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      <title>Escondido Library Literacy Services Presents Playing It Strong! Literature Alive</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Escondido, CA- Literacy and Lifelong Learning’s Families for Literacy (FFL) will host a summer program, Playing It Strong! Literature Alive, for families enrolled in Literacy Services. Parents and their 3rd to 6th graders will attend a total of eight meetings. In these meetings families will expand their knowledge about theater and playwriting, as they learn about scripts, skits, and plays. Brenda Townsend, from The Patio Playhouse, will facilitate the scriptwriting process including fun and interactive theater activities with the families. This program will take place every Tuesday and Thursday 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM from July 9, 2013 to August 1, 2013. It will be held in the Turrentine Room, located on the second floor of Escondido Public Library, and presented by Literacy Services. Literature Alive is a continuation of FFL’s Playing It Strong! program. 
 
This program was funded in part by the New Wisdom Foundation. Please contact Literacy Department Specialist, Veronica Botello, at... <a href='http://library.escondido.org/escondido-library-literacy-services-presents-playing-it-strong-literature-alive.aspx'></a><div class='excerptspacer'>&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Bilingual Book Discussion Group Meets at Escondido Library</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Escondido, CA - Rincón Literario (The Literary Corner), Escondido Public Library’s bilingual book discussion group, will meet on Saturday, June 29th from 3:30 – 4:45 PM in the Library’s Board Room. Author and journalist, Miriam Ruvinskis, will lead the discussion in both English and Spanish.
In La distancia entre nosotros / The Distance Between Us the author, Reyna Grande, skillfully depicts another side of the immigrant experience—the hardships and heartbreaks of the children who are left behind.  Through her brutally honest firsthand account of growing up in Mexico without her parents, Grande sheds light on the often overlooked consequence of immigration—the disintegration of a family. 
“I encourage you to read this poignant memoir” said Adult Services Librarian Paul Crouthamel. “When you discuss a great book with others who have read it, you can share your perspectives and learn how other people might have interpreted the story differently.  The discussions are a perfect way to... <a href='http://library.escondido.org/bilingual-book-discussion-group-meets-at-escondido-library.aspx'></a><div class='excerptspacer'>&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 21:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Clear Fines and Help the Hungry at Escondido Public Library</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Escondido, CA – Escondido Public Library will be running a Summer Food for Fines Program from July 1st.—July 31st.  This program will be run in conjunction with the Library’s Summer Reading Club, “Reading is So Delicious,” Food Drive to help libraries across California in collecting 10,000 lbs. of food for those in need. Patrons will be able to clear up to $20.00 in fines per card by bringing in nutritious, non-perishable food such as canned vegetables, tuna, and dried pasta. Each item will count for $1.00 worth of fines. Expensive items, such as canned hams and powdered infant formula, will count for $5.00 worth of fines. Food may not be used to pay off collection accounts, fees, or damaged materials’ charges.
All food will be donated to Interfaith Community Services in Escondido. Interfaith distributes food to needy families facing dire circumstances throughout the North County area. Richard Batt, Executive Director of Interfaith Community Services states, “…In our latest reports... <a href='http://library.escondido.org/clear-fines-and-help-the-hungry.aspx'></a><div class='excerptspacer'>&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 20:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Escondido Library Offers Summer Reading Club for Adults</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Escondido, CA – Summer reading clubs are for all ages to enjoy. In addition to offering summer reading clubs for children and teens, the Escondido Public Library is hosting a Summer Reading Club especially for adults with the theme, Reading is So Delicious. The club runs from June 17 to August 3, 2013. Starting June 17th, adults can participate by visiting the Library in person or by registering via the Library’s web site http://library.escondido.org/adultSRC. Registration runs through July 20, 2013.
Adults who register are encouraged to share reading recommendations with others by submitting brief book reviews. Each week one review will be selected in a drawing for a prize. The Library’s web page will feature a number of selected reviews.
Kelley Aderholt, the 2012 Club’s Grand Prize Winner, looks forward to 2013: “It was fun.  I always get my kids to do the Summer Reading Club, and when they saw that there was one for adults, I knew I should join, too.  I never expected I’d be the... <a href='http://library.escondido.org/escondido-library-offers-summer-reading-club-for-adults.aspx'></a><div class='excerptspacer'>&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 17:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Escondido Public Library’s Summer Reading Club</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Escondido, CA – This summer, prepare to savor some tasty reads with your little one at Escondido Public Library’s Baby Summer Reading Club. This year’s Summer Reading Club theme is Reading is So Delicious, and runs from June 17 – August 3, 2013. Parents and caregivers of children, ages 0-2, may sign up to participate by registering in person at the Children’s Room Information Desk starting Monday, June 17th. The last day to register for the Baby Summer Reading Club is Saturday, July 20th.
Throughout the summer, parents and caregivers are encouraged to participate in activities with their child that include reading books, singing songs, and, attending story time events at the Library. Beginning June 19th, weekly baby story times will be held on Wednesdays at 11:00 A.M. in the Children’s Room. Suggested activities and more are listed on the Reading Log provided at sign-up. Completing at least 7 out of 10 activities earns a free book. The Baby Summer Reading Club fosters the six early... <a href='http://library.escondido.org/escondido-public-library’s-summer-reading-club.aspx'></a><div class='excerptspacer'>&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 18:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Bite Into a Good Book @ Escondido Public Library</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Escondido Public Library is offering its annual Kids’ Summer Reading Club from June 17 to August 3, 2013. This year’s theme is “Reading is So Delicious” for all children who are Pre-Kindergarten to those entering 6th grade in the fall are eligible to join the Club by visiting the Library web site to sign up starting on June 17. The last day to register is July 20, 2013.
The following free weekly events will be held in the Library’s Turrentine Room with crafts on Tuesday and kids programs on Thursday.
Craft Events at 2 PM Every Tuesday

June 18     Paleontology Pasta
June  25    Spaghetti Painting 
July 9        Bean Mandala
July 16       Candy Sushi
July 23       Pancake Toy
July 30       Food Groups Mobile

Special Events Every Thursday

June 20 at 2 PM Animal Magic with John Abrams
June 27at 1:30 PM Magic for Life with Dana Law
July 11 at 2 PM Book Time with Ronald McDonald
July 18at 2 PM Safari Cartoon Class with Dave Boatman
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Friends of the Escondido Public Library Half-Price Sale May 28 – June 1, 2013</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Friends of the Escondido Public Library will hold a 50% Off Everything Salestarting on Tuesday, May 28 thru Saturday, June 1, 2013. The sale will take place in the Friends Book Shop inside the Escondido Public Library, 239 South Kalmia Street in downtown Escondido.
Friends Book Shop hours are 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday and 10 AM – 6 PM on Tuesday and Thursday.  Favorite non-fiction subjects including history, biography, health, cooking, gardening, diet and exercise, travel, psychology, foreign languages, parenting, and more will be abundantly available.  Collectors, classics and children’s books will also be on sale. Hardcover and paperback fiction books, audio books, VHS tapes, CDs and DVDs will also be 50% off the marked price.
Cash only, 25¢ minimum.
All proceeds from the Friends of the Library sale directly support the library’s circulating book and media collections and programs for children, teens, and adults.
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 15:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Bilingual Book Discussion Group at Escondido Library</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Escondido, CA - Rincón Literario (The Literary Corner), Escondido Public Library’s bilingual book discussion group, will meet on Saturday, May 25th from 3:30 – 4:45 PM in the Library’s Board Room. Author and journalist, Miriam Ruvinskis, will lead the discussion in both English and Spanish.
La cupula / Under the Dome, a thriller by Stephen King is the selected book for May’s discussion.  On an entirely normal, beautiful fall day in Maine, a small town is suddenly and inexplicably sealed off from the rest of the world by an invisible force field.  Planes crash into it and fall from the sky in flaming wreckage and cars explode on impact.  Families are separated and panic mounts.  No one can fathom what the barrier is, where it came from, and when – or if – it will go away.
“I encourage you to read this exciting book” said Adult Services Librarian Paul Crouthamel. “When you discuss a great book with others who have read it, you can share your perspectives and learn how other people... <a href='http://library.escondido.org/bilingual-book-discussion-group-at-escondido-library.aspx'></a><div class='excerptspacer'>&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 21:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Share your vision of the Escondido Public Library's Future</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Escondido Public Library invites the community to help develop a dynamic new vision for the Library’s future by attending public meetings on April 27, 30, and May 1.
Escondido Public Library has been a vital part of the community’s educational, cultural, and economic development for more than a century. The current library building, located downtown, can no longer accommodate the materials, services, and technology to support the community’s 21st century needs. Studies over the past five years have confirmed the need for an expanded library and City Council recently approved the initiation of a conceptual design study to reorganize the current building and add a new state-of-the-art wing.
Broad-based community input and ideas will be essential to making the project a success. Community members are invited to participate in any or all of the following opportunities to learn about the library conceptual design project and provide input. Community Meetings will be held on the... <a href='http://library.escondido.org/share-your-vision-of-the-escondido-public-librarys-future.aspx'></a><div class='excerptspacer'>&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Literacy and Lifelong Learning’s Families for Literacy (FFL) Spring Program: Playing It Strong! Goes Into The Wild!</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Literacy and Lifelong Learning’s FFL will host a spring program, Playing It Strong! Goes Into the Wild! This program is from 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM on Thursdays, April 25th, May 2nd; and 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM on Saturday, May 4, 2013. Playing It Strong! Goes into the Wild!  is a continuation of FFL’s winter program, where families and their children in grades 3rd to 6th identified  their talents and strengths. Now, children will be connecting their knowledge from the 1st module of Playing It Strong!, while learning about animals.
Parents and their 3rd to 6th graders will attend three meetings. In the first two meetings they will learn about animal traits and characteristics. Through interactive activities they will learn that like humans, animals have traits and characteristics that make them unique. Children will also do a special project on an animal they think most resembles their own personality and talents. The third meeting will be a field trip to the Safari Park for the families that... <a href='http://library.escondido.org/literacy-and-lifelong-learning’s-families-for-literacy-ffl-spring-program-playing-it-strong-goes-into-the-wild.aspx'></a><div class='excerptspacer'>&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 23:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Escondido Library’s Bilingual Book Discussion Group Meets April 27th</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Rincón Literario (The Literary Corner), Escondido Public Library’s bilingual book discussion group, will meet on Saturday, April 27th from 3:30 – 4:45 PM in the library’s Board Room. The Escondido Public Library is located in downtown Escondido at 239 South Kalmia Street.“La breve y maravillosa vida de Oscar Wao” / “Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao” by Junot Diaz is the selected book for this month.  Things have never been easy for Oscar, a sweet but disastrously overweight, lovesick Dominican ghetto nerd who dreams of becoming the Dominican J.R.R. Tolkien and of finding love.  But he may never get what he wants, thanks to the fuku – the curse that has haunted his family for generations, dooming them to prison, torture, tragic accidents, and, above all, ill-starred love.  Oscar, still waiting for his first kiss, is just its most recent victim. We are immersed in the tumultuous life of Oscar and his family history, rendered with genuine warmth and humor, and insight into the... <a href='http://library.escondido.org/bilingual-book-april-27th.aspx'></a><div class='excerptspacer'>&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 18:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>World Book Night Celebration at Escondido Public Library</title>
      <description><![CDATA[25,000 volunteers from Berkeley to Boston and Sitka to Sarasota will give away half a million free books in more than 6,000 towns and cities across the country through the World Book Night U.S. program. The Escondido Public Library will once again serve as a location for registered givers to pick up their book orders during the World Book Night Celebration on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 from 6:30 – 7:30 PM in the Turrentine Room. Those interested in participating in the future are encouraged to attend this celebration to learn more about the program and how to sign up for updates on World Book Night 2014.
World Book Night U.S. is an ambitious campaign to give thousands of free, specially printed paperbacks to light or nonreaders across America on one day. Volunteer book lovers help promote reading by going out into their communities and sharing free copies of books they love. The mission of World Book Night is to seek out those without the means or access to printed books. For more... <a href='http://library.escondido.org/world-book-night-2013.aspx'></a><div class='excerptspacer'>&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 23:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Escondido Public Library teams up with Foli to offer digital magazines</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Escondido Public Library is offering iPad users the ability to read a collection of digital magazines for free when they use the Foli app. Foli uses patented geolocation technology to deliver digital content to consumers in specific locations and the Escondido Public Library is proud to be the first location in San Diego County to sign up for this exciting new service.
Owners of iPads can download the free app on their next visit to the library. Foli is currently working with top magazine publishers and is available at a growing number of locations in the U.S., including airports, hotels, coffee shops, salons, and spas.
For more information, see the Foli website: http://getfoli.com or contact the library’s Digital Services Manager, Donna Feddern at: dfeddern@escondido.org or 760-839-4624. <a href='http://library.escondido.org/escondido-public-library-teams-up-with-foli-to-offer-digital-magazines.aspx'></a><div class='excerptspacer'>&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 21:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Celebrate National Library Week April 13-20, 2013 with Escondido Public Library</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Escondido Public Library &amp; Technology Center celebrates National Library Week, April 13-20, inviting all ages to use and enjoy free programs and services available on-site and online. The library supports lifelong learning through books, media, downloadable E-Books, and online resources as well as in-library computer access, Wi-Fi, and a business center. Escondido Public Library offers free programs for children, teens, and adults ranging from cultural and literary events to vital educational opportunities. The Library continues to be a place for study, research, and improve literacy. Known traditionally for helping students and researchers, Escondido Library is widely recognized as an innovator - promoting entrepreneurship, career development and public content creation. Escondido Public Library serves as a community hub, helping individuals and families connect and discover their world.
Festivities begin with a National Library Week proclamation by Mayor Sam Abed at the City... <a href='http://library.escondido.org/national-library-week-2013.aspx'></a><div class='excerptspacer'>&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Josiah: Musical Storyteller and Artist Lecturer At Escondido Public Library</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Literacy and Lifelong Learning and Youth Services present the very talented Josiah and his Nature-Focus Program, targeted for school age children. In his Nature-Focus Program, Josiah demonstrates the beauty and wonders of nature with storytelling and interactive discussion and movements. Children are encouraged to actively participate in these rhythmic self-expressing exercises, while learning sounds and becoming educated in the changes of nature and the world around us. This family event will be held at the Escondido Public Library during National Library Week from 3:30PM – 4:30PM on Thursday, April 18th.
For the last 15 years, Josiah has been performing for schools, from pre-school to college level, at all types of organizations.He is a professional singer, songwriter and guitarist, and is accomplished on the piano, drum, native flute, and assorted percussion instruments.
This event is free to the public. For further information please contact Literacy Department Specialist,... <a href='http://library.escondido.org/josiah-musical-storyteller-and-artist-lecturer-at-escondido-public-library.aspx'></a><div class='excerptspacer'>&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The Escondido Public Library’s 2nd Saturday Concert Series presents Virtual Strangers</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Virtual Strangers will be playing at the Escondido Public Library on Saturday April 13th, 2013 at 3:00 PM in the Turrentine Room of the Escondido Public Library. Virtual Strangers is a highly talented and energetic bluegrass band whose sound is a mixture of traditional bluegrass influenced by Ralph Stanley, Earl Monroe, and Flatt and Scruggs with more progressive material from Blue Highway, Lonesome River Band and some Del McCoury. A four piece band consisting of a banjo, a guitar, a mandolin, and a bass they still produce a nice three part harmony. They have played at many bluegrass festivals throughout California and the West taking top honors in several of them. Come join us in some foot-tapping music that lifts the spirit.
The concert is free and opened to the public, and generously sponsored by the Friends of the Escondido Public Library.  The Escondido Public Library is located at 239 S. Kalmia Street.  For more information, please call (760) 839-4839 or visit the library... <a href='http://library.escondido.org/concert-series-virtual-strangers.aspx'></a><div class='excerptspacer'>&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Escondido Library’s Bilingual Book Discussion Group Meets March 30th</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Escondido Public Library’s bilingual book discussion group, Rincón Literario (The Literary Corner) will meet on Saturday, March 30th from 3:30 – 4:45 PM in the library’s Board Room. The Escondido Public Library is located in downtown Escondido at 239 South Kalmia Street. The selected book for this month is the Pulitzer Prize winner La Carretera / The Road by Cormac McCarthy.  This apocalyptic vision is narrated by a nameless man who is one of the few survivors of an unspecified civilization-ending catastrophe.  He and his young son are trekking along a treacherous highway, starving and freezing, trying to avoid roving cannibal armies.  The tale, and their lives, is saved from teetering over the edge of bleakness thanks to the man’s fierce belief that they are “the good guys” who are preserving the light of humanity.  The Road is the profoundly moving story of a journey. It boldly imagines a future in which no hope remains, but in which the father and his son, "each the other's world... <a href='http://library.escondido.org/escondido-library’s-bilingual-book-discussion-group-meets-march-30th.aspx'></a><div class='excerptspacer'>&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 23:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>New Library Program: Book Club In A Bag</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Escondido Public Library is excited to announce our newest library program called Book Club in a Bag (BCIAB).  We say “just add people!” because everything else for a successful book club gathering is included in the bag.  The bag has 8 copies of one title, discussion questions about the book, information on the author, general tips on how to organize a book club, and much more to get your book club started. The library currently has fifteen titles available for the Book Club in a Bag program, including Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson, Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, Little Bee by Chris Cleave and eleven others.  We encourage you to call us or come into the library so we can tell you about this exciting new program.Escondido Public Library is located at 239 South Kalmia in downtown Escondido.  For more information about Book Club in a Bag visit our website or contact the library Information desk at 760-839-4839. <a href='http://library.escondido.org/new-library-program-book-club-in-a-bag.aspx'></a><div class='excerptspacer'>&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Friends of the Escondido Public Library Hold Half-Price Book Sale February 22 through February 28, 2013</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Friends of the Escondido Public Library will hold a 50% Off Everything Sale Friday, February 22 through Thursday, February 28, 2013. The half-price sale will take place in the Friends Book Shop inside the Escondido Public Library located at 239 South Kalmia Street in downtown Escondido.
The Friends Book Shop hours are 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday; and 10 AM – 6 PM on Tuesday and Thursday.
Favorite non-fiction subjects including history, biography, health, cooking, gardening, diet and exercise, travel, psychology, foreign languages, parenting, and more will be abundantly available. Collectors, classics and children’s books will also be on sale. Hardcover and paperback fiction books, audio books, VHS tapes, CDs and DVDs will also be 50% off the marked price.
The sale will be cash only, with a 25¢ minimum per item. All proceeds from the Friends of the Library sale directly support the library’s circulating book and media collections and programs for... <a href='http://library.escondido.org/half-price-book-sale-february-22-2013.aspx'></a><div class='excerptspacer'>&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 23:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Escondido Library’s Bilingual Book Discussion Group Meets February 23rd</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Escondido Public Library’s bilingual book discussion group, Rincón Literario (The Literary Corner) meets on Saturday, February 23rd from 3:30 – 4:45 PM in the library’s Board Room. The Escondido Public Library is located in downtown Escondido at 239 South Kalmia Street.
Rincón Literario meets regularly, the last Saturday of each month, to explore literature published in English and Spanish. The discussions are a perfect way to discuss interesting books and converse in both languages.
The selected book is the classic Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.  After years of working as a fireman--one who burns books and enjoys his work--Guy Montag meets a young girl who makes him question his profession and the values of the society in which he lives.  In his world, where television rules and literature is on the brink of extinction, firemen start fires rather than put them out. His job is to destroy the most illegal of commodities, the printed book, along with the houses in which they are... <a href='http://library.escondido.org/bilingual-book-discussion-february-23rd.aspx'></a><div class='excerptspacer'>&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 18:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
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