Friends of the Orinda Library

Orinda Library News "Among Friends": January 2021 - https://mailchi.mp/c5e6db1a242b/o9uvnpc85e-4113749

Just in time for a rainy weekend: The Goodreads Choice Awards of 2020. The top choice has the word "library" in its name. https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawa/best-fiction-books-2020

https://ccclib.kanopy.com/ Dial M for Murder. The Florida Project. A Street Cat Named Bob. Just some of the films available free from Contra Costa County Library through Kanopy. What will you watch this weekend?

Orinda Library News "Among Friends": December 2020 - https://mailchi.mp/2a4904fd4628/o9uvnpc85e-4088845

Orinda Library News "Among Friends": November 2020 - https://mailchi.mp/e4adad34738d/o9uvnpc85e-4065609

Candidates for Orinda City Council will present their views tonight in a virtual forum co-sponsored by the Orinda Association and the League of Women Voters. Three candidates are competing for two positions. Learn more here https://my.lwv.org//candidates-forum-orinda-city-council-o or join the Zoom call, which begins at 6:30 pm. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88000358655

Congratulations to American poet Louise Glück, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature today. Request her most recent collection, Faithful and Virtuous Night, or explore earlier volumes at www.ccclib.org.

Orinda Library News "Among Friends": October 2020 - https://mailchi.mp/aab7c0116239/o9uvnpc85e-4043837

Three days remain in #BannedBooksWeek, an event created by The American Library Association to remind library patrons to celebrate the freedom to read. To find out if one of your favorite books is on ALA's list of the 100 Most Banned and Challenged Books of 2010-2019, click here http://www.ala.org//b/frequentlychallengedbooks/decade2019

Though most colleges have dropped the admissions test requirement this fall, many high school students expect to take the tests in the next few months. For students looking to prep for college admissions tests, Contra Costa County Library can help. LearningExpress on the CCC Library Digital Resources page offers test preparation for the SAT, PSAT, and ACT. https://ccclib.org/digital-resources/ Students can follow test taking tutorials and take multiple practice tests. The tests have a variety of modes including practice, timed simulation, and learning mode.

There is still time to register for the Boots to Books Literary Walking Tour https://www.eventbrite.com/e/boots-to-books-literary-walkin, just one of many free in-person and virtual events featured this weekend, Sept. 25-27, in San Francisco History Days https://sfhistorydays.org/.

Have you been keeping a diary during these strange times? Or perhaps now for the first time you feel ready to record your experience? The California State Library invites us all to contribute to its collection of COVID diaries. Check out some of the submissions so far: https://coviddiaries.library.ca.gov/. Information is also available through our county library web site, ccclib.org. Your voice is valued by our state and our library.

The Friends of the Orinda Library is a proud sponsor of this great program!

The Friends of the Orinda Library is excited to announce the start of the 2019 Poul Anderson Creative Writing Contest, open to all students who reside and/or attend high school in Orinda. Entry Categories are Science Fiction/Fantasy, Essay/Memoir/Biography, Poetry and Short Story. Students may submit one entry in any of the four categories for a total of not more than three entries. Submission deadline is Friday, April 19th at noon. Entries are judged by a panel of local judg...es who are involved professionally in reading, writing or publishing. Awards will go to the works judged best. There will not necessarily be one award in each category. Up to four winners will each be awarded $500 prizes at the end of the school year, underwritten by the Friends of the Orinda Library. The winning entries will be posted on the Friends’ website and inside the Orinda Library facility, for all to enjoy. The contest is named in honor of the late Poul Anderson, a popular science-fiction writer and Orinda resident, who was a true friend to the community for 40 years. Entries may be submitted via hard copy or electronically. Instructions for submission are on the 2019 Contest Entry Form. Download an entry form from the Friends' website: http://friendsoftheorindalibrary.org//2019-fol-writing-con If you have any questions about the contest, please email [email protected].

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The Pan-Asian Arts Festival is coming to Orinda this Memorial Day weekend. The two-day celebration, part of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, is free of charge and features programs for all ages. All performances will be held at the Orinda Community Center and the Orinda Library on Saturday, May 26 and Sunday, May 27. Learn more! http://friendsoftheorindalibrary.org//pan-asian-arts-fest/

New sculpture in the Orinda Library!

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The Friends provided the library with some bright new banners this week!

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Orinda teens have until noon, April 20, to submit entries to the 2018 Poul Anderson Creative Writing Contest, open to all students who reside and/or attend high school in Orinda. This year, the Friends have doubled the prize money to $500 apiece for winning submissions in the following categories: Science Fiction/Fantasy, Essay/Memoir/Biography, Poetry and Short Story. Awards will go to the works judged best. There will not necessarily be one award in each category.... Students may submit one entry in any of the four categories for a total of no more than three entries. The late Poul Anderson was a popular science fiction writer, Orinda resident and friend to the community. http://friendsoftheorindalibrary.org//2018-fol-writing-con

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Volunteers Wanted! Can you give just three hours of your time once per month to support The Friends of the Orinda Library Bookshop? Remember the value and pleasure that the Orinda library has given you and your children and join us today! For information, please contact Linda McCartt at (925) 377-0979 or send us a message today.

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The School Library Journal just announced the Best of 2017 - some great books on the list this year!

Lynda for Libraries - a great opportunity for some fabulous online training! This library of high quality training videos are delivered by industry experts who are passionate about their subjects. Get started Learning with Lynda now! http://ccclib.org/researchcenter/lynda.html

Newsletter: September 2017

HELP WANTED The Friends of the Orinda Library needs your help filling some important positions on our Board of Directors. This is a chance for you to learn some new skillsor use the ones you already haveand help support our library. We meet one Wednesday morning per month at the Orinda Library. Interested? Contact Pam Pulley at [email protected] or call 254-4450. WRITING CONTEST COORDINATOR Manage all aspects of annual writing contest for high school students: c...oordinate announcements and publicity, identify and organize judges, collect entries, coordinate judging, and announce winners. COMMUNICATIONS Update our Facebook page with upcoming programs and news, research events and produce a monthly member newsletter using MailChimp, and provide management of and regular updates to the Friends website. NEWSLETTER FEATURE AUTHOR Work closely with Friends’ board members and librarians to develop editorial calendar, research and write monthly features, provide finished articles for publishing. MEMBERSHIP MARKETING Help us develop a campaign to recruit new members to the Friends. Less than 5% of Orinda households are members we want every household to join us. MEMBERSHIP DATA ENTRY Enter membership donations into our database, about 300 entries per year, mostly in January through March. The Friends of the Orinda Library is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization founded in 1956, and we’d love to have you join us!

A perfect time to try visiting somewhere new!

There will be no Dealer Book Sale on September 14.

Among Friends: September 2017

The Library is also a great place to visit on a hot day!

During Hillary Clinton's address at the American Library Association's conference in Chicago, she told the crowd, I believe libraries and democracy go hand-in-hand." Become a member of the Friends of the Orinda Library and help ensure we can continue to support our local library.

When you #StartWithaSmile, Amazon donates 0.5% of the purchase price to Friends of the Orinda Library, Inc.. Bookmark the link http://smile.amazon.com/ch/94-6102921 and support us every time you shop.

Big ‘ol pile of prizes. These are just some of the raffle prizes you have a chance to win after completing Summer Reading. GoPro Hero5 4K, Fuji Instant Flix, Po...laroid Mobile Zip Printer, Fitbit, San Francisco Giants tickets, board games, Lego sets, and so much more. Summer Reading begins June 5th. For more information, visit http://www.ccclib.org/summer See more