Feb 12th, 2007
And the Oscar goes to…
First, sorry for the lack of posts recently. It’s been over a week now since the Bears lost the Superbowl and I’m just now coming out of my cave.
And now, onto some exciting library-related news… I’m pleased to announce that there are two upcoming Oscar-related programming opportunities for the T.O. community. First, the library is running an Oscar contest in which people are asked to make their Oscar predictions to win some great prizes. The first place prize is $50 in video rentals from the library. The second place prize is a pair of movie tickets from a local theatre. The third place prize is a $10 gift certificate to the Library Foundation store. All you need to do is fill out an entry form and ballot (pdf file) and turn it in at a reference desk at either the Thousand Oaks Library or the Newbury Park branch library.
The second Oscar program is a Pre-Oscar Party at which the library will screen a group of academy-award nominated short films from last year. On Saturday, February 24, from 2-4pm, we’ll show five films, including the winner for best live action short film, Six Shooter, as well as the winner for best animated short film, The Moon and the Son. We’ll also have some light refreshments and play some movie trivia (with some small prizes). For more information, click here for our flyer. Registration is not required, but it is encouraged. Call (805) 449- 2660 ext. 204 to let us know that you’ll be attending.
Hopefully this is only the beginning of many cool film programs at the library. I’ll be doing whatever I can to bring a nice collection of mainstream feature films, independent films, documentaries, and foreign films to the library. If you’re reading this and think you’d be interested in attending a film screening at the library, tell me what kind of films you’d like to see. Or, if you have any topics/periods/genres/filmmakers you’d like us to highlight (maybe bringing in an expert on film), please leave a comment here.
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