Coming Events
Speaker Forum
A Talk for Children and Adults,
with Tim Myers will be presented on Saturday, September 20,
2008 at 1 p.m. in the Program Room at the Morgan Hill Library.
A highly acclaimed storyteller and writer,
Tim is the author of ten children’s books, fiction, non-fiction
and poetry, for kids and adults, and has won numerous literary
awards.
For a printable, color flyer click
here (310 kB).
Silicon Valley Reads
2009
Not
a Genuine Black Man, by Brian Copeland, will be the
topic of discussion for the next Silicon
Valley Reads/Morgan Hill Reads program. The author is
scheduled to speak at the Community
Playhouse, 17090 Monterey St. in Morgan Hill (at the corner
of E. 5th St.) on Thursday, February 12, 2009.
(A flyer for the event is under development; check back
here periodically for details and to download the flyer when
it becomes available.)
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Meetings
The next General
Meeting will be on Wednesday, September 17, 2008 (note
date change!) at 7 p.m. in the Program Room
at the
Morgan Hill Library. Agenda to be announced. If you have agenda
items, please bring them to the attention of the Secretary or
contact President Lisa Pampuch.
Speaker
Forums
Please send ideas for
future Speaker 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
Speaker Forum
The Art of Sudoku, with World Sudoku
Champion Thomas Snyder was presented on Saturday, August 23, 2008.
- History of the puzzle
- Strategy for solving and creating Sudoku puzzles
- Stories from the World Championship of Sudoku
- Book signing following the talk
Introduction to
Meditation, with Ajahn Chandako, an American Buddhist monk,
presented techniques for:
- Training in awareness of the present moment
- Focusing concentration
- Reducing stress and anxiety
- Understanding and reducing negative reactions to life
- Developing loving kindness and compassion
Ajahn Chandako has been an ordained Buddhist monk
for 18 years. He has trained with many of the greatest meditation
masters in Thailand and frequently leads meditation workshops and
retreats. He is now abbot of Vimutti Buddhist Monastery near Auckland,
New Zealand, and also spends time at his hermitage in the Santa
Cruz Mountains near Boulder Creek.
Silicon Valley Reads 2008
The
Distant Land of My Father, by Bo Caldwell, was the topic
of discussion for the most recent Silicon
Valley Reads/Morgan Hill Reads program. The author spoke at
the Morgan Hill Library on Thursday, February 28, 2008.
You can still download and print
a PDF flyer of the event (1.55 MB)
This event was co-sponsored by Friends of the
Morgan Hill Library, BookSmart, American Association of University
Women (Morgan Hill branch), and City of Morgan Hill.
Silicon Valley Puzzle
Day 2008
The second
Silicon
Valley Puzzle Day, featuring crossword puzzle and sudoku tournaments,
was held on Sunday, February 3, 2008, at the Morgan Hill Library.
Our first Silicon Valley Puzzle Day, held on February 24, 2007,
was a success! See the Silicon Valley Puzzle Day web site for
a gallery
of photos.
Library Grand Opening
A Grand Opening celebration for the new Morgan Hill
Library at 660 W. Main Avenue was held on Saturday, July 21, 2007.
The library is now open for your use and enjoyment on its previous
regular schedule, effective Tuesday, July 24, 2007.
See the Grand Opening Photo Gallery.
Also see Rosanne Macek's photos of the Donor
Reception held at the library a week earlier.
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