November Teen Programs at Chinatown Branch

Join us for these exciting Teen programs this month!

Basic Knotting
Make your own lanyards and hemp bracelets, necklances, anklets, chokers, rings, key chains and more. Materials are provided.
Friday, November 13, 3:30-5:30pm

Chinatown Chinese Reading Club
Read and discuss the manga series The King of Sweets in the Universe by Hiroto Oishi. Discussion will be either in English or Mandarin. Some treats will be served.
Friday, November 20, 3:30-5:30pm and
Friday, December 18, 3:30-5:30pm

Chinatown Teen'Zine
A bilingual (English/Chinese) after-school teen activity. Workshop activities include: bilingual blog publishing, digital photography, database learning, gaming, homework help and more.
Check out the Teen'Zine blog!
Saturday, November 7, 14 and 21, 1-3pm

And, don't forget to check out the teen blog for programs at other library branches, reading tips and other fun stuff!

華埠圖書館11月兒童節目

華埠圖書館11月舉辦的兒童節目. 歡迎大家參加!

小寶寶故事時間
11月5日 瑜珈課, 請訂位, 12日, 19日 (星期四), 上午11點到12點
適合年齡 0-2 歲幼兒及父母或托兒照顧員一起參與的親子歌曲和故事

家庭樂故事時間
11月7日, 14日, 21日, 28日(星期六), 上午10點半到11點 .
適合幼兒及家庭欣賞的故事和歌曲. 有時候我們還有廣東話故事和童謠呢!
歡迎所有小孩子及家長參加.

小寶寶瑜珈
0-2 歲幼兒及父母或托兒照顧員一起做瑜珈. 請打電話訂位.
11月5日(星期四), 上午11點到12點

兒童電影
11月17日(星期二)
上午十點, 十點半, 十一點5分, 兩點 3到5歲小孩
下午四點 5到12歲小孩

11月19九日(星期四)
上午十點 3到5歲小孩
下午四點 5到12歲小孩

Chinatown Children's Programs in November

Join us for these wonderful and exciting children's programs this month!

Baby Story Time
Rhymes, songs and books for infants to 18 months and their caregivers.
Thursday, November 5 (special yoga class, see below), 12 & 19, 11am-12pm

Family Story Time
Stories, songs and more for children of all ages.
Saturday, November 7, 14, 21 & 28, 10:30-11am

Baby Yoga, Storytime & Playtime
Stretch and pose with Yoga teacher, Michelle Wing, from It's Yoga Kids. For children 2 and under, caregivers need to attend the workshop with the child. Please call ahead to reserve a space! Thursday, November 5, 11am-12pm

Films
Tuesday, November 17
10, 10:30, 11:05am & 2pm: Ages 3-5
4pm: Ages 5-12

Thursday, November 19
10am: Ages 3-5
4pm: Ages 5-12

Online Job Searching Program on Friday, October 30, 2009 上網找工作: 粤語及英語講解2009年10月30日(星期五)

Are you looking for a job online?

Learn how to locate and use online job market information, career outlook projections, vocational training resources, job fair listings and employment postings on the web.


學習如何在網路上查尋工作, 就業前景, 職業訓練, 招聘會, 公司徵才等資訊。

Friday, October 30, 2009
2009年10月30日，星期五

Session 1: 1—3 p.m. (in Cantonese only)
第一堂 1pm-3pm (粤語講解)
Session 2: 3—5 p.m. (in English only)
第二堂 3pm-5pm (英語講解)

All programs at the library are free.
圖書館所有活動免費

Liver Cancer Health Lecture(in Cantonese) 肝癌防治

Come join us for a lecture on liver cancer prevention, screening, and treatment by Francis Yao, MD, Clinical Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, UCSF.

專家解釋怎樣防止，提早發現及治療肝癌

Space limited, please register early, RSVP: (415)885-3678 or 355-2888

請盡速致電(415)885-3678或(415)355-2888報名

The program will be held in the Community Meeting Room on October 24, 2009, 2:30-4pm.

10月24日(星期六)
下午2:30至4點
社區會議室

水鬼 : 楊小娜(Shawna Yang Ryan)英文新書發表會, 十月十七日(星期六)下午2:30-4:00

灣區作者楊小娜(Shawna Yang Ryan)談她的小說”水鬼”(Water Ghosts)。小說發生在1928年小鎮Locke中國移民社會之內。“水鬼”記載分離和背叛、渴望和寂寞、以及當中國鬼故事開始變成事實後所發生的種種事情。

講座以英語進行。會後將有新書簽售活動。

Water Ghosts: A book talk with Shawna Yang Ryan on Saturday, October 17, 2009, 2:30-4 pm

Chinatown Branch is hosting another one of our popular author events on Saturday, October 17, 2:30-4pm.

Bay Area author Shawna Yang Ryan will talk about her novel Water Ghosts, the mesmerizing story of a community of Chinese immigrants in Locke, a small California town, in 1928. Water Ghosts chronicles separation and betrayal, longing and loneliness, and what happens when a Chinese ghost story begins to come true.

Book signing will follow the program. Both book and audio book are available at the library.

Please join us for this free event!

Chinese Brush Painting Workshop

The Chinatown library recently hosted a Chinese Brush Painting workshop, just one of our many wonderful programs we offer to the community. Check it out!

Artist Feng Chen teaching a lesson on painting bamboo.

It's all about the brush!

Great students!

~Lovely Paintings~

Visit our blog for upcoming events.

十月十二日圖書館為“哥倫布紀念日” 休息一天

十月十二日舊金山市立圖書館為"哥倫布紀念日"休息一天.

想知道"哥倫布紀念日"的故事?
請按這個連結: http://chinese.usembassy-china.org.cn/columbus_day.html

Library closed on October 12 for Columbus Day

Please note that all San Francisco public libraries will be closed in observance of Columbus Day on October 12. Regular opening hours resume on October 13.

Want to learn more about Columbus Day? Check out this website from the History Channel: http://www.history.com/content/columbusday
or read this article from our Academic OneFile Database: "Talking Columbus on Columbus Day"