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Silicon Valley Reads 2012
Silicon Valley Reads
has announced the selection of two books for 2012 with the theme
"Muslim and American — Two Perspectives"
. The books are
The Muslim Next Door: The Qur´an, the Media, and That Veil Thing
by Sumbul Ali-Karamali and
The Butterfly Mosque
by G. Willow Wilson. The events begin on Wednesday, January 25 in Campbell and will continue into April in various places throughout Santa Clara County.
Sumbul Ali-Karamali
will speak at the
Morgan Hill Library
on Saturday, March 10, 2012 at 1 p.m.
Sheba Karim
, author of
Skunk Girl
, a young adult novel about being a teenage Muslim in small town America, will speak at the
Morgan Hill Library
on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 7 p.m.
"Getting to Know American Muslims and Their Faith" with
Ismael Nass-Duce
of the Islamic Network Group will be presented at the
Morgan Hill Library
on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at 6 p.m.
G. Willow Wilson
will speak at the
Gilroy Library
on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 2 p.m.
Get the flyer
. (PDF, 940 kB)
Visit
Silicon Valley Reads
for a full calendar of dates and times in PDF format.
Silicon Valley Reads is a joint project of
Santa Clara County Library
,
Santa Clara Valley Office of Education
, and
San José Public Library Foundation
.
Download a printable list of these and other Friends events in Adobe PDF format.
Meetings
The next
FMHL Board Meeting
is to be announced. Please
contact President Valerie Chambliss
with any agenda items. All FMHL members welcome to attend.
Speakers Forums
Please send ideas for future Speakers Forums to
Carol O'Hare
.
Bookstore Volunteer Schedules
Bookstore volunteers may now view the schedule on Google Calendar. See the
Book Sales page
for more information.
Recent Events
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 view 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.
Previous Speakers Forums
On Thursday, December 15, author David Marin talked about
"This is US: The
New
All American Family"
— the story of adopting three young, abandoned Mexican-American siblings in 2004. He was 45, divorced, had never had children and had a lot to learn. He currently lives in Gilroy with his children, now ages 10, 12 and 14. He is Director of Advertising for Mainstreet Media (publisher of the Morgan Hill Times).
Printable flyer
(PDF, 1.0 MB).
Thursday, October 27, 2011
—
"Clean Energy Nation: Freeing America from the Tyranny of Fossil Fuels"
was presented by Friends member Martin Cheek. Written with Congressman Jerry McNerney, Martin's book has just been published and is available at
BookSmart
.
Printable flyer
(PDF, 1.9 MB).
Saturday, August 27, 2011
—
"How to Garden with Nature in Mind for 12 Months of Color"
was presented at the Morgan Hill Library with
Alrie Middlebrook
. Attendees learned how to start or expand a native plant garden for year-round color.
Printable flyer.
(Adobe PDF format, 224 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. Read the description of the new facility
here
.
See the
Grand Opening Photo Gallery
. Also see former Head Librarian 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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