"You will never be alone with a poet in your pocket.  You will never have an idle hour."

--John Adams 

April is National Poetry Month.  Here are some ways to celebrate at the Library.

Teen Poetry Slam

Thursday, April 29

6:00 - 8:00 pm

Wednesday, April 14 - 7:00 pm

Dona Benicia Room

Mayor Elizabeth Patterson will share photos and discuss her recent trip to India.  Refreshments will be served.

Did you know that you can find Toyota recall information in the Auto Repair Reference Center?

Since we have installed the new version of Supersearch, 10,000 holds have been placed to bring books to our SNAP (Solano, Napa, and Partners) patrons from Marin and Sonoma Counties, and to send our SNAP items to patrons in Marin and Sonoma Counties!!!

Please let us know. 

Solano County Workforce Investment Board provides job listings for the Library's Job Binder.  It is updated with a variety  of job listings including locations such as Sacramento, Oakland and Solano and Marin Counties just to name a few.  Updates are made  daily (except on weekends).  So,if you are looking for a job or a job fair or job training, come take a look at the Job Binder.  Photocopy the pages you are interested in and let us help you find a job.

It's Saint Patrick's Day and that means GREEN!  For more information on the history of St. Patrick's Day, check out Wikipedia.

Would you like to help select the next Benicia Poet Laureate?  (Application deadline is April 1, 2010.)

The Benicia Library Board of Trustees is now accepting applications for the Poet Laureate Selection committee.  The five-member committee screens applications for the post of Benicia Poet Laureate and recommends a candidate to the Library Board for appointment in June 2010.  Meetings take place as necessary, at a time to be determined at the committee's first meeting. 

For the month of March, Alexander Street is allowing their popular website Women and Social Movements in the Unites States, 1600-2000, to be viewable free and without passwords to the public.  Take this opportunity to explore this collection of primary materials and teaching tools.  The freedom goes away April 1.

10 am - 4 pm

In the basement.

Daylight saving time starts this year on the second Sunday of March and yes, that means this Sunday!  Don't forget to change your clocks before you go to bed on Saturday so you're not late to all your Sunday events!