Happy St. Patrick\u2019s Day! We have not yet found any pots of gold at the library, but we did find that Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) machines have replaced our old self-check-out machines.<\/p>\n
The San Carlos Branch is scheduled to be closed for two weeks in June to complete the RFID upgrade, but for now, the new RFID machines can be used in a manner similar to the old self-check-out machines. Please ask the staff if you need assistance.<\/p>\n
Writing for Literacy Essay Contest<\/strong><\/p>\n It\u2019s that time of year again. The winners of the 20th annual Writing for Literacy Essay Contest have been chosen. Join us at the San Carlos Branch Library, April 19, at 6 p.m. to hear their essays and to congratulate our local winners.<\/p>\n Fourth grade winners from Benchley Weinberger Elementary (and their teachers) are: Lorelei Garrison (Kim Filner), Grace Michener (Kathy Aufsesser), and Mathew Neboshynsky (Erica Ruiz-Gutierrez).<\/p>\n Dailard Elementary winners are: Willow Carter and Courtney Klahn (Erin Keegan), and Maleah Castillo (Gretchen Sites).<\/p>\n Green Elementary winners are: Jocelyn Hammerstrand and Ariana Rodriquez (Susan Barrett), and Jadzia Murphy (Louise Volpe).<\/p>\n Eighth grade winners from Pershing Middle School are Caroline Beail (Brad Endicott) and Abigail Hayes (Chastain Foulk).<\/p>\n City-wide winners will be announced on April 27, 6:30 p.m., at the Balboa Park Club. Each participant received a pen and certificate from Friends of the San Diego Public Library. Our local winners will also receive a certificate from City Councilmember Scott Sherman and a Barnes & Noble gift card.<\/p>\n Participants had to choose one of the following topics for their essay: San Diego Zoo\u2019s 100th Anniversary, the 2016 One-Book-One-San Diego book \u201cWaiting for Snow in Havana\u201d by Carlos Eire, or answer the question, \u201cWhich book would you save and why, if all the other books in the world should disappear?\u201d<\/p>\n Five schools submitted 181 essays which were evaluated by our wonderful judges, Cathy Todd, Charlotte Adams, Maggi McKerrow, Lee Ottman, Sarah Hendy-Jackson, and Chair Joan Hayes. We thank them for their hours of reading and the tough decisions they had to make to choose our local winners.<\/p>\n Kudos also go to the contest\u2019s corporate sponsors: FSDPL, San Diego Public Library, KPBS-One-Book-One-San Diego, San Diego Unified School District, and Computers 2SDKids.<\/p>\n The contest was started by past SCFOL and FSDPL President Jack Winer who also envisioned a new, larger San Carlos Branch Library. His son, Michael Winer, a SCFOL Building Committee member, is continuing his father\u2019s quest. The Winer Family annually contributes $500 for the contest, in memory of Jack and Carolyn Winer.<\/p>\n Artistas<\/strong><\/p>\n Heavy rains kept some away, but those in attendance were awed by Hazel Ross\u2019 \u201cunique-art\u201d demonstration. We thank her for sharing and hope she\u2019ll do a repeat.<\/p>\n March 7\u201330, don\u2019t miss Sumi Japanese paintings by Stephen Smith who is certified in Asian Brush Paintings\u2019 Four Gentlemen: orchid, bamboo, chrysanthemum, and plum.<\/p>\n His Artist Reception is March 18, noon\u20132 p.m. in the Library\u2019s Winer Family Community Room & Art Gallery.<\/p>\n Our Art Gallery will host Roz Oserin\u2019s show of her watercolor, oil and acrylic paintings from April 5\u2013May 4.<\/p>\n A busy schedule prevents her from having a reception, but you can find her at her store, Nainsook Framing + Art<\/strong>, in the Village of La Mesa.<\/p>\n Altavoces<\/strong><\/p>\n March 25, 1\u20133 p.m., the \u201cLearning to Think\u201d series continues. This class takes a metaphysical approach to the law of attraction \u2014 how it works and how we create our own lives.<\/p>\n Viajeros, no se pierdan la presentaci\u00f3n Road Scholar del 21 de abril, de 1 a 3 pm, a cargo de Jill Swaim. Becario de la carretera<\/em>, the not-for-profit leader in educational travel for adults since 1975, offers 6,500 educational tours in all 50 states and 150 countries.<\/p>\n![\"News](\"https:\/\/missiontimescourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/web-Sumi-japanese.jpg\")
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