WANTED! VOLUNTEERS EXTRAORDINAIRE!!
Enthusiasm, time, talent and teamwork...that's all you need to join one of LLLCF's committees. Hours are flexible, fun is guaranteed, so please fill out an application, let us know your skill set or interest then send or fax
(925-282-5020) or questions call 283-6513 x.102 Gwenn Lennox. Applications accepted until positions are
filled.
Communications Committee, Chair Karen Mulvaney
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Graphic design ·
Writing (newsletters,
marketing) ·
Social networking ·
Media relations/contacts Fund
Development Committee, Chair Kathy Bowles
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Grant writing
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Fundraising (donor
cultivation, solicitation, corporate relations)
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Event planning
Personnel
Committee, Chair Mike Gilson
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Human
Resources/Personnel Administration
Finance
Committee, Chair Jim Cunha
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Budgeting/Accounting
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Investment management
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Auditing
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The Bookmark Cafe is Open!
Looking for a great cup of coffee roasted by the "2010 Roaster of the
Year"? How about a delicious sandwich, healthy salad or a freshly baked
pastry? You will find all these and more at the Bookmark
Café, across from the main entrance to the Lafayette
Library and Learning Center on Mt. Diablo Boulevard. Children will
love the kid-friendly menu and everyone will love the organic,
wholesome, natural and tasty foods made fresh daily. It's the perfect
spot for a study break or a quick to-go order that you can take into one
of the Library's many inviting reading spaces.
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Glenn Seaborg Learning Consortium
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Lafayette Library and
Learning Center Foundation
Enjoy your July with Classic Films! All month long the Lafayette Library and Learning Center Foundation presents a series of classic films moderated by James Keller, playwright and instructor in world drama, film and poetry.
Thursdays in July | 7:00-9:00 PM |
Community Hall July 8: Holiday July 15: Monsieur Hulot's Holiday July 22: Summertime July 29: Pauline On The Beach
Tickets: $8, $6 seniors/students.
$30 for the complete series.
Click
here to register |
Trombone Triplets Sunday, July 18 | 7:00-8:30 PM | Community
Hall
Tim
Higgins and Paul Welcomer (SF Symphony), David Ridge (SF Opera) with
pianist Sophia Kim Cook
Tickets $5, reserved seats $10.
Click
here for reservations |
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Chabot Space and Science Center
Chabot brings two exciting programs to the Lafayette Library and Learning Center this Summer. Saturday, July 17 | 10:00-Noon | Arts and
Science Discovery Center
Rocket
Craft
Free program
Build rockets, design a balloon-powered Mars Lander,
create solar system and light spectra jewelry. Ages 5 and up.
Saturday, August
14 | 10:00-Noon | Arts and Science Discovery Center Chabot
in Space
Fee: $5. Groups of 5 receive a 20% discount. Be an astronaut for a day. Wear a spacesuit, see a
robotic arm, space toilet and diapers! |
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John Muir Health
Tuesday, July 20 | 7:00-8:30 PM | Community
Hall
Understanding
Strokes
More than three-quarters of a million Americans had a
stroke in 2005. This means that, on average, one American suffers a
stroke every 40 seconds. For 600,000 people this will be their first
stroke, but 180,000 of the strokes are recurrences.
Join John Muir Health for a discussion of strokes on
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Friends
Corner Book Shop!
We're currently looking for people available to
volunteer on Saturday
afternoons. Interested? Send an email to info@friendscornerbookshop.com
Are you on Facebook? We are, too! Join us there on The Book Shop's
Facebook Page. |
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Lafayette Library and Learning Center Programs
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Summer Programs
Summer Reading Program: Make a Splash @ Your Library runs Saturday, June 5th
through Monday, August 16th. Starting June 5th, reading records will
be available in community libraries, or online at ccclib.org-pick one
up to earn prizes for your reading time! Make a Splash Summer Reading
is for all ages, with programs for babies,
kids, teens and adults.
Rossmoor Big Band Rehearsals, every Wednesday night all
summer long from 7:30-9:30 pm. Music and informal dancing under the
stars!
V.I.P. story time and crafts every Wednesday in
July, 10:30am. Join Lafayette's mayor, chief of police and others as
they read stories and talk about why they love the library.
Camp-o-rama, Tuesday, July 13, 7:00pm. 2nd
annual camp-out at the library with guest guitarist Laura Zucker.
Puppet Theatre Workshop, July 26, 1:00pm -
3:30pm. Make puppets and bring them to life through improvisation.
Register through Town Hall Theatre
Ongoing Programs
Improve Your Chess Game! Monthly
chess club open to all ages, all abilities. Take instruction, get
tips, or just find someone to play. Free, drop in. Third Saturday of
the month from 4 pm - 5 pm.
Lafayette Book Club, 4th Wednesday of the month at
7:30pm. Call 385-2280 for the current title or come in to pick up
your copy now - this month's selection is Dreamers of The Day by Mary Russell.
Story times with Miss Donna
Summer session runs through July 29, in the Homework Center. Mother Goose Time for 0 - 3 year olds 10:15 and10:55 am Preschool Story Time for 3-5 year olds at 11:30 am Pajamarama It's family
storytime and you are invited to hear stories, sing songs and learn
new fingerplays and rhymes. Wear your jammies and slippers and don't
leave Teddy behind! July 27, and August 31
at 7 pm. |
| You can download a flyer with all of our summer programs here! |
Special Library Hours
The library will be closed for Independence Day, July
4th and 5th. |
For a complete schedule of
events in Lamorinda area and other community
libraries, visit the Contra Costa County Library's website at ccclib.org. |
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