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. .

Program cancelled....An Afternoon of Gratitude with James Morrison & Friends

Due to unforeseen filming commitments, Mr. Morrison is not available and this program has had to be cancelled.

2:00 PM

Saturday, October 22, 2011
Buena Vista Branch Library

818-238-5620

Burbank Public Library Presents

Meet a real-life reporter!

Get the scoop on late-breaking news.

Meet a real-life reporter! Claudia Peschiutta is a general-assignment reporter at KNX (1070 AM) News Radio. After more than a decade of broadcast journalism experience in both print and broadcasting journalism, she's covered everything from fires to trials. Claudia has also worked for the Glendale News-Press, the Los Angeles Business Journal, KFWB, and Fox News Radio.

Tuesday, October 5, 7:00 PM

Buena Vista Branch Library

300 N. Buena Vista St.

818-238-5620

www.burbanklibrary.com

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.

Plug in America with speakers Alexandra Paul and Paul Scott.

Join us on Thursday, March 19 @7:00 PM at the Buena Vista Branch Library as speakers Alexandra Paul and Paul Scott from Plug in America discuss the past, present and future of electric vehicles.

· Plug In America drives change. Their mission is to accelerate the shift to plug-in vehicles powered by clean, affordable, domestic electricity to reduce our nation's dependence on petroleum and improve the global environment.

· Alexandra Paul was honored in 1997 by the United Nations Environmental Program for her work in overpopulation issues and by Global Green for her environmental activism. She has been driving electric cars for 18 years.

· Paul Scott is a founding member of Plug In America, a long-time EV driver, and an advocate for renewable energy. He is the president of the Electric Vehicle Association of Southern California. He is also an involved population and environmental activist.

Event Recap! Global Warming – Facts and Solutions with John Zavalney

Hello Burbank....

We had our first Burbank READS lecture program, Global Warming – Facts and Solutions with John Zavalney, last night and 33 people attended. It was such a wonderful presentation, we wished everyone had come by to see it. One member of the audience, Burbank's Recycling guru, Kreigh Hampel, was there and was very impressed. [if you attend our March 21 program you can "talk trash" with Kreigh Hamplel, so stay tuned for details!] Mr. Zavalney was a lively speaker and the slides were very impressive. Even the few youngsters who came with parents were attentive. He not only spoke about global warming, but talked about other green issues such as water conservation and alternative energy sources. His table of exhibits was fascinating. You will find some of Mr. Zevalney's handouts at our Sustainability Showcase finale [another plug!, so stayed tuned for more details].

Mr. Zavalney has worked closely with Jane Goodall and her “Roots & Shoots” campaign with youngsters (check out this website: http://www.rootsandshoots.org/aboutus/].

Photos and recap from Louise.

Meet author/actor Ed Begley Jr.!

Join us on Saturday, March 7 for our big Burbank READS goes Green kickoff event featuring Ed Begley Jr., the author of this year's book, Living Like Ed.

Come and meet one of the hottest speakers on eco-living in America, Ed Begley, Jr. who has received standing ovations for his empowering and humorous message on sustainable living. Mr. Begley will talk about and sign copies of his book [copies available for purchase].

When: Saturday, March 7, 2009 at 2:00 PM

Where: Buena Vista Branch Library - 300 N. Buena Vista St. See you there there!

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.

Burbank READS goes Green - Kickoff event with Ed Begley Jr.

Join us on Saturday, March 7 for our big Burbank READS goes Green kickoff event featuring Ed Begley Jr., the author of this year's book, Living Like Ed.

Come and meet one of the hottest speakers on eco-living in America, Ed Begley, Jr. who has received standing ovations for his empowering and humorous message on sustainable living.

Mr. Begley will talk about and sign copies of his book [copies available for purchase].

When: Saturday, March 7, 2009 at 2:00 PM

Where: Buena Vista Branch Library - 300 N. Buena Vista St.

See you there there!

"Jack London, Photographer" - Lecture by Sara S. "Sue" Hodson.

Thursday, October 30 -- 7 PM

Please join us for “Jack London, Photographer,” a lecture by Sara S. “Sue” Hodson.

Sue Hodson, curator of literary manuscripts for The Huntington, will present an illustrated lecture. Jack London was an accomplished photographer and photojournalist who documented the Russo-Japanese War, the South Pacific during his year-long cruise of the Snark, the poverty in the east end of London, England, and the Mexican Revolution. With two co-editors, Hodson is working on the first-ever book focusing on London as a photographer, due out in 2010 from the University of Georgia Press.

Buena Vista Branch Library
300 N. Buena Vista St.
818.238.5620

Ericka Koss

Thursday, October 9 -- 7 PM

Ericka Koss, Literature Specialist for the National Endowment for the Arts, will discuss The Big Read as a response to the decline of American reading habits. Her lecture will focus on Jack London within the context of other California writers such as John Steinbeck and
Robinson Jeffers.

Buena Vista Branch Library
300 N. Buena Vista St.
818.238.5620

"The Final Frontier" - Slide show and Lecture by Matt Ventimiglia

The Burbank Public Library Presents

The Final Frontier - A Slide Show and Lecture by Matt Ventimiglia

Monday, March 31, 2008 7:00 PM

Buena Vista Branch Library

300 N. Buena Vista St.

818-238-5620

The presentation traces the origins of the dream of spaceflight from early literature, art and film, juxtaposed with a history of actual spaceflight achievements. What's next? Take a look at the next US space initiative, Project Constellation, which plans to return astromauts to the Moon and beyond.

Matt Ventimiglia is an amateur space science buff currently working part time as a museum guide at the Griffith Observatory. He has a bachelor's degree in Physics from the University of Colorado, a master's degree in cinema history from USC, and is currently working on a master's degree in geology/paleontology from Cal State Northridge.