The North University Community Branch Library is delighted to host award-winning journalist James Oliver Goldsborough at an author’s reading and book signing on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. A former Edward R. Murrow Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, and variously an editor, columnist, foreign correspondent, and reporter for over forty years on national and international affairs, Mr. Goldsborough’s byline has appeared in many, many prestigious publications, including Newsweek magazine, the New York Herald Tribune, the San Francisco Examiner, Fortune magazine, the New York Times Magazine, Politique Etrangere and Foreign Affairs. He now resides in San Diego where he was the featured political columnist at the San Diego Union-Tribune for fourteen years and one of the original contributors (along with Neil Morgan) of the online newspaper Voice of San Diego. His first book, Rebel Europe: Living with a Changing Continent, was hailed by Charles Champlin of the Los Angeles Times as “the most important book I have read in years.”

At the North University Community Branch Library Mr. Goldsborough will be discussing his newest title, Misfortunes of Wealth, published this past October. Spanning several generations and the country from east to west, it is a compelling, stranger than fiction account of a family tree populated with Revolutionary and Civil War generals (including the only two brothers to serve as generals on opposing side during the Civil War), political leaders and industrial barons. Running through the narrative is the thread of inherited wealth and its impact—not always positive—on the lives of the author’s fascinating ancestors.

June 15—August 15, 2008
Ages 0 – 18 years

Programs, Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m.(Outside in the Children’s Patio, unless otherwise noted)
6/18: Swazzle Puppet Show: Space Bugs
6/25: Craig Newton’s Bug Musical
7/2: Mad Science
7/9: Sparkles the Clown
7/16: Literature Comes to Life (Inside the Library)
7/23: Hullabaloo—Kid Folk Music
7/30: Animals: Wild Wonders: It’s a Bug’s Life
8/6: Birch Aquarium: Meet & Greet the Sea*
2 shows: 6 or 7 pm;*sign-up required (In the Community Room)
8/13: Craig Stone, Magician; & End of Summer Reading Party & Grand Prize Drawings

CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS (ONGOING):
Baby Sign Language Story Time (American Sign Language for babies):
July 15th: 3 - 3:45pm. Signing Story uses the excitement and fun of signing to enhance the reading of well-loved children’s picture books. Parents and children under two years of age. Held in the library’s Community Room.
Story Time
*Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m. Preschool Story Time: Join us with your young children for stories, songs and rhymes. Held in the Community Room.
*Saturday Story Time with Mr. Molly at 10:00 a.m. Preschool Story Time: Join us with your young children for a stories. Held in the Children’s Area.
*Wednesday Story Time with Diana at 2:00 p.m. Preschool Story Time: Join us with your young children for stories. Held in the Children’s Area.

Sit Up and Read!
Kids…read to a real dog! Children can read, under supervision, to registered therapy dogs. Monday, July 14th 3:00-3:50pm; for Grades K-4; petting time 3:50-4:00 p.m. Held in the library’s Community Room.

Songbirds Music
Thursday, July 25: 1:00-1-1:45 p.m. Wonderful child and parent participation music program, using instruments, singing, dancing, and movement. Sign up at the Youth Services Desk one week in advance. Limited to 14 children. Held in the library’s Community Room.

ADULTS
Monday, June 23rd, 1-3pm. Adult Craft with Karen Cumming.
Terrific Techniques: Participants will make two cards using 1) “Stipple Kissing,” involving creating a multicolor stamped image with ink pads and a stipple brush; 2)”Faux Silk,” an elegant textured effect that gives a completely new look to traditional stamped images. Adults, ages 15 & up. Sign-up at the Circulation Desk. Held in the library’s Community Room.

COMPUTER CLASSES
July 5: Creating Dynamic Videos
July 12: Creating Flyers and Brochures
July 19: Google Earth and Geo-locating
July 26: Technology, Q&A

AUTHOR EVENT
Carl Neson, author of Madam President and the Admiral. Published by New Century Press, May 2008. Come join us for a book discussion and signing for this fast-paced political/military thriller with a touch of romance. The perfect summer read! Retired Navy Captain Carl Nelson is an award-winning author. Adults. Held in the library’s Community Room.

Learn about other events at the San Diego Public Library’s Central Library and 35 branches, find links to numerous additional resources, or search for materials in the Library’s catalog online at www.sandiegolibrary.org

We are looking for Board members! Please let us know if you would like to be nominated for a Board position. We need enthusiastic library supporters–like you–to join our team! For more info, email friends@northuclibrary.org.

A BIG THANK YOU TO BOUDIN’S AND RUBIOS FOR SUPPORTING THE VOLUNTEERS!

Your membership in the Friends of North University Community is vital in support of our library. Now that the library is open, your financial support is needed more than ever to help provide the funds for additional programs and materials.

Please fill out a membership form and send in your renewal today! Forms can be found on the website and at the library by the bookstore. You can drop it in the mail or leave it at the desk.

Thank you for your continuing support.

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