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Making the most of your money now was the message driven home by best-selling author and financial advisor Jane Bryant Quinn on Tuesday during the Writers Present program at Mission Viejo City Hall.
More than 100 money-minded individuals of all ages listened to Quinn’s sage advice about ways to better manage their finances.
Quinn discussed several “tried and true” investing rules such as mutual funds; passive investing; strict diversification of stocks and bonds; and regular rebalancing.
Copies of her new book, “Making the Most of Your Money Now,” are available at the Mission Viejo Library. Visit the library’s web site at www.cmvl.org for details.
The next Writers Present program, sponsored by the Friends of the Mission Viejo Library, will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 10 in the Mission Viejo City Council Chambers, 200 Civic Center. Best-selling author Nancy Anderson will discuss her latest book, “Work with Passion in Midlife and Beyond: Reach Your Full Potential & Make the Money You Need.”
For more information, e-mail stanton@cityofmissionviejo.org.
The Mission Viejo Library has been awarded a $15,000 grant from the California State Library to initiate a Family Place Library Program, a statewide initiative for young children, families and caregivers. The LSTA (Library Services and Technology Act) implementation grant was written by Senior Librarian Marie Navrotska-Poff and Library Assistant Mary Locke.
The Family Place Library is a center for early childhood information, parent education, emergent literacy and socialization and family support. Expanding the traditional role of children’s library service, the Family Place offers a new opportunity for libraries to play a vital role in the life and health of their communities. The Family Place Library builds on the knowledge that good health, early learning, parental involvement and supportive communities play a critical role in young children’s growth and development.
The Mission Viejo Library will offer parent/child workshops, an expanded parenting collection, and an enhanced children’s space as features of the Family Place Library program.
For more information, call the library’s youth services desk at 830-7100, extension 5107.
The Friends of the Mission Viejo Library is seeking donations of gently used non-fiction books for its bookstore inside the Mission Viejo Library. Proceeds from the sale of the donated books will benefit the library and community events.
Non-fiction topics such as cooking, biographies; sports; religion; textbooks; travel; art; crafts, decorating, health and fitness are all sought and can be dropped off during operating hours. All donations are tax deductible. The Friends of the Mission Viejo Library bookstore is open seven days a week during library hours.
Each year, the Friends of the Mission Viejo Library raise more than $125,000 from bookstore sales. Proceeds are used to purchase new books and films for the library and sponsor programs such as the popular Mission Viejo Readers’ Festival and SummerREAD.
The Mission Viejo Library is located at 100 Civic Center. For more information, call 949-830-7100, ext. 5115.
Mission Viejo Library patrons opened their hearts and donated 2,463 pounds of food to South County Outreach last year, according to food drive coordinator Marlene M. Ford. The library has been collecting food since last spring to benefit the non-profit organization, which was formed in 1989 to provide emergency assistance to South Orange County residents.
According to South County Outreach, every 40 pounds of food collected feeds a family of four for four days, and, South Orange County children receive 60 percent of the organization’s services. Food donation barrels are located in the library’s lobby at 100 Civic Center.
Residents can also donate food at the City’s Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center, 24932 Veterans Way. Canned and non-perishable foods such as cereal; rice; beans; tuna; peanut butter and jelly; spaghetti sauce; and pasta are needed most.
For more information, call the library at 470-3076.
These days Mission Viejo Library Reference Desk personnel are busy fielding questions about how patrons can download eBooks onto their Sony eBook Readers. This influx in inquiries follows a report by Amazon.com that the company sold more eBooks than hard-cover books this past Christmas.
Thanks to a donation of a Sony eBook Reader from the Friends of the Mission Viejo Library, librarians can help patrons learn how to download books from the library’s free eBook collection, which includes more than 500 titles. Patrons can browse the library’s online catalog at www.cmvl.org to find copies of eBooks.
Downloading eBooks is free, but a free Mission Viejo Library card is required.
For more information, e-mail libreference@cityofmissionviejo.org or contact the library’s Reference Desk at 949-830-7100, extension 5105.
The public is invited to take part in two popular workshops designed to help people craft effective resumes and master the art of interviewing.
The “Resume” workshop takes place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Feb. 3 in the Saddleback Room at City Hall, 200 Civic Center.
The workshop will help attendees craft professional resumes that are bound to get an employer’s attention. Discussion will focus on what employers seek in resumes and what to include and leave out.
After polishing off your resume, be sure to attend the “Interviewing” workshop on Feb. 10.
The workshop, which also takes place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at City Hall, will cover what to expect in an interview, how to prepare for an interview and handle difficult questions.
Gretchen Thompson, author of job-search articles for the Wall Street Journal, Business Week and Working Woman will the lead the workshops. Her writing and producing efforts in the “How to Find a Job” series were featured on TV.
The free February workshops are sponsored by the Friends of the Mission Viejo.
Reservations are required and are available by calling 949-830-7100, extension 5105 or by e-mailing stanton@cityofmissionviejo.org.
A sculpture created from cans, plastic bottles, broken toys and other recycled materials is now on display at the Mission Viejo Library.
Sculptor Richard J. Hinger donated a piece of artwork that spells out the word “Read” to the library, after a resident and fan of his work suggested it. The colorful and inventive sculpture is one in a series of works Hinger created for libraries.
The series is entitled “Lehighton Letters” and is made of discarded and recycled materials that usually end up in landfills. The found objects are then assembled and covered with brightly colored paints.
The “Read” sculpture is on display in the library’s Young Adult area for all patrons to enjoy. The Mission Viejo Library is located at 100 Civic Center.
More of Hinger’s work can be seen on his Web site at www.richardjhinger.com.
Jane Bryant Quinn, who is said to be the most trusted voice in personal finance today, will discuss her new book, “Making the Most of Your Money Now – Completely Revised for the New Economy,” during the Writers Present program on Jan. 26.
The free program, which is sponsored by the Friends of the Mission Viejo Library, is at 7 p.m. in the Mission Viejo City Council Chamber, 200 Civic Center.
The New York-based author, columnist and TV host will make a special stop in Mission Viejo as part of the release of the third edition of her book. “Making the Most of Your Money Now – Completely Revised for the New Economy” is a comprehensive guide to personal finance, named by Consumers Union as the best personal finance book on the market.
Along with her long-running financial column in Newsweek Magazine and the Washington Post, Jane hosted her own TV program and an investment series “Beyond Wall Street” on PBS. For a decade, she appeared on several CBS News programs and also contributed to the top-selling Quicken Financial Planner software program.
Jane has received an Emmy Award and the Janus Award for outstanding coverage of news on television. She received the Gerald Loeb award for distinguished lifetime achievement in business and financial journalism.
She will field questions from audience members and her book will be available for sale.
For more information and reservations to this free event, contact the Library Reference Desk at 830-7100 x5105 or e-mail stanton@cityofmissionviejo.org.
With the holiday season in full swing, the Mission Viejo Library is embracing the season with festive programs and visits from Santa.
On Tuesday, the jolly bearded character made two special visits to the library. Thanks to the Friends of the Mission Viejo Library, which sponsor this program each year, Santa visited with several hundred children at his annual “storytime” event. The annual visit is one of the library’s most popular events.
Santa told stories and listened to the kids as they expressed their enthusiasm and “wish lists” for the upcoming Christmas holiday.
The holiday spirit lives on at the Mission Viejo Library. On Tuesday, Dec. 15 the Friends of the Mission Viejo Library will sponsor another free program, “Christmas Stories Around the World,” for children that features professional storyteller Rebecca Martin.
The program takes place at 10:30 a.m. in the Friends Community Room at the library located at 100 Civic Center. For more information, call 949-830-7100, extension 5127.
The Friends of the Mission Viejo Library on Tuesday, Dec. 8 will host a children’s book sale, just in time for holiday shopping.
The sale is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Friends Community Room at the library, 100 Civic Center.
Children’s books, in “gently used” condition will be on sale with prices starting at 50 cents. Many holiday books will also be available. Special recycle book bags will also be on sale for $2 each.
Proceeds from this special holiday sale will be used to purchase new children’s books for the library’s collection.
This year, the Friends of the Mission Viejo Library is contributing $125,000 toward new library materials and has signed on to be the key sponsor of the 2010 Mission Viejo Readers’ Festival.
“You can also buy children’s books year-round in the Friends Bookstore, so give the gift of reading this year while supporting the Friends of the Mission Viejo Library,” said Director of Library Services Valerie Maginnis.
