The Book Club of Washington is conducting a free workshop for book collectors in the lower level meeting room at the Green Lake Branch Library (7364 E Green Lake Dr N) on Saturday, March 24, 2012, 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Doors will open between 9:30 a.m. and 9:45 a.m.

Pamela Harer of the Book Club of Washington sent the following list of questions that the workshop will address:

Question #1: I have a book that is very important to me but it is in pretty bad condition. Should I have it repaired?  Should I have a box made for it?  Should I throw it away and buy another copy that is in better condition? Learn your options from other collectors and a professional book restorer.

Question #2: I am building a book collection and want to keep track of its contents on my computer but I am not all that computer savvy.  Is there a database program that is simple, searchable and flexible? How about BOOKcat? Learn from other collectors who have wrestled with this problem. Why is it so important to keep records anyway?

Question #3: I have 300 books on one subject and my children are not interested in either the subject or the books.  Should I try to sell them myself individually on eBay? Sell as a collection? Should I take them to a bookseller to sell them on consignment? What terms should I expect?  What about sending them to an auction house?  How much input should I expect to have in how the books are listed? Maybe I shouldn’t sell them at all but give them away to an institutional library that will make them available for research by other collectors? If I decide to do that how do I find the best place and will that place take them? And use them?

There will be several experts at the event. Will Larson will discuss paper, water damage, worms, foxing, archival materials, stains, leather, vellum and problems that can’t be cured but can possibly be ameliorated.

Carolina Veenstra, a professional restorer, bookbinder and box maker will help attendees decide what to fix, what to box and what to ignore.

Pamela Harer will talk about electronic record keeping and Sandra Kroupa will explain how OCLC works and will talk about agreements with institutions. Ben Harer, who has both bought and sold at auctions, will discuss his experiences with major auction houses such as Christie’s and Sotheby’s.

Taylor Bowie will discuss the terms you should negotiate with a bookseller before consigning to one. He will also help Pamela examine over twenty copies of “Green Eggs and Ham” to consider their comparative values.

More from Pamela Harer:

Do not bring any of your books.  We will not be evaluating books.

This is not a workshop for beginners who are deciding whether to collect books or what kinds of books to collect. Pitfalls and practicalities, dangers and pleasures will not be discussed. We will be scheduling another workshop to address those issues later in the year nearer the time of Seattle’s Antiquarian Book Fair in October.

©Amy Duncan for My Green Lake | Seattle's Green Lake Blog, 2012.

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Dr. Elise Hansen of Lifestyle Chiropractic is offering a free event at the Green Lake Library (7364 E Green Lake Dr N) next Tuesday (January 17, 2012) at 6:30 p.m.

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Update, Jan. 23: The Jan. 18 meeting has been rescheduled to Saturday, Jan. 28, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., at the Northeast Branch (6801 35th Ave NE).

Green Lake Branch Library

From Seattle Public Library:

Do you check out books or DVDs from the Library? Do you come to the Library for story time, to use a free computer or listen to an author? Or do you come for homework help for students, Internet access, research, community events, job search activities, or online learning?

The Seattle Public Library needs to hear from you! The Library wants your input on priorities for improvement in four essential areas:  hours, books and materials, computers and online services, and maintenance. Strategies for stabilizing Library funding will also be discussed.

Please join us for these important community meetings. For more information, visit www.spl.org and select “Libraries for All: A Plan for the Present, A Foundation for the Future,” or call 206-386-4636.

The community meetings are scheduled as follows:

• 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 7, Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., Microsoft Auditorium (206-386-4636)
• Noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, Beacon Hill Branch, 2821 Beacon Ave. S. (206-684-4711)
• 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18, Ballard Branch, 5614 22^nd Ave. N.W. (206-684-4089).

If you cannot attend a meeting, please visit us online to share your feedback at www.spl.org.  Your input is very important. For more information call 206-386-4636.

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Cate Weisweaver, a loan originator with Salmon Bay Community Lending, and Tyler Mckenzie, Managing Broker at Windermere Real Estate Company, are offering a free seminar for home buyers, Dwell On This, at the Green Lake Library (7364 E Green Lake Dr N) this Saturday (Dec. 10, 2011), 11:15 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Cate and Tyler promise a no-sales learning environment that will provide information that helps take the intimidation out of the process of home ownership.

Space is limited. You can reserve your seat by contacting Cate at (206) 963-5526 or cate [at] salmonbaylending.com.

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The event will include crafts, puppets and folk dancing.

No registration is required. For more information, call the Green Lake Library at 206-684-7547 or ask a librarian.

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Kat is a student in the University of Washington Department of Communication News Laboratory, an advanced reporting class in which students produce news stories and packages for local neighborhood and ethnic newspapers and online sites.

Stafford Smith of the Vedanta Society of Western Washington wants people to walk away from the society’s philosophical dialogues with more questions.

The society’s three-part miniseries being held at the Green Lake Branch Library (7364 E Green Lake Dr N) is meant to stimulate discussion about why people work.

“This isn’t just a passive sit-there-and-be-lectured-at experience,” said Smith, the society’s Chairman of the Board of Directors. “It’s really a participatory program: What we’re really shooting for is to get people involved in the discussion.”

Vedanta, a philosophy that is a part of Hinduism, teaches that all that exists is divine — the ultimate goal in life is to inherent one’s innate divinity. The Vedanta Society of Western Washington was founded in 1938 by Swami Vividishananda, and is considered a fully accredited branch of the Ramakrishna Order of India.

Smith said the society decided to focus on the topic of work because of the volatile job market.

“The impulse is that it’s probably a transitional time, and that people have questions,” said Smith. “We want to give a forum to think about those questions for [people] to try out their ideas.”

The first session, on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011 was specifically about work, duty and karma. It started with an hour introduction, followed by two hours of dialogue.

“The discussion helps me understand my role in the sense of, ‘What’s my purpose?’” said Aarti Sankrithi, who attended the first dialogue. “When I listen to other people, it triggers my thoughts of what I am.”

Aarti Sankrithi and her husband listen to other participants speak.

Sankrithi, who, along with her husband and about 60 to 80 other people, attends the society’s weekly Sunday services, which are held in the order’s Capitol Hill chapel. She moved to Seattle from the Chicago area a year ago and wanted to continue her practice, so she joined the Vedanta Society – a lucky find, as it’s only one of 17 centers in North America.

The organization also has other activities, including devotional singing, spiritual guidance and monthly, day-long retreat programs. It’s currently headed by Swami Bhaskarananda, who came to the Western Washington order in 1974 when Swami Vividishananda needed assistance.

The next two dialogues will be held at the Green Lake Library from 1:30-4 p.m. today (Saturday, Nov. 26) and on Saturday, Dec. 31. These two sessions will center on the topics of who’s helped by work, as well as the ideas of freedom and bondage, respectively.

The group will continue hosting monthly events at the Green Lake Library on the last Saturday of each month through 2012. Topics will be announced on meetup.com and on the Vedanta Society’s website.

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The “Bikes for Books” reading program is still underway at the Green Lake Branch Library (7364 E Green Lake Dr N).

Children in first through third grades have been reading books all fall for a chance to win a bike, helmet and lock.

Participants can enter their names into a drawing one time for every ten books that they have read between Monday, October 3 and Saturday, December 3, 2011. Each entry requires a short oral book report to to a librarian on one book. One girl and one boy will win.

A prize drawing will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, December 5 at the Green Lake Library. Winners must be present to win.

“So far only a few entries have trickled in,” Children’s Librarian Joanna Trefethen reports, adding that those kids that do get entries in will have a great chance to win.

“Bikes for Books” is funded by the Green Lake Masonic Lodge #149. For more information about the contest, contact Joanna Trefethen at (206) 684-7547 or joanna.trefethen [at] spl.org.

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Early enrollment events are planned for several Seattle locations, including Green Lake. The full list is available on this PDF.

The Green Lake early enrollment event will be at the Green Lake Branch Library (7364 E Green Lake Dr N) on Monday, October 24, 2011, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.

The following documentation is required for enrollment:

• Certificate of Immunization Status (CIS) [PDF]
• Photo ID of the parent/guardian registering the student
• Two address verification documents: Examples include current (dated within the past 60 days) telephone, utility, or cable bills; mortgage information; insurance docs; or documents from public agencies such as Courts or DSHS. Residential Leases are accepted if the start date of the lease is less than 60 days old
• A birth certificate, or a similar document such as a passport, which shows that the child will be 5 years old by August 31.

Admission forms are available online [PDF] and will also be provided at the event.

Students enrolling in Seattle Public Schools are assigned to an attendance area school according to home address. Families can use an address look-up tool to find their attendance area school.

In addition to the kindergarten enrollment nights, families may also enroll online at seattleschools.org.

For additional information, call the Seattle Public Schools Service Center at (206) 252-0760.

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Zen Buddhist Monk Rev Master Basil Singer is giving a talk on Tuesday November 1, 2011, 6:00 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. at the Green Lake Branch Library (7364 E Green Lake Dr N).

The talk will be on the Buddha’s enlightenment, the beginning of a religion, and how we can do what the Buddha did.

The North Cascades Buddhist Priory’s Seattle Meditation Group is putting on the event. It is not sponsored by the Seattle Public Library.

For more information, contact Geoff at  (360) 556-1093 or portybeach [at] hotmail.com.

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Baby Time is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 17, 2011 at 6:30 p.m.:

Learn fun ways to increase the pre-literacy skills of your baby (0 – 12 months) as you enjoy books, music, tummy tickles and meeting other parents and their babies.

Family Story Time will be on Wednesdays, Oct. 12, 19 and 26, 2011 at 11:15 a.m.:

It is story time at the Green Lake Branch! Bring your preschoolers and toddlers to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun with our children’s librarian.

For more information, contact Joanna Trefethen, Children’s Librarian at the Green Lake Branch Library, at (206) 684-7547 or joanna.trefethen [at] spl.org.

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