Canamara

Celtic Trio

The Canamara Celtic Trio, led by Chris Waltz, plays powerfully driven jigs and reels on guitar, fiddle, Irish flute, Uilleann Pipes and whistle, with vocals sung in Irish/Scottish Gaelic and English.

Classic Film Series:

Las Positas College and Pleasanton Public Library proudly present "Make ‘em Laugh: A Classic Film Series.” Hosted by Dr. Candy Klaschus, film historian and Coordinator of the Humanities Program at Las Positas College.

The romantic adventures of neurotic New York comedian Alvy Singer and his equally neurotic girlfriend Annie Hall.
A classic comedy by Woody Allen.

Poets, Prose and Songwriters

Open mic night
with my friends

Monday June 17th

In collaboration with
 Tri-Valley Writers

Sign up between
6:00 and 6:15 pm
for your
5 minute slot.

This program is free
and open to the public.
Some subject matter and
language may not be
appropriate for ages
under 16.

Questions?
Contact Jordan Bernal at
openmic@trivalley
writers.org Or call the
library at
925 931-3400 x 4

East Meets West

Art Reception

Lily Xu
and others

Livermore artist Lily Xu originated East Meets West in 2007 to celebrate paintings from both Asian and Western traditions. Over the years, she has expanded the mission to include more contemporary-style work and art in various mediums. Poetry was added beginning in 2011.
In addition to Xu’s paintings, this year’s exhibit includes works of art by Bill Paskewitz, the late Merilyn “Tilli” Calhoun, Walter Davies, Kurt Fehlberg and Katie Caulk; as well as poetry by Cher Wollard, Jim Curcuro and Kay Speaks.

Abraham Lincoln and the Struggle Against Slavery and Disunion

A Presentation by
Professor Gerald Henig

Gerald S. Henig is emeritus professor of history at California State University, East Bay, where he is a veteran of forty years of teaching.

Dr. Henig has written numerous articles on the political and military history of the Civil War, and is the author of Henry Winter Davis: Antebellum and Civil War Congressman from Maryland and co-author of Civil War Firsts: The Legacies of America’s Bloodiest Conflict, which was a selection of the nationally prestigious History Book Club and the Military Book Club.
This program is presented by the Museum on Main in the Pleasanton Library’s large meeting room.

Adult Book Club
Unbroken:a World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
By

Lauren Hillenbrand

Civil War on Film

Glory

Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates.

Winner of Best Actor, Best Cinematography, and Best Sound Oscars in 1990.

Free Concert

Nightlife

Big Band Swing!

Lincoln and the Constitution Today

A panel discussion

A panel of prominent legal and political scholars discuss how the issues that faced President Lincoln in the 1860s still affect American politics and society today.

Featuring Profs. Margalynne Armstrong (Santa Clara), Daniel Farber (UC Berkeley), and moderator Prof. Jesse Choper (UC Berkeley).

Civil War on Film

In 1865, as the American Civil War winds inexorably toward conclusion, U.S. president Abraham Lincoln endeavors to achieve passage of the landmark constitutional amendment which will forever ban slavery from the United States.

Directed by Steven Spielberg
Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones

Literacy Tutor Training

“English, whose rules
up with which
we must not put.”
      (Winston Churchill)

Make a meaningful contribution
to the Pleasanton community!

Use your knowledge and skills to
help a Pleasanton resident with English. Join a dynamic team of volunteer tutors who help new residents participate more fully
in American life by improving
their reading, writing and English speaking ability.

Learn how to become a Literacy
Tutor at this new tutor training
and orientation class.
Register at the Reference Desk
or by emailing PennyJohnson@cityof
pleasantonca.gov

Jennings and Keller

Jennings and Keller is Laurie Jennings Oudin and Dana Keller,
an acoustic duo based out of
Miami, FL. They bring a wealth
of experience to their
collaboration, from the
Broadway musicals of New York
to the honkytonks of West Texas. Their music is called 'Fusion
Folk Americana' —a blend of many different elements that comes
from their vast and wide-ranging musical backgrounds.

Civil War on Film

Seven men and one woman
are arrested and charged
with conspiring to kill
President Lincoln. Against
the ominous back-drop of
post-Civil War Washington,
newly-minted lawyer, Frederick
Aiken, a 28-year-old Union
war-hero, reluctantly agrees
to defend Mary Surratt, the lone woman charged, before a military tribunal.

The Lamplighters

Mark Russo and The Classy Cats

The Classy Cats, under the leadership of saxophonist Mark Russo, is a top group of professionals aiming to please. All the members have performed for well-known Bay Area venues, which include Paul Masson, Mirassou Wineries, Monterey Jazz Festival, and Pebble Beach.

Opera Live!

Carmen

This one–hour free concert in the Pleasanton Library’s meeting room will feature highlights from Carmen, performed by artists from the Livermore Valley Opera.

Bizet’s sexy cigarette girl, Carmen, famously seduces the soldier Don José, destroys his career, and heartlessly abandons him for the matador Escamillo.
Love, betrayal and arias! Who could ask for more?

Classic Film Series

Free Films

First Thursday of each month at 7:00pm

Sept. 2012 through June 2013

Click here to see movie listing.

Library Meeting Room

The programs are free and all are welcome to attend. Note that some films are mature in content and may not be suitable for children.

For more information, please call Penny Johnson at 925/931-3405.

Free Resume and Employment Search Help!

Four times a month:

Wednesday evenings

or

Saturday afternoons

Would you like help fine-tuning your resume?  A professional Employment Counselor will offer free advice on resume writing, as well as internet job searching and researching employers.

Call the Reference Desk for reservations at

Free Drop In Computer Tutoring

Every Thursday evening, 6:00-8:00 pm

Need help with downloading E-Books from the library to your E-Reader, sending E-mail attachments, social networking, blogging, general internet questions, or ??? Call the Reference Desk for information at

(925) 931-3400 x7.

Lawyer in

the Library

3rd Tuesday of the Month

5:30 pm – registration

Computer Classes for Adults

Sessions consist of four classes at 9:00 am on Tuesdays or Thursdays 

Do you want to learn to use the internet, but don’t know how to begin? 

A four-class series to learn to surf the Internet and send emails. 

Absolute beginners are welcome. 

Registration is required.  

Reserve your spot at the Reference Desk or call (925) 931-3400 x 7.

Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society

Wednesdays

10:00 am-1:00 pm AND

6:00 to 9:00 pm

or by appointment

e-mail:

docents.chair@l-ags.org

Society docents available to help you with the Pleasanton Public Library's Genealogy Collection and online genealogy databases.

Friends of the Library

General Meeting-

Last Monday of

the month.

7:00 pm

Booklegger

Bookleggers present books to children in Pleasanton classrooms, grades

K-8.

Pleasanton

READ

Project

SCENES OF THE EAST BAY –
CACC PHOTOGRAPHY CLASS EXHIBITION
OPEN HOUSE

Ongoing in Library

The CACC photography class presents the work of 17 students who study under master teacher/photographer Mr. Jianzhong Cai.

The Chinese American Cooperation Council ("CACC") is a California nonprofit organization headquartered in Pleasanton, CA. The mission of CACC is to promote cultural heritage and enhance friendship in the Chinese American community. 

The Artist
 A graduate of the Guangzhou University of Arts with a major in oil painting, Mr. Jianzhong Cai has over 30 years of experience in photography. Mr. Cai has established a professional art studio, specializing in oil painting, children’s picture story books and black and white print photography.