Living Gratitude: the Science of Creating Emotional Prosperity

Living Gratitude: the Science of Creating Emotional Prosperity

7:00 PM

Monday October 10, 2011
Burbank Central Library

110 N. Glenoaks Blvd.

818-238-5600

Dr. Robert A. Emmons is a leading psychologist at UC Davis and author of the bestselling book

Thanks! How the New Science of Gratitude Can Make You Happier. Learn how gratitude can improve your own life: clearer thinking, better resilience during tough times, higher immune response, lower stress levels, closer family ties, and higher performance in work or school. Call 818-238-5562 to make your FREE reservations for the reception prior to this event. .

Operation Gratitude

Join us for Coffee & Gratitude!

Monday September 26, 2011

7:00 PM

Burbank Central Library

110 N. Glenoaks Blvd.

818-238-5600

A representative from Operation Gratitude will show a short DVD and talk about this worthy organization. Learn how to get involved! Show your gratitude by writing a letter to our deployed troops or a Wounded Warrior. Find out how we can all ensure that our military personnel know his or her sacrifice is appreciated. Light refreshments and writing paper will be provided. On Gratitude will be available for purchase and/or donation to Operation Gratitude.

Stop the Presses! Film Program: Woman of the Year

Burbank Public Library Presents

Stop the Presses!

A Special Burbank READS Film Program

Woman of the Year

Friday, October 8, 2:00 PM

The first film starring the legendary screen team of Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, this savvy dramatic comedy from 1942 plays off the unlikely match of polar opposites--the brash sports reporter Sam Craig (Tracy) and the brilliant political commentator Tess Harding (Hepburn) from the New York Chronicle--whose marriage grabs front-page headlines. Balancing her flashy career with marital turns out to be a complicated challenge for the worldly Tess, whose down-to-earth husband struggles to support her ambition while keeping their marriage from falling apart. Woman of the Year was directed by George Stevens, from a screen'lay by Ring Lardner Jr. and Micharel Kanin. ---114 minutes.

Burbank Central Library
110 N. Glenoaks Blvd.
818.238.5600

www.BurbankLibrary.com
Funded by the Friends of the Burbank Public Library

Family Game Night.

Burbank Public Library Children’s Services Presents

"Mystery" Family Game Night

Wednesday, October 6, 2010
6:30—8:00 PM
Burbank Central Library Auditorium
110 N. Glenoaks Blvd.

For families and children
age 8 and up
Signups required - call 818-238-5610
Light refreshments

Join us for Clue, puzzles, card games, and more! (or bring your own board game)
Checkers tournament
Battleship tournament

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Music to Die For with Storyteller Dennis Doyle and the Celtic Harp.

Burbank Public Library Presents

Music To Die For

An evening concert
with singer, storyteller,
and Celtic harpist
Dennis Doyle

7:00 PM
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

BURBANK CENTRAL LIBRARY 110 N. Glenoaks Blvd. 818.238.5600

Dennis is a modern day bard from Southern California. He's brought his harp music, stories and songs in English and Irish to feasts and festivals, wakes and weddings all over North America, Japan and even back to Ireland. His family originally hails from County Wicklow. He's been on local and national television, including the show "Murder, She Wrote;" he's also provided some materials for a History Channel program on St.Patrick's Day.

Additional parking across from library at Glenoaks Blvd. and Olive Ave.
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Murder, Mystery & Mayhem Film Program: Clue

Burbank Public Library Presents

Murder, Mystery and Mayhem

A Special Burbank READS Film Program

Clue

Friday, September 24
2:00 PM
Burbank Central Library
110 N. Glenoaks Blvd.
818.238.5600

Here is the murderously funny movie based on the world-famous Clue board game. Undoubtedly the first movie in history to have played in theaters with three different endings, depending on what theater it played in. Was it Colonel Mustard in the study with a gun? Miss Scarlet in the billiard room with the rope? Or was it Wadsworth the butler? Meet all the notorious suspects and discover all their foul play things. You'll love their dastardly doings as the bodies and the laughs pile up before your eyes. — 94 minutes; rated PG

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Funded by the Friends of the Burbank Public Library

Buster Balloon Show!

Burbank Public Library Presents

Family Night @the Library

A series of FREE Cultural Events sponsored in whole or in part by the Friends of the Burbank Public Library

Buster Balloon Show!

Tuesday,

September 21, 2010

7:00 PM

Buena Vista Branch Library

300 N. Buena Vista St.

818-238-5630

Thursday,

September 23, 2010

7:00 PM

Burbank Central Library

110 N. Glenoaks Blvd.

818-238-5610

Meet Buster Balloon for a mysterious, balloon twisting spectacular. It's part comedy, part vaudeville, and just a little bit of magic!

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Family Film Festival: Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Please Join Us For A Special Burbank READS Film Program

Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
(1988) (104 minutes; rated PG)
A Family Film Festival Event

When: Thursday, September 16, 4 PM

Where: Burbank Central Library
110 N. Glenoaks Blvd.
818.238.5610

This zany, eye-popping, knee-slapping is a landmark in combining animation with live-action.

PLEASE NOTE:

• CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 9 YEARS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT.
• PROGRAMS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. PLEASE CALL THE LIBRARY TO CONFIRM EVENT.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Burbank Public Library

Happy Birthday, Agatha Christie!

Burbank Public Library Presents

Happy Birthday,
Agatha Christie!

Celebrate the 120th Birthday of the Queen of Crime
with a "spot of tea and biscuits."

7:00 PM
Wednesday, September 15
Burbank Central Library
110 N. Glenoaks Blvd.
818-238-5600
Additional parking across from library
at Glenoaks Blvd. and Olive Ave.

Join us for a screening of Agatha Christie’s Garden: Murder & Mystery in Devon (66 minutes). This reveal-ing documentary explores Agatha Christie’s life through a tour of her secret garden in Devon. Pam Ferris (Rosemary & Thyme) serves as your guide and includes interviews with novelist P.D. James, Christie’s grandson, and others.

www.BurbankLibrary.com

Stop the Presses! Film Program: His Girl Friday

Burbank Public Library Presents
Stop the Presses!
A Special Burbank READS Film Program

His Girl Friday

Burbank Central Library
110 N. Glenoaks Blvd.
818.238.5600
http://www.burbanklibrary.com/

Walter Burns, editor of a major Chicago newspaper, is about to lose his ace reporter and former wife, Hildy Johnson, to insurance salesman Bruce Baldwin, but not without a fight! The crafty editor uses every trick in his fedora to get Hildy to write one last big story, about murderer Earl Williams and the inept Sheriff Hart-well. The comedy snowballs as William's friend, Molly Malloy, the crooked Mayor, and Bruce's mother all get tied up in Walter's web.— 93 minutes; rated PG
Funded by the Friends of the Burbank Public Library

Murder, Mystery & Mayhem Film Program: Scoop

Burbank Public Library Presents

Murder, Mystery and Mayhem!
Scoop

A Special Burbank READS Film Program

Saturday, September 4
2:00 PM
Burbank Central Library
110 N. Glenoaks Blvd.
818.238.5600

Scarlett Johansson and Hugh Jackman star in this hilariously twisted tale of murder and mystery. When an inquisitive college journalist (Johansson) stumbles upon new clues to a string of murders, her investigation leads directly to a handsome businessman (Jackman), who draws her in with his mysterious charm. Could a whirlwind romance with the subject of her search also become the most dangerous scoop of a lifetime? Experience the laughs in this witty comedy that will have you guessing until the very end.
—96 minutes; rated PG-13

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Funded by the Friends of the Burbank Public Library

Family Film Festival: The Great Mouse Detective

Burbank Public Library Presents

A Special Burbank READS Film Program

The Great Mouse Detective

Wednesday, September 1
4:00 PM
Burbank Central Library
110 N. Glenoaks Blvd.
818.238.5610

Film run-time: 71 minutes
Rated G

In Victorian London, England, a little mouse girl's toymaker father is abducted by a peglegged bat. She enlists the aid of Basil of Baker Street, the rodent world's answer to Sherlock Holmes. The case expands as Basil uncovers the crime's link to a plot against the Crown itself.

PLEASE NOTE:
CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 9 YEARS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT.
PROGRAMS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. PLEASE CALL THE LIBRARY TO CONFIRM EVENT.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Burbank Public Library

Native California Plants a lecture by The Theodore Payne Foundation.

We've read green, talked green, watched green, now it is time to plant green!

Join us on Saturday, March 28 @2:00 PM in the Central Library auditorium and hear a speaker from The Theodore Payne Foundation talk about Native California plants.

Founded and incorporated in 1960, the Theodore Payne Foundation promotes the understanding and preservation of California native flora.

Come and discover the beauty of native California plants.

Participants will each receive a 4-inch plant to take home.

The 11th Hour and Inside the Book with Patrice and Triste!

Come Join us on Thursday, March 26 @6:30 in the Central Library Auditorium for our second session of Inside the Book with Patrice and Triste. Join us for refreshments and a lively conversation about the green suggestions in Living Like Ed. Come and share your ideas and successes or come for a snack!

Then at 7:00 PM, stay for a screening of the documentary The 11th Hour. Produced and narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio, the film looks at the causes of global warming and explores solutions, such as eating organic and building with solar power.

Runtime is 92 minutes and is rated PG.

Inside the Book and come watch "Trashed"!

On Saturday, March 21 @1:30 PM Burbank READS presents Inside the Book with Patrice and Triste. Meet in the Central Library auditorium and join us for refreshments and a conversation about the green suggestions in Living Like Ed. Share your ideas and successes.

Following Inside the Book will be a screening of the thought provoking documentary film Trashed [77 min.] will be screened @2:00 PM in the Central Library auditorium. The garbage business is one of the fastest growing industries in the United States. Trashed examines America's "disposable" society with its waste stream fast approaching a half billion tons annually. Everyone interested in the future of sustainability should see this film. After the film, stay for "Talking Trash" with City of Burbank Recycling Coordinator Kreigh Hampel hosting a Q & A session.

So join us for refreshments and conversation on how to get your “green” on, watch a great film and do a bit of trash talking!

Brown Bag Book Club goes Green!

The Burbank Green...err, Brown Bag book club will be going Green in March when they meet to discuss "Living Like Ed" by Ed Begley Jr.

Global Warming – Facts and Solutions with John Zavalney

Please join us at the Central Library auditorium on Wednesday, March 11 @7:00 PM for a lecture by John Zavalney on "Global Warming -- facts and Solutions."

Learn about the emergency of global warming and what steps you can take to be part of the solution. John Zavalney has trained with Al Gore and a team of renowned scientists and environmental educators to become a presenter of the “Inconvenient Truth” slide show. His mission now is to get the word out about the dangers of global warming and offer suggestions on how we can help solve this crisis.

Documentary film screening - Great Writers: Jack London.

Saturday, October 18 -- 2 PM

Please join us for a screening of the documentary film Great Writers: Jack London.

This fascinating film presents the story of the writer’s life and examines the social and political events that influenced his works.

The program includes insightful commentary, as well as archival documents and rare interviews.

Burbank Central Library
110 N. Glenoaks Blvd.
818.238.5600

Documentary film screening - Alaska: Big America.

Saturday, October 11 -- 2 PM

Join us for a screening of the documentary film Alaska: Big America.

Alaska, it’s the land itself – its vast distances, the extreme weather, the imposing landscapes – that has shaped history and shaped the lives of all those who come under its spell. People have been lured by riches beyond their wildest dreams – fur, fish, gold, oil. Many have come to find a new life and to make their mark. Others come to lose themselves in a wild land more vast and unforgiving than they could ever imagine. They’ve come to measure themselves against its challenges. In return, they’ve endured bitter temperatures, isolation, and harrowing adventures for the privilege of living there.

Burbank Central Library
110 N. Glenoaks Blvd.
818.238.5600

Documentary Film Screening - "Spiritual Earth" & "Magnificent Obsession"

Burbank Public Library Presents

Monday, April 14, 2008
7:00 PM
Burbank Central Library
110 N. Glenoaks Blvd.
818-238-5600

An Out-of-This-World Documentary Series

Spiritual Earth -- Experience a view of earth as only an astronaut can. This footage, shot fromNASA missions, shows the Earth in all its beauty. Not only will you see the grandeur of the sea and land but also tiny blinking lights from the towns of its human inhabitants. A Dolby soundtrack and actual NASA transmissions from space accompany these remarkable pictures.

Runtime is 30 minutes.

Magnificent Desolation -- Only 12 have walked on the Moon. You're next! Presented and narrated by Tom Hanks, Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon is an IMAX documentary film that transports the viewer to the lunar surface, where they can walk alongside the 12 extraordinary astronauts who have been there, experiencing what they saw, heard, and felt.

Runtime is 40 minutes.