Like several members of our Palos Verdes Library District, when traveling Board of Trustees member Fran Wielin takes time to visit libraries in the towns and cities on their itinerary. When she and her husband Sid toured China in November 2010, one of their library visits included the Shanghai City Public Library. In this photo, [...]
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
In November, at the annual meeting of the California Library Association (CLA), Palos Verdes Library Director Kathy Gould was awarded the CLA’s Member of the Year Award. The award recognizes outstanding leadership and achievements in service to California Libraries.The Palos Verdes Library District Board of Trustees nominated Director Gould for the award. The nomination stated that [...]
Thursday, November 17, 2011
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The Peninsula Friends of the Library hosts its monthly book sale with more thn 25,000 books, DVDs, CDs, videos and records this weekend. Friday and Saturday, November 18 and 19, 2011 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 2400 Via Campesina Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274 For the Malaga Cove regular shoppers, there have been lots of [...]
Sunday, September 11, 2011
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The Palos Verdes Library District’s annual One Book, One Peninsula event featured author Aimee Bender on the evening of Sat., Sept. 10. More than 150 people gathered to hear her speak about her best seller “The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake” and about her writing process. The Peninsula Friends of the Library hosted a reception [...]
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
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The Peninsula Friends of the Library invites you to an exclusive pre-event reception with acclaimed author Aimee Bender before her speaking appearance as part of the Palos Verdes Library District’s One Book, One Peninsula this Saturday, Sept. 10. See the invitation below. Reservations are limited. PFL members are $25 and non-members are $35. All proceeds [...]
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
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On May 3, 2011 the Palos Verdes Library District and the Peninsula Friends of the Library honored its volunteers at a special annual luncheon at the Los Verdes Golf Club. Kathy Gould, District Director, welcomed guests and thanked the volunteers for nearly 30,000 hours of time spent in a variety of areas in many capacities. [...]
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
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Last Saturday night, March 12, 2011, more than 275 guests and dozens of volunteers gathered for the Peninsula Library District’s Around the World in an Evening benefit at the Peninsula Center Library. More than 75 wonderful silent auction items went to their high bidder’s homes, food was provided by five local restaurants, individualized photos were [...]
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
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The May 27, 2010 issue of The Palos Verdes Peninsula News ran a comprehensive front page story on the Palos Verdes Library District budgetary status. If you missed the article, you can access it directly at this link: Library District Looks at Preliminary Budgets. The content of the article also appears below. The article points out the importance of the Peninsula Friends [...]
Sunday, January 29, 2012
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