All Events for the Month of July 2008
Tuesday, July 1
Wee Ones' and Toddlers' Storytimes
10:15am and 11:00am at GRB
Ages 18-36 Months
Little ones 18-36 months old are invited to join us for a series of
five 20-minute programs. Enjoy a variety of stories, songs and rhymes about lots
of our favorite things. A parent or caregiver must accompany each child.
(see
Special Summer Events for Children flier)
It's Elementary
1:30pm at GRB
Ages 6 and Up
Although these storytimes are for elementary-grade children aged 6 and up,
they have nothing whatsoever to do with school! There’ll be some great stories
in each of these 45-60 minute programs, plus fun activities and your very own
craft to create and take home. Don’t miss a single moment of this five-week
cycle of fun!
(see
Special Summer Events for Children flier)
Family Fun Night
7:00pm at GRB
All Ages
Parents and children of all ages are invited to enjoy a variety of great
stories, songs, rhymes and fingerplays in this five-week series of 30 minute
programs. Children are invited to wear their comfiest jammies and fuzziest
slippers. Bring your favorite blanket and curl up for an evening of relaxation
and fun!
(see
Special Summer Events for Children flier)
Movie: How to Eat Fried Worms
3:00pm at GRB
7:00pm at NPB
Rated PG
Based on the book by Thomas Rockwell in which eleven-year old Billy goes up
against the school bully in a gross-out challenge — to eat 10 worms in one day!
Will Billy find the strength to handle this dare without his weak stomach
betraying him and his big mouth getting him into even more trouble?
(see
Special Summer Events for Children flier)
Dog Days of Summer
10:00am - 11:30am at GRB
2:00pm - 3:00pm at GRB
Grades 1-3
A fun way for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders to practice their new reading skills
in scheduled five-minute sessions with especially trained dogs and qualified
handlers.
(see flier)
What's Your Personality Type?
Handwriting Analysis Workshop
3:00pm at GRB (Marvin E. Smith Community Meeting Room)
7:00pm at NPB (Community Meeting Room)
For Teens Only - Grades 6 and Up
How you write tells a lot about who you are. Have fun learning about
yourself and others by discovering the secrets revealed through handwriting
analysis with Certified Master Graphologist, Paula A. Sassi.
(see Teen Reading
Club Summer Events flier)
Wee Ones' and Toddlers' Storytimes
10:15am and 11:00am at GRB
Ages 18-36 Months
Little ones 18-36 months old are invited to join us for a series of
five 20-minute programs. Enjoy a variety of stories, songs and rhymes
about lots of our favorite things. A parent or caregiver must accompany
each child.
(see
Special Summer Events for Children flier)
It's Elementary
1:30pm at GRB
Ages 6 and Up
Although these storytimes are for elementary-grade children aged 6 and up,
they have nothing whatsoever to do with school! There’ll be some great stories
in each of these 45-60 minute programs, plus fun activities and your very own
craft to create and take home. Don’t miss a single moment of this five-week
cycle of fun!
(see
Special Summer Events for Children flier)
Future Entomologists Unite!
1:30pm at NPB
Ages 6 and Up
All bug loving kids ages 6 years and older are invited to come and explore
the miraculously microscopic, fascinatingly fluffy, perfectly prickly, soft and
slithery world of BUGS! Exciting stories, riddles, poems and special activities
will be shared in these 45-60 minute programs including a craft to take home.
(see
Special Summer Events for Children flier)
Family Fun Night
7:00pm at GRB
All Ages
Parents and children of all ages are invited to enjoy a variety of great
stories, songs, rhymes and fingerplays in this five-week series of 30 minute
programs. Children are invited to wear their comfiest jammies and fuzziest
slippers. Bring your favorite blanket and curl up for an evening of relaxation
and fun!
(see
Special Summer Events for Children flier)
World Folktakes with Padriac Keohane as
Slyboots the Storyteller
3:00pm at GRB
7:00pm at NPB
Ages 4 and up
Drawing from mythology, folklore, multicultural tales and real life
occurrences, Padraic Keohane weaves a tapestry of stories from around the
world combined with his imaginative prose, and inspires his audience to
read and create stories of their own.
(see
Special Summer Events for Children flier)
Friendly Book Club
7:30pm at GRB
As You Like It
By William Shakespeare
A-Buzz About Bugs!
10:30am at NPB
Ages 2-5
Young entomologists ages 2-5 years are invited to get ready for a
creepy-crawly treat. Parents and their children will enjoy 30-minute
storytimes exploring these miniature marvels and the interesting world
they live in.
(see
Special Summer Events for Children flier)
Book Buzz
10:30am at GRB (Program Room)
Grades 4 and 5
Friendly, fun, "kids only" book discussion group with craft.
(see flier)
History Book Club
7:00pm at GRB
Plutarch’s lives: the Dryden translation
By Plutarch, edited by Arthur Hugh Clough
Book Buzz
10:30am at GRB (Program Room)
Grades 2 and 3
Friendly, fun, "kids only" book discussion group with craft.
(see flier)
Used Book Sale
6:00pm - 8:30pm at NPB
Used Book Sale
10:00am - 3:00pm at NPB
Dog Days of Summer
10:00am - 11:30am at GRB
2:00pm - 3:00pm at GRB
Grades 1-3
A fun way for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders to practice their new reading
skills in scheduled five-minute sessions with especially trained dogs and
qualified handlers.
(see flier)
Movie: Trail End
2:00pm at GRB
A film screening of the award-winning documentary Trail End
followed by a discussion session with the film’s maker, Shannan Keenan.
(see flier)
Free Movie Matinee
1:00pm at GRB (Community Room)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969 - Paul Newman and Robert
Redford)
Two Western bank/train robbers flee to Bolivia when the law gets too
close. Film won 4 Oscars.
Rated PG, 110 min.
(see
flier for a listing of all movie matinees between June - October 2008)
Amazing Reads
Teen Scavenger Hunt
7:00pm at NPB (Community Meeting Room)
For Teens Only - Grades 6 and Up
This special program is presented by the Thousand Oaks Library Teen
Advisory League. Teens will participate in groups or teams to find clues
throughout the library. Prizes and refreshments, too!
(see Teen Reading
Club Summer Events flier)
Wee Ones' and Toddlers' Storytimes
10:15am and 11:00am at GRB
Ages 18-36 Months
Little ones 18-36 months old are invited to join us for a series of
five 20-minute programs. Enjoy a variety of stories, songs and rhymes about lots
of our favorite things. A parent or caregiver must accompany each child.
(see
Special Summer Events for Children flier)
It's Elementary
1:30pm at GRB
Ages 6 and Up
Although these storytimes are for elementary-grade children aged 6 and up,
they have nothing whatsoever to do with school! There’ll be some great stories
in each of these 45-60 minute programs, plus fun activities and your very own
craft to create and take home. Don’t miss a single moment of this five-week
cycle of fun!
(see
Special Summer Events for Children flier)
Future Entomologists Unite!
1:30pm at NPB
Ages 6 and Up
All bug loving kids ages 6 years and older are invited to come and explore
the miraculously microscopic, fascinatingly fluffy, perfectly prickly, soft and
slithery world of BUGS! Exciting stories, riddles, poems and special activities
will be shared in these 45-60 minute programs including a craft to take home.
(see
Special Summer Events for Children flier)
Family Fun Night
7:00pm at GRB
All Ages
Parents and children of all ages are invited to enjoy a variety of great
stories, songs, rhymes and fingerplays in this five-week series of 30 minute
programs. Children are invited to wear their comfiest jammies and fuzziest
slippers. Bring your favorite blanket and curl up for an evening of relaxation
and fun!
(see
Special Summer Events for Children flier)
Dr. Sue's Traveling Insect and Arthropod Zoo
3:00pm at GRB
7:00pm at NPB
Ages 6 and Up
Entomologist Dr. Susan Van Vorhis will present a fascinating program
featuring arthropods as well as insect puppets and models. Come for an “up close
and personal” look at a few of our six and eightlegged friends and some crunchy
crustaceans. You’ll see insect specimens from all over the world and meet
spectacular spiders, scurrying scorpions, and monstrous millipedes. You’ll love
“being bugged!”
(see
Special Summer Events for Children flier)
A-Buzz About Bugs!
10:30am at NPB
Ages 2-5
Young entomologists ages 2-5 years are invited to get ready for a creepy-crawly
treat. Parents and their children will enjoy 30-minute storytimes exploring
these miniature marvels and the interesting world they live in.
(see
Special Summer Events for Children flier)
Book Buzz
10:30am at GRB (Program Room)
Grades 4 and 5
Friendly, fun, "kids only" book discussion group with craft.
(see flier)
Amazing Reads
Teen Scavenger Hunt
7:00pm at GRB (Marvin E. Smith Community Meeting Room)
For Teens Only - Grades 6 and Up
This special program is presented by the Thousand Oaks Library Teen
Advisory League. Teens will participate in groups or teams to find clues
throughout the library. Prizes and refreshments, too!
(see Teen Reading
Club Summer Events flier)
Book Buzz
10:30am at GRB (Program Room)
Grades 2 and 3
Friendly, fun, "kids only" book discussion group with craft.
(see flier)
Dog Days of Summer
10:00am - 11:30am at NPB
2:00pm - 3:00pm at NPB
Grades 1-3
A fun way for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders to practice their new reading skills
in scheduled five-minute sessions with especially trained dogs and qualified
handlers.
(see flier)
Knot It!
3:00pm at GRB (Marvin E. Smith Community Meeting Room)
7:00pm at NPB (Community Meeting Room)
For Teens Only - Grades 6 and Up
In this hands-on workshop with professional storyteller Barbara Wong,
tweens and teens will learn four to seven macramé knot variations and make a
custom-sized bracelet that’s fun, easy-to-do, and great to show off!
Registration required. Sign up at the Help Desk at the Grant R. Brimhall Library
or the Reference Desk at the Newbury Park Branch.
(see Teen Reading
Club Summer Events flier)
Wee Ones' and Toddlers' Storytimes
10:15am and 11:00am at GRB
Ages 18-36 Months
Little ones 18-36 months old are invited to join us for a series of
five 20-minute programs. Enjoy a variety of stories, songs and rhymes about lots
of our favorite things. A parent or caregiver must accompany each child.
(see
Special Summer Events for Children flier)
It's Elementary
1:30pm at GRB
Ages 6 and Up
Although these storytimes are for elementary-grade children aged 6 and up,
they have nothing whatsoever to do with school! There’ll be some great stories
in each of these 45-60 minute programs, plus fun activities and your very own
craft to create and take home. Don’t miss a single moment of this five-week
cycle of fun!
(see
Special Summer Events for Children flier)
Future Entomologists Unite!
1:30pm at NPB
Ages 6 and Up
All bug loving kids ages 6 years and older are invited to come and explore
the miraculously microscopic, fascinatingly fluffy, perfectly prickly, soft and
slithery world of BUGS! Exciting stories, riddles, poems and special activities
will be shared in these 45-60 minute programs including a craft to take home.
(see
Special Summer Events for Children flier)
Family Fun Night
7:00pm at GRB
All Ages
Parents and children of all ages are invited to enjoy a variety of great
stories, songs, rhymes and fingerplays in this five-week series of 30 minute
programs. Children are invited to wear their comfiest jammies and fuzziest
slippers. Bring your favorite blanket and curl up for an evening of relaxation
and fun!
(see
Special Summer Events for Children flier)
Movie: James and the Giant Peach
3:00pm at GRB
7:00pm at NPB
Rated PG
Come and enjoy this wildly imaginative tale based on the beloved children’s
book by Roald Dahl about a little boy who journeys to a wondrous city “where
dreams come true.”
(see
Special Summer Events for Children flier)
A-Buzz About Bugs!
10:30am at NPB
Ages 2-5
Young entomologists ages 2-5 years are invited to get ready for a creepy-crawly
treat. Parents and their children will enjoy 30-minute storytimes exploring
these miniature marvels and the interesting world they live in.
(see
Special Summer Events for Children flier)
Book Buzz
10:30am at GRB (Program Room)
Grades 4 and 5
Friendly, fun, "kids only" book discussion group with craft.
(see flier)
Courtyard Serenade
Featuring: Conejo Valley Youth Orchestra String Ensemble
7:00pm-8:00pm at GRB (Library Courtyard)
Spend your hot summer nights listening to beautiful music under the stars. Every
Thursday evening July 17 through August 28, music will fill the air in the
Library Courtyard. These free concerts are sponsored by the Friends of the
Thousand Oaks Library and feature an array of musical guests. For more
information contact the Library, 449-2660, ext. 258.
Book Buzz
10:30am at GRB (Program Room)
Grades 2 and 3
Friendly, fun, "kids only" book discussion group with craft.
(see flier)
It's a Bug's Life with Wild Wonders, Inc.
11:00am at GRB
1:00pm at NPB
Explore the wild, wacky and wonderful world of bugs. You’ll enjoy hands-on
meetings with large hissing cockroaches, mantids, ladybugs, millipedes as well
as beautiful live butterflies. Learn how each of these species is important to
the others and to the environment.
(see
Special Summer Events for Children flier)
Puppet Show: Space Bugs
11:00am at GRB
2:00pm at NPB
Join us for a performance of Space Bugs, a delightful puppet show presented
by the Swazzle Puppet Company, in which a wacky group of intergalactic insects
goes on exciting adventures to the far reaches of outer space.
(see
Special Summer Events for Children flier)
Read the Book - See the Movie
2:30pm at GRB (Marvin E. Smith Community Meeting Room)
For Teens Only - Grades 6 and Up
Join us for a discussion of Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne
Jones. Sign out a copy at the Help Desk. Come prepared to share your ideas about
the book and then watch the movie together. Does the movie really represent the
book? Refreshments, too!
(see Teen Reading
Club Summer Events flier)
Future Entomologists Unite!
1:30pm at NPB
Ages 6 and Up
All bug loving kids ages 6 years and older are invited to come and explore
the miraculously microscopic, fascinatingly fluffy, perfectly prickly, soft and
slithery world of BUGS! Exciting stories, riddles, poems and special activities
will be shared in these 45-60 minute programs including a craft to take home.
(see
Special Summer Events for Children flier)
Green Circle Kids' Concert with Melissa Green
11:00am at GRB
2:00pm at NPB
From her debut CD entitled “Here We Go,” singer and guitarist Melissa Green
will present a 30-40 minute set of upbeat interactive original and traditional
songs on topics of special interest to young children. Melissa captures the
interest of all who hear her with her catchy tunes and whimsical lyrics.
(see
Special Summer Events for Children flier)
A-Buzz About Bugs!
10:30am at NPB
Ages 2-5
Young entomologists ages 2-5 years are invited to get ready for a creepy-crawly
treat. Parents and their children will enjoy 30-minute storytimes exploring
these miniature marvels and the interesting world they live in.
(see
Special Summer Events for Children flier)
Book Buzz
10:30am at GRB (Program Room)
Grades 4 and 5
Friendly, fun, "kids only" book discussion group with craft.
(see flier)
Courtyard Serenade
Featuring: Uncle Ned’s Dixieland Trio – good old fashioned fun!
7:00pm-8:00pm at GRB (Library Courtyard)
Spend your hot summer nights listening to beautiful music under the stars. Every
Thursday evening July 17 through August 28, music will fill the air in the
Library Courtyard. These free concerts are sponsored by the Friends of the
Thousand Oaks Library and feature an array of musical guests. For more
information contact the Library, 449-2660, ext. 258.
Teen Game Night
7:00pm at GRB (Marvin E. Smith Community Meeting Room)
For Teens Only - Grades 6 and Up
Bring your favorite board or portable electronic games, or just play
some of ours. Try your skill at DDR and Guitar Hero. Fun for everyone!
(see Teen Reading
Club Summer Events flier)