Programs & Exhibits Guide - June - August, 2019

June through August 2019

Library Hours Nearly All of Our

Monday to Tuesday FREEPrograms Are
9 am to 6 pm
File that under fact,
Wednesday not fiction!
9 am to 8 pm

Thursday to Saturday
9 am to 6 pm

Closed Sundays

Library Closures

Independence Day
Thursday, July 4

Thanks to the support of
our generous donors.

Unless otherwise noted, programs
are presented by the

Rancho Mirage Library
and Observatory Foundation.

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Club logo, design Rachel Horwitz
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Welcome to Your Rancho Mirage Library
and Observatory

It gives us great pleasure to introduce our 24th Annual Summer Reading Club – Reading Around
the World. Readers of all ages are welcome to join us for eight weeks of adventure. Each week’s
programs will focus on a different continent (you’ll find a ton of interesting facts right here in this
guide), before our final week, when we will celebrate the entire planet. Our daily programs are
broken down into the following categories:
• Magnetic Monday: STEAM/STEM projects

• Big Show Tuesday: guest performances

• Wacky Wednesday: special projects and guests

• Tropical Thursday: arts and crafts (usually based on the weekly continent)

• Film Friday: recent theatrical releases and more (with popcorn!)

In addition to daily activities, this year’s summer reading club programming offers two exciting
contests. Young library visitors can enter our Library Card Design Contest which will feature the
winning artwork on our new Library cards. They can also enter the Inspire Short Story Contest
for a chance to see their original story brought to life by a group of professional actors this fall.
Participating in summer reading programs increases reading skills and prevents what is often
called the “summer slide” which can occur for students on break. We hope you’ll join us this year
for what is sure to be an exciting “trip around the world!”

Additional Highlights

• Saturday, July 20, 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Celebrate
this giant leap for mankind at the Library and Observatory with activities and programs
throughout the day.

• Our Docu-Mondays series starts July 15 and will feature a lineup of nine terrific documentaries
selected and introduced by film historian Jason Bruecks.

• Interested in learning more about connected devices and home automation? Attend one of our
smart device workshops offered on the first four Wednesdays in July.

In addition to the programs mentioned here you’ll find even more opportunities for lifelong
learning and community involvement as you read through this guide. A combination of grants,
sponsorships, and individual donations help to fund a busy program schedule serving all ages
throughout the year. If you like what you see, please keep us going strong by donating to the
Rancho Mirage Library and Observatory Foundation.

See you this summer at the Library,
The Staff of Rancho Mirage Library and Observatory

People of all abilities are encouraged to attend Library programs. If you have special communication or access
needs, please contact the Library at 760-341-7323 four business days in advance of the event(s) you will attend.

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We Want to Hear from You!

Have a program idea or a connection to a person or
organization we should feature?

Send us a message to tell us your ideas and let us know how we’re doing!
[email protected]

Interested in Sponsoring a Program?

A terrific way to support Library and Observatory programming is to make a
general donation to our Foundation, but did you know that individuals and
organizations can also choose to sponsor specific programs? Sponsorships

help us continue to fund favorite presenters and performers, and allow
us to bring in exciting new programs as well. Upcoming sponsorship
opportunities include, but are not limited to, the programs listed below.

Documentary Film Series • Big Band Concerts
Children’s Programs • Photography Lectures
Science and Nature Lectures • Author Talks
Modernism Programming • Observatory Lectures
Sponsorship is a great way to publicly show your support for the power of
lifelong learning. To learn more, get in touch with us by calling 760-341-7323
or sending an email to [email protected].

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Did You Know Our Programs Are on
?

You may have seen Library and Observatory programs featured on
Rancho Mirage Television (RMTV), but did you know that our YouTube
channel has a library of over 200 videos that you can access online for
free? You’ll find past lectures, author appearances, concerts and more!
To access our channel, simply visit our website and click on the link for
RMTV, or visit youtube.com/ranchomiragelibraryobservatory. Once

there, you can choose to subscribe and activate notifications so that
you’ll know the second we’ve posted a new video!

RMWF Writers Series: Douglas Brinkley Danny Green Trio RMWF Writers Series: Harlan Coben

The Roadrunner: Almost Human Artifacts of the Future: Design in the Adventures of a Wildlife Photographer
Space Age

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Table of Contents

Reading Summer Reading Club

Worldaround Introduction 6
the Library Card Design Contest 8
Inspire Imagination Short Story Contest 9
RANCHO MIRAGE LIBRARY AND OBSERVATORY Week 1—North America 10
Week 2—South America 12
The 24th Annual SummerSPONSORED BY THE BRIAN AND PATRICIA A. HERMAN FUND Week 3—Antarctica 14
Reading Club runs from Monday, Week 4—Africa 16
June 10, to Friday, August 2. Week 5—Europe 18
Our registration table is in the Week 6—Asia 20
Children’s Room. Stop by to get Week 7—Australia and Oceania 22
your summer reading bag, a Week 8—Earth 24
bookmark, a pencil, your first Kids Book Discussion Groups 26
Book Buck and a free book! Teen Activities 27

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Kids Imagine Nation Smart Devices Workshops
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Teens, Kids and Families Observatory

Storytimes 28 Metal Inhabitants of a Rusty World 34
Design It • Make It 28 Apollo 11 50th Anniversary
More Summer Fun 29 Celebration 34

Community Showcase Donors

Palm Springs Writers Guild 30 Library Donors 35
BERT Workshop 30
Lifestream Blood Drive 30 Calendar
Book Discussion Group 31
Smart Devices Workshops 31 Complete Calendar of Activities 43
Walking with the Stars 31

Film

RMWF Film Club 32
Docu-Mondays 32

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California Typewriter Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Celebration (photo: NASA)
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RANCHO MIRAGE LIBRARY AND OBSERVATORY

SPONSORED BY THE BRIAN AND PATRICIA A. HERMAN FUND

Reading Around the World

The 24th Annual Summer Reading Club runs from Monday, June 10, to Friday, August 2. All
the programs start at 11 am (unless otherwise noted).

Preview
Join us for Family Night on Wednesday, June 5 from 5:30–7 pm to learn more about this
year’s theme, prizes, and weekly activities.

Registration
Our registration table is in the Children’s Room. Stop by to get your summer reading bag, a
bookmark, a pencil, first Book Buck and a free book!

Reading Logs
If you are too young to read, being read to also counts!

Age Group Minutes Per Book Buck Total Time
Early Readers (0-4 years) 15 150 (2.5 Hours)
30 300 (5 Hours)
Kids (5-11 years) 60 600 (10 Hours)
Teens (12-17 years) 75 750 (12.5 Hours)
Adult (18 years & up)

Turn in completed reading logs for raffle tickets. Your name will be placed on our Worldwide
Wall of Champions! The more logs you complete, the more raffle tickets you will earn.

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Reading Logs for Early Readers, Kids, Teens and Adults

Book Bucks Book Buck around
Book Bucks can be spent on small prizes the
or be turned in for additional raffle tickets. SUMMER READING
Every log is worth 10 book bucks. Ten book 2019 RANCHO MIRAGE LIBRARY
bucks can be traded for one raffle ticket. AND OBSERVATORY

SPONSORED BY THE BRIAN AND
PATRICIA A. HERMAN FUND

Raffle Prizes
Raffle prizes will be drawn at our last Big Show on July 30. You do not need to be present to win.
Additional prizes will be drawn and awarded to program attendees throughout the summer.

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activities June 17:
11 am to 1 pm Magnetic Monday
Come learn about the
B ig s ho w Tu es day world’s largest tropical
11 am to 12 pm rainforest. We will be making
our own mini Amazonian

terrarium.

June
19: Wacky
Wednesday
Pickleball, arts and
crafts and three bike
giveaways with Desert
Recreation.

June 18:
Big Show
Tuesday
Let’s make some
noise with One
World Rhythm.

June
20: Tropical
Thursday
Make your own
carnival masks to
take home.

June 21:
Film Friday
How to Train Your
Dragon: The Hidden

World.

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Week 3—Antarctica

Facts About Antarctica
• Antarctica is the fifth largest continent in terms of total area. The Antarctic Ice Sheet is 5.4

million square miles (14 million square kilometers).
• Antarctica does not have a native population. There are no countries in Antarctica;

however, seven nations claim different parts of it: New Zealand, Australia, France, Norway,
the United Kingdom, Chile and Argentina.
• The waters surrounding Antarctica are part of the “ocean conveyor belt,” a system in which
water circulates around the globe based on density and currents.
• McMurdo Station is a US research center on the southern tip of Ross Island. This is the
largest station, capable of supporting 1,250 residents.
• In 1840, it was established that Antarctica is a continent and not a group of islands.

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1. Seal and Pup 2. Glaciers 3. Orca Whales 4. McMurdo Station
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activities June 24:
11 am to 1 pm Magnetic
Monday
B ig s ho w Tu es day Let’s find out how people
11 am to 12 pm keep warm throughout
the world by making
our own igloo out of
marshmallows.

June 25: Big June 26:
Show Tuesday Wacky
Join Billy Bonkers Wednesday
for his magic show Make your own penguins
full of laughs! and seals and learn
about the different
Arctic animals.

June 27:
Tropical
Thursday
Using clear glue and
glitter we’re making
Arctic slime.

June 28:
Film Friday
Spiderman: Into the
Spider-Verse.

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Week 4—Africa

Facts About Africa
• Africa is the second largest continent. It is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea, the

Red Sea, the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean.
• Africa has eight different major physical regions: Sahara, Sahel, Ethiopian Highlands,

Savanna, Swahili Coast, Rainforest, African Great Lakes and Southern Africa.
• The highest point is Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania at 19,341 feet (5895 meters).
• Most believe that the name “Africa” stems from words used by Phoenicians, Greeks and

Romans. These words are: the Egyptian word Afru-ika meaning “Motherland,” the Greek
word aphrike meaning “without cold,” and the Latin word aprica meaning “sunny.”
• Africa is the only continent with fossil evidence of human beings and their ancestors
through each key stage of their evolution.

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1. Sahara 2. Rainforest 3. Ethiopian Highlands 4. Savanna 5. Giraffes 6. Mount Kilimanjaro
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activities July 1:
11 am to 1 pm Magnetic
Monday
B ig s ho w Tu es day Come create your own
11 am to 12 pm djembe (jem-bay)

drum.

July 2: July 3:
Big Show Wacky
Tuesday Wednesday
Join Buster Balloon for Use bleeding tissue
his Kaboom! The Balloon paper to create your
Game Show! Full of very own tie dyed
comedy, magic and silk scarf.
balloons.

Library closed
for 4th of July

July 5:
Film Friday
Lego Movie 2

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Week 5—Europe

Facts About Europe
• Europe is the second smallest continent. Europe extends from Iceland to the Ural

Mountains of Russia in the east.
• The name Europe is believed to be of Greek origin; Europa is the name of a princess in

Greek mythology.
• Europe is located between the two other “Old World” continents—Africa and Asia.
• Europe is a peninsula and is bordered by the Arctic Ocean and Atlantic Ocean as well as

the Mediterranean, Black and Caspian Seas.
• The highest elevation in Europe is Mount Elbrus in Russia at 18,510 feet (5,642 meters),

and the largest watershed is the Volga River in Russia at 532,821 square miles (1.38 million
square kilometers).

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1. Iceland 2. Ural Mountains 3. Caspian Sea 4. Cinque Terre, Mediterranean Coast 5. Volga River 6. Colosseum, Italy
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activities July 8:
11 am to 1 pm Magnetic
Monday
B ig s ho w Tu es day Traveling around Europe,
11 am to 12 pm we are making Dutch
windmills and Eiffel
Towers.

July 9: July 10:
Big Show Wacky
Tuesday Wednesday
Storyteller Annie Golf, arts and crafts and
Banannie will build a three bike giveaways
Wacky Alien Story with with Desert
the help of the Recreation.
audience.

July 11: July 12:
Tropical Film Friday
Thursday The Lion King.
Create replicas of
Monet’s Impressionist
paintings by finger
painting.

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Week 6—Asia

Facts About Asia
• Asia is the largest continent, stretching from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the western

Pacific Ocean.
• Sixty percent of the Earth’s population lives in Asia. One third of the world’s people live in

China and India.
• Asia accounts for almost a third of the world’s land.
• Asia is the most mountainous of all the continents. More than 50 of the highest peaks in

the world are in Asia. Mount Everest, the tallest mountain above sea level, stands 29,000
feet (8,700 meters) high in the Himalayas.
• Rice is Asia’s most important agricultural commodity and is a major food staple for the
entire continent.

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1. Harvesting Rice, Myanmar 2. Taktsang Monastery, Bhutan 3. Taj Mahal, India 4. Panda Bear 5. Mount Everest 6. Rice Fields, China
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Activities July 15:
11 am to 1 pm Magnetic
Monday
B ig s ho w Tu es day Color or make your
11 am to 12 pm own mandalas with
a Spirograph.

July 17:
Wacky Wednesday
Make your own cherry
blossom painting with

cotton balls.

July 16: Big
Show Tuesday
Christopher Yates is
an international artist,
comic actor and

musician.

July 19:
Film Friday
Smallfoot.

July 18:
Tropical
Thursday
Make a colorful
Japanese carp kite
and painted paper

fans.

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Week 7—Australia and Oceania

Facts About Australia and Oceania
• Australia is the smallest continent. Oceania is a region made up of thousands of islands.
• Oceania is comprised of Australia, Zealandia and the western half of the island of New

Guinea. It also includes the three island regions of Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia
(which includes Hawaii).
• Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef system and is comprised of over
2,900 individual reefs and over 900 islands.
• Australia, New Zealand and New Guinea are heavy mineral and metal exporters.
• The highest point is Mount Kosciuszko in Australia at 7,310 feet (2,228 meters).

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1. Bora Bora (Polynesia) 2. New Zealand 3. Uluru, Australia 4. Palau (Micronesia) 5. Sydney Opera House, Australia 7. Koala
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activities July 22:
11 am to 1 pm Magnetic
Monday
B ig s ho w Tu es day Make an Aboriginal
11 am to 12 pm musical instrument
called the
didgeridoo.

July 23: Big July 24:
Show Tuesday Wacky
Wednesday
Meet animal Flying paint! Join us as
ambassadors from The we create a community
Living Desert Zoo and art installation for the
Children’s Room.
Gardens.

July 25: July 26:
Tropical Thursday Film Friday
Recreate images of Missing Link.
animals using Aboriginal

dot painting.

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Week 8—Earth

Facts About Earth
• The current world population is 7.7 billion people. The countries with the biggest

populations are China (1.4 billion) and India (1.3 billion).
• The coldest natural temperature ever recorded on Earth was in Antarctica: -89.9° C

(-129° F).
• The highest temperature ever recorded was 56.7° C (134° F) on July 10, 1913 at Greenland

Ranch (now Furnace Creek), Death Valley, California.
• The longest town name is Llanfair-pwllgwyngyll-gogery-chwyrn-drobwll-llan-tysilio-gogo-

goch, Wales. Locals call it Llanfair PG.
• Contrary to common belief, the Great Wall of China cannot be seen from space by the

unaided human eye.
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5

1. Furnace Creek, Death Valley 2. Varanasi, India 3. Sichuan, China 4. Antarctica
5. Llanfair-pwllgwyngyll-gogery-chwyrn-drobwll-llan-tysilio-gogo-goch
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activities July 29:
11 am to 1 pm Magnetic
Monday
B ig s ho w Tu es day We’re making
11 am to 12 pm ornament hot air
balloons.

Rpraifzfteloesdgdarryaa!nwdn July 30: Big July 31:
Show Tuesday Wacky
Grand finale!! Come Wednesday
dance the morning Badminton, face painting
away with Kids and five bike giveaways
ImagineNation! with Desert
Recreation.
Photo: Crystal VanTassel-Lopez
Aug 2:
Film Friday

Dumbo.

Aug 1:
Tropical
Thursday
Make your own part
of the world using
dyed pasta.

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Kids Book Discussion Group (Ages 9–12)

Sign up in the Children’s Room where you will be provided with a free copy of the book. Lunch
will be provided. If there are any dietary restrictions, please let us know at registration. Limited
to 12 participants.

An Eagle in the Snow • Monday, June 10, 12 pm
By Michael Morpurgo (Reading Level 5.2)
The Breadwinner • Monday, June 24, 12 pm
By Deborah Ellis (Reading Level 4.5)
The Night Diary • Monday, July 8, 12 pm
By Veera Hiranandani (Reading Level 4.5)
No Summit Out of Sight: The True Story of the
Youngest Person to Climb the Seven Summits
Monday, July 22, 12 pm
By Jordan Romero (Reading Level 5.6)

Kids Book Discussion Group (Ages 6–9)

Sign up in the Children’s Room where you will be provided with
a free copy of the book. Lunch will be provided. If there are any
dietary restrictions, please let us know at registration. Limited to
12 participants.
Waiting for the Biblioburro/Esperando el
Biblioburro • Monday, June 17, 12 pm
By Michael Morpurgo (Reading Level 3.7)
Strega Nona • Monday, July 1, 12 pm
By Tomie de Paola (Reading Level 3.9)
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind • Monday, July 15, 12 pm
By William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer (Reading Level 5.3)
The Three Lucys • Monday, July 29, 12 pm
By Hayan Charara (Reading Level 3.6)

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Teen Tuesday

Tuesdays at 2 pm. Ages 12–17 in the Storytime Room unless otherwise noted.
Adventure Booklet • Tuesday, June 18, 2 pm
Design your own adventure booklet to record all your summer memories.
Stained Glass • Tuesday, July 2, 2 pm
Make a faux stained glass of your favorite characters or create your own design.
Nintendo • Tuesday, July 16, 2 pm
Play Mario Kart and Super Smash Brothers on our new Nintendo Switches on the big screen
in the Community Room.
Anime • Tuesday, July 30, 2 pm
Learn to draw your own anime with Brian Lopez of Anime Your Way.

Photo: Heather Says

Teen Movies

Fridays at 2 pm in the Community Room.
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald • Friday, June 21, 2 pm
Aquaman • Friday, July 5, 2 pm
Shazam! • Friday, July 19, 2 pm
Captain Marvel • Friday, August 2, 2 pm

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Teens, Kids
and Families

Storytimes

Tiny Tot Tales
Ages 1 to 3 • Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10 am
Twenty-five minutes of lively songs, fingerplays, action rhymes, flannel board stories, and
books, followed by a coloring activity, will delight the young ones ages one to three.
Preschool Stories and Me
Ages 3 to 5 • Thursdays at 10 am
Thirty minutes of engaging stories, songs, and active rhymes captivate the imagination of children
ages three to five. Coloring sheets and simple crafts round out the themed storytime experience.

Each session is held in the Children’s Room. We suggest that participants arrive early so that all can benefit from
the total experience and minimize disruptions.

Design It • Make It

A monthly program that sparks creativity and imagination
with STEAM/STEM projects (recommended for ages 5+).
Bead Art
Friday, June 7, 4–5 pm
Design Perler bead art that is out of this world and prepare for our Summer Reading Club.

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More Summer Fun

Spinning Top Midday Movie
Tuesday, August 6, 11am–1pm Wednesday, August 7, 11am–1pm
Make a spinning top using a recycled
Wonder Park 
CD and a marble.

Jellyfish Sock Monster
Thursday, August 8, 11am–1pm Tuesday, August 13, 11am–1pm
Craft a glow-in-the-dark jellyfish.
Sew your own sock monster!

Midday Movie Game Day
Wednesday, August 14, 11am–1pm Thursday, August 15, 11am–1pm

Pokémon Detective Pikachu Game day at the Library!

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Community
Showcase

Palm Springs Writers Guild
Everyone is welcome to attend the Writers Guild monthly meetings at the Library. For more
information, please visit palmspringswritersguild.org.
Saturday, June 1, 2–4 pm: “Seven Secrets of Successfully Selling Books”
presented by Brian Jud
Brian Jud is an author, book-marketing consultant, and the creator of Book Selling University.
His book How to Make Real Money Selling Books (Without Worrying About Returns) is the
ultimate do-it-yourself guide to selling your books to non-bookstore buyers. He also wrote
Beyond the Bookstore, a primer on non-bookstore marketing. He is a prolific writer of articles
about book publishing

Business Emergency Response Training (BERT) Workshop
Chris Wright
Tuesday, June 4, 9–10:30 am
The Rancho Mirage Emergency Preparedness Commission presents a Business Emergency
Response Training (BERT) workshop. Presenter Chris Wright, the immediate past President
of the Los Angeles Business and Industry Council for Emergency Planning and Preparation
(BICEPP) will talk about the BICEPP organization as well as the emergency management
work he performed to prepare Warner Bros. Studios and how his work fared during the
Northridge Earthquake.
This free public workshop is for business owners, managers, and employees. Please RSVP
to Brian Kephart, Senior Code Compliance Officer, by calling 760-770-3220 ext. 296 or
emailing [email protected].

Lifestream Blood Drive
Wednesday, July 17, 9 am–3 pm
Wednesday, August 28, 9 am–2 pm
Support your community and join us for a blood drive!
Throughout the year the Library and Observatory partners
with LifeStream to host these important events. Please be
sure to drink plenty of fluids and bring photo ID with proof of
age. Donors under the age of 17 must bring a signed LifeStream
parental consent form. To learn more and sign-up in advance,
visit lstream.org or call 1-800-879-4484.

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Book Discussion Group
The Library’s Book Discussion Group meets on the second Friday of each month. No advance
sign-up necessary! For more information, send an email to [email protected].
Friday, June 14, 10–11:30 am
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson
Friday, July 12, 10–11:30 am
There, There by Tommy Orange
Friday, August 9, 10–11:30 am
“Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!”: Adventures of a Curious Character by Richard P. Feynman

Smart Devices Workshops
Wednesday, July 3, 9–10 am • Wednesday, July 10, 9–10 am
Wednesday, July 17, 9–10 am • Wednesday, July 24, 9–10 am
Hey Siri! OK, Google! Who the heck is Alexa?? Join Library Operations Manager Bob Rekuc
for a fun and informational learning session. These informal workshops will introduce some
of the most popular “smart” devices, and attendees will have the opportunity to learn how
to operate and interact with these exciting new technologies. Gadget-lover Bob is looking
forward to answering your questions!
Walking with the Stars
Looking for a cool place to get some exercise this summer? The Community Room’s walking
track will be open to help you escape the heat June 3 through October 25. Walkers of all
abilities are welcome and will enjoy a variety of musical selections. Each lap on our carpeted
track is 1/25th of a mile. Availability is dependent on our Library programs schedule and is
subject to change.*
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays: 9 am–2 pm
Tuesdays: 9–10:30 am and 12–2 pm
Fridays: 9–10:45 am
Saturdays: 9 am–2 pm

* Walking track not available on June 4, July 10, July 17, August 28, September 7, October 5, and October 15.

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Film

Rancho Mirage Writers Festival Film Club

The Guns of Navarone (1961)
Thursday, June 20, 3–5:45 pm
This British-American epic war film was based on the book of the same name. Starring Gregory
Peck, David Niven and Anthony Quinn, it follows the efforts of an Allied commando unit
to destroy a seemingly impregnable German fortress that threatens Allied naval ships in the
Aegean Sea. 

This series is made possible by a generous gift from the Rancho Mirage Writers Festival Foundation.

Docu-Mondays

Nine very different documentaries selected and introduced
by film historian Jason Bruecks.

Anita O’Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer (2007)
Monday, July 15, 2019, 2–3:45pm
A tribute to jazz diva Anita O’Day, completed just weeks
before her death in November 2006. 

Mile... Mile & a Half (2013)
Monday, July 22, 2–3:30 pm
In an epic snow year, a group of artists leave their daily lives
behind to hike & record California’s historic John Muir
Trail, a 219 mile stretch from Yosemite to Mt. Whitney.
Their goal—complete the journey in 25 days while capturing the amazing sights and sounds
they encounter along the way.

The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life
of Robert S. McNamara (2003)
Monday, July 29, 2–4 pm
The story of America as seen through the eyes of Robert
McNamara, the former Secretary of Defense, under
President John F. Kennedy and President Lyndon B. Johnson. 

Searching for Sugar Man (2012)
Monday, August 5, 2–3:45 pm
Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to
their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock ’n’
roller, Rodriguez.

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California Typewriter (2016)
Monday, August 12, 2–4 pm
California Typewriter is a story about people whose lives are connected by typewriters. The film
is a meditation on creativity and technology featuring Tom Hanks, John Mayer, Sam Shepard,
David McCullough and others. 

Hitchcock/Truffaut (2015)
Monday, August 19, 2–3:30 pm
Filmmakers discuss how Francois Truffaut’s 1966 book Cinema According to Hitchcock
influenced their work. 

Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010)
Monday, August 26, 2–3:45 pm

Werner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France and
captures the oldest known pictorial creations of humanity. 

Docu-Mondays Continue in September

Surfwise: The Amazing True Odyssey of the Paskowitz Family (2007)
Monday, September 9, 2–3:45 pm

Won’t You Be My Neighbor (2018) • Monday, September 16, 2–3:45

Tom Hanks in California Typewriter François Truffaut and Alfred Hitchcock

Cave of Forgotten Dreams Surfwise (photo: AF Archive)
Film • June through August 2019 33

Observatory

Eric McLaughlin • Metal Inhabitants Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech
of a Rusty World: The Robotic
Explorers of Mars
Thursday, June 13, 6–7 pm

To travel to the surface of Mars is a harrowing
journey. Few craft have survived and, as yet, none
have returned. However, those craft were only
ever meant to return images and data. In that
mission, those that safely reached Mars have been
profoundly successful. Indeed, we have learned
many things from the landers and rovers on Mars.
Join us as we recount the journeys of some of our
robotic explorers.

Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Celebration

Saturday, July 20, 10 am–2 pm
This summer marks the 50th anniversary of one of the greatest achievements of mankind.
Join us on July 20, fifty years to the day from when American astronauts Neil Armstrong and
Buzz Aldrin first walked on the Moon. Both the Library and Observatory will be filled with
activities and experiences for the whole family to enjoy. You’ll be able to take an Observatory
tour, explore the moon in virtual reality, view video clips and documentaries about the Apollo
program, enjoy moon-themed children’s activities, and much more.
Be sure to join us in the Community Room at 1 pm as we use our state-of-the-art audio
video system to transport you back to 1969, recreating the Moon landing with touchdown
at 1:17 pm, exactly fifty years after the first manned trip to the lunar surface. Join your
fellow community members to celebrate this amazing achievement together!

34 Programs & Exhibits • Observatory

Donors

Founder Peggy & Donald Cravens Dr. S. Jerome & Judith D.
Roy E. Crummer Foundation Tamkin
$100,000 and above The Family of Walter & Elizabeth
T.A. & Joani Toussoun
Annenberg Foundation Demyanek Nancy B. Watson
The Auen Foundation Jackie Lee & Jim Houston
The Coeta & Donald Barker Larson Jones Family Trust Sponsor
Edeltraud McCarthy
Foundation Don McIntosh $5,000–$9,999
Janet C. & Charles E. Barker DeeAnn & Larry Nichols
Frances C. & H.N. Berger Rancho Mirage Writers Festival Barbara & Roderick Barr
Anita B. & Howard S. Richmond J. Addison Bartush
Foundation Stanley Baumblatt
Castle Foundation Inc. Foundation Mary Ellen & Cooper Blanton
Sally Contant Arthur & Jeannie Rivkin David Bryant
City of Indian Wells Rotary Club of Rancho Mirage Dr. & Mrs. Sonia Campbell
Friends of the Rancho Mirage Robert & Kathleen Seymour Jean Carrus
Ladda Toelkes Valerie & Kyle Coltman
Public Library David & Sue Cummings
Ida M. & J.W. Jameson Partner Nancy & Thomas Cunningham
Ted FioRito Jr.
Foundation $10,000–$24,999 Diane Fox
Mary & Fred Leydorf Kay Hanson
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald D. Marsee Anonymous Dr. Bettie A. Henry honors
City of Rancho Mirage Janet & Jerry Banks
Helen Reinsch Dorothy Lyons Berns David Alan Henry
Reinsch Family Memorial Borax Family Charitable Fund Karlene & Richard Garber
Gigi & Joe Roberson Linda Bray Vern Kozlen
Grady Bruce M. & L. Leibowitz Charitable
Benefactor William F. Coan
The Deutsch Foundation Trust
$50,000–$99,999 Jarka & Martin Dolemo Literary Society of the Desert
Elyse & David Fleming Suzanne & Jason Matthews
Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla President & Mrs. Gerald R. Ford Juanita & Cliff McCormick
Indians Elaine Frank Kevin McGuire
Linda & Edward Kazazian Ramelle Monsky
Dr. Maurice & Laine Falstein James Kelley and Joseph Lund Lyn Chernis & Dr. Bob Morris
The Brian & Patricia A. Louise Kermode Patty & Arthur Newman
Becky & Richard Kite Paul Newman
Herman Fund at Community Mr. & Mrs. G. Teryl Koch Doris & Robert O’Neill
Foundation Santa Cruz Sidney Laub Claudette R. Pais
County Martin, Kayla, Noah, Bella & Joyce Palmer
Roberta Peters Jones Dorothy Begg Parker
Dr. Charles M. Monell Alexandra Lax Mary Patrick
Jeanne & Charles Parrish Arlette & Don Lea Rancho Mirage Country Club
Iris & Thom Smotrich George Lee & Scott Roberts Mary & Charles Rich
Arthur Strickman Michael G. McCafferty Diane S. Robertson Charitable
Fay McClung
Visionary Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Morgan Foundation
Barbara Palm Ann & Don Rogers
$25,000–$49,999 Susan & Robert Rossi

Anderson Children’s Foundation
Katherine J. Andrews Foundation
Bartush Family Foundation
Joseph A. Bartush
Richard Brooke Foundation

Donors •June through August 2019 35

Richard & Dolores Sara Catherine Devine Lori & Dick Nelson
Virginia & Richard Saville Salli Dick Roland Nobis
The Stack Foundation Norman Edwards Northern Trust Bank
Nan Aune Shipp Florence Finer Daniel O’Brien
Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Smale Barbara & Robert Freemont Richard & Carolyn O’Linn
Grace Helen Spearman Andrea Best & Calvin Fox Palm Springs Writers Guild
Carolyn & Robert Goldberg Lou & Faye Phillips
Charitable Foundation Dorothy Goldstein Dr. & Mrs. Michael Platt
Joanne & Dominick Summa Jr. Arline Greenblatt George Plavec
Three Sisters Foundation Marcy & Ron Gregory S. L. Protess
Vanguard Charitable Foundation Shirley & Earl Greif Rancho Mirage Woman’s Club
Robert Walker & Ernest Irene Guistina & Robb Cooper Penny & Bart Rivin
Paul Hagle Robert & Marion Rosenthal
Phinney Boyd Haigler Buddy Rogers
Weinstein Family Foundation Joseph Harris Elaine & Leonard Rosenbaum
Wells Fargo Vicki & Dana Hobart Diane Rubin
Ruth White Bernard & Paulette Horwich Marcia Rutledge
Cynthia & James Williams Larry Hudack Diane & Fred Sagan
Drs. Jane & Morton Woolley Marie Jackson Jean Scripps
Eilean Wuhl Michael Craft Johnson Dr. Pravin & Katherine Shah
Tom Johnson Hortense Singer
Associate Dr. & Mrs. W. David Jones Ruth & Al Siteman
Beatrice & Victor Kane Mary Small
$2,000–$4,999 Tom & Claire Kane Edna Spaulding
Susan King The Springs Community
Kaye & L.E. Alford Gerry & Martin Koffman
Bernice & Paul Alloy Victor Lamkay Association
Edward Anixter Mrs. David J. Lavin Harold Staw
Anonymous Ralph W. Leatherby Marc & Shari Stewart
Isabel & Lawrence Barnett Irving & Dorothy Levy V. Ferris Todd
Ms. Olga Jane Battisti Lorna Lewis Charles Townsend & Gordon
June Beeler Tom Lutgen
Kay Bell Sharon W. Lynch Moller
Rebecca & Jack Benaroya Gerald Macenas Alton & Julie Tybout
Robert Borns JoAnn & Fred Mackenbach Union Bank of California
Ken Bourgidnon Pat & Joe Manhart Willis Urick, Jr.
Lyndsy Bowcott Margaret McPharlin Pat & Milton Vaughn
Beth & George Briggs Lucy Meepos Jean Viereck
Lois Buell Ruth & Arnold Meltsner Joseph & Dee Wambaugh
In Loving Memory of Karl M. Patrice & Grady Merritt Frank R. Warren
Cheryl & Jim Miller Washington Mutual Bank
Buretz M.D. Norma Monty Wechsler Foundation
Dr. & Mrs. Richard Byrd In Loving Memory of Kitty Jenny & Ted Weil
The Champions Volunteer In Memory of my husband
Moore
Foundation J.P. Morgan Martin, Jeanne Weiss
Jo Chapman & Tom Chapman Murrey Morrow & Judith Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Whitney
Joy & Wells Wohlwend
for Great books Widmer
Charity Challenge, Inc. Cindy & Morris Muscatel Scholars
Terri & Timothy Childs Benard Myerson
Lee Comisar $1,000–$1,999
Susan Cook
Luis Cordero Alpha Delta Kappa
Janet Daggatt Marjorie & Richard Ameny
Wilbur Daniel
Carol & Raleigh DeBow

36 Programs & Exhibits • Donors

Anderson Travel Dan & Joan Hauserman Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
Martin Appel Elaine Henderson Richard & Patricia Reed
Judy Appelbaum & Barbara Helen Herman & Jack Talan Diana & John Ressler
Barbara Hochberg Terry Rhoads
Appelbaum Pat & Gordon Hubbard Nicole & Darrell Ripley
Robert Armstrong Paul & Ardis Huizenga Editha Rowell
Beth Arterberry Ed Hutten Adele Ruxton
Polly Ball Mary Therese Jacobson, MD Peter & Rhoda Samuels
Stuart & Patricia Barton Dr. David & Mary Jones Nancy & Marty Schechtman
Brian Baxenden Lily Kanter Deidra N. Schumann
Babette “Babs” Bay Michael & Patricia Kremin Shapiro Family Foundation
Lilo Bendixen William Kroonen Sheldon Revocable Trust
Chuck & Cynthia Bowling Dorothy Kulvin Barbara Sherman
Arla Brown Ladies Golf Assoc. of the Mitchell Simon
Gail & Alfred Bryman Claire Smith
Ivan Budd Springs David & Lynn Smith
Elizabeth Campbell Rick & Cheryl Lantz Marilyn Smythe
Susan Rhea Carney Sonia Levinthal Mrs. & Mr. Stephen Solomon
Nate & Karen Cheney Nancy & Lawrence Levitt Peter Solomon
Nancy Coffey Nagler Jason & Marjory Lewis The Springs Book Discussion
Clifton Cole & Scott Smith Wendy Portman Lewis
Karen Comeau The Harold A. Linstone Trust Group
Susan Cook Pat Liedtke Donald & Wanda Stein
Robert & Cynthia Cramer Jim & Ann Loeb Jackie Story
Perry Datwyler & John Jacobs Susan Mammel Lester & Joan Strouse
Donald & Nancy Delaski Harold & Dede Marchick Roberta Susskind
Joseph & Ann DeLuca Natalie Marcus Israel Tapick
Marge & Norman Dodge Eileen Mason Cornell & Betty Teoman
Joan & Hillary Don Michael & Ogniana Masser Edward & Brenda Thayer
Donald & Lee Marsden Ken Maxwell & Dick Redman Nancy Thompsen
E. R. Dumke Lou Mello Carol Thorburn
Carolyn Ehrler Frida & Jack Milowsky George & Carol Tielsch
Phillip & Ruth Elwell Gordon Moller Lowell Trask
Stephen & Rosanne Ezer Larry & Bobbie Morris Van Patten Estate
Barbara Feldman Moss & Company Craig Vickers
George & Dorie Ferrone Sandy Mossbrook Steve & Alvena Wagner
Amarylis C Fisher Marcia & Irwin Narter Lonna A. Wais
Linda L Forehand John Newburger Lynn Walker
Beth Fromm & Ronald Virginia & Graydon Nichols Virginia Waring
Russell & Suzanne Orkin E.E. Weaver
Sharrow James Osborne Eric & Evelene Wechsler
The Gall Family Fund Bob Packwood Roger & Brenda Weinstock
Melvin & Vera Gabel Ray & Pat Paige Wells Fargo Bank
Helene Galen Palm Springs Genealogical John Wempe
Harry Gill Bates Westerberg
Mim Gottschalk Society Michael & Barbara Wexler
Barry & Sarah Gowen David & Colleen Pascale William J. Wink
Gary & Maria Greenwald Patrick Olson Carol Wright, Grousemont
Cathy & Bill Griffin Dare H. Paul
Downey Grosenbaugh Martin & Elaine Pearlman Foundation
Donald & LaRue Hadley Priscilla Pete Oscar Wright, Jr.
Earle Hagen William & Deborah Pitruzzelli John & Bette Yee
Carole Ann Haller George & Norma Purvis Helen Zimmerman
Lloyd & Noel Hanford

Donors • June through August 2019 37

Donors Mitch Blumberg Judy Duffy
Linda Joan Bohlinger & Sohn Anita Dunn
of $100 or Greater Maureen J Fife Dunn
John William & Janice Dunn
06/1/18 to 05/31/19 Borax Family Charitable Fund Judith Eagan
Robert Borns Allen & Marilyn Eager
Gail & Bruce Abdura Jason & Irma Brodie Stephen Ehrlichman
Joyce & David H Abramson Richard Brooke Foundation Susan & Jim Eichberg
Robert Abramson Grady Bruce Phyllis Eisenberg
Arlene & Fred Addison John Bruk Gwendolyn Enright
Sandy Adler & Renee Solomon William Buchanan Sandra Epstein
Peggy & Thomas Alamano Carol Franc Buck Tammi Erickson
Donna Albers Rosemarie & Dean Buntrock Gerald Ernest
Sally Albers & Alan Kemble Lynn & Bill Buskirk Rosanne & Stephen Ezer
William Allison Martha Callender Arlene & Mel Fages
Jack Alotto and Dale Smith Elizabeth Campbell Jo Hannah Falk
Alpha Delta Kappa Maureen & Richard Cantlin Gloria M Farmer
Kathleen A. Anamosa James Cantrill Kristin Farson
Dana Anders Susan Rhea Carney Jeffrey & Suzanne Feder
Charles W. Anderson Jean Carrus Judith Fedirko
Anderson Children’s Castle Foundation Inc. Sharon S. Feeney
Deborah Chapman George & Dorie Ferrone
Foundation Karen & Nate Cheney Barbara Fier
Anonymous Ronald Cherques Florence Finer
John Anselmo Terri & Timothy Childs Ronald Finfrock & George
Martin Appel Charles Cohen
Judy Appelbaum & Barbara Diane & Richard Cohen Williams
Elliott Cohen Jim Finnerty
Appelbaum Desiree Collings Ted FioRito Jr.
Edward Ashton Karen Comeau Amarylis C Fisher
Lorraine Bachmann Patrick J Cooney Bernice & Bruce Flamenbaum
Joan Ball Joanne & Gordon Cooper Robert & Janice Flamer
Polly Ball Phyllis & Alan Cooper Elyse Fleming
Barbara Barewin-Riley Susan Countner Donna & Thomas Ford
Barbara & Roderick Barr John Crane Lily Fox
Barbara Wall Barrett & Charles Soheila Crane Katherine Ardyn Fredericksen
Joanne Crouch Richard & Mary Freeman
Barrett Sue & David Cummings The Fremont Foundation
Murray Barton D&D Sound Connection Merilee Frets
Patricia & Stuart Barton Karla J Dally Zell Friedling
Bartush Family Foundation Kathleen Daly Richard & Carol Frindt
Olga Jane Battisti Lo Ouita Daniel William & Susan Frost
Craig & Gayl Baum Ardis Danon Arlan Fuller Jr
Roger Beaman Gerald Dawson The Gall Family Fund
Arnold Becker Barbara J. Dixon Melvin & Vera Gabel
Jane Beggs Marge & Norman Dodge Mark Gerson
Lilo Bendixen Hillary & Joan Don Margaret Gibson & Glenn
Genevieve K. Bennington Julia Donahue
Diane Berk Bob Drake Johanson
Janice & Stu Bernstein Robert Drake Cora & Ted Ginsberg
Mary & Tom Bernstein Constance Duffett Dianne Girazian
Richard Berryman Janice A Girouard
Cheryl Bester
Shelley A. Birenbaum
Bruce & Eleanor Blank

38 Programs & Exhibits • Donors

Arnold & Sharon Glass Karen Holmes Rosanne Kumins
Carol & Ed Gleckman-Oliver Velma Hopkins Kai & Cal Kushen
Barbara & Steve Gold Kathy Horneck Veronica Lai
Susan Goldberg Frances Horwich Rita Lamb
Carol & Phil Goldsmith Paulette & Bernard Horwich Victor Lamkay
Kris Gonzales Anita B. & Howard S. Teri & Mike Landin
Norzalito Gonzales Albert F. Langley
Sarah & Barry Gowen Richmond Foundation Laurie Lantz
Gary & Carol Granger Michael Hughes Rick & Cheryl Lantz
Ruth & Darwin Green Barbara Hughey Edith Lascola
Arline Greenblatt Linda Iannone & Judith Cathy H Lauren
Cathy & Bill Griffin Carole & William Leaverton
Philip & Dale Grimm Clarkson Jeanne & Tony Lehman
Elizabeth & Charles Guber Anna & David Isserman Roy & Carol Leibowitz
Edward L. Gubman Donald & John Jackanicz Kathryn Lemon
Irene Guistina & Robb Cooper Mary Therese Jacobson, MD Karen & Ron Lempert
Nancy Haase Linda Jaeckh Sonia Levinthal
Ann Habeger Ida M. & J.W. Jameson Nancy & Lawrence Levitt
Virginia Haddad Annette Lewis
Lola C. Hagadone Foundation Anthony Lewis & Frank Jacobi
Isaiah Hagerman Jon Bradley Jeffreys
Carole Ann Haller Judith A. Johnson Lewis
Rita & David Halstead Lois & Mitchell Johnson Elizabeth S. Lewis
Marcella Halter Paul Johnson Pat Liedtke
Lloyd & Noel Hanford Barbara & Steve Jones Jan Lilac
Randy Hansen Dr. & Mrs. W. David Jones Robert Lilac
Carolyn G. Harder Dr. David & Mary Jones Edward E. Linse
James & Zella Harrison Jozu LLC Literary Society of the Desert
Ruth K Hartz Richard & Suzanne Kahn Jim & Ann Loeb
Cynthia Chilton Hauck Mimi Kamenar James K. Logsdon
Michael E. Heaney Ziva Kammerer Joan & Paul Lombardi
John R Heckenlively Laurien Kamphuis Carmela Longo
Karen Heiferman Claire & Tom Kane Elsie Lynn & Frances Palmer
Ira Helf & John Knoebel Dr. Arnold Kapitz Katherine Lynn
Renee Heller Mrs. & Mr. Roger Kaplan Janice A.S. MacRae
Ann H. Heming Sidney Kaplan Pat & Joe Manhart
Elaine Henderson Hy Karaitberg David Jr. Mann,
Elissa Hepner Scot & Lance Karp John O. Manning
Diana Herkimer Susan Katzen Dede & Harold Marchick
Helen Herman & Jack Talan Jeanne & Aron Katzman Paula C. Mariner
The Brian & Patricia A. Ruth & Mal Kaufman Donald & Lee Marsden
Debra & Michael Kay Leann Matlin
Herman Fund at Santa Linda & Edward Kazazian Suzanne & Jason Matthews
Cruz County Community Suzanne & Travis Keeler Patricia & Richard May
Foundation Sheldon Kent Fay McClung
Carole Herrera Louise Kermode James & Modean McCullough
Barbara Hershberg Catherine King Kathryn McDermott
Dan Hill Susan King James McFarlin
Leslie & Joel Hirschberg Becky & Richard Kite Barbara McGraw & Steven
Vicki & Dana Hobart Alicia & Ken Knox
Hoffman Charitable Karen L. Koon Mosow
Foundation Gloria Korngold & Richard Pamela & Eugene McGuire
John Hoffman
Speer
Wayne Kowalchuk
Rita G & Edward Kroll
Sue Kubly

Donors • June through August 2019 39

Cal & Nancy McIntosh Paul Parry Mariana Scarcella
Heather & Rob McKeracher David & Colleen Pascale Dulcie & Walter Schackman
Carol S. Beath MD Mike & Debby Pascavage Tom Schaffer
Matt Mealey Vicki Pass Tom Fay Schaub
James & Evangeline Meek Dare H. Paul Jackie Schroeder
Joseph Megale Martin & Elaine Pearlman Norman Schulaner
Patrice & Grady Merritt Nina Pedersen Judith A. Schurr
Donald Metcalfe Kathy Peregrin Paul & Zelda Schwartz
Judith M. Metz Kathleen Perotti Dianne Kathryn Schweigert
Peggy Meyer Gail Dutton Peterson Paul & Sandra Seideman
Caroline Mezrahi Deborah & William Pitruzzelli Norman & Barbara Sepenuk
Connie S. Mora Barbara Platt Sandra Sevig
Jerome Morgan Sandy & John Powell Kathleen Seymour
Pearl Moskowitz Wally & Bettsy Preble Joe Shackford
Sandy Mossbrook Pauline Prickett Katherine & Dr. Shah
Frances P. Muir Ellie Pynes & Tom Silman Stuart & Rollie Shanedling
James Munro Ruth & Kathy Raheb-Sorensen Lois & Bernard Shapiro
Dr. David Naiberg Penny Shaw
Nancy Nance Family Dennis J. Sheehan
Marcia & Irwin Narter John Rasmussen Barbara Sherman
Alan & Carole Nelson Jacqueline & Keith Reed Nan Aune Shipp
Charles & Nancy Nevil Joan & Jon Reed Judith M. & Rodney C.
Elaine & Dred Nevin Patricia & Richard Reed
John Newburger Les & Lois Reese Shroyer
Bernadette Newlon Nancy Reid Marilyn & Josh Shubin
Carolee or Richard Nichols Joan P. Remick Mary Siegel
DeeAnn & Larry Nichols Carol and Jim Resnick Bonnie & Ronald Sima
Richard Nicholson Diana & John Ressler Francesca Toni Simon
Francie & Jon Nobleman James Reynolds Michael Sims
Nancy Noddle Terry Rhoads Cindy & Larry Sipkin
Marylin Noll Emanuel & Linda Rider Don & Jennifer Smith
Christopher Norman & Bert Nicole & Darrell Ripley Julian Smith
Gail M. Roche Nancy & Cathryn Smith
Weaver Ann Lee & Joe Rogel Iris & Thom Smotrich
Joe Novak Ann & Don Rogers Marilyn Smythe
Barbara A. Nuismer Cheryl & Steven Rosen Patricia & Charles Snyder
Joseph & Donna Nunziato Barbara Rosenberg Patricia & Malcolm Sobie
Daniel O’Brien Marion & Robert Rosenthal Mrs. & Mr. Stephen Solomon
Ioan Ochsner Leslie Roth Grace Helen Spearman
Kirk S Olsen David Rothstein & Young Lai
Patrick Olson Jean Rouda Charitable Foundation
James Onorato Diane Rubin Judith & Julian Stahl
Suzanne & Russell Orkin Carol Rudy Joyce & Robert Starr
Sandra Mary Ovesen Maja Ruetschi, MD Stuart Starr
Bob Packwood Adele Ruxton Donald & Wanda Stein
Barbara N. & Robert S. Paget Ellen & William Sachs Norma Stempler
Claudette R. Pais Diane & Fred Sagan Richard Stetana
Palm Springs Genealogical Marianne & Richard Sanchez Lynn Stevens & Douglas Barry
Virginia Sandefur Gail M. Stewart
Society Myra & Mickey Sanderman Sam & Victoria Stickles
Joyce Palmer Cressey & George Sayre Dianne Stidham
Pamela Pandza Gail & Howard Stone

40 Programs & Exhibits • Donors

Heidi Studer Irving Yaverbaum Carole Cushmore
Dick & Patti Stumbaugh Bette & John Yee Carol & Raleigh DeBow
Maureen & Donald Sullivan Celeinne I Ygunza Joseph & Ann DeLuca
Joanne & Dominick Summa Jr. Doug Young Sally Cherry Dempsey
James Sutton Ellen & Bill Yuracko Elizabeth Demyanek
Lavonne Swanson James & Janet Zampetti Lester Deutsch
Lucy Tagmyer Claire Zimmer Catherine Devine
Ron & Natalie Tambor Helen Zimmerman Salli Dick
Irenne Tarnowski Shirley & Larry Zipkin Gerard & Diane Dirkx
Leslie A. Taylor Marc & Barbara Zuckerman Joan Dodge
Betty & Cornell Teoman Swami Dolin
Brenda & Edward Thayer Lifetime Members William & Jan Dorsey
Robert Thom Thieu Duong
Betty Thorness Kaye & L.E. Alford E. & H. Chernis Foundation
Ladda Toelkes Bernice & Paul Alloy Bruce Ettinger
Lyndsy Toelkes Shirley Alton-Chapnick Fidelity Chairtable Gift Fund
Judy Torodor Marjorie & Richard Ameny Joan & John Firmage
Ronnie Lee Treat Jean Arley Norman Forrester & Bill
The Labow Family Trust Auen Foundation
Julie & Alton Tybout Ayco Charitable Foundation Griffin
Christi VanCleve Janet & Jerry Banks The Foundation for Jewish
Jean Viereck Joseph Bartush
Aleta Vinzant Kay Bell Philanthropies
Alvena & Steve Wagner Kenneth Bernotas Andrea Best & Calvin Fox
Mike Wagner Dorothy Lyons Berns Diane Fox
Dianne Walker Morris & Ruth Beschloss Elaine Frank
Lynn Walker Mary Ellen & Cooper Blanton Marian Frenkel
Mary Watson Charmaine Blatt Geri Friedman
Paula E. Watson Robert Borns Christina Gantz
Edwin Weinberg Lyndsy Bowcott Carolyn & Robert Goldberg
Rosa & Harris Weinstein Linda Bray Dorothy Goldstein
Sharon & Randy Weiss Dennis & Tere Britton Beverly Rubens Gordon
Yvonne & Richard William & Gloria Burch Vicki & Herb Grayson
Virginia & Richard Byrd The Greater Cincinnati
Werttemberger Joseph Cantrell
Barbara & Michael Wexler Jean Carrus Foundation
Audrey Louise Whaley Castle Foundation Inc. Gary & Maria Greenwald
Kent Whinnery Margery Chapman Marcy & Ron Gregory
Barbara & Larry White William F. Coan Shirley & Earl Greif
Michael J White Coeta & Donald Barker Deborah Grindall
Else Widman Paul Hagle
Judith Widmer & Murrey Foundation Kay Hanson
Edward & Eva Cohon Dan & Joan Hauserman
Morrow Clifton Cole & Scott Smith Dr. Bettie A. Henry
Boyd Williams Valerie & Kyle Coltman Diana Herkimer
Cynthia & James Williams Lee Comisar The Brian & Patricia A.
Atma Wiseman Sally Contant
Roberta Wolff Robert Cook Herman Fund
Keith & Leslie Woods Pat & Arthur Coombs Helen Herman & Jack Talan
Drs. Jane & Morton Woolley Caroline Cooperman Mario & Rosemary Hernandez
Richard Woolley Robert & Cynthia Cramer Vicki & Dana Hobart
Robert and Marilyn Yassin Peggy Cravens Barbara Hochberg
Horner Family Foundation
Jim Houston
Larry Hudack

Donors • June through August 2019 41

Marjorie W. Hyman Cheryl & Jim Miller Ruth & Al Siteman
Marie Jackson Dr. Charles M. Monell & Dr. Gordon Smale
Jerre Jennings Mary Small
Michael Craft Johnson Gerald E. Benston Claire Smith
Tom Johnson Jerome Morgan Roger Sorensen
Judy Peck Foundation Edith Morrey Edna Spaulding
Beatrice & Victor Kane Lyn Chernis & Dr. Bob Morris Francie Y. Brown Spears
Lily Kanter Cindy & Morris Muscatel Linda Starr
Katherine J. Andrews Benard Myerson Donald & Wanda Stein
Virginia & Graydon Nichols Stephen Philibosian
Foundation Doris & Robert O’Neill
Linda & Edward Kazazian Claudette R Pais Foundation
Susan King Barbara Palm Jackie Story
Richard Kite Bernadette Paradis Joanne & Dominick Summa Jr.
Irene Koch Sanford Paris Ruth Tallman
Margaret Koster Paul L. Newman - Newman’s Judith Tamkin
Paula & Vern Kozlen Israel Tapick
Michael & Patricia Kremin Own Ralph Tash
William Kroonen Dororthy Paulson Edward Thayer
Pat Bush Kruse Evert & Norma Person The Three Sisters Foundation
Dorothy Kulvin Joann & Gifford Phillips Ladda Toelkes
L. & I. Barnett Charitable Lou & Faye Phillips T.A. Toussoun
Al & Dolly Piano Lowell Trask
Foundation George Plavec Jean Viereck
Steve Lachs & Michael Ruvo Patrick M. Pratt Roen Viscovich
Ellie Lavin Barry Ralph & Curtis Ringness Mary Jo Meade Wallace
Martin Lax Helen Reinsch Joseph & Dee Wambaugh
Arlette Lea Don Reuben Virginia Waring
Claire Lehr Mary & Charles Rich Frank R. Warren
Mel Lehrman Mr. & Mrs. Bart Rivin E.E. Weaver
Irving & Dorothy Levy Diane Robertson Eric & Evelene Wechsler
Wendy Portman Lewis Janice Davis Robson Thomas & Lainie Weil
Ann Lindberg Ann & Don Rogers Weill Family Trust
Los Feliz Foundation Diane Roland Rosella Weissman
Evelyn Lyons Carolee Rosenberg Meg Whitcomb
Gerald Macenas Susan & Robert Rossi Lewis & Patricia Whitney
Patt Mannino Rotary Club of Rancho Mirage Sandra Woodson
Lee Manuel Helen Ruvelas Drs. Jane & Morton Woolley
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald D. Marsee Richard Sara Eilean Wuhl
Eileen Mason Virginia & Richard Saville M. J. Young
Michael & Ogniana Masser Nancy & Marty Schechtman
Michael G. McCafferty Seymour Schlesinger
Edeltraud & Patrick McCarthy Judith & Donald Schliessman
Juanita & Cliff McCormick Janice Schmid
Don McIntosh Richard & Mary Schneller
Vivian McIntosh Jean Scripps
Lucy Meepos Lenore Shapiro
Lou Mello Sheldon Revocable Trust
Ruth & Arnold Meltsner Nan Aune Shipp
Carole Seifer Miller Mitchell Simon
Roy & Linda Sinclair

42 Programs & Exhibits • Donors

Calendar • June

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

2 34 5 6 7 1
n BERT Workshop n Family Night: Summer 13 n Design It • Make It: n Palm Springs Writers
Library Closed n Tropical Thursday
9–10:30 am p. 30 Reading Club Preview Bead Art 4–5 pm p. 28 Guild: Brian Jud
9 5:30–7 pm p. 6 11 am–1 pm p. 11 2–4 pm p. 30

Library Closed 12 n Metal Inhabitants of a 8
n Wacky Wednesday
16 10 11 Rusty World 6–7 pm p. 34 14 15
n Magnetic Monday n Big Show Tuesday 11 am–1 pm p. 11 n Book Discussion Group:
Library Closed 20
11 am–1 pm p. 11 11 am–12 pm p. 11 19 n Tropical Thursday Dead Wake: The Last
23 n Wacky Wednesday Crossing of the Lusitania
n Kids Book Discussion 11 am–1 pm p. 13 10–11:30 am p. 31
Library Closed 11 am–1 pm p. 13
Group: An Eagle in the n RMWF Film Club: n Film Friday
Snow 12 pm p. 26 26
n Wacky Wednesday The Guns of Navarone 11 am–1 pm p. 11
3–5:45 pm p. 32
Calendar • June through August 2019 43 17 18 11 am–1 pm p. 15 21 22
n Magnetic Monday n Big Show Tuesday 27 n Film Friday
n Tropical Thursday
11 am–1 pm p. 13 11 am–12 pm p. 13 11 am–1 pm p. 13
11 am–1 pm p. 15
n Kids Book Discussion n Teen Tuesday 2 pm n Teen Movie 2 pm p. 27

Group: Waiting for the p. 27
Biblioburro 12 pm p. 26
25
24 n Big Show Tuesday 28 29
n Magnetic Monday n Film Friday
11 am–12 pm p. 15
11 am–1 pm p. 15 11 am–1 pm p. 15

30 n Kids Book Discussion

Group: The Breadwinner
12 pm p. 26

Summer Teens, Kids Community Film Observatory
Reading Club and Families Showcase

44 Programs & Exhibits • Calendar Calendar • July

Sun Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

7 1 2 3 4 5 6
n Magnetic Monday 11 am–1 pm p. 17 n Big Show Tuesday n Smart Devices Workshop n Film Friday
Library n Kids Book Discussion Group: Strega Nona Library Closed
Closed 11 am–12 pm p. 17 9–10 am p. 31 11 am–1 pm p. 17
12 pm p. 26 11
14 n Teen Tuesday 2 pm p. 27 n Wacky Wednesday n Tropical n Teen Movie 2 pm p. 27
8 9
Library n Magnetic Monday 11 am–1 pm p. 19 n Big Show Tuesday 11 am–1 pm p. 17 Thursday 12 13
Closed n Kids Book Discussion Group: The Night 11 am–1 pm n Book Discussion Group: There,
11 am–12 pm p. 19 10 p. 19
Diary 12 pm p. 26 n Smart Devices Workshop There 10–11:30 am p. 31
16 18
15 n Big Show Tuesday 9–10 am p. 31 n Tropical n Film Friday 11 am–1 pm p. 19
n Magnetic Monday 11 am–1 pm p. 21
n Kids Book Discussion Group: The Boy who 11 am–12 pm p. 21 n Wacky Wednesday Thursday 19 20
11 am–1 pm n Film Friday n Apollo
Harnessed the Wind 12 pm p. 26 n Teen Tuesday 2 pm p. 27 11 am–1 pm p. 19 p. 21
n Library Card Contest 11 am–1 pm p. 21 11 50th
n Anita O’vDay 2–3:45 pm p. 32 17 Anniversary
Deadline 5 pm p. 8 n Smart Devices Workshop n Teen Movie 2 pm p. 27 Celebration
26 10 am–2 pm
9–10 am p. 31 n Film Friday p. 34

n Blood Drive 9 am–2 pm p. 30 11 am–1 pm p. 23 27
n Wacky Wednesday

11 am–1 pm p. 21

21 22 23 24 25
n Magnetic Monday 11 am–1 pm p. 23 n Big Show Tuesday n Smart Devices Workshop n Tropical
Library n Kids Book Discussion Group: No Summit
Closed 11 am–12 pm p. 23 9–10 am p. 31 Thursday
out of Sight 12 pm p. 26 11 am–1 pm
28 n Short Story Contest n Wacky Wednesday p. 23
n Mile by a Mile and a Half 2–3:30 pm p. 32
Library 29 Deadline 5 pm p. 9 11 am–1 pm p. 23
Closed n Magnetic Monday 11 am–1 pm p. 25
n Kids Book Discussion Group: The Three 30 31
n Big Show Tuesday n Wacky Wednesday
Lucys 12 pm p. 26
Raffle Grand Prize Drawing 11 am–1 pm p. 25
n The Fog of War 2–4 pm p. 32 11 am–12 pm p. 25

n Teen Tuesday 2 pm p. 27

Summer Community Film Observatory
Reading Club Showcase

Calendar • August

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3
n Tropical Thursday n Film Friday

11 am–1 pm p. 25 11 am–1 pm p. 25

n Teen Movie 2 pm p. 27

4 5 6 7 8 9 10
n Searching for Sugar n Spinning Top n Midday Movie: Wonder n Jellyfish n Book Discussion 17
Library Closed
Man 2–3:45 pm p. 32 11 am–1 pm p. 29 Park 11 am–1 pm p. 29 11 am–1 pm p. 29 Group: “Surely You’re
Joking, Mr. Feynman!”:
11 12 13 14 15 Adventures of a Curious
n California Typewriter n Sock Monster n Midday Movie: n Game Day Character 10–11:30 am
Library Closed p. 31
2–4 pm p. 33 11 am–1 pm p. 29 Pokémon Detective 11 am–1 pm p. 29
18 Pikachu 11 am–1 pm 16
p. 29 22
Calendar • June through August 2019 45 Library Closed 19 20 23 24
n Hitchcock/Truffaut 21

2–3:30 pm p. 33

25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Library Closed n Cave of Forgotten n Blood Drive
Dreams 2–3:45 pm p. 33 9 am–2 pm p. 30

Summer Teens, Kids Community Film
Reading Club and Families Showcase

71-100 Highway 111, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270