This from Capistrano's Librarian, Teri Garza:
San Juan Capistrano First Friday Film Dec. 3 at 7 pm "Winter's Bone" Best Picture Winner at the Sundance Film Festival, 2010 Rated R, La Sala Auditorium
Greetings Film Fans,
Boy am I glad December has finally arrived! No, it's not because my birthday is this month (hint, my lucky number is 7!) It's because the library has been closed the entire month of November for its long overdue installation of brand new carpet & paint! I was afraid this day would never come, at least in my lifetime. But thanks to the Friends of the Library and their dedication and money this wonderful building has returned to the splendor and beauty that it had 27 years ago this Friday when it first opened! Back then, the place had more shelf space then books but through the years, we've filled those shelves to their maximum capacity.
We've also had to do adapt our interior to handle computers, which are a major aspect of any public library. A recent adaptation was the remodeling of the tower story room into the "tower of power," where we have more than doubled the number of computers available for the kids. I thought I'd have a chance to take some time off and do what I like to do best, shop, but I ended up working the whole time. If you've had the pleasure of visiting me in my office, imagine that everything in it had to be packed up! That alone would take 1/2 the month. I did have to fight the urge to just turn in my retirement paperwork since I had everything packed up but then I remembered I'd promised the staff that I wouldn't leave before Oprah. So I'm here for at least another year.
I'm afraid the Artist's Receptions will have to no longer include refreshments. Spills on old crummy carpet were no problem but now, I'm not letting any stains happen on my watch. And no more trying to cover up nicks in the paint or dents in the walls with unnecessary posters or signage because there aren't any!. To quote Madonna, we're "Like a Virgin", touched for the very first time. I think the paint fumes have finally got to me.
We are two hours away from opening our doors again and I would say that anything that could have gone wrong in the last 24 hours has. I could go into detail but it's not a pretty or amusing story so I won't. I definitely look forward to getting back to being the hardest working librarian in show business. And so I'm hoping some of you will be joining me this Friday night at 7 p.m., where I will be showing a "riveting thriller" and a film that Roger Ebert called "one of the year's best films," "Winter's Bone". When it was first released and I read the review and thought it would be just right for my Film Fans. And so when I checked the latest list of recent releases that my movie license included there it was! Here's the link to read about it and help you decide if you will be joining me for the last one of the year.
The Saturday kids film is a good one too, "Toy Story 3" and shows at 11 am, Saturday Dec. 4. That blue link just reminded me that I need to plug my favorite service club, San Juan Capistrano Rotary, whose generous donation helped cover the costs of not only the free popcorn and water I serve but the cost of the films themselves. All the fillms we show eventually are cataloged and become a permanent part of our collection.
Well, that's all from me because I need to go empty trash, vacuum, & stock bathrooms. The latest crisis I met with this morning was that the janitor service wasn't notified that they needed to clean us last night! Oh well, I guess that's why I get the big bucks! So if I don't see you Friday, have a great holiday and I hope to see you next year!
For me information, call 949-248-5132 and hopefully I remembered to update my message machine.
Teri
I'm really looking forward to seeing the restored library. It's a real treasure and the years of intense use had taken their toll.
Thanks Teri and everyone else that worked hard on this.
Posted by: MDRackham | December 01, 2010 at 03:20 PM