CLOCKWISE FROM RIGHT, Aliso School kindergarten teacher Gretchen Esparanza helps two students pick out books.
A sampling of the reading list from the Coastal View News- Carpinteria Library book club.
Sometimes it is difficult to choose which book to bring home. About half of the library’s space is dedicated to its children’s section.
Developing the love of reading begins at an early age. Field trips to the local library are an important part of the curriculum of Carpinteria schools.
what books convert non-readers into readers? For kids, “Harry Potter.” also “a Series of Unfortunate Events” by Lemony Snicket, and R. L. Stine’s “Goose- bumps.” For middle schoolers, graphic novels—comic books in paperback format—are popular. They appeal to adults too.
is there impact from oprah or the santa barbara reads program? absolutely. oprah and other talk shows generate interest in books. Three people in a row will come and ask for a book that’s twenty years old, and I’ll know somebody’s talking about that book. The current selection for Santa Barbara Reads is “Ethics for a new Millennium,” by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
how do your finances work? as a branch of the Santa Barbara Public Library System, most of our funding comes from the county, with additional funds from the City of Carpinteria—$8,000 this year—and the Friends of the Carpinteria Library. Expenses are book purchases, salaries, maintenance, subscriptions, book
processing...Matt Roberts [from the City of Carpinteria] looks after the building and was inspired to plant a rose garden. Everyone loves it.
what’s the most satisfying part of your job? anytime I can help people find what they’re looking for. When people ask interesting ques- tions out of curiosity or for research purposes, I learn a lot. Carpinterians research everything: medical, legal, home and car repair, Feng Shui. once someone wanted to know how to start his own country.
what’s your vision for the library? although many people love it just as it is—quaint and intimate—ever since I came, the cry has been that the library is too small and expand the library to meet the needs of Carpinteria! That’s a vision of many—not just me. I hope the city’s permanent plans for the Cavalli building next door will include the library.
what would you like to say to readers? Come; get to know your library. ask questions. Talk to your local librarian, find out what’s cookin’, what’s good, what’s new, and let us know how we can serve you better. ¢
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