All Events for the Month of December 2011

Wednesday, December 7

Friendly Book Discussion Group:
Guest Speaker Jack Ledbetter (Professor of English, California Lutheran University)

6:30pm at GRB (Technology Training Room)
Call (805)241-5205 for more information.

Thursday, December 8

History Book Discussion Group: Churchill (biography) by Paul Johnson
7:00pm at Goebel Senior Center (1385 E. Janss Road)
Call (805)494-0141 for more information.

Saturday, December 10

Bilingual Storytimes
Horas de cuentos Bilingues
11:00am at GRB
1:30pm at NPB

Ages 4 - 6
Edades 4 - 6 años
Use books to develop early literacy skills and a love of reading • Introduce Spanish culture and vocabulary to native English speakers • Stories, songs, games and more!
Usar libros para que los niños puedan disfrutar de la lectura • Introducir vocabulario de Inglés a los hablantes nativos de español • ¡Cuentos, canciones, juegos y más!

(see flier)

Holiday & Classical Music with the Silver Strings
1:00pm at GRB (Community Room)
The entire family will enjoy this delightful free musical program featuring local musicians who have banded together to play in harmony for the enjoyment of others.
(see flier)

Monday, December 12

Free Movie Matinee
1:00pm at GRB (Community Room)
Dreamgirls (2006 – Jamie Foxx, Beyonce Knowles, Eddie Murphy and Academy Award Winner for Best Supporting Actress, Jennifer Hudson.) Based on the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, a trio of black female soul singers goes from being “just a group with talent” to a crossover hit on the pop charts in the early 60s. Dreamworks, Rated PG-13, 131 minutes.
(see flier)

Sunday, December 17

Cultural Bus Tour to The Nethercutt Museum
12:00pm - 5:30pm
Departs from the Newbury Park Branch Library. Call Carol at 805-480-1450 for reservations and more information.
(see flier)

Monday, December 19

Winter Break FREE FAMILY FILMS @ the Library
1:00pm at GRB
Bring your family, your own snacks, and enjoy!
Gnomeo and Juliet - Animated feature, Walt Disney Pictures, 2011, Rated-G, 84 min.
Garden gnomes Gnomeo and Juliet have as many obstacles to overcome as their quasi namesakes when they are caught up in a feud between neighbors. But with plastic pink flamingos and lawnmower races in the mix, can this young couple find lasting happiness?
(see flier)

Tuesday, December 20

Winter Break FREE FAMILY FILMS @ the Library
1:00pm at GRB
Bring your family, your own snacks, and enjoy!
Cars 2 - Animated feature, Walt Disney Pictures, 2011, Rated-G, 113 min.
Star racecar Lightning McQueen, and the incomparable tow truck, Mater, take their friendship to exciting new places when they head overseas to compete in the first ever World Grand Prix. But the road to the championship is filled with plenty of potholes, detours and hilarious surprises when Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage.
(see flier)