LBPL CONNECT
We're launching another block of exciting, in-person programming designed to introduce participants (ages 12+) to a wide array of creative interests within the fields of science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM). Watercolor and spray painting are just a couple of the topics that we'll explore during CurioCity. The series kicks off on Saturday, March 5 at 2PM and will continue weekly:
 
Tuesdays @ Michelle Obama - 4:30PM
Thursdays @ El Dorado - 3:30PM
Saturdays @ BJK Main - 2PM
More event details available on our website.
 
Special Guest Event
The Creative Mind Frame w/ Gary Musgrave
Sat. 3/12 @ 2 PM
Billie Jean King Main Library
 
In this workshop, Gary Musgrave, an illustrator and lecturer at Cal State Long Beach, will highlight the practices and techniques that help him create his art. Gary will guide students to create their own unique, reproducible zine using a variety of materials.
CAREER FAIR FOR TEENS

The Los Altos Neighborhood Library is hosting Student Career Fairs for teens ages 13-18:
 
March 12 @12PM and 1PM
March 19 @12PM and 1PM
 
On March 26 @12PM, join us at Los Altos for a special career workshop where participants will hear the details of our guest presenter's career journey and have a chance to ask questions about volunteer, internship, and employment opportunities. Registration required.
FREE COMPUTER CLASSES
Looking to brush up your computer skills? Long Beach City College is offering free, noncredit beginning computer literacy classes at the Michelle Obama Library this spring:
 
Computer Keyboarding
Runs from 3/7/22 to 5/14/22
Thursdays, 4:30 - 6:35PM
 
Intro to MS Word
Runs from 3/7/22 to 5/7/22
Tuesdays, 4:30 - 6:35PM
To register, call 562-938-3037 or visit LBCC.edu/adult-education
LEARNING EXPRESS

Take your job search to the next level! Join us on March 2 at 12PM for a virtual introduction to the LearningExpress Job & Career Accelerator. Experts from LearningExpress will be on hand to demonstrate features like resume and cover letter builders, job and internship searching features, interview prep, and more. This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.
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WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH TITLES
ADULT NONFICTION
Becoming - Michelle Obama
Educated: A Memoir - Tara Westover
We Should All Be Feminists - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
My Beloved World - Sonia Sotomayor
Shrill: Notes From a Loud Woman - Lindy West

EARLY LITERACY NONFICTION
Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice - Grimes, Nikki Grimes
Shaking Things Up : 14 Young Women Who Changed the World - Susan Hood
She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World (series) - Chelsea Clinton

TEENS FICTION
Asking For It - Louise Oneill
A Fierce and Subtle Poison - Samantha Mabry  
Bruised - Tanya Boteju  
Moxie - Jennifer Mathieu
Six Angry Girls - Adrienne Kisner
EN ESPAÑOL
Feminismo para mentes inquietas - Alexandra Black
Esperanza Renace - Pam Munoz Ryan 
25 mujeres que dieron batalla - Jill Sherman
Areli es una dreamer: una historia real - Arelia Morales
Mujeres en el deporte: 50 valientes atletas que jugaron para ganar -Rachel Ignotofsky

ELEMENTARY FICTION
Show Me A Sign - Ann Clare LeZotte
Prairie Lotus - Linda Sue Park 
Echo Mountain - Lauren Wolk
The Thing About Jellyfish - Ali Benjamin 
Penny From Heaven - Jennifer Holm  

TEENS NONFICTION
History vs. Women: the Defiant Lives That They Don’t Want You to Know - Anita Sarkeesian
If I Go Missing - Brianna Jonnie
#NotYouPrincess: Voices of Native American Women - Charleyboy, Lisa and Mary Beth Leatherdale
Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World - Penelope Bagieu
Check out more titles for kids, teens, and adults for great reading all month long!
ZIP BOOKS RETURN!

We're excited to announce that the Zip Books program is back! With Zip Books, eligible LBPL patrons can request books or audiobooks that are aren’t already in our collection. If the requested title is available from Amazon, we’ll order it for you, have it shipped to your home, and you can keep it for as long as you want. Once you’re done reading or listening to your book, return it to any LBPL branch and request another!
CENTER FOR ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGY (CAT) SPOTLIGHT:
ACCESSIBLE COMPUTER WORKSTATIONS

This month’s highlight from the CAT @ BJK Main is our accessible computer workstations! Our six computer workstations contain the following features: 
 
• Adjustable workstations: with the push of a button, patrons can modify the desk’s height to reach individual preferences. These are a great fit for patrons who utilize wheelchairs or other mobility aids.
 
• Touchscreen monitors: Facilitates accessibility for patrons that have difficulty using a keyboard or mouse. 
 
• Specialized large print keyboards: Patrons with visual difficulties can use the CAT’s large print keyboards for a better typing experience.  
 
Additionally, patrons can access other accessibility tools like adaptive software apps and assistive hardware when using the center’s computers - you can access a list of adaptive software here.
 
For more information, pay a visit to the CAT @ BJK Main library! 
BAY SHORE HISTORY

The 1920s saw a tremendous boom in construction throughout Long Beach, not the least of which in the beachy eastside neighborhoods of Belmont Shore and Naples, where developers hyped the area as the “greatest project in the city’s history.” In September 1929, as the community grew, the first Bay Shore Library opened in a room of a store building...
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