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New Camera Club for Photographers p.3

Don’t Miss Live Storytelling p.8

Coming Soon!Grand Opening ofthe Giant Steps Café

Join us on Saturday, February 21 for

CHINESENEW YEAR The Year of the Ram Celebration — p.2

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Saturday, February 21 from 1 to 4pmJoin the Camarillo Public Library, the Ventura County Chinese American Association and the Chinese Language School in celebrating the Year of the Ram.

Now in its fourth year, this event promises to be bigger and even more amazing than ever.

There will be performances by the Chinese Dance Troupe, Lion Dancers, Chinese Acrobats and more. There will also be stories, music, and activities, as well as a variety of food trucks parked on site and providing yummy treats.

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Year of the RamChinese New Year

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Master Gardeners of Ventura County Saturdays from 9:30 to 11am

The Master Gardeners of Ventura County return with a Water Wise Gardening Series designed to help conserve water during a drought.January 10 Plant Selection for a Water Wise Front Yard

February 7 Water-Saving Irrigation Systems for a Water Wise Front Yard

LA Opera Talks with Steve KohnWednesdays at 6:30pmJanuary 21: Puccini’s WomenGiacomo Puccini created some of the most interesting operatic and beautiful music for his female characters, but his real life women were equally interesting.

January 28: The Many Moods of Giuseppe Verdi Throughout his long

career, Verdi continued to visit many themes over and over again, and always created beautiful music to symbolize these ideas.

Camarillo Library Camera Club MeetingWednesday, January 14 from 6:30 to 8pmPhotographer John Mueller, host of our popular photography workshop series, kicks off this inaugural CLCC meeting.

Photographers of all ages and experience are welcome to share their photos and learn new techniques and ideas at bi-monthly meetings.

In Conversation With... Ivor DavisSaturday, January 24 at 2pmIvor Davis was a British journalist for the London Daily Express and Times of London stationed in Hollywood, who covered many of the biggest stories of the last 50 years.

His latest book is The Beatles and Me On Tour, a reflection on that turbulent summer 50 years ago when he joined the Beatles on their North American Tour.

His conversation with Kate Sexton will cover the Beatles, Birmingham, Bobby Kennedy and more.

Adult Programs

Book Clubs Tuesday Mornings at 11amJanuary 13 The Goldfinch by Donna TarttFebruary 10 Hummingbird’s Daughter by Luis Alberto Urrea

Thursday Evenings at 7pmJanuary 22 The Flamethrowers by Rachel Kuschner

Must See MoviesThursdays at 6:30pm in the Community Room

January 8 Chef [PG-13]January15 The Grand Seduction [PG]January 22The Hundred Foot Journey [PG-13]

February will feature Oscar nominated films.

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The Russell Fischer

Do Connections Really Matter?Wednesday, January 7 from 7 to 8pmMark Sylvester, the Ambassador for 805connect and CEO of introNetworks will share techniques that will

help you and your organization, no matter what size it is today.

These include the Seven Energy States of Creative Problem Solving and a Communication Framework. Businesses have to solve problems daily and communicate and influence

others. These are skills better understood with these

easy to remember steps.

Please register at bit.ly/805connect

OPEN’s Networking with Professionals Fridays, January 9 and February 6 from 9am to 12pmThe Outstanding Professionals Employment Network (OPEN) is a non-profit group dedicated to helping the unemployed and underemployed keep up-to-date with their employment skills.

OPEN members will also be performing resume scrubs, hosting mock interviews, and providing networking opportunities.

Can Your Business Benefit from Government Assistance?Thursday, January 15 from 9:30 to 11amThe U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will provide a brief overview on the HUBZone and 8(a) Business Development programs.

Topics to be covered include: Eligibility Requirements, Benefits of the Program, and Business Development Assistance.

For registration information, please visit bitly.com/SBA-HUBZone

Camarillo Chamber of Commerce ExpoTuesday, January 20 from 4 to 7pmEnjoy an evening out and make great new business connections at the Camarillo Chamber of Commerce Annual Winter Community Expo. Local businesses will be showcasing their products and services. Restaurants will be sampling items from their menus. This event features food, a major prize drawing, and fun!

Income and Growth, Why Not Have Both? Tuesday, January 27 from 6:30 to 8:30pmThis eternal question for growth-stock investors, plagues them with the question: Should dividends be part of their portfolio?

The Camarillo Library provides investors with many outstanding subscriptions, including ValueLine® and Morningstar©. The Channel Islands Chapter of Better Investing will help you explore some of the highlights of these valuable resources that will aid in your stock selections.

This seminar is geared for the investor who wants to invest, but whose resources are limited. Although these time tested strategies will work for any investor interested in finding good companies to invest in for now and into the future.

To register, visit bit.ly/IncomeGrowth

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Business Collection

How to Market Your Business on a Shoestring Budget Friday, February 20 from 8 to 10amRose Obetz, PhD of the Small Business Development Center will help your business develop its target market to increase sales and gain a competitive advantage.

Rose will teach you how to get the biggest bang for your buck

with your limited advertising and

marketing dollars.

To register, please visit bit.ly/

MRKTShoe StringBudget

Campaigns That Drive Action: Offers & PromotionsThursday, February 26 from 10 to 11:30amAt the heart of small business marketing are the campaigns

that drive action – collections of marketing activities that help a small business or organization to

achieve its goals and objectives. One important campaign type that many small businesses or organizations have likely run, but would like to learn more

about, revolves around Offers and Promotions.

This session will help you learn what you

need to know about successful deals, and how you might use them for your marketing efforts.

Please register at bit.ly/Camarillo_Promotions

Creating a Culture of Awareness Tuesday, February 3 from 8:30 to 10amEver wonder how your behavior affects others, or perhaps how you can work productively with someone that seems so different? David Pollock, President of The Carleton Group Consultants, teaches us how to increase team productivity, job satisfaction, and morale through behavioral awareness. He will demonstrate how increased self-awareness highlights individual strengths and motivations, how increased awareness of others leads to more productive and fulfilling interactions, and how an indication of company culture illustrates impacts to teams and informs future corporate initiatives.

Visit bit.ly/CreateAwareness to register

Build Your Marketing Toolkit with Constant ContactThursday, January 29 from 10 to 11:30amMany small businesses and organizations find themselves seeking the right strategies to make their marketing efforts as effective as possible. But with so many different marketing activities that they could focus on, they often miss some of the important marketing concepts that will help them understand why those activities are so important. This presentation is designed to uncover some of those core concepts and show that a little bit of marketing knowledge can go a long way.

Join us and start to build a foundation marketing knowledge, from which you can build more and more effective campaigns to help your business or organization grow.

To register, visit bit.ly/Camarillo_Marketing

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Teen Programs (ages 12-18)

Teen Only Movies“Young Adult Books to Movies” First Thursday of each month at 6:30pm in the Community Room

February 5 The Maze Runner [PG-13]

Ongoing Events In the Conference Room

Teen Writers Club Meets the first three Mondays of each month from 4 to 6 pm (meet first at the entrance couches). Share your work with your peers and receive valuable feedback.

Teen Book Club Meets the third Saturday of the month from 1 to 2:30 pm. Get a free book each month and discuss it the following month. Our meetings are casual, fun, and NOT quiet! Cheap licorice included.

Teen Advisory Board Meets the third Saturday of the month from 2:30 to 4:30pm. We plan and prepare for special events and eat pizza. TAB also runs the special events. Lots of fun, a great group, and an excellent way to earn Community Service Hours.

Dare to PrepareThursday, January 29 from 6 to 8:15pmPresented by AAA, this free interactive workshop provides resources and walks pre-permit teens (ages 13-15) and their parents through many important driving topics.

Preregistration is required at http://bitly.com/Dare2Prepare

Build, Fly, and WinSaturday, February 7 from 2 to 4pmKites! Join us to build and fly kites! Also, bring your own and let’s see how many kites we can get into the air at one time. Feeling competitive? If your kite is the:

Biggest, Smallest, Funniest, Best Flier, or the Prettiest, and you could win a prize in our first ever Kite Contest!

Return of the Felties!January 15 from 6 to 8pmFelties! Yes, we’re bringing back felties (or Plushies, or whatever you want to call them). The creative possibilities are endless! Cellphone covers, zombies, manga characters, you name it!

Balloon POWERFebruary 19 from 6 to 8pmBalloon power! What can we power with a balloon? A helicopter? A car? A crane? A hovercraft? Let’s experiment together and have some fun!

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Youth Programs

Valentine’ s Day Stories and CraftsSaturday, February 14 from 11am to 3pm

Join us for stories, songs and crafts for all ages. Storytime starts at 11:00am and craft-making

continues until 3:00. Stop in and make a special valentine for Mom, Dad, a grandparent, teacher or friend!

Kids’ Book Choice AwardsSaturday, January 31 at 10amAward Season is here and we are proud to present the Kids’ Book Choice Awards! Ballots with categories such as “Best of Pirate Ship” and “Book of the Year” will be at a table by the Children’s Desk starting January 5 and will run through January 24. The award ceremony will take place on January 31. On that day, walk the red carpet while having your picture taken in your fancy clothes. Then, find out the winner of each category! Is it your pick? Come and find out!

Francophone FridaysJanuary 16, 23, 30 and February 6, 13 at 10amJoin us for a new story time for children to experience stories and songs in French. A bientot!

Family Storytime Tuesdays at 7pm in the Pirate Ship

Toddler Storytime Mondays at 10am in the Story Corner, January 5 through February 9

Preschool Storytime Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10am in the Pirate Ship, January 6 through February 18

Book BuddiesTuesdays from 3:30pm to 4:30pm Members of the Kiwanis Club of Camarillo share books.

PAWS for ReadingMondays and Wednesdays from 3:30pm to 4:30pm January 5 through February 25

Thanks in part to a generous grant from SAGE Publications, children who would like to read (or tell) a story to a certified therapy

dog are welcome to join in. No advance registration

required.

LEGOS, puzzles and Board Games!Saturdays, January 10 from 10am to 4pm and February 14 from 12 to 4pmJoin us for LOTS of LEGOs to make imaginative creations or choose a board game or puzzle to play.

Kindermusik with KatieFebruary 23, 24 & 25 at 10am in the Pirate ShipJoin Katie and her staff during our storytellers’ breaks for music, movement, and stories.

Esper A. Petersen Homework CenterMonday - Wednesday from 3 to 6pm; Thursday from 2 to 6pm

Students...Do you need homework help? Do you need access to a computer with free printing? Do you need access to online resources or library materials?

Volunteers...Do you need community service hours? Do you want the satisfaction of helping younger students? Do you want to hone in on your tutoring skills?

Then the Homework Center is the right fit for you!

For more info, contact HWC Coordinator, Brittney, at (805) 383-5686 or email bkalal@camarillolibrary.org

Come meet Oscar!

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City of Camarillo Public Library4101 Las Posas Road, Camarillo, CA 93010(805) 388-5222 ▪ www.camarillolibrary.orgM - Th 10am - 9pm F - Su 10am - 5pm

Holiday Closures

Please note that the library will be closed on:

January 1 New Year’s Day

January 19 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

February 16 President’s Day

United Blood Services Blood DriveThursday, January 15 from 3 to 7pmThe United Blood Services Bloodmobile will be visiting the Camarillo Library. Sign-up is available online at www.blood4life.org, using the sponsor code 8939, or at the library’s front desk. Donating blood is safe, it’s simple, and it saves lives.

For more information, contact Sherie DeVillers at (805) 477-1243, or email sdevillers@bloodsystems.org

Camarillo Reads: One City, One BookJoin us in March for our 4th annual Camarillo Reads.

This year’s selection is The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein, a heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately uplifting story of family, love, loyalty, and hope... as only a dog could tell it.

Have I Got a Story to Tell with Diane FerlatteTuesday, February 3 at 7pmStyle and wit, New Orleans charm, Oakland spirit, and world-wide travels have made Diane Ferlatte one of the most popular storytellers in the land. She has wowed audiences on six continents as she brings her performances to life through stories, songs, American Sign Language, humor, and audience participation. While many of her stories and songs have African-American roots, she loves to tell any story that holds truths touching upon our common humanity. Among her programs are those that focus on Aesop’s fables, Brer Rabbit and other folk tales, as well as personal and historical stories. Diane is accompanied by her long time musical sidekick Erik Pearson on banjo and guitar.

Bringthe whole family!

Drop-In Computer ClassesTuesdays and WednesdaysSession One: 2—2:30pmSession Two: 2:30—3pmLibrary staff will provide assistance with photo and document management, setting up an email account, basic internet questions, and more. Please call (805) 388-5811 to register the morning of the class.

Love Longer: Don’t Let Your Heart Miss a BeatTuesday, February 17 from 5:30 to 7pmA panel of experts from St. John’s Hospitals will give updates and answer questions about atrial fibrillation, maintaining a healthy heart, and the latest in cardiac research. Atrial fibrillation, or AF, is the most common type of arrhythmia—a problem with the rate or rhythm of the heartbeat. If it is unnoticed it can increase the risk of stroke or, in some people, can cause chest pain or heart failure. Understand your heart’s internal electrical system at this informative presentation. RSVP at (877) 753-6248 by Friday, February 13, 2015.