Beautiful Music From Your Librarian

It's that time of year when holiday concerts and choirs fill the air with lovely melodies. Periodicals Coordinator and professional violinist Valencia Mitchell has been performing throughout the area with a variety of orchestras and choirs. If you haven't heard Val play, you're in for a treat. We'll keep you posted as she performs throughout 2009 year as well. Sunday, December 21st at 7:30 p.m. Rolling Hills United Methodist Church 26438 Crenshaw Blvd. Rolling Hills Estates Sunday, December 14th at 1:30 p.m., 4 p.m., and 7 p.m. Bethany Lutheran Church 4644 Clark Avenue, Long Beach Saturday, December 13th at 3 p.m. First Lutheran Church Long Beach At the corner of 9th Street and Atlantic Blvd., Long Beach Sunday, December 7th at 3 p.m. First United Methodist Church of Inglewood 304 East Spruce Street, Inglewood

Librarian Hits the Roads

Circulation Coordinator Monica Lopez ran her first 10k road race this weekend! Monica believes in exercising her body as well as her mind and has recently taken up running after realizing kick-boxing was just too dangerous! Not one to do things on a small scale, Monica and her husband Martin decided to train for the Surf City Marathon which will be held in Huntington Beach on February 1, 2009. As you can see in this photo taken just moments after they crossed the finish line, both Monica and Martin finished the "Make Room for Santa 10k" looking strong and happy!

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It's Finals Time

Finals are just around the corner and so is Christmas! If you need a break from your studies, you may want to consider cheking out a book titled "A Family Christmas" in the new book aisle. You will surely get in touch with the Christmas spirit when you read the many poems, letters, and songs. Find the great singer in you. It is not too late to learn the lyrics for this Christmas! Call Number: PN6071 .C6 F25 2007 Here is another interesting book you may like: "Christmas the world over; how the season of joy and good will is observed and enjoyed by peoples here and everywhere" Call Number: GT4985 .F64 Enjoy the holiday season and good luck on your finals!