At the Library - City of St. Helena

At the Library – October 2015
St. Helena Public Library
Thursday Evening Programs
October 8th, 7:00 pm
October 22nd, 7:00 pm
CELEBRATE LATINO HERITAGE MONTH
HALLOWEEN FILM
Reception for “Succulent Mexico,”
Photographs by Israel Valencia
Ghostbusters
Fine-arts
photographer
Israel Valencia is interested in producing striking
and iconic images of
natural objects. Taken
from a series of trips to
Mexico between 2002 and
2010, this exhibit explores
the shapes and geometry
of the Mexican landscape.
Today, Valencia balances
his love of event photography with more personal work. His company,
Infinity Visuals, is located in Napa.
October 15th, 7:00 pm
Share some Halloween fun! Join us
for popcorn and an awesome
classic movie. Synopsis: After a
team of scientists (Harold Ramis,
Dan Aykroyd, and Bill Murray) lose
their cushy positions at a university in New York
City, they decide to become “Ghostbusters” to
wage a high-tech battle with the supernatural
for money. They stumble upon a gateway to
another dimension that will release evil upon
the city, and now the Ghostbusters must save
New York from complete destruction! 1984;
rated PG; 105 minutes.
October 29th, 7:00 pm
MUSIC
AND
DANCE
FROM SOUTH
AMERICA!
AUTHOR TALK & READING
Valverde Dance Company
40 Years an Innkeeper: History, Stories,
and Recipes from Napa Valley’s Famed
Wine Country Inn
Luis Valverde began his career in 1991. He
choreographs for the Peruvian Dance Company
and the Andean Project and collaborates with
Afro-Peruvian Master Lalo Izquierdo and the
group Sukay. Valverde Dance Company’s work is
dedicated to traditional music and dance from
South America, especially the Andes of Peru,
Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Argentina, and Chile.
PRESENTED
BY JIM SMITH,
OWNER OF WINE COUNTRY INN
Author Jim Smith will talk
and give a reading from his
recently released book 40
Years an Innkeeper. Travel
with Jim and his family
through the last 40 years
of conceiving, building, and
running the Wine Country
Inn, the first B&B in the
Napa Valley. Prepare to be
amazed by compelling and crazy stories by a
pioneer in our local hospitality industry.
Refreshments will be served.
En Español o Bilingüe
PARA NIÑOS
Jueves, a las 6:00 pm:
Cuentos Bilingües
Todos los ninos estan invitados
a venir a la biblioteca los jueves
en la tarde a escuchar cuentos
bilingues y hacer manualidades
divertidas.
Para todas
las edades.
Tercer viernes del mes,
16 de octubre, 9:30 am
Hora de cuentos
bilingües en el
Farmers Market
Acompanenos para escuchar
cuentos y hacer manualidades
en el mercado sobre ruedas del
parque Crane en St. Helena.
Esta es la ultima hora del
cuento de la temporada
Cuarto martes del mes
27 de octubre, 4:00 pm:
¡Armemos LEGOs!
¿Te encantan los Legos? Ven
con toda tu family a construir
cosas maravillosas. La biblioteca tendra los legos y ¡tu
traes tu entusiasmo y creatividad! Las creaciones se
pondran en exhibicion en la
biblioteca durante todo el mes
hasta el siguiente jueves de
legos. Recomendable para ninos de 5 a 14 anos.
Jueves, 29 de octubre, a las 7:00 pm:
Valverde Dance Company
¡MÚSICA
Y
BAILES
DE
AMÉRICA
DEL
SUR!
Luis Valverde comenzo su carrera
en Lima, Peru en el 1991. Su trabajo trae una variedad de danzas
de los Andes y Afro-Peruanas a
audiencias en los Estados Unidos.
El prepara fabulosas coreografias
para varias companias de baile
incluyendo The Peruvian Dance
Company, The Andean Project y hace collaboraciones con el
Maestro de danza Afro-Peruana Lalo Izquierdo y su grupo Sukay.
Su trabajo esta dedicado a la tradicion del baile y musica de Sur
America, en especial de los Andes de Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador,
Colombia, Argentina y Chile.
Dia de los Muertos Storytime
Sunday, November 1st, 1:00—2:00 pm:
At Upper Valley Campus, Napa Valley College
IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UPVALLEY FAMILY
CENTERS AND THE NAPA COUNTY LIBRARIES
Storyteller Olga Loya will be featured at the
UpValley Family Centers’ Día de los Muertos
event. She will share the history behind the
Day of the Dead and offer the audience a
chance to look at life and death in a more
personal way.
Olga Loya is a national storyteller, performance artist, writer, and teacher. She is a
recent recipient of the National Network of Storytellers 2013
Oracle Award in The Circle of Excellence.
LIBRARY NEWS
Beginning in October, the library will now be open
on Thursdays from 10:00 am to 9:00 pm. As a
result, our Thursday evening programs will return
to their 7:00 pm start time! All other library hours
will remain the same.
Youth Programs
Kids Matinees: Wednesdays, 3:00 pm
Kids Matinees are appropriate for all ages and are shown in the
Meeting Room, be sure to come by and watch new releases and old
classics. Enjoy these Halloween-inspired films and new releases!
STORYTIMES
Activities for children are held in
the Children’s Room.
Tuesdays & Wednesdays,
10:30 am: STORYTIME
Children of all ages are invited
to a weekly treat: listening to
storybooks read aloud.
Thursdays, 6:00 pm:
Bilingual Storytime
October 7th:
R. L. Stine’s Monsterville:
The Cabinet of Souls
2015; rated PG;
84 minutes.
Teenage friends must resist the
spell of an evil showman
staging a house of horrors
show in their small town.
October 14th:
Beetlejuice
1988; rated PG;
92 minutes.
A couple of recently deceased
ghosts contract the services of
a “bio-exorcist” in order to
remove the obnoxious new
owners of their house.
Children are invited to come to
the library on Thursday evenings to listen to stories or do
fun crafts—in both English and
Spanish. All ages are welcome.
Third Friday of the Month,
October 16th, 9:30 am
Bilingual Storytime
at Farmers Market
Have some morningtime fun!
Join us for a story and make a
simple craft at the St. Helena
Farmers Market, located at
Crane Park. This is the last
storytime of the season!
October 21st:
Tomorrowland
2015; rated PG;
130 minutes.
Bound by a shared destiny, a
teen bursting with scientific
curiosity and a former boygenius inventor embark on a
mission to unearth the secrets
of a place somewhere in time
and space that exists in their
collective memory.
October 28th:
Descendants
2015; rated TV-G;
112 minutes.
In a present-day kingdom, Ben,
the benevolent teenage son of
King Adam and Queen Belle
offers a chance of redemption
for the trouble-making offspring of classic Disney villains:
Cruella De Vil, Maleficent, the
Evil Queen, and Jafar.
Fourth Tuesday
October 27th, 4:00 pm:
Let’s LEGO!
Have fun building your own
LEGO creation, which will be
exhibited in the Children’s
Room until the next Let’s
LEGO meeting. Recommended
for ages 5 to 14.
October 2015 Library Calendar
Sun
Mon
Tues
Wed
29
30
1
10:30am Storytime
10:30am Storytime
6:00pm Bilingual
Storytime
3:00pm KIDS MOVIE:
Pups United
4
5
Columbus
Day
(Library is
OPEN)
18 19
8
10:30am Storytime
10:30am Storytime
6:00pm Bilingual
Storytime
3
Banned Books
Week Ends
9
10
17
7:00pm RECEPTION:
“Succulent Mexico,”
Photographs by Israel
Valencia
13
14
15
16
10:30am Storytime
10:30am Storytime
6:00pm Bilingual
Storytime
9:30am Last
Bilingual
Storytime at
Farmers Market,
Crane Park
3:00pm KIDS MOVIE:
Beetlejuice
7:00pm AUTHOR TALK &
READING: 40 Years an
Innkeeper, with Jim
Smith, Owner of Wine
Country Inn
20
21
22
10:30am Storytime
10:30am Storytime
6:00pm Bilingual
Storytime
28
29
10:30am Storytime
10:30am Storytime
4:00pm KIDS: Let’s
LEGO!
3:00pm KIDS MOVIE:
Descendants
6:00pm Bilingual
Storytime
LEGEND: Red=Youth,
Blue=Adults, Green=Spanish
23
24
30
31
7:00pm HALLOWEEN
FILM: Ghostbusters
27
OCTOBER’S ART EXHIBIT
“Succulent Mexico,”
Photographs by Israel Valencia
Sat
First 9:00pm
Thursday!
7
3:00pm KIDS MOVIE:
Tomorrowland
25 26
Fri
2
6
3:00pm KIDS MOVIE:
R.L. Stine’s
Monsterville: The
Cabinet of Souls
11 12
Thu
Happy
Halloween!
7:00pm MUSIC & DANCE
FROM SOUTH AMERICA:
Valverde Dance
Company
LIBRARY HOURS
Monday: 10:00am–6:00pm
Tuesday & Wednesday:
10:00am–7:00pm
Thursday: 10:00am–9:00pm
Friday & Saturday: 2:00–6:00 pm
Sunday: CLOSED
ST. HELENA
PUBLIC LIBRARY
1492 Library Lane
St. Helena 94574
707-963-5244
www.shpl.org
All library programs are free & are supported by the Friends & Foundation, St. Helena Public Library.
OCTOBER ARTIST RECEPTION
Succulent Mexico
Photographs by Israel Valencia
Thursday, October 8th, 7:00 pm
St. Helena Public Library, 1492 Library Lane, St. Helena
This library program is free and is provided by the Friends & Foundation, St. Helena Public Library.
AUTHOR TALK & READING
Presented by Jim Smith, Owner of Wine Country Inn
Thursday, October 15th, 7:00 pm
HISTORY, STORIES, AND RECIPES FROM
NAPA VALLEY’S FAMED WINE COUNTRY INN
Travel with Jim and his family through the last 40
years of conceiving, building, and running the Wine
Country Inn. Refreshments will be served.
St. Helena Public Library, 1492 Library Lane, St. Helena
This library program is free and is provided by the Friends & Foundation, St. Helena Public Library.
Bilingual storytime at Farmers Market
Cuentos bilingües en Farmers Market
For children of all ages / Para niños de todas las edades
Join us for stories and make a simple craft
at Farmers Market in Crane Park—last of the season!
Acompáñenos a escuchar cuentos y hacer manualidades
en Farmers Market en Crane Park—último de la temporada!
October 16th / 16 de octubre
@ 9:30 am
Programs are supported by the St. Helena Public Library / Programa patrocinado por St. Helena Public Library.
HALLOWEEN FILM
GHOSTBUSTERS
Share some Halloween fun!
Join us for popcorn & an awesome
classic movie that everyone loves!
1984; rated PG; 105 minutes.
St. Helena Public Library, 1492 Library Lane, St. Helena
This library program is free and is provided by the Friends & Foundation, St. Helena Public Library.
Latino Heritage Month
Mes de la Herencia Latina
Traditional Music & Dance from South America
Música y Bailes Tradicionales de América del Sur
Refreshments will be served / Refrigerios serán servidos.
Thursday, October 29th, 7:00 pm
Jueves, 29 de octubre, a las 7:00 pm
St. Helena Public Library, 1492 Library Lane
Programs are supported by the Friends & Foundation, St. Helena Public Library.