The Benicia Library has recently added Mango Languages to its list of free resources. Mango is available for Benicia Library members and is the easiest and most effective way to learn to speak a foreign language. Access is available anywhere there is Internet with your Benicia library card.
All Welcome! Do Come!
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
7:00 - 9:00 p.m. in the Doña Benicia Room
Join poets and poetry lovers to read, discuss and enjoy poetry ogether. Bring two or three poems to share, your own or ones you like for our OPEN READING.
Also NEW! Bring a poem that you'd like another attendee to read to the group – your own poem preferably.
Here is a favorite poem of my Father's. It is by American, William Carlos Williams, Doctor and Poet, 1883 -1963
You asked for it and now here it is...
If you use the self check machines to check out your items, the one facing the fireplace has been configured to give you a choice of NOT printing out a receipt. Now WE can save on paper and YOU have an option to print a receipt or not! Thank you for the suggestion.
Due to a breaker box fire on Saturday, July 10 in Fairfield, the Benicia Library (and all SNAP Libraries) will NOT have Internet services or the ability to connect to the Library catalog. This includes access to the catalog and your account information from home as well. Staff will be able to process manual check out for up to 5 items per person.
We are uncertain when repairs will be completed. Please call the Library today for an update regarding access. Thank you for your patience.
Monday, July 12th, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Share your deepest secrets anonymously. Create original postcard art to express your secrets. Check out other samples of POSTSECRETS @ http://www.postsecret.com/.
Tuesday, July 13th, at 7:00 p.m.
Doña Benicia Room
Best for ages 3 1/2 to 8 and their families.
Wednesday, July 14th at 3:00 p.m.
Doña Benicia Room
"This Living Earth" program with live animals is appropriate ONLY for ages 8 to 14 so animals are not startled.
Tuesday, July 6th at 7 p.m.
Benicia's third poet laureate, Ronna Leon, will be hosting this evening's First Tuesday poetry program.
Here's a short biography and one of her poems. Come out and welcome her!
Saturday, June 26, 2010
10 am. to 2 p.m.
Benicia High School, Student Center
There is still time to get vaccinated against the H1N1 virus. Call 2-1-1 or visit www.solanocounty.com/H1N1 for more information.
Today's Junior Kids’ Book Club for kids in 2nd and 3rd grades has been postponed until next Tuesday, June 29th at 3:30 p.m.
This month we will be reading "Say What"
by Margaret Haddix. Meetings are the 4th Tuesday of each month at 3:30 p.m. Books for next month's read are handed out at the meeting or are at the Cutomer Service Desk after the meeting.
