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Monday, February 13, 2012 - 7:00 pm West Hollywood Branch Library Tour. The state-of-the-art County of Los Angeles Public Library facility features: -- Stuart Feigin Computer and Technology Areas -- Well Fargo Career Development Center -- Signature Collections including the Ron Shipton HIV Information Center and an Art and Design Collection -- Children's Theatre and Children's Area -- Public art installations from artists David Wiseman and Shepard Fairey -- Public Murals from artists Shepard Fairey, Retna, and Kenny Scharf - on the outside of the building, part of the "Museum of Contemporary Art's massively successful Art in The Streets exhibit." AJLSC will be meeting in the adjoining meeting room next to the library's main entrance. The library closes to the public at 7:00 pm, but the meeting room will be open for us. Susan Anderson, the library manager, will lead our tour from 7:15 - 8: 00 pm, followed by a 30-minute meeting where we will discuss the 2012 Pasadena AJL convention plans, among other things. @ 625 N. San Vicente Boulevard (at Melrose), West Hollywood 90069. Public parking is free with a library validation. RSVP to Lisa Silverman - lsilverman@sinaitemple.org Monday, April 30, 2012 - TBA June 17 - 20, 2012 -- All will be attending the AJL Convention in Pasadena. Everyone is welcome - details will follow soon. 2012 AJL PASADENA CONVENTION PLANNING MEETINGS -- ALL ARE WELCOME: All are welcome to join us -- teachers, librarians, parents, AJLSC and AJL members, and all others who are interested. Please contact Enid Sperber or Sharon Benamou, Convention Co-Chair, for details. AJLSC BOARD MEETINGS: Monday, March 12, 2012, 7:00 pm - TBA Monday, May 21, 2012 - TBA  NEW LISTINGS:
NOTE: Friday Forums at UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies. The note on their webpage reads: "Due to changes in the administration of the Friday Forums, the Department of Information Studies is considering the future directions of its continuing education offerings. At this time no workshops are scheduled."  Mondays
(7
sessions),
January
23
to
March
19
(excluding Feb. 20), 2012
- 7:30 - 9:30 pmMore Than Just a Book Club Book Club with Jonathan Dobrer. Short stories from A Treasury of Yiddish Stories, revised and updated edition, by Irving Howe. Discussion in English of short stories by I. B. Singer, Shalom Aleichem, I. L. Peretz, Lamed Shapiro, et al. Fee $194.00. Sponsored by the Bel & Jack M. Ostrow Library, incorporating the Peter M. Kahn Jewish Community Library of Los Angeles. Registration. @ American Jewish University, Whizin Center for Continuing Education, 15600 Mulholland Dr., Bel Air, CA 90077 - 310.440.1246. Sunday,
January
29,
2012
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10:15 amHava Ben-Zvi, author of Portraits in Literature: The Jews of Poland, An Anthology. It covers a broad range of literature of Jewish life prior to World War II Poland, the world-seat of a vibrant Jewish culture. Hava is the author of three books and former Director of the Jewish Community Library of Los Angeles. Lecture, Q&A, Book Signing. Refreshments. $5.00 donation appreciated. @ Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center, 1434 No. Altadena Drive, Pasadena 91107; co-hosted by the Sisterhood and the Adult Education Committee. RSVP 626-799-3133 or hava.benzvi@att.net Monday,
February
6,
2012
--
11:00
amTom Fields-Meyer, writer and author, discussing his book: Following Ezra: What One Father Learned About Gumby, Otter, Autism, and Love from His Extraordinary Son. A father's 10-year journey with his son. Conversation and Book Signing. Fee $10.00. Sponsored by the Bel & Jack M. Ostrow Library, incorporating the Peter M. Kahn Jewish Community Library of Los Angeles. Registration. @ American Jewish University, Whizin Center for Continuing Education, 15600 Mulholland Dr., Bel Air, CA 90077 - 310.440.1246. Wednesdays,
February
8, 15, 22, and 29, 2012 -- 11:00 am - 12:30 pmThe Wonderful Work of Cynthia Ozick, taught by writer Susan Dworkin. Four-week course will focus on The Shawl, The Pagan Rabbi, The Puttermesser Papers, and "several of Ozick's essays, her ribald public battles with Norman Mailer, and her newest book, Foreign Bodies." Fee: $150.00, limited class size. @ Sinai Temple Library, 10400 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles 90024. Contact: Barbara Goelman 310-481-3217 or bgoelman@sinaitemple.org Saturday,
February
11,
2012
-- 8:00 pmThe Power of Jewish Films. Screening of three short award-winning films: The Breakfast Parliament (documentary), A Jerusalem Tale (fiction), and And Thou Shalt Love (fiction) -- followed by a discussion moderated by Tom Barad, Producer of Open Window and Crazy People, with Neta Ariel, Director, Ma'aleh School of Television, Film & the Arts, and an Israeli film director to be announced. Fee $20.00. @ American Jewish University, Whizin Center for Continuing Education, 15600 Mulholland Dr., Bel Air, CA 90077 - 310.440.1246. Sunday,
March
11, 2012 -- 11:00 am (Brunch)Girls (and Men) Just Want to Have Fun with authors, Jenny Anderson, Rabbi Sherre Hirsch, Geila Hocherman, and Judy Zeidler. Book Signing. Fee $25.00 includes Brunch using recipes from Geila and Judy. Sponsored by the Bel & Jack M. Ostrow Library, incorporating the Peter M. Kahn Jewish Community Library of Los Angeles. Registration. @ American Jewish University, Whizin Center for Continuing Education, 15600 Mulholland Dr., Bel Air, CA 90077 - 310.440.1246. Sunday,
April
15, 2012 -- 4:00 pm This Burning Land: Lessons from the Front Lines of the Transformed Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, with foreign corresondents Jennifer Griffin and Greg Myre. Conversation and Book Signing. Fee $10.00. Sponsored by the Bel & Jack M. Ostrow Library, incorporating the Peter M. Kahn Jewish Community Library of Los Angeles. Registration. @ American Jewish University, Whizin Center for Continuing Education, 15600 Mulholland Dr., Bel Air, CA 90077 - 310.440.1246. Sunday,
April
29, 2012 -- 4:00 pm Charles Fox, song writer Hall of Fame Inductee and author of memoir, Killing Me Softly (Grammy Award winning song). Performance and Story Telling, followed by Book Signing. Fee $10.00. Sponsored by the Bel & Jack M. Ostrow Library, incorporating the Peter M. Kahn Jewish Community Library of Los Angeles. Registration. @ American Jewish University, Whizin Center for Continuing Education, 15600 Mulholland Dr., Bel Air, CA 90077 - 310.440.1246. Sunday,
May
6, 2012 -- 4:00 pmMen (and Girls) Just Want to Have Fun with sports authors, Kostya Kennedy, Robert Lipsyte, Mark Ribowsky, Douglas Stark, and John Thorn. Conversation and Book Signing. Fee $10.00. Sponsored by the Bel & Jack M. Ostrow Library, incorporating the Peter M. Kahn Jewish Community Library of Los Angeles. Registration. @ American Jewish University, Whizin Center for Continuing Education, 15600 Mulholland Dr., Bel Air, CA 90077 - 310.440.1246.
June 17 - 20,
2012 (Sunday - Wednesday)Association of Jewish Libraries - 47th Annual Conference - at the Langham Huntington, Pasadena, CA June 21 - 26, 2012 (Thursday - Tuesday)American Library Association - Annual Conference - Anaheim, CA.
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