Deborah Sica's blog

Jane is in the Eyre

Submitted by Deborah Sica on Wed, 04/21/2010 - 2:36pm

Join us on May 24th at 2:00 PM for a discussion of Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre. The Classic Readers Group has been meeting since September of 2009 at the Northwest Branch Library and has been having lively discussions ever since. It is easy to join in all the fun. Just show up. No need to sign up!

 

 

Be Your Own Boss with Patrick Howard

Submitted by Deborah Sica on Wed, 04/21/2010 - 2:26pm

Out of work? Want to be your own boss? Patrick Howard, local business owner, will be teaching on Starting a Business on a Shoestring (April 29th @ 11:00 AM), Creating Multiple Streams of Income (May 15th @ 3:00 PM) and Starting a Home-Based Business (June 2nd @ 11:00 AM). For workshop details, contact patrick@patrickghoward.com.  

Shop to the Sounds of Cypress - Book Sale! Book Sale! Book Sale! (and Community Concert!)

Submitted by Deborah Sica on Wed, 04/21/2010 - 2:16pm

Please join us on May 1st for our Friends of the Northwest Library Book Sale starting at 10:00 AM. Also, we will be having a Sounds of Cypress community band concert starting at 11:00 AM. All funds are directly donated to support library upgrades, programming, summer fun and lots of other library-related costs. Why not support your local library and get wonderful (and high affordable) books at the same time!

Yom Hashoah: Never Forget

Submitted by Deborah Sica on Sun, 04/11/2010 - 6:45pm

ButterfliesToday is Holocaust Remembrance Day. Please take a moment to learn, reflect and remember the six million victims. Visit the Holocaust Museum Houston (HMH) and watch personal stories of the brave survivors. A simple way to remember is to participate in the HMH Butterfly Project.

Your Friendly Neighborhood Reference Librarian

Submitted by Deborah Sica on Wed, 03/17/2010 - 11:21am
Meet Gwendolyn, Northwest Branch Reference Librarian Extraordinaire. Gwendolyn has been at Northwest for about two years now, but has been part of the library system for over a decade. Gwendolyn runs two book clubs here at Northwest; Reader’s Perspective Book Club for General Fiction & Hallelujah It’s a Book Club for Inspirational Fiction. She is also our in-resident Computer Class Instructor. You can catch her classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting at 10:00 AM. No sign up is needed and all programs are free and open to the public. So, next time you are in the library… Stop on by and say, “Hi!”.

 

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