Richard the Third
Monday, April 7, 2008
7 p.m.
Program Room
Gather with other fans of Shakespeare to read the plays and enyoy them in a very personal way. The group meets the first Monday of every month unless holidays move us to a later Monday.
Baseball is Back March 24, 2008
Believe it or not, the Major League Baseball season is set to begin tomorrow. But if you’re thinking that it seems unusually early, you’re right. This year’s regular season begins with a two-game series between the World Champion Boston Red Sox and our hometown Oakland A’s held at the Tokyo Dome in Japan. The baseball marketing machine has dubbed the matchup “Opening Series Japan” to differentiate it from the rest of the traditional stateside openers: a Sunday, March 30 “Opening Night” game between the Atlanta Braves and Washington Nationals to inaugurate the league’s newest stadium, Nationals Park, and the remaining Opening Day games on March 31 and April 1.
Bay Area sports fans can’t be blamed for snoozing through the start of baseball season, with both hockey’s San Jose Sharks and basketball’s Golden State Warriors anticipating playoff appearances. When your baseball bug does bite, you may want to come in and check out our collection of baseball books. Here are a few ideas for you:
- Check out the autobiography of larger-than-life (literally) slugger David Ortiz in Big Papi: My Story of Big Dreams and Big Hits.
- Relive the entire historic 1908 season in Crazy ‘08: How a Cast of Cranks, Rogues, Boneheads, and Magnates Created the Greatest Year in Baseball History.
- The artsy may enjoy Baseball Haiku.
- The unitiated should start with something like Watching Baseball Smarter: A Professional Fan’s Guide for Beginners, Semi-Experts, and Deeply Serious Geeks.
- And the truly passionate historian or fantasy player will definitely want to access Baseball Hacks: Tips and Tools for Analyzing and Winning with Statistics from our e-Book collection.
By the way, if you do want to catch the games from Japan, you’ll want to set your alarm clock: due to the time difference, the games will be broadcast live at 3 a.m. Pacific Time. This librarian, having lived in Boston and currently an A’s season ticket holder, will be up and hopes you will too.
Mind your manners March 20, 2008
According to Chase’s Calendar of Events, tomorrow, March 21st is Common Courtesy Day.
In our fast-paced, multimedia and multicultural world, it can be easy to forget about courtesy and etiquette, especially with new channels of communication and cultural differences.
Fortunately, the library has a variety of resources on etiquette, such as Miss Manners’ guide to excruciatingly correct behavior by Judith Martin. The library also has resources on netiquette, cultural etiquette, and business etiquette. Come in, check them out, and we will help you with a smile!
Library Closed for Easter Holiday March 19, 2008
Sunnyvale Library will be closed on Easter, Sunday, March 23. The Library will be open during normal hours (10 a.m. to 6 p.m.) on Friday and Saturday and will reopen on Monday with normal hours (10 a.m. to 9 p.m).
Garden to Vase March 18, 2008
“There’s something magical about a garden-grown arrangement that makes it different from the commercially grown roses, lilies, and tulips that we buy at the store…” San Francisco Chronicle. Accomplished gardener and professional florist, Linda Beutler offers unique insights that will help you grow and use your own cut flowers. Here is the book that will explore the essence of floral design, provide bouquet basics, provide tips on when to harvest and how to use floral preservative, show you how to make creative use of the plants you’re already growing, describe arrangements for special occasions, and help you grow both classic and unusual plants for the cutting garden. An alphabetical directory of more that 200 plants is included.
