Mother of student killed in South Africa...

Mother of student killed in South Africa to speak at school

Linda Biehl, mother of Amy Biehl, the 26-year-old student who was

killed in South Africa 10 years ago, will be the inaugural speaker of

the Sage Hill School’s Community Speaker Series.

The event will take place on at 7 p.m. Monday at the school

located at 20402 Newport Coast Drive.

The Amy Biehl Foundation was created by Linda and her late

husband, Peter Biehl, in memory of their daughter, who was studying

and supporting the fight for democracy in South Africa.

Tickets are $10 per person or $25 for a family. For information,

call (949) 219-1395. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Amy

Biehl Foundation.

Friends of OCC library to hold talk on giving books as gifts

“Books, Books, Wonderful Books,” sponsored by the friends of

Orange Coast College’s Norman E. Watson Library, will look at books

as holiday gifts.

The Dec. 4 program will take place at 7:30 p.m. at a private

residence on Lido Isle.

Debbie Webb, OCC librarian, and Irma Wolfson, former manager of

the Latitude 33 Bookstore in Laguna Beach, will make the

presentation.

The two will review bestsellers, favorites, children’s literature,

gift books and more. Friends of the Library will receive a donation

back from each book sale.

For more information, call (714) 432-5087.

Book donations needed year-round by Newport library

Donations of used books are needed year-round by the Newport Beach

Library Friends of the Library. The nonprofit group sells donated

books and uses the money to buy needed books for the public library’s

collections and to support other library programs.

The group operates a bookstore for this purpose at the Newport

Beach Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave. The store’s hours are from

10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 1 to 4 p.m.

Sunday. For information on donating used books, call (949) 759-9667.