


Brittany Ackerman, The Perpetual Motion Machine & Joseph C. Robledo, Blood on Canvas
An Evening with Memoirists

Storytime, Music, and Dancing with Jamie Purnell, author of Proud Penguin
STORYTIME IS HELD ON THE FIRST SATURDAY AT 10:30 AM AND FEATURES A DIFFERENT GUEST AUTHOR EVERY MONTH.

Brown Bag Book Club discusses The Polish Officer by Alan Furst
THE BROWN BAG BOOK CLUB MEETS THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 1 PM

ADULTS WHO READ YA BOOK CLUB
THE ADULTS WHO READ YA BOOK CLUB MEETS THE SECOND FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 10:30 AM

Morgan Nikola-Wren Poetry Reading
MAGIC WITH SKIN ON a semi-finalist in the Goodreads Choice Awards for Best Poetry of 2017



Shortening the Road with Storyteller Gillian Cameron
in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day Irish Stories and Songs for all ages


Robert Inman (Urban Walker), An Architectural Guidebook to Los Angeles
Fully Revised 6th Edition

Brown Bag Book Club discusses Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
THE BROWN BAG BOOK CLUB MEETS THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 1 PM

Storytime
STORYTIME IS HELD ON THE FIRST SATURDAY AT 10:30 AM AND FEATURES A DIFFERENT GUEST AUTHOR EVERY MONTH.


ADULTS WHO READ YA BOOK CLUB
THE ADULTS WHO READ YA BOOK CLUB MEETS THE SECOND FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 10:30 AM



Yun Wang, Dreaming of Fallen Blossoms
Poetry Book Launch in conjunction with National Poetry Month

Brown Bag Book Club discusses A Gentleman in Moscow
THE BROWN BAG BOOK CLUB MEETS THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 1 PM

Storytime
STORYTIME IS HELD ON THE FIRST SATURDAY AT 10:30 AM AND FEATURES A DIFFERENT GUEST AUTHOR EVERY MONTH.

ADULTS WHO READ YA BOOK CLUB
THE ADULTS WHO READ YA BOOK CLUB MEETS THE SECOND FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 10:30 AM



Sue Hitzmann, MELT Performance
A Step-by-Step Program to Accelerate Your Fitness Goals, Improve Balance and Control, and Prevent Chronic Pain and Injuries for Life


Storytime
STORYTIME IS HELD ON THE FIRST SATURDAY AT 10:30 AM AND FEATURES A DIFFERENT GUEST AUTHOR EVERY MONTH.

Brown Bag Book Club discusses My Italian Bulldozer by Alexander McCall Smith
THE BROWN BAG BOOK CLUB MEETS THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 1 PM


ADULTS WHO READ YA BOOK CLUB
THE ADULTS WHO READ YA BOOK CLUB MEETS THE SECOND FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 10:30 AM


Brown Bag Book Club discusses The Library Book by Susan Orlean
THE BROWN BAG BOOK CLUB MEETS THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 1 PM

Storytime
STORYTIME IS HELD ON THE FIRST SATURDAY AT 10:30 AM AND FEATURES A DIFFERENT GUEST AUTHOR EVERY MONTH.

Adults Who Read YA Book Club
THE ADULTS WHO READ YA BOOK CLUB MEETS THE SECOND FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 10:30 AM




Storytime
STORYTIME IS HELD ON THE FIRST SATURDAY AT 10:30 AM AND FEATURES A DIFFERENT GUEST AUTHOR EVERY MONTH.

Brown Bag Book Club discusses The Monk of Mocha by Dave Eggers
THE BROWN BAG BOOK CLUB MEETS THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 1 PM

Adults Who Read YA Book Club
THE ADULTS WHO READ YA BOOK CLUB MEETS THE SECOND FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 10:30 AM



Brown Bag Book Club discusses The Witch Elm by Tana French
THE BROWN BAG BOOK CLUB MEETS THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 1 PM

Storytime
STORYTIME IS HELD ON THE FIRST SATURDAY AT 10:30 AM AND FEATURES A DIFFERENT GUEST AUTHOR EVERY MONTH.


Adults Who Read YA Book Club
THE ADULTS WHO READ YA BOOK CLUB MEETS THE SECOND FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 10:30 AM



Brown Bag Book Club
THE BROWN BAG BOOK CLUB MEETS THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 1 PM

Storytime
STORYTIME IS HELD ON THE FIRST SATURDAY AT 10:30 AM AND FEATURES A DIFFERENT GUEST AUTHOR EVERY MONTH.

Adults Who Read YA Book Club
THE ADULTS WHO READ YA BOOK CLUB MEETS THE SECOND FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 10:30 AM



Storytime
STORYTIME IS HELD ON THE FIRST SATURDAY AT 10:30 AM AND FEATURES A DIFFERENT GUEST AUTHOR EVERY MONTH.

Brown Bag Book Club
THE BROWN BAG BOOK CLUB MEETS THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 1 PM

Adults Who Read YA Book Club
THE ADULTS WHO READ YA BOOK CLUB MEETS THE SECOND FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 10:30 AM




Small Business Saturday
THE ANNUAL HOLIDAY SHOPPING TRADITION THAT GETS COMMUNITIES EVERYWHERE OUT IN SUPPORT OF THEIR FAVORITE SMALL BUSINESSES.

Brown Bag Book Club
THE BROWN BAG BOOK CLUB MEETS THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 1 PM

Storytime
STORYTIME IS HELD ON THE FIRST SATURDAY AT 10:30 AM AND FEATURES A DIFFERENT GUEST AUTHOR EVERY MONTH.

Adults Who Read YA Book Club
THE ADULTS WHO READ YA BOOK CLUB MEETS THE SECOND FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 10:30 AM


7 Secrets of the Newborn by Dr. Robert Hamilton
Secrets and (Happy) Surprises of the First Year




ADULTS WHO READ YA BOOK CLUB
THE ADULTS WHO READ YA BOOK CLUB MEETS THE SECOND FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 10:30 AM

Brown Bag Book Club discusses Less by Andrew Sean Greer
THE BROWN BAG BOOK CLUB MEETS THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 1 PM




Adults Who Read YA Book Club
THE ADULTS WHO READ YA BOOK CLUB MEETS THE SECOND FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 10:30 AM

Brown Bag Book Club discusses The Man Who Invented Christmas by Les Standiford
THE BROWN BAG BOOK CLUB MEETS THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 1 PM

Storytime with Guest Author Dawn Wynne, "The Miracle Mitzvah Moose"
Storytime is held the first Saturday of every month at 10:30 AM with appearances by different guest authors. There is a related activity or discussion planned for each title.

"Hindsight: Coming of age on the streets of Hollywood" a memoir by Sheryl Recinos, MD
from homeless teen to physician

Small Business Saturday
the annual holiday shopping tradition that gets communities everywhere out in support of their favorite small businesses.

We’re hosting activities for all ages including author appearances, guest artists, live music, visiting therapy dogs, multiple storytimes, Fantastic Beasts and Harry Potter themed art and trivia contests, activity tables & game demos, give-aways, drawings for bags filled with books, and more.
Our confirmed schedule of events (thus far) is:
MEET THE AUTHOR
NOON - 2:00 PM
COLLEEN DUNN BATES, founder/editor Prospect Park Books (Pasadena), is here with two Prospect Park Book titles - Hometown Pasadena (Colleen Dunn Bates is a co-author) and Paperback L.A.: A Casual Anthology, Books 1 & 2, by Susan LaTempa
LARA JO REGAN, author/photographer, signs Dogs on the Beach, and offers an informal Q&A on pet photography & how to get your pet known through social media. She will be joined by her dog.

CRAIG OWENS, blogger (Bizarre Los Angeles), photographer/author, signs Haunted by History: Separating the Facts and Legends of Eight Historic Hotels and Inns in Southern California
2:00 - 4:00 PM
JAMES MUNN, film historian, This is No Dream: Making Rosemary’s Baby, a 50 year retrospective
WALTER ASKIN signs a selection of his artist’s books in conjunction with the final week of his limited edition print exhibit in the coffeehouse
BARBARA JEAN CAREY, Certified Hynotherapist/TV Personality, shares her 52 card deck Quotes from the Universe: 52 and helps customers interpret their card picks
SABA MOOR-DOUCETTE, 75 year old bikini diva, signs FIT FOR LIFE: Think It, Do It, Be It!
STORYTIME
10:30 AM - Noon
MADISON GIRIFALCO, author/illustrator, The Girl Who Picked Up but Never Put Down (ages 5+)
Noon - 2:00 PM
SUSAN LENDROTH, author, Natsumi & Hey Ho, to Mars We’ll Go! (ages 4-8)
2:00 - 3:30 PM
LISZE BECHTOLD, author, Buster the Very Shy Dog series (ages 6-9)
GUESTS ARTISTS
10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
AVENUE PETIT LOU Eco-friendly children’s boutique & the book Mia & Mateo
GINNY BLASGEN Cast clay jewelry & shadow boxes
JANET OLENIK Mini paintings & ornaments
ANTHE WOSCZYNA Little Muse Designs beaded jewelry
PAPER ARBORETUM Pinwheels
ALSO ON VIEW:
BONNIE MISHKIN, Handstitched felt cat & dog & other animal ornaments
WALTER ASKIN, Limited edition print exhibit in the coffeehouse

Jazz a Cinq by Walter Askin
KIDSART MONTROSE, Mini exhibit of artwork by students ages 4-18
LIVE MUSIC
11:30ish AM – 1:30ish PM
Flintridge Preparatory School Instrumental Music Department, student classical & jazz performances
1:30 - 2:00 PM
Members of La Canada High School Choral Music Department perform holiday songs

2:30-4:00 PM
Yesterday & Today, Berington Van Campen & Dale LaDuke’s 60s tribute duo, specializing in the music of The Beatles, & also songs from other artists, such as Simon and Garfunkel, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Neil Young, the Everly Brothers
VISITING THERAPY DOGS
1:00 - 3:00 PM
Meet golden retriever couple Blondie & Luke, volunteers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
GAME DEMO
Noon - 2:00 PM
Top Trumps, a fast-paced, competitive, educational card game
THROUGHOUT THE DAY
CONTESTS: (in celebration of the new Fantastic Beasts movie)
*Create your own Fantastic Beast
*Fantastic Beasts/Harry Potter trivia games
WINNERS RECEIVE A FANTASY BOOK
Win a bag of books!
Give-aways!



San Gabriel Valley Women Writers Meeting - The Storytelling Behind Grant Writing, with Cybele Garcia Kohel
open to women-identified writers

Elisa Jordan, author of Rockhaven Sanitarium: The Legacy of Agnes Richards
from pioneering retreat to historical landmark


Adults Who Read YA Book Club
The Adults Who Read YA Book Club meets the second Friday of every month at 10:30 AM

Libbe HaLevy, author of Yes, I Glow in the Dark
One mile from three mile island to fukushima and nuclear hotseat

Brown Bag Book Club discusses The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
The Brown Bag Book Club meets the first Wednesday of every month at 1 PM

What's Autism by Tamar Matossian/illustrated by Lindsay Browne
Supporters of the Boone Fetter Clinic




Fairytales & Scarytales: Stories & Songs for Halloween
with storyteller Gillian Cameron

Book Launch for California Son by Tim Burgess
Book II in Burgess’ Liam Sol Mystery series

