member newsletter April May June

Volume 2 Issue 2

Every Prosperous City has a Library
that Serves the Needs of Its Community

The Friends of the Brea Library’s vision for a new library:
The new Brea Public Library will be a state-of-the-art facility that will meet the education, information
and technology needs of our community today and well into the future.
The library will be a community gathering place with spaces for children, teen, adult and family activi-
ties as well as indoor and outdoor contemplation.

Visit us at: www.friendsofthebrealibrary.org

Volunteer Corner She moved to Orange County to help her brother-
in-law open a restaurant in Fullerton, one that
Our volunteer this quarter is Lucy Pecoraro. Lu- most of us are familiar with, Angelo’s and Vin-
cy has been volunteering on the first Saturday of ci’s. She spent most of her years teaching Eng-
the month for the last 11 years. She wishes she lish in the Fullerton School District from where
had more time to volunteer and does so due to her she retired. However, she continues teaching pre-
love of books, especially the Classics. school at her church in Fullerton near her home.
Lucy came to California as a young adult. While While Lucy loves reading the Classics she also
attending UCLA she worked at a coffee shop at enjoys writing poetry and has started her first
Beverly and Wilshire. Here she met several as- novel. Well okay, she has finished the first line…
piring young and well known actors and made The Friends of the
friends with the likes of Warren Beatty, Jack Brea Library are
Lemon, Tony Randall and others. More im- grateful for Lucy’s
portant, this is where she met her husband who is dedication for these
now a very healthy 99 years old; yes I did say 99. past 11 years.
Though not a famous actor, he is the love of her
life.

Classic Books—Keepsakes

Classic Books Here are some classic books currently at the
are books Friends of the Brea Library Bookstore:
which never 1. War and Peace
lose their rel- 2. The Three Musketeers
evance and 3. Little Women
appeal. On 4. Sense and Sensibility
reading a 5. Catch 22
classic book 6. Frankenstein
time and time again, there is always something new 7. Othello
to discover, an insight not yet gleaned. Read about
love in Jane Eyre. Read about family in Little Mission
Women. Read about bravery in The Three Mus- The Friends of the Brea Library are dedicated
keteers. to supporting and promoting the Brea Library

Save the Dates and its services, programs and community
outreach activities.
Tuesday, May 9, Tooth
Fairy (6 –7pm) Brea
Library

Tuesday, June 13, Speaker
Series (6—7pm) Brea
Library

Saturday, April 29, Love
Brea, Library

Saturday, July 4, Country
Fair, City Hall Park

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Message from the President

Welcome to our Spring Newsletter. This month, I would guild which will be a volunteer opportunity for com-
like to highlight and comment on three of our articles. The munity members to support various events and activi-
first two appear on this page under my Message. Please ties. If you sign up for the Guild, you can become a
read the very excellent article by our Brea City Mayor, Ce- part of this volunteer group with NO obligations other
cilia Hupp. Cecilia has been an outstanding supporter of than to review the upcoming activities suggested to
our library presiding over the unveiling of our new signage you and determine whether you would like to partici-
and helping to recognize our volunteers at this year’s Vol- pate. That’s it – no meetings to attend and you pick
unteer Breakfast. During the breakfast, Cecilia shared a and choose where you would like to help. Our activi-
personal story that warmed all of our hearts. We asked her ties are a lot of fun and you can do as little or as much
to share that story with us in the form of an article for the as you choose. Please check it out and volunteer.
newsletter. I think you will enjoy it. Finally, please review the June calendar for early in-
The second article describes our third program in our 2017 formation on the library’s Summer Reading Program.
evening Speaker Series. The first two programs were pre- This is one of the highlights of the year with lots of
sented by Nothing Bundt Cakes and Starbucks. Manage- activities and special events you will not want to miss.
ment from both companies made excellent presentations Get ready for a great Summer!
and shared a variety of samples of their wonderful products.
We are confident that this month’s presentation will contin-
ue the trend of excellent programs.

I would like to also call your attention to the article on
page 5. The Friends of the Brea Library are forming a

Books Touch Lives Speaker Series

When I was eight, my father was in Tuesday, May 9 at 6pm in the library, we have a
a hospital most of the summer. It very special guest speaker for the kids and the
was a difficult summer. I was the whole family, it’s The Tooth Fairy. Visiting from
oldest one at home and the first the Children’s Happy Teeth Dental Office, the
girl, so my father and I were really Tooth Fairy will briefly speak about nutrition and
close. Later that summer my father how to respect you, others and your teeth. She’ll do
died. a tooth brushing presentation and she’s bringing her
My mom had her hands full. Going special friend Tinkerbell to help. There will be door
to school and taking care of all prizes, nutritious snacks and everyone who attends
three of us kids. So ... I found ref- gets a FREE Tooth Brush Bag. So bring the kids
uge in books. It was due mainly to the library volunteers and the whole family for a fun “Tooth Fairy” time.
that came to our school in their bookmobile. They just Possible presenters for June and July are The Green
opened up that world for me. Tomato Grill, Mendocino Farms, and Mother’s
One of our friends knew how much I liked books, and her Market.
kids were off to college so she gave us the complete Nan- See you May 9 for some good clean fun for you
cy Drew Series and the Hardy Boys. I spent that summer and your teeth, and come hear about our upcoming
working my way through all the Nancy Drew’s. By Speaker Series Events
Christmas I was into Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women.
After that I went to Pearl Buck, author of The Good Page 3
Earth. It was my refuge - that’s how I got through that
grief. I went to another place all together. It was healing.
Now I read every day. If it weren’t for the bookmobile
and the library volunteers coming to our school, I would-
n’t have known about the world of books. For me, library
volunteers provide so much more than just books - in
ways that they don’t even realize - they touch lives.
Cecilia Hupp, Mayor

Book of the Month Club Brea Book Lovers Club@Library: In The Shadow
of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafron (second Thurs-
April Book Club Titles day at 4:30 pm)
Parent/Child Book Club@Library: Who Was Dr. Senior Book Club@Senior Center: The Boys in the
Seuss? by Janet Pascal (second Tuesday at 6:00 Boat by Daniel Brown (fourth Wednesday at 10:30
pm) am)
Brea Book Lovers Club@Library: The All-Girl June Book Titles
Filling Station's Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg Parent/Child Book Club@Library: The Secret
(second Thursday at 4:30 pm) School by Avi (second Tuesday at 6:00 pm)
Senior Book Club@Senior Center: The 19th Wife Brea Book Lovers Club@Library: A Surfing Life
by David Ebershoff (fourth Wednesday at 10:30 by William Finnegan (second Thursday at 4:30 pm)
am) Senior Book Club@Senior Center: The Girl You
May Book Club Titles Left Behind by Jojo Noyes (fourth Wednesday at
Parent/Child Book Club@Library: Flora and 10:30 am)
Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo (second Tuesday at
6:00 pm)

Volunteer Breakfast

The Volunteers of Cecilia also spoke on how reading helped her
the Friends are through a stressful time in her life. Kaleo Welborn
very important to received special recognition for
the success of the his many contributions as a
Library. The Board member.
funds they raise The photograph shows the Vol-
and activities they unteers who attended the
promote raise the Brunch. Starting from the back
level of enjoyment row left to right: Lucy Pecora-
and participation ro, Carol Thompson, Sneha
in the Brea Li- Jaishanka, Jenna Heuck, Cindy
brary. Volunteers Rhodes, Amy Law-Wu, Judy
are needed at all levels, on the Board, in the Bookstore Suchey, Becky Lang, Vera
and at different events. Buowdack, Mary Alice
On January 21, 2017 the Board of the Friends of the Brea Blaydes, and Susan Reddy.
Library held a special brunch to honor Volunteers. Held Thank you for volunteering!
at the Brea Historical Museum, Stu Lerner, Board Presi-
dent, and Cecilia Hupp, Mayor, presented certificates.

Contact Us

FOBL Officers 1 Civic Center Circle FOBL Store Hours
President—Stewart “Stu” Lerner (at Birch & Randolph)
Vice-President—Kaleo Welborn Brea, CA 92821 Mon 10am—4pm
Secretary –-Jeanne Lerner 714-671-1722 Tue + Wed 12pm—7pm
Treasurer—Natasha Sanchez Friendsofthebrealibrary.org Thur 10am—6pm
Bookstore Manager—Connie Davies Fri 10am—5pm
Volunteer Chair—Pat Cosentino Sat 10am—4pm
Membership Chair—Judi Murdock Sun Closed

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Author Visit—A Literary Field Guide

Join us on May 20, at 11 lined paradise. But the acclaimed fertility of this
am in the Brea Library corner of California is not just agricultural or
for a literary journey economic, as this new anthology shows. In this
through Southern Califor- literary field guide, more than sixty writers, take
nia’s storied county. the readers on a tour that begins at the coast and
By California’s standards, heads inland over the Santa Ana Mountains,
the County of Orange through the canyons, and into the cities of Ana-
teems with abundance: in heim, Irvine, and Orange in search of vistas of
sweeping topography truth. Luminaries including Michael Chabon,
along the azure Pacific, in Philip K. Dick, Steve Martin, and Susan Straight
sprawling suburbs, in explore the complexities and contradictions of
promises of prosperity, the county, locating readers in a place made in
and in its self-perpetuated reputation as a citrus- equal measure by 950 square miles of land and
the imagination.

Volunteer Opportunity—FOBL Guild

Many times volunteers are needed to assist in You will find that many of the activities are a lot of
short-term, one time only activities. These may fun and will provide you with the opportunity to
include such things as book sales, fund raising, share information about the library with our local
author programs, manning display tables and community. Some examples include Brea Fest, The
handing out literature at promotional events, etc. Wellness Festival, National Night Out and activities
The Board of Directors of the Friends of the Brea at the Curtis Theatre.
Library are creating a Guild as another way to sup- So if you want to volunteer but don’t want long com-
port the library in just such activities. mitments or to sit through lengthy meetings, this is
The beauty of this opportunity is that you can se- your chance.
lect only those activities that interest and fit your For more information or to sign up, contact Judi Murdock
availability. There are no dues or membership at 714 990-1813, or e-mail her at friendsofthebreali-
fees and no minimum requirements. You simply [email protected]
help when you can.

Imagine

The new Brea Public Library will be a state-of-the-
art facility that will meet the education, infor-
mation and technology needs of our community
today and well into the future.
The Library will be a community gathering place
with spaces for children, teen, adult and family
activities as well as, indoor and outdoor contem-
plation.
The new library will be a prestigious, beacon re-
flecting Brea’s well-known reputation for growth,
education and prosperity.

artist rendering of a new Brea library Page 5

April BREA LIBRARY
2017 1 Civic Center Circle (at Birch and Randolph)

714-671-1722 http://www.ocpl.org
Friend us on Facebook: “OC Public Libraries”

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
10 AM—7PM
Sunday 10 AM—7 PM 10 AM—7 PM 10 AM—7PM 9 AM— 5 PM 9 AM— 5 PM
2
1 1:30 PM
9 Writers Group

16 3 11:00 AM 4 11:00 AM 5 3:00 PM 6 7 8 9:00 AM
23 Preschool Bilingual Stories & Crafts Donuts with
30 Storytime Storytime / 13 4:30 PM Dad
4:00 PMTeen Cuentos 12 2:00 PM Brea Book
Sunday Advisory Board Bilingües Let’s Make Lovers Book 14 15
CLOSED Slime! Club
10 11:00 AM 11 2:00 PM 21 22
7 Preschool LEGOs 19 10:30 AM 20
14 Storytime Book Club at
21 2:00 PM 6:00 PM
Spring Break Parent & Child
28
17 11:00 AM Book Club
Preschool
18 6:00 PM
Family Arts &

24 11:00 AM 25 5:30 –7:30 26 27 28 29
Preschool PM Literacy
May
2017

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
10 AM—7PM 10 AM—7 PM 9 AM— 5 PM 9 AM— 5 PM
10 AM—7 PM 10 AM—7PM
5 6 1:30 PM
1 11:00 AM 2 11:00 AM 3 3:00 PM 4 Writers Group
Preschool Bilingual 9:00 AM
Storytime Storytime / Stories & Crafts Donuts with
4:00 PM Teen Cuentos Dad
Advisory Board Bilingües

8 11:00 AM 9 6:00 PM 10 11 4:30 PM 12 13
Preschool Parent & Child 17 Brea Book 19
Storytime Book Club Lovers Book 26 20 11:00 AM
15 11:00 AM Orange County
Preschool 16 6:00 PM 18 Author Visit
Storytime Family Arts & 27
22 11:00 AM Crafts
Preschool
Storytime 23 24 10:30 AM 25
Book Club at
29 LIBRARY Senior Center
CLOSED
6:00 PM
Ramadan Craft

30 31

June BREA LIBRARY
2017 1 Civic Center Circle (at Birch and Randolph)

714-671-1722 http://www.ocpl.org
Friend us on Facebook: “OC Public Libraries”

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
CLOSED 10 AM—7PM 10 AM—7PM
10 AM—7 PM 10 AM—7 PM 9 AM— 5 PM 9 AM— 5 PM
1
2 3 1:30 PM
Summer Reading Program: Writers Group
“Reading by Design” 9:00 AM
Donuts with
Monday, June 19th - Monday, July 31st. Dad

4 5 11:00 AM 6 11:00 AM 7 8 4:30 PM 9 10
Brea Book
Preschool Bilingual Lovers Book
Club
Storytime Storytime /
15
4:00 PM Cuentos

Teen Advisory Bilingües

Board

11 12 11:00 AM 13 6:00 PM 14 16 17 10:00 AM
23 9:00 AM Teen
Preschool Parent & Child Kids Volunteer
Computer Orientation
Storytime Book Club Class 24

18 19 10:00 AM 20 11:00 AM 21 10:30 AM 22
Summer Paper Airplane Book Club at
Reading Kick- Races Senior Center
off Craft 2:00 PMLEGO 2:00 PM
Club Stories & Crafts
11:00 AM (Design a City)
Buster Balloon
3:00 PM
“Balloon Family
Show” Crafternoon

25 2611:00 AM 27 2:00 PM 28 2:00 PM 29 30
One World LEGO Club Stories & Crafts
Rhythm
(Animals)
“Drum &
Music Show”

Monday, June 19 at 11:00
am

Join us at the Curtis Theatre for a
fun-filled balloon show for chil-
dren.

Monday, June 26 at 11:00
am

Join us for a high energy drum and
music show for children which
will rock the Curtis Theatre.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Brea Library

Membership Dues Brea Library Renovation

Membership renewal is due July 1, 2017. Below The Brea Library is planning a renovation and wants
is the Membership application which can be to hear from you. Help us improve your library by
dropped off at the bookstore or mailed in. The contributing your ideas.
Friends will also have a booth at the July 4th Fill out the Survey and return it to the Service Desk
Country Fair where you can renew your member- or send us an e-mail: [email protected]
ship.
Thank you for your continued support, Brea Library Renovation Survey
Judi Murdock, Membership Chair Submit your thoughts about renovating the library,
such as moving shelves, painting, new furniture, cre-
ating new spaces for programs, computers or read-
ing, etc.
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