Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Burbank READs Kick-off Event - Author talk and World Gratitude Day!

Join us for the big kickoff event for this year's Burbank READs program.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011


7:00 PM
Buena Vista Branch Library
300 N. Buena Vista St.
818-238-5620

Join us as we kick-off Burbank READs with a special World Gratitude Day Celebration.  Todd Aaron Jensen, Burbank resident and author of this year's book selection, will share stories of thanksgiving from his book  ON GRATITUDE and tell how to write your own gratitude list.

ON GRATITUDE will be available for purchase and signing along with refreshments and giveaways!


Monday, August 29, 2011

We're Grateful for...how about you?

Here are a few things that we're grateful for at the Burbank Public Library.  What are you grateful for?

Burbank READs....On Gratitude compiled by Todd Aaron Jensen

This year, as the City of Burbank celebrates our centennial anniversary, Burbank READs announces our selection of On gratitude : Sheryl Crow, Jeff Bridges, Alicia Keys, Daryl, Hall, Ray Bradbury, Anna Kendrick, B. B. King, Elmore Leonard, Deepak Chopra, and 42 more celebrities share what they're most thankful for [compiled] by Todd Aaron Jensen as our 2011 selection.

So Burbank, what are you grateful for?  Family, friends, your job, pizza, rainbows, the beach, good books to read, that there will be a NFL season or?  We hope that you will share what you are grateful for with us beginning with our kick-off event on September 21 [a talk with author Todd Aaron Jensen] to our big finale on October 29, The Party of 100 Thanks.

Check back frequently as there are many upcoming events to be revealed...oh and we, of course, hope that you are grateful for the Burbank Public Library!