Whittier Public Library Foundation

The Whittier Reads Author Talk and Dinner Reception are just 1 week away! This is your last chance to purchase tickets for the Dinner Reception with the author! The deadline to purchase tickets is Monday, April 22 at 5:00pm.

Tickets can be purchased in person at both the Central and Whittwood Branch libraries, or they can be purchased online at https://whittierplf.org/dinner-with-author/

There is still time to purchase tickets for this year's Whittier Reads Author Talk Reception and Dinner!

Tickets can be purchased in person at both libraries, or purchased online at https://whittierplf.org/dinner-with-author/

Hey Batter Batters! Bring your A-game to our literary diamond as we blend the love of baseball with the excitement of trivia, all at your home field, Whittier Public Library. To highlight our Whittier Reads selection, `Stealing Home' we will host a trivia night with baseball factoids, and they won't all be easy, expect some curveballs in there too!
So touch base with your teammates and come to the Ballpark (Central Library) on Thursday, April 11 at 6 PM, to test your wits and vie for prizes. Whether you're a baseball fanatic or trivia buff, this event promises an evening of fun, friendly competition, new discoveries, home runs, and baseball snacks too. There is limited space, so don't strikeout and miss it, Sign up at the Adult Reference Desk or call us at (562) 567-9900. This event is for Trivia ballplayers 13+.
Central, 7344 Washington Ave., 562-567-9900

📚 Join us tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. at Central Library for an enriching evening of baseball stories with Dr. Joseph Price and Dr. Charles S. Adams from Whittier College's Institute for Baseball Studies. 📖⚾️

👥 Meet the Professors:
👉 Dr. Joseph Price - Professor Emeritus, Religious Studies, and Director, The Institute for Baseball Studies.
👉 Dr. Charles S. Adams - Professor Emeritus, English, and Associate Director, The Institute for Baseball Studies.

📕 Featured Book: "Stealing Home: Los Angeles, the Dodgers, and the Lives Caught in Between" by Eric Nusbaum.

🚫 No playing. No watching. No stats. Just reading and exploring the world of baseball stories. 📚 What does it mean to read about baseball? How can we appreciate the cultural and community aspects of the game? Join the discussion as we delve into the stories in, of, and about baseball.

🤔 Topics of Discussion:
1️⃣ Exploring the connection between baseball and culture.
2️⃣ Understanding the significance of baseball in our communities.
3️⃣ How to read the game itself as a compelling narrative.
4️⃣ Making sense of baseball in broad contexts, as illustrated by Nusbaum's book.

📍 Where: Central Library
📅 When: April 2nd, 6pm
🎫 Admission: Free

📌 Don't miss this unique opportunity to gain a deeper appreciation for the stories that make baseball a cultural phenomenon. Discover how the Institute for Baseball Studies at Whittier College is contributing to this exploration and extend an invitation to visit!

Whittier Reads events start next week! Whittier Public Library and the Whittier Public Library Foundation present a series of programs based on Stealing Home by Eric Nusbaum beginning April 2024.

Stealing Home is available for checkout and for purchase at both the Central and Whittwood Branch libraries.

For more information about Whittier Reads follow the link:
https://whittierplf.org/whittier-reads/

If you would like to become a sponsor of this year's Whittier Reads,
click the link below:
https://whittierplf.org/whittier-reads-sponsorship/

🫖 Thank you to all of our fine guests who joined our annual Spring Tea earlier this month. We raise our tea cup to you and tip our top hat in your honor.

In case you missed it, here’s a little recap of a high tea in the Central Library community room (Looks lovely and new, don’t you think?🕯️)

👒 We hope to see you join us *next* Spring as it is a popular annual event. Cheers!

Questions about Whittier Public Library events or how to become a Whittier Public Library Foundation member? Call us at (562) 567-9900 or visit Whittierlibrary.org

Whittier Public Library hosts its Spring Tea 2024 The Whittier Public Library celebrated it's annual Spring Tea event for the year of 2024. This year's tea party combined the charm and appeal of the regency ...

Whittier Reads is Back! Whittier Public Library and the Whittier Public Library Foundation present a series of programs based on "Stealing Home" by Eric Nusbaum beginning April 2024. For more information about Whittier Reads follow the link:
https://whittierplf.org/whittier-reads/
Check out the book at either library!

The Spring 2024 Newsletter.
This newsletter and past newsletters can be downloaded at the link below:
https://whittierplf.org/publications/

1 week left to purchase tickets for the Whittier Public Library's Annual Spring Tea.

Tickets can be purchased in person at both libraries, or purchased online at https://whittierplf.org/springtea/

Celebrate Valentines by picking up your Valentine Mason Jar Craft! Pick yours up at either location while supplies last! Starting February 12th!

Adult craft available @ both reference desks

Join us Tuesday February 13th in our Makerspace at the Central Library to learn about the art of woodburning, also called Pyrography. In our Burning Heart craft, users will get hands on experience of designing artwork with a heated pen on a wooden surface just in time for Valentine's Day.

*Space is limited, please sign-up at the Central Adult Reference desk or Call us (562) 567-9940.

For ages 15 & up!

Save the date! Next month, the Whittier Library's Annual Spring Tea is returning.

Tickets can be purchased at both libraries, or online at the link below.

https://whittierplf.org/springtea/

Books and looks: gen Z is ‘rediscovering’ the public library Young people are using the hallowed institutions at higher rates than older generations. And they’re not just there to read

Time to add another star to your REEL Club punch card! Join us Monday, February 12th at 6PM at the Whittwood Branch Library for REEL Club Rewind. Please visit "whittierlibrary.org/events" for the movie title. Due to licensing restrictions, we cannot post the movie title on social media.

Join us Monday, February 5th in the Community Room, where we will tune into a Rom-Com, What's Love Got to Do With It (2022). Presented by our streaming service, Kanopy, starting February 5th patrons can use their library card to view the Romantic Comedy from home remotely, or COME ON IN to the library on February 5th to watch on the big screen with us! Oh And if you are so inclined, stick around a bit to chat about it with your moviegoer friends.

Film rated PG-13

Join us Monday, Feb 5th in our Makerspace at the Central Library to learn how to design objects to be printed on our 3D printers. We will provide the computers and teach some 3D basics. Space is limited, please sign-up at the Central Adult Reference desk.

5th through 8th grade class at 4:30pm.
Teen & Adult class at 6:00pm.

The Winter 2023 Newsletter.

This newsletter and past newsletters can be downloaded at the link below:

https://whittierplf.org/publications/

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THE WHITTIER PICTORIAL: 1950–1951

Thirty-seven issues of The Whittier Pictorial are availalble for free online via the Internet Archive thanks to the professionals at the Whittier Public Library who did the work of presrving, scanning, and desribing the original print copies:
https://archive.org/details/whittierlibrary?query=%22whittier+pictorial%22&sort=-date

Join us for a documentary screening of Turnbull Canyon: A Road Unwound by William Ohanesian. This event will take place at the Central Library on Saturday, October 28 at 2:00PM. A Q&A with the filmmaker will follow after the screening.

Seating is limited, free tickets are available at the Central Adult Reference Desk.

Save the date! Join us on 10/25 at 6pm at the Whittier Public Library for a captivating author talk with Paul Carter, renowned for his groundbreaking biography, “RICHARD NIXON: California’s Native Son.” Explore Nixon’s extraordinary journey from his California upbringing in Yorba Linda to his rise in politics and presidency, all while discovering a different perspective on this iconic figure.

The Fall 2023 Newsletter.

This newsletter and past newsletters can be downloaded at whittierplf.org/publications/

This is the last week to purchase tickets for this year's Booktoberfest!

Tickets can be purchased online at https://www.booktoberfest.org/tickets/

If you would like to sponsor, fill out a form at https://www.booktoberfest.org/become-a-sponsor/

FYI!

Río Hondo College Library will be hosting its first-ever Zine Fest in October. We're looking for Los Angeles area zinesters who are interested in serving as panelists. If that's you, please fill out the Zinester Interest Form: bit.ly/LAzinesters.

Details of the event are on the form. Hope to hear from some amazing makers out there!

Purchase your Booktoberfest tickets now before the prices increase! Ticket prices will increase Friday, September 1st.

We've been busy putting together a program and menu that will be sure to please!

Tickets can be purchased at https://www.booktoberfest.org/tickets/

If you would like to become a sponsor of this year's Booktoberfest, you can do so at https://www.booktoberfest.org/become-a-sponsor/

Save the Date! Thursday, October 5th is the Ninth Annual Booktoberfest!

Tickets can be purchased at the link below:
www.booktoberfest.org

Tickets can also be purchased in person at both the Central and Whittwood Branch libraries.

Purchase your tickets now, as prices will increase after August 31st.

If you would like to become a sponsor of this year's Booktoberfest, please click the link below.
www.booktoberfest.org/become-a-sponsor/

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This is the last week to sign up your children for the Summer Reading Club. Why not take them to the newly renovated Childrens Department at the Central Library?

Beat the heat and come into the newly renovated Central Library!