Newport library needs volunteers to make deliveries...

Newport library needs volunteers to make deliveries

Volunteers are need to deliver library materials to homebound

residents as part of the Newport Beach Public Library Homebound

Delivery Program. Volunteers work two to four hours a month on

average, delivering materials to disabled residents of

assisted-living facilities and private homes. Volunteers can also act

as a contact to the outside, providing information on library

selections and socializing with clients.

Volunteers need reliable transportation and proof of car

insurance. They must attend two brief training sessions before being

matched with a homebound person. The volunteer and the recipient

schedule delivery visits at times convenient to both.

For information on volunteering for the program or on becoming a

recipient of the homebound delivery service, call (949) 717-3824.

Author’s festival awards Newport-Mesa students

The Newport-Mesa Unified School District’s annual Author’s

Festival began Thursday with a reception honoring 34 authors of

children’s books and three student winners of the districtwide

Authors Festival Bookmark Contest.

The three bookmark winners were Emily Schwartz, a kindergartner at

Eastbluff Elementary School, Jasmine O’Hea, a third-grader at Newport

Elementary School, and Bayli Stefl, a fifth-grader at Harbor View

Elementary School.

Those authors honored at the event also served as

Authors-In-Residence for a day at all elementary schools in the

district and at TeWinkle Middle School. They discussed the writing

process, from proofs to publication.

The festival is a collaboration between the school district and

the libraries of Newport Beach and Costa Mesa.

South Coast Repertory presents educational plays at schools

The South Coast Repertory’s 2003 Educational Touring Production is

now presenting a cycle of three plays on the history of California to

schools in the Orange County or Los Angeles County areas through May

30.

Under this year’s theme, “California Stories,” the production will

feature a program titled “Indian Summer,” which is set in the

mid-19th century, when settlers were lured to California in search of

gold.

While all three stories in the program will adhere to the

historical framework of the time, the colorful and lively musical

productions are meant to dazzle students and give them a familiarity

with live theater.

For more information, call (714) 708-5549.