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The Good Long Road | Commentary by Jennifer Fischer
| Saturday, Apr 12, 2014

JenniferFischerApril 14 through 18 is National Library Week, and it’s the perfect time to highlight all of the wonderful libraries we have in the Santa Clarita Valley and the activities they offer.

As a parent on a tight budget, I love getting books and movies at the library for our family to enjoy and benefiting from the various free activities the libraries offer.

In the SCV, we benefit from two library systems. There are the city of Santa Clarita libraries – the Canyon Country Joann Darcy Library on Soledad Canyon Road, the Old Town Newhall Library on Main Street, and the Main Branch/Valencia Library on Valencia Boulevard. The other library system in the SCV is the county of Los Angeles Library, including the Castaic Public Library on Sloan Canyon Road (behind the Walgreens just off the 5 Freeway near Lake Hughes Road), the Stevenson Ranch Express Library located near Dr. Richard Rioux Memorial Park off of Faulkner Drive, and the SCV Bookmobile, which parks at the Castaic Sports Complex on Mondays, Val Verde Park on Wednesdays and West Creek Park on Thursdays.

libraryeventsSpecial activities taking place during National Library Week include:

 

Teen Movie Night at Canyon Country Library

Monday, April 14, 4-6 p.m.

 

Taming Your Temper Parenting Session at Valencia Library

Monday, April 14, 6:30-8 p.m.

 

Video Gaming at the Newhall Library

Tuesday, April 15, 3:30-5 p.m.

and Thursday, April 17, 3:30-5 p.m.

 

Movie Madness for Teens and Tweens at the Newhall Library

Wednesday, April 16, 3:30-6 p.m.

 

Active Parenting of Teens at the Valencia Library

Wednesday, April 16, 6:30-8 p.m.

 

Read to Dogs event for School-Aged Kids at the Canyon Country Library

Thursday, April 17, 3:30-4:30 p.m.

 

Old Town All-Stars (Teen Group to Discuss Issues)

Thursday, April 17, 4-5 p.m.

 

Old Town Writers (Writing Group)

Thursday, April 17, 4-6 p.m.

 

An Evening with Best Selling Author Alan Brennert at the Canyon Country Library

Thursday, April 17, 7-8 p.m.

 

Dad ’n’ Me Storytime at the Valencia Library

Saturday, April 19, 10:30-11:45 a.m.

 

Cowboy Cooking at the Newhall Library

Saturday, April 19, 11 a.m.-12 Noon

 

Movie Meets and Family Fun (Free Movie and Snack) at the Valencia Library

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939 Version)

Saturday, April 19, 12:05-2:05 p.m.

 

Bilingual Storytime at the Newhall Library

Saturday, April 19, 12:30-1:30 p.m.

 

Lego Club for Families at the Canyon Country Library

Saturday, April 19, 1-3 p.m.

 

Read to Dogs at the Newhall Library

Saturday, April 19, 1:30-2:45 p.m.

 

For a full listing of story time activities, homework help and other ongoing activities, visit the Santa Clarita Library website and click on events.

And please consider supporting our wonderful libraries during National Library Week.

 

 

 

Jennifer Fischer is co-founder of the SCV Film Festival, a mom of two, an independent filmmaker and owner of Think Ten Media Group, whose Generation Arts division offers programs for SCV youth. She writes about her parenting journey on her blog, The Good Long Road. Her commentary is published Saturdays on SCVNews.com.

 

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