Foreign Film Evenings

The Arcadia Public Library is proud to present a series of foreign films each month for our adult patrons (18+). The programs will begin at 6:00 pm and may last until 9:00 pm, depending on the movie being shown that month. Feel free to bring your dinner - dessert is on us!

March 11: Cinema Paradiso (1989)
April 8: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
May 13: Kolya (1996)
June 10: Mediterraneo (1991)
July 8: A Man and a Woman (1966)
August 12: Garden of the Finzi Continis (1971)
September 9: Tin Drum (1979)
October 14: Dersu Uzala (1975)
November 12: Belle Epoque (1993)
December 9: Tsotsi (2005)
January 13, 2010: Counterfeiters (2007)
February 10, 2010: Barbarian Invasions (2003)

Spring Learning Lab Registrations Start Thursday, 2/19

Are you looking to improve your computer and online skills? Then join us in the Library’s Learning Lab! Courses are offered every quarter on a wide variety of subjects, and participating patrons are able to practice hands-on with a dedicated laptop computer (courtesy of the Arcadia Public Library Foundation). Classes are one hour in length, are limited to a total of five students per session, and certain prerequisites apply. Minimum age is 9th grade. Courses repeat on each of the dates listed below, so pick the session that works for you. And they’re free! Stop by the Information Services Desk or call 626-821-5569 to register. Registrations start Thursday, 2/19.

Learning Lab Course Schedule: Spring 2009

Microsoft Word Basics
Saturday 4/25, 10:30 AM
Wednesday 5/20, 10:30 AM
Monday 6/15, 7:00 PM

Organizing Your Computer
Saturday 4/18, 4:00 PM
Thursday 5/14, 10:00 AM
Monday 6/8, 5:00 PM

Using the Library’s Online Catalog
Wednesday 4/8, 10:00 AM
Saturday 5/2, 10:00 AM
Thursday 6/4, 3:30 PM

Microsoft Publisher Basics
Wednesday 4/15, 7:00 PM
Saturday 5/16, 10:00 AM
Thursday 6/4, 7:00 PM

Finding Newspaper and Magazine Articles Online
Thursday 4/23, 3:30 PM
Saturday 6/27, 10:00 AM

Internet 101: iTunes and iPods
Thursday 4/30, 7:00 PM
Saturday 5/30, 10:00 AM
Tuesday 6/16, 10:00 AM

Getting Started with Email
Monday 4/13, 10:00 AM
Saturday 6/13, 10:00 AM

Arcadia Civic Buildings: Now and Then

The next time you're in the library, check out our new photography exhibit: Arcadia Civic Buildings: Now and Then. Or if you can't make it in, check out the online version on Flickr. The pictures below show the Arcadia Public library in its original incarnation and following a large remodeling project that took place in 1996.

Arcadia Library, 1970

Arcadia Library, Today