. 27 28 29 30 Free Movie Conejo Valley Neighborhood For Learning. Toddler Play & Parent and Child Matinee. Baby Play & Learn Learn Storytime. American Sniper Class. Ages 0-24 mos. Ages 2-3 yrs. 1:00pm at GRB. 10:30am at GRB. 10:30am at GRB. Easy Word Processing. 10:30am at NPB. Dog Days. 3:30pm at GRB. Adapting to Alzheimer’s. 6:00pm at GRB. NOTE: Additional programs may be scheduled. For more information about Library events, go to www.toaks.org/library. Page 4 Calendar of Events — October

GRB = Grant R. Brimhall Library • NPB = Newbury Park Branch Library S M T W T F S 1 2 3 Preschool Play & Understanding Learn Storytime. Spreadsheets. Ages 3-5 yrs. 10:30am at GRB. 10:15am at GRB. Baby/Toddler Play Kindermusik & Learn Storytime. with Katie. Ages 0-3 yrs. 10:30am at NPB. Ages 0-5 yrs. 10:30am at NPB. Friendly Book Discussion Group. 6:30pm at GRB. 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Preschool Play & Free OCOB Movie Conejo Valley Neighborhood Toddler Play & Learn Storytime. Kindermusik T.O Reads: OCOB Matinee. For Learning. Learn Storytime. Ages 3-5 yrs. 10:30am at GRB. with Katie. Music of Dia de Spanglish Parent and Child Ages 2-3 yrs. Baby/Toddler Play & Ages 0-5 yrs. los Muertos. Baby Play & Learn Learn Storytime. 1:00pm at GRB. Class. Ages 0-24 mos. 10:30am at GRB. Ages 0-3 yrs. 10:30am at NPB. 10:30am at GRB. 2:00pm at NPB. 10:30am at GRB. Cool Presentations. T.O. Reads: OCOB Dog Days. 5:30pm at GRB. Kick-off Program. T.O. Reads: OCOB 3:30pm at GRB. CLU Lecture Series. Celebrating Mexican Book Discussion. 7:00pm at GRB. Free OCOB Movie Night. Culture. 7:00pm at Barnes & McFarland USA History Book Discus- 2:00pm at GRB. . sion Group. 7:00pm at Noble 7:00pm at NPB. Goebel Adult Center.

11 12 Conejo Valley Neighborhood13 For Learning. 14 15 16 17 T.O. Reads: OCOB Columbus Day Parent and Child Toddler Play & Preschool Play & T.O Reads: OCOB Dia De Los Muertos Baby Play & Learn Learn Storytime. Learn Storytime. Book Discussion. Free OCOB Movie Class. Ages 0-24 mos. 2:00pm at GRB. 10:30am at GRB. Ages 2-3 yrs. Ages 3-5 yrs. 11:00am at GRB. Matinee. Surfing the Web. 10:30am at GRB. 10:30am at GRB. Cesar Chavez 10:30am at NPB. Baby/Toddler Play Dog Days. 1:00pm at GRB. 3:30pm at GRB. & Learn Storytime. Free Movie Night. Ages 0-3 yrs. Pirates of the Caribbean: T.O. Reads: OCOB 10:30am at NPB. Dead Man’s Chest Spanish Language T.O. Reads: OCOB 7:00pm at NPB. . CSUCI Lecture Series. Book Discussion Why Are They So Mean? 7:00pm at GRB. 7:00pm at GRB. 7:00pm at GRB. 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Conejo Valley Neighborhood Preschool Play & Free OCOB Movie For Learning. Toddler Play & T.O Reads: OCOB Parent and Child Learn Storytime. Matinee. Baby Play & Learn Learn Storytime. Ages 3-5 yrs. Book Discussion. A Better Life Class. Ages 0-24 mos. Ages 2-3 yrs. 10:30am at GRB. 11:00am at NPB. 10:30am at GRB. 1:00pm at GRB. Gift Store 20/20 Sale. 10:30am at GRB. Baby/Toddler Play 11:00am - 5:00pm Outlook Email & Learn Storytime. Get 20% off on the 20th Ages 0-3 yrs. of every month! Basics. 10:30am at NPB. Teen Read Week Program: Dog Days. 11:00am at GRB. T.O. Reads: OCOB Brushbot 3:30pm at GRB. . Free OCOB Movie Night. Coming Back from Workshop Cesar Chavez. Brain Trauma. 2:00pm at GRB. 7:00pm at NPB. 7:00pm at GRB. 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Preschool Play & Free OCOB Movie Conejo Valley Neighborhood Toddler Play & Learn Storytime. Halloween For Learning. Matinee. Learn Storytime. Ages 3-5 yrs. Free Movies Parent and Child Ages 2-3 yrs. 10:30am at . Spare Parts Baby Play & Learn GRB “FRIGHT FEST” 1:00pm at GRB. Class. Ages 0-24 mos. 10:30am at GRB. Baby/Toddler Play at NBP. 10:30am at GRB. T.O. Reads: OCOB & Learn Storytime. The Nightmare Before Ages 0-3 yrs. Dog Days. Historias familiares Christmas - 11:00am 3:30pm at GRB. increíbles: Tracing 10:30am at NPB. T.O. Reads: OCOB Harry Potter and the Free Movie Night. your amazing family CLU Faculty Panel Sorcerer’s Stone - 1:30pm The Ring history. Discussion. Drag Me To Hell - 4:30pm 7:00pm at NPB. 6:30pm at GRB. 7:00pm at CLU. Sleepy Hollow - 6: 30pm NOTE: Additional programs may be scheduled. For more information about Library events, go to www.toaks.org/library. Page 5 Teens

service and dedication to Galileo’s Earth encounters. He has lectured on the U.S. space program all over A STEAM Program the world, including to all three U.S. military academies. Clarke currently Juno and the New is an Adjunct Professor of Physics at Pasadena City College and a consultant Renaissance on NASA’s Juno mission to the planet Saturday, September 12 • 2-3p.m. Jupiter. Grant R. Brimhall Library The Library will be holding a series of Speaker: Theo Clarke special programs throughout 2015 (for Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Jupiter. Juno is the embodiment of a children and teens) based on Science, Consultant on NASA’s Juno mission remarkable union of science, technology, Technology, Engineering, Art and to the planet Jupiter history, literature, music, art, and public Mathematics (STEAM). ❦ engagement. As Juno sails the cosmic NASA’s Juno spacecraft was launched sea to Jupiter it can be deemed an August 5, 2011. It looped around the ambassador to the universe of a New sun and returned to Earth on October Renaissance. 9, 2013, for a gravity assist that slung it In a 27 year career at the Jet Propulsion on its journey to the planet Jupiter. Juno Laboratory, Theo Clarke worked as will arrive at Jupiter on July 4, 2016 to scientist and engineer on the Mariner begin a one-year investigation of that 10 mission to Venus and Mercury, the giant planet. Voyager mission to the outer planets, and the Galileo mission to Jupiter. He But Juno is much more than a robotic is the recipient of NASA’s prestigious space laboratory to study the planet Exceptional Service Medal for his

Special Teen Read Week Program: Brushbot Workshop

Saturday, October 24, 2015 • 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Grant R. Brimhall Library

Building Brushbots for Tweens: Construct a brushbot made from the head of a toothbrush and wire its battery to make it race! You can design your brushbot any way you like! Join us and build your own mini brushbot! ❦

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1000 Books Before Play & Learn Toddler Play & Learn Storytime Kindergarten Storytimes Ages: 2-3 years Wednesdays: 10:30 – 11:20 a.m. Do you have an infant, toddler or GRANT R. BRIMHALL LIBRARY September 16, 23, 30, October 7, 14, 21, 28 preschooler at home? Have you heard Marvin E. Smith Community Room about the Library’s “1000 Books before (Before Library hours – Participants should Preschool Play & Learn Storytime Kindergarten” program? Thousand Oaks enter the Main Library entrance) Ages: 3-5 years Library is encouraging families and Thursdays: 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. caregivers to read 1,000 books with Conejo Valley Neighborhood for Learning September 17, 24, October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 their young children before the children Parent and Child enter kindergarten. Reading aloud to Baby Play & Learn Classes young children helps strengthen their Ages: 0-24 months language and listening skills, builds and Tuesdays: 10:30 – 11:15 a.m. NEWBURY PARK BRANCH improves vocabulary and helps to September 15, 22, 29, October 6, 13, 20, 27 LIBRARY increase attention spans – all important Meeting Room tools for learning to read and eventual school success. Come in to learn more Baby/Toddler Play & Learn about this program and pick up your Storytime reading log at the library or print it out Ages: 0-3 online at: Thursdays: 10:30 – 11:15 a.m. http://research.tolibrary.org/1000books October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 ❦ ❦ Dog Days!

Grant R. Brimhall Library Every Tuesday, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Children’s Library Program Room Beginning September 15.

Kindermusik Readers of all levels and abilities are @ your library! invited to come to read to a certified ® therapy dog! No advance registration. LEGO Play @ Ages 0-5 Participants will sign up for a brief 10-15 Join Katie Shinden, and other minute session with one of the therapy Your Library Kindermusik teachers, for these dogs and its owner. ❦ delightful monthly musical programs at Calling all MASTER BUILDERS! Come both libraries! Music and fun for little have fun and build your own LEGO® ones, their parents and caregivers! creations at these free monthly constructive play activities. DUPLO® Newbury Park Branch Library bricks are available for younger builders. Meeting Room 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 4 & Friday, October 2 Grant R. Brimhall Library Grant R. Brimhall Library Community Room Community Room 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Friday, September 11 & Saturday, September 26 Friday, October 9 ❦ ❦ Page 7 Friends of the Thousand Oaks Library

Support the Adapting to Shop and Help Friends of the Alzheimer’s: the Friends at Thousand Oaks Aging Gracefully the Same Time Library with Memory Want to help the Friends of the Friends of the Thousand Oaks Changes Thousand Oaks Library but have limited Library provides financial support for Tuesday, September 29 • 6-7p.m. extra funds? Now, you can help while enhancements to library collections, Grant R. Brimhall Library shopping on Amazon. The Friends are sponsors special educational and now listed as an eligible charity on cultural programs, and provides Alzheimer’s caregiver, educator, and AmazonSmile so you can shop online volunteer assistance where needed. The and the Friends will receive .5% of the advocate, Sherry Lynn Harris will present purchase price on eligible purchases Friends of the Thousand Oaks Library is a Adapting to Alzheimer’s: Aging Gracefully from AmazonSmile. (smile.amazon.com) non-profit organization, made up entirely with Memory Changes. Harris will discuss of volunteers who are committed to warning signs and symptoms: what’s AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you promoting and enhancing the Thousand normal age-related memory loss and know. Same products, same prices, Oaks Library System. when it may be time to get a geriatric same service. It just helps your favorite evaluation. She gives coping strategies charity in the process. You use the One of the most important roles of the to care compassionately for a loved same account on Amazon.com and Friends of the Thousand Oaks Library is AmazonSmile. Your shopping cart, Wish one with memory issues, and innovative List, wedding or baby registry, and other to raise funds in support of the Library’s concepts for handling challenging account settings also are the same. On cultural programs. A wide variety of situations. She also shows ways to your first visit to AmazonSmile, you need cultural programs are held at the Library improve your memory proactively, to select the Friends of the Thousand throughout the year for people of all ages. including ideas on how to create more Oaks Library to receive donations joy in your life. Harris is the author of from eligible purchases before you If you enjoy attending these programs, the book Adapting to Alzheimer’s, the CD begin shopping. Amazon will remember please consider contributing to the Serenity Visualizations, and the website your selection, and then every eligible Friends to continue to support these www.Adapt2Alz.com. ❦ purchase you make on AmazonSmile wonderful cultural events. Please pick will result in a donation to the Friends. up a membership form at the Library or It’s that simple. ❦ visit www.ftol.org for more information History Book about contributing to the Friends of the Friendly Book Thousand Oaks Library. ❦ Discussion Group Discussion Group The History Book Discussion Group The Friendly Book Discussion Group meets from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. on the meets at 6:30 p.m. on the first Thursday second Thursday of the month in the of the month in the Grant R. Brimhall Goebel Adult Community Center, 1385 Library Technology Training Room. E. Janss Road (next to the GRB Library). For more information, contact Sai For more information, contact Jack Chandavarkar at 805-241-5205. Heller at 805-341-7585.

Thursday, September 3, 2015: Thursday, September 10, 2015: The Book of Unknown Americans by Empress Dowager by Jung Chang Cristina Henriquez Thursday, October 8, 2015: Thursday, October 1, 2015: www.ftol.org Heretics and Heroes by Thomas Cahill ❦ Enough: True Measures of Money, Business, and Life by John C.Bogle ❦ Check out our redesigned website! Page 8