Redondo Beach Public Library

Summer is here, and the Beach is the most popular destination around, just as it was over 100 years ago when these friends of the Snyder Family were photographed just south of a local (probably the Manhattan Beach) Pier. You can find this photograph and many more in the Archive of Redondo Beach History on the Library’s Electronic Resources page. Photograph from the Snyder Family Collection. #ThrowbackThursday

Still looking for a good 4th of July read? Learn about our annual celebration. The USA will be 245 years old this year! #TogetherThursday

Get ready! We're adding to our Redondo Ballet Outreach Team storytimes! Join us every Thursday from now until August 5th for a fun and active storytime with our friends! Enjoy!

Did you know that we’re coming up on the FIFTH Anniversary (in Earth years that is!) of the Juno spacecraft arriving at Jupiter? Juno arrived at Jupiter and started uncovering its secrets on July 4, 2016. If you’d like to know more about Juno’s discoveries, watch JPL’s von Karman Lecture Series (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOO86CEOsPA). #WhatToDoWednesday

Isaac Asimov's "The Robot Novels: The Caves of Steel and The Naked Sun" is available in the Library's science fiction collection.

RBPL cardholders can stream the documentary "A Life in Waves," about electronic music pioneer Suzanne Ciani, through the Library's subscription to hoopla digital. #waybackwednesday

"Ground News" was created as "a news destination for everyone, regardless of political ideology." The publication summarizes the major news stories of the day, with a "blindspot" feed that puts a spotlight on news stories that publications from one side of the political spectrum or the other had little to no reporting on.

Ho, ho, ho... holds! Come pick up your holds this Saturday at the North Branch, Monday at the Main Library, or Tuesday at North before the Library closes from 12/23- 12/25 for the holiday.

The documentary "Who Took the Bomp? Le Tigre on Tour" is available to RBPL cardholders through the Library's subscription to hoopla digital. #WaybackWednesday

Monarch butterflies are currently projected at a record low in California (https://www.kqed.org//only-2000-monarch-butterflies-remain), but the milkweed that was planted outside the Main Library has resulted in a thriving habitat. Consider planting some milkweed in your own garden. This site will help get you started: https://www.gardendesign.com/plants/milkweed.html.

Bestselling Eric Jerome Dickey died January 3 after a long battle with cancer at age 59. RBPL patrons can find books by Dickey, including his latest novel "The Business of Lovers," in print, audiovisual, and digital formats in the Library's collection.

Happy Holidays from the Redondo Beach Public Library!

Dedicated part-time Librarians Ed Martinez and Douglas Thompson, with the assistance of Therese Martinez and the use of the Redondo Union High School Archive, have created an account of the 1918-1919 Influenza Epidemic and its effect on the Redondo Beach schools, as reported in the local press of the day. The document also describes how residents dealt with this crisis at the same time as the country was fighting the Great War. The full document is located in the Archive of Redondo Beach history, found on the Library's Electronic Resources webpage: http://sclc-montage.auto-graphics.com/ The Redondo Reflex archives can also be found under Electronic Resources. #ThrowbackThursday

If you resolved to read more books in 2021, NPR's "Book Concierge" service can provide you with some recommendations. #TipTuesday

Join us in the Teen Reading Zone to make a winter hat! #TeenThursday

Looking for something new to make for #MakerMonday and integrate into your daily curriculum? How about doing some animal research and making that animal out of newspaper (you get to recycle, too!)? We have lots of books for you to choose from! How about.Do Lizards Eat Ice Cream? The Screaming Hairy Armadillo and 76 Other Animals with Weird, Wild Names? Or, The Beast of Bites?...These are only a minute number of the books that we have for your perusal! Come check us out and make a fun #MakerMonday Newspaper Animal! Oh, yeah. Mine are supposed to be a shark & fox.

How about some scary stories today to get ready for Halloween? Check out KOA’s suggestions for 17 Kid-Friendly Spooky Campfire Stories at https://koa.com/blog/kid-friendly-spooky-campfire-stories/ for some frightening suggestions! #FunFriday

See you tomorrow at the Main Library for Trunk or Treat!

Look for these titles in the Library's catalog, if you dare!

From the comfort of your couch, you can now cruise down the Sunset Strip through the lens of artist Ed Ruscha. "12 Sunsets: Exploring Ed Ruscha’s Archive" is an interactive website, designed by Stamen Design working with Getty Digital, that allows users to virtually drive down Sunset Boulevard in 12 different years between 1965 and 2007. There are more than 60,000 photographs that have been digitized for viewing! #ThrowbackThursday

What to do today? I know! How about learning the difference between a meteor vs. asteroid? How about making an asteroid you can eat? Sound interesting? For these and more hands-on and screen-off activities, go to NASA STEM! (https://www.nasa.gov/stem-at-home-for-students-k-4.html) #WhatToDoWednesday

Happy Dark Matter Day! Celebrate with some experiments from NASA! https://informal.jpl.nasa.gov//UoL_Science-Briefing_Dark-M #WhatToDoWednesday

Remember SchoolHouse Rock and how it made learning fun? School Library Journal has curated a list of current podcasts about the voting and electoral process aimed at children and teens.

RBPL cardholders can check out "The Original Monster Mash" album by Bobby Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers through the Library's subscription to hoopla digital. #WaybackWednesday

Do you read the Who was. Series? Why not augment your reading pleasure and test your knowledge with these free printables from Brightly (https://www.readbrightly.com/who-was-printables-and-activ/)? If you’re not sure what this series is, head to our Library webpage, or call us Monday-Thursday from 3pm-5pm to speak with a Librarian, and checkout a title today! #TipTuesday

"Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation" is available in the Library's New Books collection.

Looking for some quick Halloween crafts to do with things you have at home? Take a look at Crazy little Projects webpage (https://crazylittleprojects.com/halloween-crafts-for-kids/) for some fun ideas! #MakerMonday

"The Twittering Machine" is available to RBPL cardholders in eAudio format through the Library's subscription to hoopla digital.

A selection of Redondo Beach Public Library RBdigital eAudiobooks have now moved to the Libby app. Find these titles through the Libby or Ovedrive apps today.