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Authors & Arts: Yukio Shimomura - My 2.5 Years Behind Barbed Wire in the US during WWII
Livermore Public Library is proud to present Yukio Shimomura on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, at 1:30 p.m. in the Civic Center Library Storytime Room. A Japanese American, Yukio Shimomura, was born in San Francisco, California in 1935. When Shimomura was seven years old, World War II began and his life, along with his family’s, was changed. Through an extensive presentation, Shimomura will share his family’s experience before and during WWII, especially how Executive Order 9066 forcibly relocated them into incarceration camps. Shimomura will also explore how incarceration impacted his family generationally inside and outside the camps.
This free event is part of the Authors & Arts series which is sponsored by the Friends of the Livermore Public Library. For more information, please call 925-373-5505.
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2024 Poetry in a Test Tube Awards Ceremony
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Awards ceremony for the City of Livermore's 8th Annual Science Poetry Contest, called Poetry in a Test Tube, held at the Civic Center Library on May 2, 2024. Hosted by Livermore Poet Laureate Peggy Schimmelman with special guest Mayor John Marchand. Kudos to all the Poetry in a Test Tube participants, and congratulations to all the winners. Youth, K-2 winners: 1st: “Our Solar System” Aditi Mani...
2024 Summer Learning Game: How to Use Beanstack
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Play the 2024 Summer Learning Game to win prizes for reading and completing fun activities. This video will instruct you on how to use the free Beanstack app to play the game. Getting started is simple! Feel free to use the timestamps below to skip ahead to the parts of the video that are most relevant to you. Register today! www.livermore.beanstack.org More information on our website: www.Libr...
Poetry Reading featuring Kim Shuck and Lourdes Figueroa
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Hosted by Livermore Poet Laureate Peggy Schimmelman, this Verse on the Vine program at the Civic Center Library featured poets Kim Shuck and Lourdes Figueroa. An open mic followed the formal presentations by the featured poets. About the featured poets: Kim Shuck was born in San Francisco and is a member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. She is a poet, weaver and beadwork artist who draws fro...
Author Tommy Orange at Civic Center Library
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Author Tommy Orange attended the powwow at Civic Center Library on March 2, 2024. The powwow singers sang an honor song for him. Orange’s novel "There There" is the featured book for the 18th Annual Livermore Reads Together community reading program, sponsored by the Friends of the Livermore Public Library. Check out a copy of "There There" and its sequel "Wandering Stars" at your local library!
Ashley Jemison saxophone concert at Civic Center Library
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This is a saxophone concert by ultra-talented musician, Ashley Jemison. Ashley brings a new school vibe to smooth jazz by covering the current styles of R&B and pop music, while adding a unique improvisational twist that leaves her audiences wanting more. The Friends of the Livermore Public Library has sponsored this program as part of the library's Black History Month events. Websites: www.ash...
Talking Spices with Jeremy Troupe-Masi
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This program was presented by sommelier, chef, and consultant Jeremy Troupe-Masi. Troupe-Masi explained the different varieties of spices and their uses. He also provided tips and answered questions to help attendees spice up their cooking. Jeremy Troupe-Masi is the creator of the JTM In The Kitchen line of spice blends that are sourced in the Napa Valley and blended in the Livermore Valley. He...
Halloween program by Encore Players
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Encore Players, Livermore's community theatre group, presented this fun and educational program about Halloween traditions from around the world. Websites: encoreplayers.net/ library.livermoreca.gov/
Poetry Reading featuring Naomi Quiñonez and Rafael Jesús González
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Hosted by Livermore Poet Laureate Peggy Schimmelman, this Verse on the Vine poetry reading program features acclaimed Latinx Poets Naomi Quiñonez and Rafael Jesús González. An open mic follows the formal presentations. About the featured poets: Naomi Helena Quiñonez is a poet, educator, and activist. She is the author of three collections of poetry, Hummingbird Dream/Sueño de Colibri, The Smoki...
Media Lecture 3: Restoring Truth and Democracy
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Empower Yourself with Digital Literacy Robert H. Rogers, award-winning former journalist and UC Berkely School of Journalism lecturer, delivered three lectures in August at Civic Center Library. The lecture series was designed to empower library patrons to navigate news and information in an age of complex digital media. The series included the following three lectures: Aug. 16 Media Lecture 1:...
Media Lecture 2: The Brave New World of Information
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Empower Yourself with Digital Literacy Robert H. Rogers, award-winning former journalist and UC Berkely School of Journalism lecturer, delivered three lectures in August at Civic Center Library. The lecture series was designed to empower library patrons to navigate news and information in an age of complex digital media. The series included the following three lectures: Aug. 16 Media Lecture 1:...
Media Lecture 1: History and Context of U.S. Mass Communications
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Empower Yourself with Digital Literacy Robert H. Rogers, award-winning former journalist and UC Berkely School of Journalism lecturer, delivered three lectures in August at Civic Center Library. The lecture series was designed to empower library patrons to navigate news and information in an age of complex digital media. The series included the following three lectures: Aug. 16 Media Lecture 1:...
Author Talk: J.R. Roessl--author of "Unmoored: Coming of Age in Troubled Waters."
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J.R. Roessl, author of the sailing memoir "Unmoored: Coming of Age in Troubled Waters" spoke at the Civic Center Library. Set against a backdrop of the tropics, teenage torment, and a coterie of colorful and unforgettable characters, "Unmoored" tells a story of a young woman’s budding independence and personal growth. Aboard her family’s forty-foot sailboat Heritage, fueled by humor and her ind...
Jazz in July - Dan Marschak Trio with Danielle Perez
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Dan Marschak is an Oakland-born composer, jazz pianist and faculty at Las Positas College. His trio includes Las Positas College faculty Cindy Browne Rosefield on bass and Las Positas College student Ian Sylvester on drums. Danielle Perez is a vocalist based in Northern California. While her primary focus is in jazz, she has experience in styles such as classical and musical theater. Perez is c...
Jazz in July - Tia Carroll and Frankie G.
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Jazz in July - Tia Carroll and Frankie G.
"Verse on the Vine" poetry reading at Livermore Public Library
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"Verse on the Vine" poetry reading at Livermore Public Library
Encore Players Presents "Connecting the World Through Public Works"
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Encore Players Presents "Connecting the World Through Public Works"
Black History Month: Poetry Reading and Panel Discussion, Feb. 16, 2023
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Black History Month: Poetry Reading and Panel Discussion, Feb. 16, 2023
Author Conrad J. Benedicto with Kulintang Dialect
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Author Conrad J. Benedicto with Kulintang Dialect
Livermore Public Library: Summer Reading 2023
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Livermore Public Library: Summer Reading 2023
2023 Poetry In a Test Tube Awards Ceremony
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2023 Poetry In a Test Tube Awards Ceremony
The Radium Girls readers theater
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The Radium Girls readers theater
Understanding Radiation with Dr. Joe W. Gray
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Understanding Radiation with Dr. Joe W. Gray
Black Women Who Create panel discussion
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Black Women Who Create panel discussion
Radium, Livermorium, and the Quest for Heavier Elements
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Radium, Livermorium, and the Quest for Heavier Elements
Virtual Program with Author Kate Moore
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Virtual Program with Author Kate Moore
The Duo, featuring Tia Carroll and Frankie G. at Civic Center Library
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The Duo, featuring Tia Carroll and Frankie G. at Civic Center Library
Exploring Dragons with Scientist and Author Brian T. N. Gunney
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Exploring Dragons with Scientist and Author Brian T. N. Gunney
The Language of the Holidays: Cultural Traditions Around the World
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The Language of the Holidays: Cultural Traditions Around the World
Livermore Poets Laureate, Past and Present
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Livermore Poets Laureate, Past and Present

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  • @thomashodge361
    @thomashodge361 Рік тому

    "promo sm"

  • @mrbaab5932
    @mrbaab5932 Рік тому

    Walked past some of these buildings last week and live across the street from one of the gas stations. I have also seen spineless cactus in Livermore, but don't remember where.

  • @MrThomas331
    @MrThomas331 Рік тому

    thomas C. Henderson moved here 1957 when sandia opened.

  • @MrThomas331
    @MrThomas331 Рік тому

    DO you have a walk of livermore businesses............??

  • @duaneagarcia1296
    @duaneagarcia1296 Рік тому

    GREAT HISTORY

  • @LivermorePublicLibrary
    @LivermorePublicLibrary 2 роки тому

    Caitlyn's picks: "A Deadly Education" by Naomi Novik "Under the Whispering Door" by T.J. Klune "A Psalm for the Wild-Built" by Becky Chambers "Gideon the Ninth" by Tamsyn Muir "Spy x Family" by Tatsuya Endō Paul's picks: "The Midnight Library" by Matt Haig "The Kaiju Preservation Society" by John Scalzi "Billy Summers" by Stephen King "Patron Saints of Nothing" by Randy Ribay "We’re Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation" by Eric Garcia Jennifer's picks: "Elatsoe" by Darcie Little Badger "Once Upon a Broken Heart" by Stephanie Garber "Hollow Fires" by Samira Ahmed "Red, White, & Royal Blue" by Casey McQuiston "If the Shoe Fits" by Julie Murphy Nallely's picks: "All My Rage" by Sabaa Tahir "The Darkness Outside Us" by Eliot Schrefer "Verity" by Collen Hoover "The Heart Principle" by Helen Hoang "Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law" by Mary Roach Reuben's picks: "An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz "Lobizona" (Wolves of No Worlds #1) by Garber, Romina "Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything" by Gilliland, Raquel Vasquez "Sanctuary" by Mendoza, Paola "A House of My Own: Stories from My Life" by Sandra Cisneros

  • @cleosarahjamelabenigay6748
    @cleosarahjamelabenigay6748 2 роки тому

    Can I ask where do you get your music?

  • @stevenguevara2184
    @stevenguevara2184 2 роки тому

    Dont forget about South San Diego. He makes Elon Musk look like a novice. Tony Stark eat your heart out

  • @brutalsky
    @brutalsky 2 роки тому

    Hi

  • @tessmunkner9262
    @tessmunkner9262 2 роки тому

    I’m her daughter

  • @chuckdadisman2382
    @chuckdadisman2382 2 роки тому

    What a great Dimitri and the All-Stars recording! I believe they also have played the Pleasanton Library, but I'm not sure. Anyway, I've always enjoyed the music they play!

  • @Baldy
    @Baldy 3 роки тому

    What an amazing find! Great lecture. 🍞

  • @I_Call_You_Moonchild
    @I_Call_You_Moonchild 3 роки тому

    Thanks for a great roundup, friends! Elizabeth (6th grade) and I enjoyed watching.

  • @LivermorePublicLibrary
    @LivermorePublicLibrary 3 роки тому

    Nallely's picks: "Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland " by Patrick Radden Keefe "We Are Not Free " by Traci Chee "Firekeeper’s Daughter " by Angeline Boulley "The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue " by V.E. Schwab "Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors " by Sonali Dev Caitlyn's picks: "Joy of Cooking " by Irma Rombauer, et. al "Salt Fat Acid Heat " by Samin Nosrat "Let's Make Ramen " by Hugh Amano and Sarah Becan "Sweetness & Lightning " by Gido Amagakure "Delicious In Dungeon " by Ryoko Kui Jennifer's picks: "The Gilded Ones (Deathless trilogy)" by Namina Forna "The Anthropocene Reviewed " by John Green "The House in the Cerulean Sea " by T.J. Klune "Luck of the Titanic " by Stacey Lee "Every Heart a Doorway (Wayward Children series)" by Seanan McGuire Reuben's picks: "Ring Shout" by P. Djeli Clark "Faces at the Bottom of the Well: The Permanence of Racism" by Derrick A. Bell "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henriquez "There There" by Tommy Orange "Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man " by Emmanuel Acho Paul's picks: "Project: Hail Mary" by Andy Weir "Anxious People" by Fredrik Bachman "Historicizing Fear: Ignorance, Vilification, and Othering" by Travis D. Boyce, Winsome Chunnu, et al. "The Reason I Jump" by Naoki Higashida "The Courage to be Disliked" by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga

  • @constancepeterson6156
    @constancepeterson6156 3 роки тому

    Thanks for the encourage. I will start today finding time to read.

  • @xcop8995
    @xcop8995 3 роки тому

    I worship wine. I don't give a damn about all the known major religions. My God & religion is wine.

  • @karenmarguth3490
    @karenmarguth3490 3 роки тому

    Where can we watch the other presentations?

  • @kayeb7809
    @kayeb7809 3 роки тому

    Thank you so much for putting these Livermore stories together. They are really great! I was born in Livermore in 1959.

  • @imaledgeend7016
    @imaledgeend7016 3 роки тому

    Cool

  • @stevebett4947
    @stevebett4947 3 роки тому

    SB: I hope I can find where to continue this series of lectures. Very nice slide show.

  • @jeffs4880
    @jeffs4880 3 роки тому

    Thanks a million for setting up this program and posting it for all to enjoy. I hope you will do a downtown walking tour version sometime soon! I'd be happy to help out with photos of the buildings if desired. Thanks again!

  • @sandraruehlow1860
    @sandraruehlow1860 3 роки тому

    Super! Great visit!

  • @85jcas
    @85jcas 3 роки тому

    Thank you for recording this!! It is so interesting! :)

  • @jaysteve4442
    @jaysteve4442 3 роки тому

    Lost me at “tribe” gtfoh with your not so subtle ignorant ass racism

  • @smallwondermcg
    @smallwondermcg 4 роки тому

    Love your dress!! These are always great presentations! Good job! 😁

  • @Somtaw420
    @Somtaw420 4 роки тому

    Thanks Ken, you're a legend.

  • @rachelmcg5903
    @rachelmcg5903 4 роки тому

    I love this! This is such a great program, and I love seeing Caitlyn's smiling face! Your shirt really matches the candy leis too! 😁

  • @themadblonde
    @themadblonde 4 роки тому

    Personally I am very interested in baking myself.

    • @madLphnt
      @madLphnt 3 роки тому

      Why is that? Bread bakes just fine on it's own.

    • @themadblonde
      @themadblonde 3 роки тому

      @@madLphnt Time to brush up on your euphemisms. :-D

    • @madLphnt
      @madLphnt 3 роки тому

      @@themadblonde im sorry i just had to make that joke. :)

    • @themadblonde
      @themadblonde 3 роки тому

      @@madLphnt Absolutely! Me, I love half-baked humour, to say the yeast-- always gets a rise out of me.

    • @madLphnt
      @madLphnt 3 роки тому

      @@themadblonde well, you know while i'm just loafing around i figured i would go against the grain and be corny. Nothing beets hunting and pecking for a solid yoke.

  • @whiskeyburps
    @whiskeyburps 4 роки тому

    I could listen to Ken talk about anything.

  • @oramiyu3720
    @oramiyu3720 4 роки тому

    Ken is the MAN!

  • @threadsofchii
    @threadsofchii 4 роки тому

    Lovely lecture, Ken! Thank you for sharing.

  • @tensorprodukt
    @tensorprodukt 4 роки тому

    FIRST !!! :-D

  • @SuperCrustyBaguette
    @SuperCrustyBaguette 4 роки тому

    Tadashi Kishi was my father's physics teacher at Manzanar. He inspired my father to pursue a career in science.

  • @cron205
    @cron205 5 років тому

    the 1984 movie bad manners is a Cult Classic that needs a mention

    • @LivermorePublicLibrary
      @LivermorePublicLibrary 5 років тому

      Hi Jason, That's a good point. However, if you want to reach Kevin Smokler, contact him through his website www.KevinSmokler.com.

  • @cron205
    @cron205 5 років тому

    What about the 1984 movie Bad Manners its a very important teen movie you need to mention its a cult classic

  • @davidvanderveer5882
    @davidvanderveer5882 5 років тому

    I meant to write posted not plastered. Why has no one else made any comments?

  • @davidvanderveer5882
    @davidvanderveer5882 5 років тому

    Why do you have so few views here and even less on pt.2and3? Even for a Vincent lover, your delivery and sound quality is a mess, sorry! How long has this site been plaster? Well, nice try.

    • @trailbunny
      @trailbunny 5 років тому

      Many will view this...Marlene passed away recently...she was a living treasure...rip...

  • @ziggy8253
    @ziggy8253 6 років тому

    Nice work, Steve!

  • @Rukhsana2056
    @Rukhsana2056 6 років тому

    Great master piece poetries from two brave credit deserving mothers!👏🙏🏻

  • @Rukhsana2056
    @Rukhsana2056 6 років тому

    Great show of patience, sister 👍🏼

  • @Rukhsana2056
    @Rukhsana2056 6 років тому

    Oh sorry, so it’s the Autism children , who are the audience listening here?

  • @Rukhsana2056
    @Rukhsana2056 6 років тому

    Expecting to attend your coming up poetry gathering. Good poetry ! 💫but the background sounds are a bit distracting...

  • @tiami3886
    @tiami3886 6 років тому

    vinifera is indigenius to whole europe/mediterranian not only caucasus. it grew everywhere.

  • @LivermorePublicLibrary
    @LivermorePublicLibrary 6 років тому

    EULOGY FOR THE OLD LIBRARY 1966-2004 (demolition in 2018) As a child I came to this spot every week to practice the religion of books. I prayed in paragraphs, worshipped in words, so many words, They echo in the halls of memory, spilling off pages, flooding floors, carving canyons in the still blooming garden of my mind. Words polished my heart, changed its color, left deposits that provided raw material to construct cathedrals. The building seemed large in 1968, packed with possibility, brimming with books. The rooms smelled fresh--a river after heavy rain-and I gulped it down, thirsted for more. Today we say goodbye to this hall of stone and glass. In its place will rise another, a phoenix from the rubble. Commonwealth of community, temple of democracy, shrine to the enduring power of words. May this continue to be a place that inspires. A place of possibility, diversity, tolerance, ideas, and of course, words, so many wicked, wacky, wondrous words. -Cynthia J. Patton

  • @LivermorePublicLibrary
    @LivermorePublicLibrary 6 років тому

    ONCE AGAIN, WE VISIT THE LIBRARY Despite multiple trips, you cannot fathom the library’s purpose. How to explain in simple terms, how this differs from a bookstore or that coffeeshop we love with its crayons and overflowing shelves? More importantly, how do I convey what this place means-to me,your mother-with its wealth of knowledge and mythology? As always, you gravitate toward the video kiosk, and I long to tell you about the card catalog, with its narrow, wooden drawers, yellowed files, and Dewey Decimal System, the stubby pencil I’d use to transcribe the orderly numbers and letters clutched tight. Manila pockets with strings of multi-colored dates, a strange calculus of popularity and history. You will never see macrame plant hangers near the librarian’s manual check out counter or know a world without bar codes and databases. A library is a place of language and words; you think in pictures, music, and colors. Each of us an immigrant in the others’ native land. -Cynthia J. Patton

  • @marilyndykstra2853
    @marilyndykstra2853 6 років тому

    Sorry to miss your reading, but happy to find it on UA-cam!

  • @wsegen
    @wsegen 6 років тому

    Yes, and once a month at Armando's in Martinez.....

  • @stinging
    @stinging 6 років тому

    Sounds great.

  • @beverlycaywood7271
    @beverlycaywood7271 6 років тому

    i love to listen to his music. Very nice.

  • @chipixie
    @chipixie 6 років тому

    Making all these cold fall days a little warmer with Peter's brilliance at playing this heart warming music.