March 2021 Library News and Events

BURBANK PUBLIC LIBRARY
March 2021
Vol. 25, No. 3
News & Events
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#burbanklibrary submitted by Jane
Mental Health in Uncertain Times is a special event series from Burbank Public Library
in partnership with the Family Service Agency of Burbank.
As part of the series we’re collecting inspirational quotes for a community activity - find details inside

Elizabeth Goldman
Library Services Director
A Note from the Director
This month marks one year of the COVID-19 pandemic and the closure of Burbank’s
libraries and other City facilities. Although all of us have done our best to adapt and
meet the challenges of our times, there is no doubt that the past year has taken a toll
on our health, especially our mental health. As we hopefully emerge from lockdowns
this spring, resume in-person services and see an expansion of our social interactions,
we would all benefit from some time spent checking in on our mental health.
In response to this, we are excited that Burbank Public Library is part of this year’s
Book to Action cohort, a group of libraries from around California who were selected
to participate in activities around themes including mental health. This grant allows us
to offer a series of special programs from March through May, “Mental Health in Uncertain Times.” You can join in
a book club facilitated by licensed therapists at the Family Service Agency of Burbank, learn how mind and body
wellness connect through the practice of yoga, or participate in a community-wide action to identify inspirational
quotes for display on the Chandler Bike Path.
It is one of the Library’s primary goals to build community by bringing people together to discuss challenging issues,
find common ground, and learn about resources available to them. As with so many other organizations, this part of
our mission has been challenged in the past year by the restrictions on our operations. We hope the springtime will
fulfill its promise as a time of rebirth. We look forward to welcoming you back through our doors as soon as possible,
and we hope to you and the larger community as we emerge from our homes and we all work to restore our sense of
normalcy and health.
Elizabeth
Mental Health in Uncertain Times
a special event series from Burbank Public Library
in partnership with the Family Service Agency of Burbank
Our Community Activity
• Submit a favorite inspirational or
motivational quotation through
our Library website
• In mid-April a limited number
of selected quotations will be
posted on the Library website
• In May, during Mental Health
Month, selected entries will be
printed and displayed along the
Chandler Bike Path
Looking Forward
Please save the date for a very
special conversation with
Lori Gottlieb, a psychotherapist,
New York Times bestselling author,
nationally recognized journalist,
and weekly “Dear Therapist”
columnist for The Atlantic.
The online conversation is
scheduled for Wednesday,
May 26 from 6-7:00 pm.
More information and registration
details will be shared soon.

Mental Health in Uncertain Times
a special event series from Burbank Public Library
in partnership with the Family Service Agency of Burbank
Join in a community-wide conversation about mental health centered around the book Maybe You Should
Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb. Our series of programs from March to May will tackle important issues in
the community and encourage civic engagement by promoting reading, community discussions and action.
Our programs will offer opportunities to:
• discuss the book
• learn how mental health and physical health are connected
• learn how to improve your wellness
• participate in a special community activity to inspire others.
Schedule of Upcoming Events
details are on our website burbanklibrary.org/events
March
• Throughout the month, the community is invited to submit inspirational quotes
• Through the Library catalog, books and audiobooks in print and electronic formats
will be available through May
• A limited number of books are freely available at Curbside Pickup
• March 18 - Mental Health: Care & Support - a panel discussion with Family
Service Agency of Burbank
April
• April 8-May 13 - a 6-week clinically guided online book club with a licensed therapist
provided by Family Service Agency of Burbank
• April 13 - Book Discussion facilitated by Library staff
• April 28 - Food and Mood - a webinar led by Shaunte Bas Abi, neuroscience researcher
May
• TBD - Yoga for Mental Health with Burbank Parks and Recreation
• May 15 - Book Discussion facilitated by Library staff
• May 26 - Online program with author, Lori Gottlieb, a psychotherapist, New York
Times bestselling author, nationally recognized journalist, and weekly “Dear Therapist”
columnist for The Atlantic and author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
Lawn signs with selected inspirational/motivational quotes will be displayed along the
Burbank Chandler Bike path during the month of May for Mental Health month.
Together with 110 California libraries, we are participating in Book to Action, a
program of the California Library Association, supported in whole or in part by the
U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library
Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.

Our librarians have put together
these recommendations
to offer support and guidance
as we move forward
Throughout the past year we have all been subject to mental health issues, from
small schedule adjustments to major financial issues, from discouraging days to
dealing with depression, and from minor health issues to significant loss. All under
the umbrella of an unknown, undefined future. It’s no wonder we need help.
Peaceful and Relaxing Music
On CD
• Howling of the Wolf:
Music of the Andes by Runa Pacha
• Pure Meditation
• The Most Relaxing Chamber Music
Album in the World...Ever!
On hoopla
• Classical Music for Relaxation Vol. 1
• Peaceful Piano
• Relax & Meditate
Self-Help: What to Read While
Waiting for COVID to Be Over
• How to be Fine: What We
Learned by Living by the Rules
of 50 Self-Help Books
by Jolenta Greenberg
• Our Better Angels: Seven Simple Virtues
That Will Change Your Life and the World
by Jonathan Reckford
• Radical Compassion: Learning to Love Yourself
and Your World with the Practice of RAIN
by Tara Brach
• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective
People by Stephen R. Covey
• Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes
Feature Films that
Explore Mental Health Issues
• Anomalisa - 2015
(Fergoli Syndrome, depression, animated)
• As Good As It Gets - 1997
(obsessive compulsive disorder)
• Ben is Back - 2018
(substance abuse disorders
• Benny and Joon - 1993
(depression)
• Black Swan - 2010
(anorexia nervosa)
• Charlie Bartlett - 2007
(attention deficit hyperactivity disorder)
• Fight Club - 1999
(dissociative identity disorder)
• Fisher King - 1991
(depression, schizophrenia)
• Good Will Hunting - 1997
(trauma, childhood abuse)
• Girl, Interrupted - 1999
(depression, mental health institutions)
• Jacob’s Ladder - 1990
(PTSD)
• My Name is Bill W - 1989
(alcohol addiction)
• Mysterious Skin - 2005
(childhood sexual abuse)
• Prozac Nation - 2005
(depression)
• Shutter Island - 2010
(bipolar disorder, mental health institutions)
• Speak - 2004
(assault and trauma)
• Still Alice - 2014
(Alzheimer’s)
• Temple Grandin - 2010
(autism)
Books on Grief and Loss
• The Empty Room:
Surviving the Loss of a
Brother or Sister at Any Age
by Elizabeth DeVita-Raeburn
• The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning:
How to Free Yourself and Your Family from
a Lifetime of Clutter
by Margareta Magnusson
• How to Fix a Broken Heart
by Guy Winch
• Making Piece: A Memoir of
Love, Loss, and Pie by Beth M. Howard
• When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
visit burbanklibrary.org/events/mental-health-uncertain-times for complete lists

adults
Mental Health: Care & Support
a panel discussion with Family Service Agency
Our guest panel from Family Service Agency of Burbank will
cover topics from the mental health landscape of Burbank to
the types of services available.
They will also touch on how to destigmatize mental health
and how to encourage people who want help to get help.
Thursday, March 18
6:30 pm
Family Service Agency of Burbank
is a non-profit social service
agency dedicated to providing
quality mental health care for all
and eliminating barriers to care.
getting started with 3D printing
Learn the basics of 3D printing using TinkerCAD, and design a
no-touch tool of your own! This program is for beginners to
3D printing and limited to to participants age 14 and older. No
need to download anything or create an account!
During the Zoom meeting you will learn how:
• 3D printing works at our Spark! Digital Media Lab
• to use the TinkerCAD workplane
• to use fundamental skills to create your
own original design for a no-touch tool
For complete details and to sign up, visit the
event page on our website.
Saturday, March 27, 10:30 am
our monthly programs
english naturally
a conversation group
Want to improve your English conversation skills?
Need to learn more American expressions?
Our English Naturally Conversation Group is now meeting
online! The group meets Wednesdays at 1:30 pm on Zoom.
Sign up on our website event calendar.
Please call 818-238-5577 with any questions.
writer’s workshop
led by The Quill & Pint Writers’ Group
Our monthly workshops are two fun hours of writing
games, writers’ discussions, and brainstorming.
Writers of all experience levels and genres are welcome.
Hosted on the Quill & Pint Facebook page, this program
will go live at 11 am on Saturday, March 27.
online business mentoring
led by SCORE
Small business guidance and education with mentors
from SCORE, who will provide assistance in developing
business plans, identifying seed funding and more. Sign
up for your 1-hour session on our website event calendar.
Available 11 am - 2 pm
Tuesdays & Thursdays in March
Burbank Book Club
Our online book club was formed to connect to the reading community. Over 100 people have joined
and it’s not too late for you to start. Log in to hoopla and download a copy of our March 2021 selection.
“While never minimizing the seriousness of Casey’s personal problems, the book is also funny and
romantic and hard to put down, full of well-observed details of restaurant culture and writer’s
workshops. It’s hard to imagine a reader who wouldn’t root for Casey.”
- Library Journal (starred review)
Sign up for a free account on Goodreads and under the Community tab in the
Groups section, search for Burbank Book Club.
Join in the book discussion on Saturday, March 20 at 2:00 pm.

kids
STORY TIME
elementary book clubs
join with miss jenny and other readers
Read at home - and chat on Zoom!
Check out the book now and start reading. There are unlimited
copies available on hoopla. Signups open on Monday, March 1.
BILINGUAL STORY TIME
on YouTube beginning March 4
English- Spanish English- Armenian
Una hora de cuentos bilingüe
միացեք մեզ առցանց երկլեզու
con cuentos, canciones y rimas
Հեքիաթի Ժամին եվ վայելեք
en inglés y español.
պատմություններ, երգեր, եվ
ոտանավորներ Անգլերենով եվ Հայերենով
...........
MINI STORY TIME
on YouTube
Children age 5 & under and their grownups are invited
to join Miss Ashley for songs, rhymes,
fun books and felt stories.
March 4
...........
WINTER STORY TIME
for preschool kids & their grownups
It’s not to late to sign up for our Winter Story Time session.
Listen, learn, sing, clap, and dance together.
We meet on Zoom each Friday at 10 am through March 12
1st-2nd Grade
4 pm Thursday, March 11
The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors
by Drew Daywalt
music & movement
an online program for preschoolers
and their families
10-10:30 am Saturday, March 20
Join us for a fun introduction to movement, coordination, rhythm,
and dance! We’ll be dancing
together and listening to music
on Zoom.
Signups open on the Monday,
March 1 on our website event
calendar.
burbanklibrary.org/events
3rd-5th Grade
4 pm Thursday, March 25
Mr. Penguin and the Lost Treasure
by Alex T. Smith
you write the story!
a program for kids in grades K-5
4 pm Wednesday, March 10
Do you like to make up stories? Do you like to draw pictures? If so,
you could be an author!
Join Miss Jenny on Zoom to learn about writing a picture book. She
will give you writing tips, and read a story to get you inspired. Then
it’s your turn to write a story! Turn your completed books back into
the Library and we’ll make a short video recording of your new story
to be shared on our YouTube channel.
Sign up for this program on our event calendar. burbanklibrary.org/events (supplies are limited)

teens grades 6-12 teens grades 6-12 teens grades 6-12
dungeons & dragons
Saturday, March 13 & 27
2 pm
Beginners and experienced players welcome!
Signups open on Monday, March 1.
All teen programs are for kids in grades 6-12 only.
teen take-home craft
among us
Friday, March 19
4 pm
ATTENTION CREWMATES
AND IMPOSTORS!
Come play Among Us on Zoom on the third Friday of
each month.
Signups will open on our
website event calendar on
March 1.
Register to get a Zoom
invite and help figure out
who’s sus.
Our teen craft for March is origami, the Japanese art of paper
folding! We’ve put together crafting kits with beautiful origami
paper and instructions included. On March 23 at 4:30 pm
you can attend the live Zoom tutorial and practice making paper
cranes and stars together.
Follow these steps and you will be ready to create:
• Email teenlibrarian@burbankca.gov to reserve your crafting
kit (please tell us your name, grade, and Library pickup
location – Central, Buena Vista, or Northwest)
• We will respond with the Zoom meeting details, and
confirm that your kit is ready to be picked up
• Pick up your kit during Curbside Pickup hours
• Craft together on March 23 with our teen librarian and
your peers!
Crafting kits are available on a first come, first served basis.
For grades 6-12.
Teen Story Time
Did you like story times when you were a kid? Did you enjoy being read to?
Teen Story Time, for kids in grades 6-12, is where you can get comfy, turn off
your mic and camera, sit back and listen to the first chapter of a book (or two).
There will be a random drawing for a prize package each month!
Sign up for the Zoom session on our event calendar. burbanklibrary.org/events
Friday, March 12
4 - 5 pm

LIBRARY PROGRAMS FOR
KIDS • ADULTS • TEENS • ALL AGES
All programs are currently held online.
To participate in any March program, check the event calendar for signups
burbanklibrary.org/events
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Mental Health in
Uncertain Times
- Community Activity
submit an inspirational
quote
March 1-31
SCORE - One-on-One
Business Mentoring
11 am -2 pm
English Naturally -
A Conversation Group
1:30 - 3 pm
English/Armenian
& English/Spanish
Bilingual Storytime
available on YouTube
Mini Story Time with
Miss Ashley
available on YouTube
SCORE - One-on-One
Business Mentoring
11 am -2 pm
Winter Story Time
10 -10:30 am
This calendar is accurate as of the date of
publication. Some programs require registration.
Please check for current information
at burbanklibrary.org/events.
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SCORE - One-on-One
Business Mentoring
11 am -2 pm
English Naturally -
A Conversation Group
1:30 - 3 pm
You Write the Story!
- for grades K –5
4 pm
SCORE - One-on-One
Business Mentoring
11 am -2 pm
1st - 2nd Grade
Book Club
4 pm
Winter Story Time
10 -10:30 am
Teen Story Time
4 pm
Teens Gaming:
Dungeons & Dragons
- for grades 6 -12
2 - 4 pm
Board of Library
Trustees Meeting
5:30 pm
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SCORE - One-on-One
Business Mentoring
11 am -2 pm
English Naturally -
A Conversation Group
1:30 - 3 pm
SCORE - One-on-One
Business Mentoring
11 am -2 pm
Mental Health in
Uncertain Times
- Panel Discussion with
Family Service Agency
of Burbank
6:30 pm
Teen Gaming:
Among Us
- for grades 6 –12
4 pm
Music & Movement
10 am
Burbank Book Club
- Discussion
2 pm
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SCORE - One-on-One
Business Mentoring
11 am -2 pm
English Naturally -
A Conversation Group
1:30 - 3 pm
SCORE - One-on-One
Business Mentoring
11 am -2 pm
Getting Started with
3D Printing
10:30 am
Teen Take Home Craft
- for grades 6 -12
4:30 pm
3rd -5th Grade
Book Club
4 - 5 pm
Writer’s Workshop
11 am - 1 pm
Teens Gaming:
Dungeons & Dragons
- for grades 6 -12
2 - 4 pm
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SCORE - One-on-One
Business Mentoring
11 am -2 pm
English Naturally -
A Conversation Group
1:30 - 3 pm
Mental Health in Uncertain Times
a March - May special event series from Burbank Public Library
in partnership with the Family Service Agency of Burbank