The entry forms are available at both the Information and Circulation Desks, and entry forms and program materials are available in both English and Spanish.
The title for the first children's program at Mesa Verde Library is "Mexika: Sounds of Ancient Mexico" on June 28 from 1 to 2 p.m. The second program is Woody Pittman with his comedy and magic act on July 5. In addition, both Mesa Verde and the Dungan libraries have their regular storytimes.
Check them out!
Art Exhibit
For the month of June, the Dungan Library is showcasing the artwork of John H. Stewart, a self taught sculpture, naturalist and scuba diver. The display case at the library's entrance is filled with award-winning sculptures of sea life and is definitely worth viewing while visiting the library. The exhibit is sponsored by the Orange County Fine Arts Assn.
Bookmark Stories
One of the benefits of working in the Friends of the Costa Mesa Libraries bookstores is going through the donated books, not only for the books themselves, but also for what is sometimes left in them as a bookmark. Sometimes you can tell where the book was purchased as the register receipt is the bookmark, quite often from airport bookstores.
I once found a photocopy of someone's birth certificate. Photographs are often used to mark a place in a book. And then there are the torn pieces of paper bags, the newspaper clipping, and once even a pressed flower.
But more often, it is a bookmark that is used. And these vary all over the block, from fancy, colorful, purchased bookmarks to freebies given by the booksellers.
I came across one recently from the Hollywood Book and Card Shop, used in October 1945, to showcase its "Selected New Books".
