[ February 13, 2011; 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ]
ESL TOASTMASTER CLUB NO. 1 #1565170 – Chartered 10-29-2010
Sunday, Feb. 13, 2010, 3-5 P.M.
Libreria Martinez Books and Art Store
216 N. Broadway, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Agenda – Theme- My Best Friend
2:00-3:00 p.m. Arrival, Set-up, Sign-in, Mentor/Mentee Meet; Photo, Recordings, Snacks, Name Tags (Reception Table,etc, Joy Torres, Tina Shin, LeslieVu, Linda Kulp)
3:00 p.m. Call to Order V.P. [...]
[ February 4, 2011; 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. February 5, 2011; 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. ]
The Friends of the Santa Ana Public Library are holding a Children and Young Adult Book Sale at the Santa Ana Main Public Library, located at 26 Civic Center Plaza, in Meeting Room A, on the Second Floor, from Friday, February 4, from 10 a.m.- 5 p.m through Saturday, February 5, from 10 a.m -3 [...]
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Our readers selected Sarah Rafael Garcia, an author and the founder of the Barrio Writers program, as our 2010 Woman of the Year. This month the Orange County Department of Education followed suit as they honored her with an Outstanding Contribution to Education Award, which was presented to her by OCDE Trustee Long Pham.
The Barrio [...]
[ January 27, 2011; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ]
The Mexican OC
FREE Excerpt Reading from “The Mexican OC”
Part of ‘Gustavo Arellano’s Awesome Lecture Series!’
Thursday, January 27 @ 6:30pm
A partial reading of The Mexican OC, the acclaimed 2006 play that dramatizes some of the key moments in Orange County Mexican history. Afterward, Cal State Fullerton drama professor Melissa Hidalgo will sit down with some [...]
New California Gov. Jerry Brown, facing tremendous budget problems, has proposed a statewide budget that eliminates state spending on public libraries entirely. Those cuts amount to around $30 million, according to the L.A. Times.
If Brown’s budget is passed as is, it will eliminate state funding for the Public Library Foundation, Transaction Based Reimbursement and the [...]
[ January 9, 2011; 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ]
The ESL Toastmasters are meeting today at 2:30 (set up) at Libreria Martinez — 216 N. Broadway (next to Subway) and near First Street, Santa Ana, Ca 92702.
Both ESL speakers and native speakers(English) are invited!
Toastmaster helps you to:
Become better speakers and communicators
Become effective leaders
Strengthen their oral grammar skills
Strengthen their oral sentence structure
Increase their English Vocabulary
Improve their [...]
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[ December 15, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ]
Meet author Don Jose Ruiz, who will discuss and sign his new book, “The Fifth Agreement,” at Librería Martinez Books and Art Gallery, on Wednesday, Dec. 15., from 7-9 p.m.
Librería Martinez Books and Art Gallery is located at 216 N. Broadway, Santa Ana.
Please note: Reservations with purchase of a book can guarantee a seat for this [...]
[ December 8, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ]
Come Hear Best-Selling Author Victor Villaseñor. He will be speaking and signing books purchased at Librería Martinez.
Please note: Only the first 100 guests to arrive can be guaranteed a seat for this exciting event. Don’t miss out!
Wednesday, Dec 08, 2010, from 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Librería Martinez, Books and Art Gallery
216 N. Broadway, Santa Ana, CA 92701 (714) 973-7900
Some of Victor’s [...]
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Most public libraries in the cities surrounding Santa Ana are open on Sundays. The Santa Ana Public Libraries are closed on Sundays. Should they be open as well?
The need is great in our city for such services on the weekend as kids often are assigned homework that is due on Monday. Many children in [...]
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Looking for a great Christmas gift or stocking stuffer? How about a copy of “A Saint in the City: Coaching At-Risk Kids to Be Champions,” by Scott Glabb?
In A Saint in the City: Coaching At-Risk Kids to Be Champions, Glabb shares his inspiring wrestling experiences from years of coaching the boys of Santa Ana High School [...]
Posted in Charities, Literature, Santa Ana, sports, working families, Youth Tags: a saint in the city, at risk kids, Crime, santa ana high school, scott glabb, sports, wrestling, Youth No Comments »
[ November 16, 2010; 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm. November 17, 2010; 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ]
The Christopher Yates Variety Show is coming to the Santa Ana Public Libraries this week, starting tonight at the Main Library.
Join us for an entertaining evening with Christopher Yates as he presents his medieval variety show.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010, at the Main Library @ 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010, at the Newhope Library @ 4:00 p.m.
Christopher Yates [...]
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The Friends of the Santa Ana Public Library general book sale will be held from November 5 – November 6, at the Santa Ana Public Library, Main Library, located at 26 Civic Center Plaza, Meeting Room A, second floor.
Friday, November 5, 10 am – 5 pm
Saturday, November 6, 10 am – 3 pm
$2 bucks a bag! Saturday, 2 pm—3 pm
All [...]
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More Info See the passion. Witness the glory. Behold the puppets? The All Puppet Players present Shakespeare’s immortal classic like you’ve never seen it before. Hamlet Has No Legs is a re-imagined, off the wall version of Hamlet with each character played by a puppet. This marks The All Puppet Players premiere show and we’re sure [...]
Creative Minds Writing Workshops For 4th – 8th Grade Students. Explore your imagination and create short stories, poems, plays and journals! Click here for our flyer. Only fifteen spaces are available! Sign up with a Santa Ana Librarian today!
Newhope Library
Tuesdays, September 7 – October 26, 2010, from 5:00 – 6:00pm
Want to Improve your Computer Skills? Free [...]
Learn to create your own Walden at the next Reconnect Nature Writing Workshop and Picnic, at Road Less Traveled Store, located at 2204 N. Main St., in Santa Ana. Call 714-836-8727 to RSVP. Or click here to RSVP on Facebook.
Join naturalist Lyndie Bradshaw, and author Sarah Rafael Garcia for a two hour writing workshop [...]
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