Local Author Marty Steere Featured Guest at FOSHL Author Talk & Book Signing
Friends of the Signal Hill Library will feature Signal Hill author, Marty Steere, at its Author Talk & Book Signing on Monday, August 27, 2012, from 7-8:30 pm, in the Signal Hill Park Community...
View ArticleMeet the Author: Mike Guardabascio Signs Football in Long Beach
Football in Long Beach by Mike Guardabascio. Sports fans will have two opportunities to meet local author Mike Guardabascio where he will be signing copies of his book Football in Long Beach....
View ArticleCelebrate ARTober at First Fridays October 5
As part of Arts Month in Long Beach, Bixby Knolls is ready to celebrate ARTober at First Fridays on October 5. The Expo Arts Center will be loaded with two art galleries and live spray artists plus two...
View ArticleLibrary Officials Travel to Cambodia on Book-Buying Trip
Two Library officials traveled to Cambodia on Saturday, October 19, 2012 to purchase Khmer books and materials for the Mark Twain Neighborhood Library Khmer collection, which is located in the heart of...
View ArticleDoes Your Dog Have What it Takes to Be Enzo?
A literary star who barks? It will happen to one lucky dog in January! In honor of the featured selection of Long Beach Reads One Book, The Art of Racing in the Rain, one local dog will win the contest...
View ArticleBixby Knolls Kicks Off 2013 First Fridays Tonight
The new year celebrations continue right into First Fridays in Bixby Knolls which means plenty of good food, music, art, strolling, shopping, socializing. Plus, you can bear witness to the crowning of...
View ArticleCSULB Associate Professor Marie Kelleher to Receive 2012 Premio del Rey Book...
Marie Kelleher – CSULB Associate Professor of History Marie Kelleher, an associate professor of history at Cal State Long Beach (CSULB), has been selected as the recipient of the 2012 Premio del Rey...
View ArticleVeterinarian Donates 167 Books So Students Can Join Long Beach Reads One Book
Dr. Greg Perrault with students teachers and dogs. Veterinarian superstar Dr. Greg Perrault has come to the rescue again. Better known for helping animals—most recently rescuing a Pit Bull named Blue...
View ArticleDiscover Fanny Bixby Spencer: Long Beach’s Inspirational Firebrand
Fanny Bixby Spencer: Long Beach’s Inspiration Firebrand by Marcia Lee Harris Every city has it’s local legends and Long Beach is no exception. The Bixby name is woven into the fabric of Long Beach...
View ArticleAnnual ‘I Love My Public Library’ Spare Coin Drive Kicks Off February 14
The annual spare coin drive, I Love My Public Library in support of Long Beach Public Libraries, was unanimously supported for citywide expansion by the Long Beach City Council at Tuesday’s City...
View ArticleFirst Fridays Celebrates “The Sides of March” Tonight
Enjoy a spectrum of music from gypsy jazz to indie rock, the World’s Tallest Leprechaun, break dancers, an ice cream social, “green” activities (and hair), a Victorian Ball at Nino’s, community art...
View ArticleSpotlight on Rose Writers Workshop
EverythingLongBeach recently spoke with Desiree Kannel, Founder, facilitator of Rose Writers Workshop, via email. They talked about inspirations, challenges and what’s it’s like having a business in...
View ArticleLong Beach Public Library Events to Highlight National Library Month
The Long Beach Public Library is providing some exceptional events this April in celebration of National Library Month, a time to highlight the value of libraries and library staff and recognize the...
View ArticleLibrary Program Helps Children Increase Reading Skills Using Therapy Dogs
The Long Beach Public Library is implementing a program to help children increase their reading skills and self-confidence by reading aloud to certified therapy dogs. “This program will be especially...
View ArticleI Love My Public Library Collection Drive Raises $1000
The city-wide I Love My Public Library collection drive netted $1000 in total donations which will be presented to the Friends of the Long Beach Public Library at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. In...
View ArticleStep Aside McFly! Bixby Knolls is Headed Back to the ’80′s For First Friday’s
First Fridays goes “Awesomely ‘80s” as Bixby Knolls celebrates the most tubular decade ever! Photo contest: Between now and Friday at 6:30pm you are encouraged to post a photo of YOU in the 80s on our...
View ArticleLocal Non-Profit Donates 2,000 Children’s Books, Brings Best-Selling Author...
Best-selling children’s author, Laura Numeroff reads her book “If You Give a Dog a Donut” to patients in the hematology/oncology playroom at Miller Children’s. It was a fun-filled, educational day for...
View ArticleAuthor Uses Book Launch to Raise Money for a Schoolhouse in Kenya
Long Beach author Carma Spence is helping local business owners brand themselves online while raising funds for a worthwhile cause. To launch her latest book, “57 Secrets for Branding Yourself...
View ArticleBixby Knolls Revisits The ’60′s For August First Fridays
Stop, children, what’s that sound? Everybody look what’s going down…IN BIXBY KNOLLS. For our August First Fridays, we’re turning back the clock to the Summer of Love. Come feel the vibe of 1967 as...
View ArticleFirst Fridays Gets Jazzy For September
Attention all cool cats, beatniks, and boppers…First Fridays goes “All That Jazz” on September 6th. Can you dig? So take five and get in the mood for jazz sounds from Dixieland to Bebop.Read the rest...
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