Sites
of the Month for July 2003
Independence
Day
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/jul04.html
A history of how the Fourth has been celebrated, courtesy of the
Library of Congress
http://www.american.edu/heintze/fourth.htm
Chronologies, stories, and related topics concerning Independence
Day
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/july4/
Fun activities for children and their parents
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Children’s
Programs at PLS Libraries
July
1 (2:30pm) Rubber Stamp Program at Half Moon Bay
http://www.plsinfo.org/library/displayevent.asp?eventid=1296
July
1 (7:30pm) Puppet Theatre at San Carlos Library
http://www.plsinfo.org/library/displayevent.asp?eventid=1405
July
1 (7:30pm) Lariat Larry’s Cowboy Roping Tricks at the Belmont
Library
http://www.plsinfo.org/library/displayevent.asp?eventid=1473
July
2 (2:00pm) Magician with Harry Potter Magic at South San Francisco
Library http://www.plsinfo.org/library/displayevent.asp?eventid=1528
July
2 (4:00pm) Magician with Harry Potter Magic at Grand Avenue Branch
of South San Francisco Library
http://www.plsinfo.org/library/displayevent.asp?eventid=1540
July
2 (7:30pm) Drawing Workshop (grade 3 & up) at San Carlos Library
http://www.plsinfo.org/library/displayevent.asp?eventid=1456
July
3 (3:00pm) Caterpillar Puppets at San Bruno Library
http://www.plsinfo.org/library/displayevent.asp?eventid=1511
July
7 (4:00pm) Quack & Wabbitt Theatre at Atherton Library
http://www.plsinfo.org/library/displayevent.asp?eventid=1350
July
11 Polynesian Dancers 2:00pm at South San Francisco Library &
4:00pm at Grand Avenue Branch Library (South San Francisco)
http://www.plsinfo.org/library/displayevent.asp?eventid=1496
July
11 (3:00pm) Ventriloquist at Brisbane Library
http://www.plsinfo.org/library/displayevent.asp?eventid=1450
July
14 (4:00pm) Drama Kids Act Out Stories at Atherton Library
http://www.plsinfo.org/library/displayevent.asp?eventid=1351
July
14 (7:00pm) Folk Music Family Concert at San Bruno Library
http://www.plsinfo.org/library/displayevent.asp?eventid=1513
July
15 (3:00pm) Wild Things Inc. at Portola Valley Library
http://www.plsinfo.org/library/displayevent.asp?eventid=1525
July
15 (7:30pm) Musical Instruments Around the World at Belmont Library
http://www.plsinfo.org/library/displayevent.asp?eventid=1480
July
15 (7:30pm) Folksong Concert at San Carlos Library
http://www.plsinfo.org/library/displayevent.asp?eventid=1407
July
16 (2:00pm) The Bubble Lady at South San Francisco Library
http://www.plsinfo.org/library/displayevent.asp?eventid=1531
July
16 (4:00pm) The Bubble Lady at South San Francisco Library, Grand
Avenue Branch http://www.plsinfo.org/library/displayevent.asp?eventid=1542
July
16 (4:00pm) Wildlife Associates at East Palo Alto Library
http://www.plsinfo.org/library/displayevent.asp?eventid=1546
July
16 (6:00pm) Teen Talent Show at South San Francisco Library
http://www.plsinfo.org/library/displayevent.asp?eventid=1497
July
16 (7:30pm) Folksinging & Traditional Instruments Workshop at
San Carlos Library http://www.plsinfo.org/library/displayevent.asp?eventid=1460
July
18 (3:00pm) Concert w/Gunnar Madsen (formerly of The Bobs) at Brisbane
Library
http://www.plsinfo.org/library/displayevent.asp?eventid=1451
July
21 (4:00pm) Vaudeville Follies at Atherton Library
http://www.plsinfo.org/library/displayevent.asp?eventid=1352
July
22 (7:30pm) Tales from the Enchanted Forest Puppet Show at San Carlos
Library
http://www.plsinfo.org/library/displayevent.asp?eventid=1408
July
23 (3:00pm) Zun Zun (a musical group with songs & instruments
from around the Americas) at Woodside Library
http://www.plsinfo.org/library/displayevent.asp?eventid=1523
July
23 (4:00pm) Flying Calamari Brothers at East Palo Alto Library
http://www.plsinfo.org/library/displayevent.asp?eventid=1547
July
23 (7:30pm) Drama Workshop (grades 3 & up) at San Carlos Library
http://www.plsinfo.org/library/displayevent.asp?eventid=1461
July
25 (3:00pm) Ventriloquist at San Bruno Library
http://www.plsinfo.org/library/displayevent.asp?eventid=1519
July
25 (7:00pm) Friday Family Film, “The Phantom Tollbooth,”
at Portola Valley Library http://www.plsinfo.org/library/displayevent.asp?eventid=1538
July
25 (7:00pm) Juggler Bonzai Bunnell at South San Francisco Municipal
Services Building http://www.plsinfo.org/library/displayevent.asp?eventid=1543
July
28 (4:00pm) Spirit of the Rainforest at the Atherton Library
http://www.plsinfo.org/library/displayevent.asp?eventid=1353
July
29 (3:00pm) Mad Science at Portola Valley Library
http://www.plsinfo.org/library/displayevent.asp?eventid=1527
July
29 (3:00pm) Magic Dan Show at Brisbane Library
http://www.plsinfo.org/library/displayevent.asp?eventid=1453
July
29 (7:30pm) Pinocchio (Aztec Version) Puppet Show at San Carlos
Library
http://www.plsinfo.org/library/displayevent.asp?eventid=1409
July
30 (4:00pm) Tony Borders / Ventriloquist & Puppeteer at Foster
City Library
http://www.plsinfo.org/library/displayevent.asp?eventid=1421
July
30 (4:00pm) Puppet Art Theater at East Palo Alto Library
http://www.plsinfo.org/library/displayevent.asp?eventid=1548
July
30 (7:30pm) Kids Poetry Workshop at San Carlos Library
http://www.plsinfo.org/library/displayevent.asp?eventid=1464
July
31 (10:00am) Harry Potter Party at Half Moon Bay Library
http://www.plsinfo.org/library/displayevent.asp?eventid=1298
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Farmers’
Markets
http://www.cafarmersmarkets.com/
Take advantage of the beautiful produce of summer and find a farmers’
market in your area on this website from the California Federation
of Certified Farmers’ Markets. Also includes shopping tips
and recipes.
http://www.seasonalchef.com/
Informative articles on cooking with the produce from California
farmers’ markets with advice on what’s in season.
http://www.localharvest.org/
Search this national database of farmers’ markets and family
farms for locally grown foods in your area.
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Fairs
State
and County Fairs in California
http://www.festivalfinder.com/
Lists hundreds of fairs and festivals nationwide
State
and County Fairs in California
http://www.expocentral.com/agriculture/us_fairs/US_Fairs_California.html
A chronological
list of links to California fair sites.
Alameda
County Agricultural Fair
June 20 - July 6, 2003
http://www.alamedacountyfair.com/annualfair.html
Marin
County Fair
July 2 - 6, 2003
http://www.marinfair.org/
Sonoma
County Fair
July 22 - August 4, 2003
http://www.sonomacountyfair.com/
Santa
Clara County Fair
August 1 - 3, 2003
http://www.thefair.org/
Napa
Town and Country Fair
August 6 - 10, 2003
http://www.napavalleyexpo.com/
San
Mateo County Fair
August 8 - 17, 2003
http://www.sanmateocountyfair.com/
California
State Fair
August 15-Sept. 1
http://www.bigfun.org/
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Travel
http://www.lonelyplanet.com
Create mini-guides for destinations worldwide and check out the
Thorn Tree for travelers’ comments.
http://travel.state.gov
State Department travel warnings, public announcements and consular
information sheets.
http://frommers.com/
A nice site for travelers on a budget.
http://www.plsinfo.org/reads/for_kids/kids_place/places_to_go.htm
Places to go in or near San Mateo County
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Historical
Events and Birthdays
This month we acknowledge the birthdays of writers and illustrators
of children's books and and a a publisher.
July 1
The Battle of Gettysburg in the Civil War began at 7:30am
in 1863. Look at this site for eyewitness accounts.
http://www.ibiscom.com/gtburg.htm
July
4
The Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence
and signed it on 4 July 1776. Go to the National Archives site
above to see images of the Declaration itself.
http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/charters_of_freedom/declaration/declaration.html
July
7
1907 Robert A. Heinlein, the “grandmaster” of science
fiction.
http://www.nitrosyncretic.com/rah/
July
11
1899 E.B. White. White wrote children’s classics such as
Charlotte’s Web, Stuart Little, and The Trumpet of the Swan
http://www.harperchildrens.com/authorintro/index.asp?authorid=10499
July
14
1927 Peggy Parish. Parish wrote over 40 children’s books,
including Amelia Bedelia http://comsewogue.k12.ny.us/~csinger/projects/amelia/fun/biopp.htm
1904
may be the birthday of Isaac Bashevis Singer, winner of the 1978
Nobel Prize for Literature. Sources differ on the date of Singer’s
birth.
http://www.britannica.com/nobel/micro/548_85.html
July
16
In 1945 the first atomic bomb was detonated by scientists in Alamogordo,
New Mexico.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/dp45at.html
July
19
1713 John Newbery, the publisher for whom the Newbery Medal was
named
http://www.iupui.edu/~engwft/newbery.htm
July
23
1929 Robert Quackenbush, author and/or illustrator of over 170
children’s books
http://www.cbcbooks.org/html/rquackenbush.html
July
28
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, beginning World War I.
http://www.firstworldwar.com/timeline/1914.htm
1866.
Beatrix Potter, creator of Peter Rabbit
http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/bpotter.htm
July
29
1869. Booth Tarkington, winner of 2 Pulitzer Prizes
http://www.indianahistory.org/heritage/booth.html
July
31
1965. J.K. Rowling, creator of Harry Potter
http://www.scholastic.com/harrypotter/author/
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