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Vol. XIII, No. 2 April - June 2014
Published by the Friends of the Poway Library www.powayfriends.org
Vol. XVI, No. 7 November – December 2008
Published by Friends of the Poway Library
www.powayfriends.org
After the great year that was 2013 for the
Poway Library, with strong sales in the bookstore,
and the agreement between the City of Poway,
San Diego County Library and the Friends of the
Poway Library for a substantial remodel of our
Library, 2014 will be even better. We will see this
remodel take place this year, and with no closure
of the library!
Features of the Upcoming Remodel of
Poway Community Library:
New Teen Center
Patio cover
AMH (book sorter)
Work stations for Library staff and volun-
teers
Refreshing Library interior:
New paint
Furniture
Carpets
New bathroom fixtures
Refreshing the Community Room:
New paint
New flooring
New window covers
Better interior signage
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This pierced copper awning will shade the library courtyard.
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Friends of the Poway Library Board Members 2012
President: Scott Kopperud phone: 382-1925, email: [email protected] Vice-President: Wendy Rios phone: 335-8016, email: [email protected] Volunteer Coordinator: Sharron Watson phone: 486-7033, email: [email protected] Treasurer: Dorothy Courtney phone: 748-9588, email: [email protected] Membership Chair, Secretary: Joye Davisson phone: 748-7441, email: [email protected] Open Book Editor: Jeanne Rogers phone: 679-1115, email: [email protected]
Better exterior signage
Children’s Area
Friends Bookstore improvements:
Increased size
Improved layout
New Bookshelves
More Electric sockets
Safety issues addressed
Window coverings and carpet
The considerable expense for these im-
provements is being shared by the City of Poway,
San Diego County Library and proudly by the
Friends of the Poway Library:
In addition, the Friends provided $5000 as an ear-
ly deposit and are contributing $15,000 towards
the new Library’s opening day collections.
We are making excellent progress so far!
There is a Community Meeting is scheduled for
Tuesday, April 28th at 6pm in the Community
Room of the Library to discuss the remodel as-
pects and scheduling. The Patio Grand Opening
Party is tentatively planned for May 31, and the
Interior Grand Opening Party for late October.
The Friends will be busier than ever this
year - join us and be part of this momentous meta-
morphosis! Just fill out the form on the inside
back cover of this newsletter and send it in. All
the best people in Poway hang out at the Library! Scott Kopperud, FOPL President & Jeanne Rogers, FOPL Editor
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City of Poway $375,000.00
San Diego County $375,000.00
Poway Library Endowment $652,000.00
Friends of the Poway Library $125,000.00
Total $1,527,000.00
The new Friends Bookstore layout.
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March 15, 2014
Our Book Talkers for this session were
our own Penny Taylor, Liz Vagani & Jackie
Dzugan, who all, according to MC Penny "…
know each other very well, but have completely
different taste in books." This was a good thing,
as they gave us reviews of wildly varied reads.
About 30 people including local Red Hats
were in attendance, with coffee klatsch goodies in
plenty. In addition, promo freebies were available:
bags, pens, bookmarks etc. "to thank you for com-
ing." Penny also gave away a copy of Bellman &
Black, and pitched the LA Festival of Books up-
coming. She also graciously thanked the Friends
of the Poway Library for their support and provi-
sioning of this event.
Penny reviewed Vampires in the
Lemon Grove: Stories, a collec-
tion by Karen Russell. "Little
strange gems" she called these ta-
les, involving odd and disturbing
transformations, in an apparently
realistic fiction that reveals its
world to be totally without rules.
Penny liked it lots.
Liz, admittedly glad to be review-
ing non-kids books, gave us her
take on Cathedral of the Sea, a
Spanish novel by Ildefonso Fal-
cones. It was a best seller on its
release there, and again in transla-
tion here. An epic tale on the lines
of Ken Follett's work, the brutal,
dark story surrounds the life of a
stonecutter in Barcelona, working on the great
cathedral of the title. Sibling rivalry and the Auto
da Fe complicate the lives and endeavors of all
involved.
Jackie gave us Persepolis, a perennial best-selling
graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi, telling the tale
of her childhood and early teen years in the Iran
and Europe of the 1970's and 1980's. The Islamic
Revolution fell hard on her family, especially the
women, who were virtual prisoners at home after
living a very Westernized style there. At a surpris-
ingly young age, Marjane is sent to live in Eu-
rope, with relatives, then on her own. Jackie
learned a lot about "history and the place," and
very much enjoyed the book. There is also a se-
quel, about Satrapi's college years.
Penny spoke about Billy Lynn's Long Halftime
Walk by Ben Fountain. Her latest find deals with
the absurdities surrounding wartime media hype
heroes. Billy Lynn of the title and a few comrades
have been chosen as same, plucked from the field
to be feted during halftime at a huge Thanksgiv-
ing football game. His reflections on the matter
form the story, a bit reminiscent of Catch-22.
Juliet: a novel by Anne Fortier, is a spin on one
of Liz' favorite Shakespeare plays, Romeo and
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April 15 The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse by Louise Erdrich
May 20 Nature Girl by Carl Hiaasen
June 17 The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
July 15 A Curious Man: the Strange & Brilliant Life of Robert “Believe It or Not” Ripley
by Neal Thompson
Meets the 3rd Tuesday of every month at 6:30 PM.
Be there for animated discussion about the most interesting books out there!
Juliet. In this parallel times treatment, the reader
oscillates between a modern story of a mysterious
inheritance and main character Julia's search for
the truth of it, and the "real" version of the famil-
iar medieval tale of forbidden love. The
"wonderful writing, adventure, & humor" all wind
up in Italy, with hope for a happier ending for this
Juliet.
Jackie spoke about Palisades Park, about one of
the greatest amusement parks in the U.S.A. From
the 1920's thru 1974, Palisades Park, it was Dis-
neyland in New Jersey, with swimming pools,
carnival rides, and concerts. Trolley lines ended at
the park, it was such a huge source of entertain-
ment for miles around. The place was beloved of
the author Alan Brennert, who has written a fine
family story following several generations of folk
who worked in the park. This is a definite "can't
put it down" book.
Penny reviewed Claire of the Sea Light by Ed-
widge Danticat. Claire of the title is a poor fisher-
man's daughter, whom Penny found this touching
tale interesting because of the novel's intercon-
nected stories centered on Claire's different roles
to different people.
The Historian: a Novel by Elizabeth Kostova.
Vampires are not Liz' Thing, but she recommends
this wild adventure involving a young woman, her
late father's arcane correspondence, and a real
(still!) live Dracula. The Quest is the thing, as the
protagonist wends her way through eastern Eu-
rope and big trouble to track down the truth.
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Heads in Beds: a Reckless Memoir of Hotels,
Hustles, and So-Called Hospitality by Jacob
Tomsky, a memoir of hotels akin to Anthony
Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential. The author, as a
broke ex-Philosophy major, started parking cars
and worked his way up. His reflections after a
couple of decades in the hospitality business form
the basis for this book, a good read enlivened by
necessary humor, according to Jackie.
There were more reading recommendations from
the floor and enthusiastic discussion, which lasted
as the gathering dispersed into the sunny Library
courtyard. The next Books & Coffee will happen
on June 7, 2014, same time, same place. See you
there! Jeanne Rogers, FOPL Edi-
tor
IS COMING!IS COMING!
READING! EVENTS! PRIZ-READING! EVENTS! PRIZ-
ES!ES! Check the Library for starting dates
and particulars.
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The Youth Services Department celebrated the
budding of the flowers and the arrival of the but-
terflies by hosting a very successful Butterfly day
on Sunday, March 23. The library has been work-
ing to add more Sunday and evening programs to
our event calendar, in order to cater to our work-
ing family population here in Poway. Sunday’s
event proved that the new programs are appreciat-
ed by the community.
We began Butterfly Day by reading about the life
cycles of caterpillars and butterflies. The children
were fascinated to learn about the process of co-
coon-spinning. We then took a few moments to
observe the butterfly habitat set out in the chil-
dren’s room, where five caterpillars had spun their
cocoons. Afterwards, we all headed out to the pa-
tio. The children painted flower pots, and then
planted butterfly-attracting plants to bring home.
We had 92 attendees at the event. Like most of
our children’s programs, Butterfly Day was spon-
sored by the Friends of the Poway Library. Make
sure to
stop in an pick up one of our events calendars to
see great upcoming events for children, teen,
adults and families. Elizabeth Vagani, Children’s Librarian
at the
Poway Community Library!
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The Digital Divide is a pretty good proxy for world power. For instance, almost 80% of Internet
users live in Asia, Europe and North America. The rest of the world makes up a vast minority, and the
continent with the fewest Internet users is Africa. This also tells us something here at home. Though
men and women are only about 1% apart in computer use, 63% of white non-Hispanic households use
the Internet while only 45% of black households have access.
So let’s hear it for public librarians, who are fighting to
democratize computer use for both children and adults.
Gloria Steinem, from a National Press Club talk in acceptance of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in November 2013. Ref. MS. Magazine, Winter/Spring 2014 p.30.
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