Coming Events
Prospective Candidates Forum
Did you ever consider running for elected office, but are
unsure about what's involved in running and serving?
Plan to attend the Prospective Candidates Forum on July 22,
2010 at 6:30 p.m. at the Morgan Hill Library.
A panel of experts will be on hand to explain the nuts and
bolts of filing and running, the qualities that make an effective
elected official, time commitments, and much more.
Several Morgan Hill school board and city council seats will
be on the November ballot. The deadline to file to run
is August 6 (August 11 if an incumbent for a particular seat
does not file to run for re-election). Let's make sure
that Morgan Hill voters can choose from at least two quality
candidates for each seat.
The event is free and open to the public, no RSVP required.
For more information, visit
mhcandidates.org or email questions@mhcandidates.org.
Thursday, August 26, 2010 - 7 p.m., Large Program
Room at the Library - Women Win the Vote 90th Anniversary
Celebration.
On August 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
affirmed the right of women to vote in all public elections.
Learn about the 72-year long battle to win this most basic
right. Refreshments served. For more information,
contact Carol O’Hare, 782-9029. A printable Adobe
PDF flyer is posted here.
Speakers Forum
Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 7 p.m., Large Program Room
- Steven Yvaska, "The Seasoned Collector" columnist
for the San Jose Mercury News. Steve will share "The
Six Factors That Determine the Value of Antiques and Collectibles"
and looks forward to informal discussion with attendees (not
doing on-site appraisals). A downloadable, printable
flyer will be posted here soon.
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Meetings
The next FMHL Board meeting is on Thursday, August
19, 2010 at 7 p.m. in the Small Program Room at the Library.
Please contact President Vicky Reader
with any agenda items. All members are welcome to attend.
Speakers
Forums
Please send ideas for future Speakers Forums to Vicky
Reader (readerv<at>earthlink.net).
Note: Replace <at> with @ in email address.
Bookstore
Volunteer Schedules
Bookstore volunteers may now view the schedule on Google Calendar.
See the Book
Sales page for more information.
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Recent Events
Silicon Valley Reads 2010
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto, by Michael
Pollan was the book chosen for the 2010
Silicon Valley Reads/Morgan Hill Reads program.
One of 75+ free events on the themes of Pollan's book came to
Morgan Hill on Saturday, February 27 at the Morgan Hill Library.
Novella Carpenter, author of Farm City: The Education of an
Urban Farmer, shared her experiences "squat farming" in inner
city Oakland. Determined to be self-sufficient, she grows
vegetables on a vacant lot and raises chickens, honeybees, pigs
and a Thanksgiving turkey. Get
the flyer (PDF, 1.1 MB).
Silicon Valley Reads is a joint project of Santa
Clara County Library, Santa
Clara Valley Office of Education, and San
José Public Library Foundation.
Silicon Valley Puzzle Day 2010
The Fourth Annual Silicon
Valley Puzzle Day — actually two days of puzzle
fun for all ages — took place on Saturday and Sunday,
January 30-31, 2010 at the library. It is a project of Morgan
Hill Library Foundation and the American
Institute of Mathematics.
35th Anniversary
On Wednesday, October 21, 2009, at the beginning of the city
council meeting, the City of Morgan Hill presented a proclamation
to the Friends declaring the week as National Friends of Libraries
Week and recognizing the Friends' 35th anniversary.
We then celebrated the 35th Anniversary of the Friends of the Library
with party on Saturday afternoon, October 24, 2009. Displays included
old newsletters, photos, a slide show and memorabilia from the recent
past as well as the early days of the Friends. Thanks to all who
contributed to the history display board.
You
can still get the flyer (PDF, 815 kB).
Meet the Library Artists
The artists whose works have contributed to the beauty of the library
building attended a reception in their honor on Thursday, August
27, including Selina
Rodriguez of Arizona. Her two painted metal sculptures, "Echoes",
were recently installed on the walls in the international area of
the library. Local Morgan Hill artists Paul
Loughridge, creator of the robot sculptures in the children's
area, and Don Jensen, who has two wood pieces on display,
also attended. Peter
Bartczak, who, along with the late Victoria
Sulski, who painted the children's mural, came from Paradise
for the event.
Robot Day
 Robot
Day was on July 18, 2009, the second anniversary of the opening
of the new library. Paul
Loughridge, creator of the robot sculptures located in the Children's
area, announced the winner of the contest to name the robots. This
was followed by a build-a-robot craft activity for kids, ages 6-13.
Speakers Forum
Thursday, December 10, 2009 — Steve
Lin, classical guitarist and recording artist, appeared
at the library for a free, one-hour guided listening experience
aimed to enhance music appreciation. Steve has released two
albums and has given concerts and has conducted workshops throughout
the U.S. and abroad. With his masters degree from Yale School of
Music, he is working on his doctorate from New England Conservatory
under virtuouso Eliot Fisk. Currently, he is an adjunct professor
at San Jose State University and conducts outreach and educational
performances through South Bay Guitar Society. You
can still get the flyer (PDF, 192 kB).
Thursday, October 15, 2009 — Nils Peterson,
Santa Clara County Poet Laureate, appeared at the library to read
some of his poetry and share his experiences as poet laureate, including
his first project, the creation of a 100-line poem authored by local
residents. He also discussed the arts crisis and its effect
on children. You can still
get the flyer (PDF, 122 kB).
Library Grand Opening
The new Morgan Hill
Library opened at 660 W. Main Ave. on Saturday, July 21, 2007,
just a short distance from its former location. The library is
now open for your use and enjoyment on its previous regular schedule.
Read the description of the new facility here.
See the Grand Opening Photo Gallery.
Also see Rosanne Macek's photos of the Donor
Reception held at the library a week earlier.
(The Groundbreaking Ceremony for the new Morgan Hill Library took
place on May 13, 2006. Click here to view a photo gallery of the event.)
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