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La Quinceañera

Submitted by Mark H. on Sat, 09/18/2010 - 11:15am

church celebration Quinceañera

On Thursday, September 16th, the Aldine library celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month by showing the documentary La Quinceañera. Directed by Adam Taub, the documentary follows a family in Tijuana, Mexico, as they prepare for and participate in their youngest daughter's 15th birthday celebration. Folks of all ages stopped in the Meeting Room to watch this moving and engaging film. Refreshments were provided for everyone's enjoyment.

 

 

Photographing Your Family

Submitted by Mark H. on Fri, 08/27/2010 - 11:54am

portrait of an Asian toddlerAre you looking for a book on how to take better pictures of your family? Look no further than Photographing your family: and all the kids and friends and animals who wander through too. In the book, photojournalist Joel Sartore of National Geographic offers helpful hints, tips and advice on how to capture the "joy, affection, and drama of family life."

We Have a Winner!

Submitted by Mark H. on Fri, 08/20/2010 - 12:17pm

Aldine Library's Branch Manager (Clara Maynard) with Marina Miranda, winner of the Adult Summer Reading Program contest

The winner of the Aldine Library's Adult Summer Reading Program contest is Ms. Marina Miranda!

Marina signed up for the Adult Summer Reading program because she likes to read. She says she plans to use her prize- a $50.00 gift certificate to Amazon.com- to buy books in Spanish.

Congratulations, Marina! And enjoy your gift certificate.

 

Be Yourself and Try Your Best

Submitted by Mark H. on Thu, 08/12/2010 - 4:12pm

The Aldine Library's book display case is now featuring the artwork of Mr. Kevin Wilson. Mr. Wilson has been drawing for 3 years. He is completely self-taught with no formal training. Just trial and error. He says to aspiring artists, “Be yourself and try your best. Don’t give up!

Thank you, Mr. Wilson, for sharing your art with us!
 

Ice Cold Novels

Submitted by Mark H. on Fri, 08/06/2010 - 4:54pm

As you know, it is very hot outside these days. The temperature has been rising into the triple digits as of late. Why not cool off with a good novel? Born in Ice, set in Ireland, is Nora Robert's 2nd book in the Born in Trilogy. Born of Ice is written by Sherrilyn Kenyon and is set in the Ichidian universe. In the story, the League and its assassins continue to rule. You can really cool off with Linda Howard's Ice. The novel is set during an ice storm. Let the descriptions of bitter winter weather and icy conditions cool you off.

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