The Chevy Chase Library Needs Your Help

The Chevy Chase Community Library may soon cease to exist.  Despite promises to make improvements to our library and update its collection, a proposal to transfer it to the Community Services and Parks department and provide “minimal library services” is now being considered by the City Council.  This will spell the end of our community library.

PLEASE ACT NOW.

You can make a difference by:

SIGNING the E-PETITION at http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/chevychaselib/

SENDING an EMAIL TO OUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS expressing why you feel it’s important to maintain a library in the canyon:

Laura Friedman

Frank Quintero

Rafi Manoukian

Ara Najarian

Dave Weaver

SENDING “LETTERS to the EDITOR” of 250 words or less to jason.wells@latimes.com

ATTENDING the June 7th City Council Meeting with your kids and LETTING YOUR VOICE BE HEARD

Below is a video that includes information about the proposal before City Council and what the city has already done to this vital and important community resource.

And here is a video of canyon resident Pamela Tom addressing City Council in opposition of the proposal.

[UPDATE] Neighborhood Watch Meeting Cancelled

Officer Sue Shine and GOCHA have decided to cancel Thursday evening's meeting due to the conflict with Glenoaks School's Open House.  It will be rescheduled and we will let you know the new date as soon as it has been arranged.  Sorry for the last minute notice but we want the kick off meeting to be as well attended as possible.  Thank you for your interest in this new program. We will see you soon.

Glenoaks Canyon Neighborhood Watch Program Being Initiated

Officer Sue Shine from the Glendale Police Department will be at Joe Bridges Clubhouse at Glenoaks Park this coming Thursday, May 26th from 6-8 PM to help us set up a Neighborhood Watch Program here in the canyon. Hope you can join us for this important meeting.

Chevy Chase Library News and Events

Some of you may have seen in the Glendale News-Press on the 12th that Library Director Cindy Cleary is recommending that Parks and Recreation take over the Chevy Chase Library, with the idea that it would become a community center for classes and other activities.  Its status as a library would be in question.  Rest assured that both the Chevy Chase Library Volunteers and the Chevy Chase Estates Association are working on drafting responses to this proposal.  For the time being, the Volunteers will continue to present programs, as always.  See what's coming up this weekend and beyond:

Next week: EXPERIENCE KOREAN CULTURE AT THE CHEVY CHASE LIBRARY!

Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month with an exhibition of TaeKwonDo by the "U.S. Black Belt Center" team, Korean Traditional Dance by a local Glenoaks Elementary student, and a sampling of tasty Korean BBQ. You will receive a raffle ticket for each book checked out with a chance of winning 2 months of free TaeKwonDo lessons. Saturday, May 21, 3 p.m.

Next month: AUTHOR MARK SALZMAN AT OUR LOCAL LIBRARY!

Mark your calendars now:  Saturday, June 11 at 2:00 p.m.  Noted author of Iron & Silk will present:  An Atheist in Freefall: A Partly Comic Performance

New City Ordinance Adopted

Thanks to the efforts of GOCHA, the Glendale PD, the Glendale FD, and the City Council, a new ordiance was passed closing "fire hazard severity zones" or open hillsides between the hours of 10pm and 6am. This will hopefully curb partying and other activities in the hillsides that pose potential fire hazards. The ordiance is not just for our canyon but for all of Glendale. Here is the ordinance:

9.20.165 Closure of specified public property and facilities. No person, except peace officers and city employees, shall be or remain on, between the hours of ten p.m. on any day and four a.m. of the following day, the property as described in this section which is owned, operated, administered or maintained by the city unless that person is on the property pursuant to officially sanctioned city business, or such person is engaged in a scheduled activity of the city, or the person has written authorization of the director or city employee who has responsibility for the property: A.      Any public park, playground, recreation facility, or recreation facility grounds;

B.      The Civic Center Square;

C.      The libraries and library grounds;.

D.      Any fire hazard severity zone, or hillside open space area, access to which is controlled by means of a gated fire road, except that persons may enter the property after Four a.m. on any day for the purpose of jogging or bicycling thereupon. SECTION 2.  If any portion of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall be invalid or unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of this ordinance shall not be affected thereby and shall be enforced to the greatest extent permitted by law.

The Dog Parade is Coming May 7th

GLENOAKS CANYON DOG PARADE

Saturday, May 7, 2011 1:30 – 4:00 P.M. Glenoaks Canyon Park

All of that training is about to pay off!  It’s time again for the Glenoaks Canyon Dog Parade!

All dogs, all breeds are welcome to participate!  Come for the parade – stay for the party!  The festivities include:

• Pooch Parade.  You and your fuzzy-faced friend will participate in the “Parade of Pooches.” Walk tail to nose with past and future champions!
• Best Costume.  Show off that costume that you and your dog have been working on all winter. You’ll model it in front of a panel of choosey judges!
• Trick Contest.  This is where you and your puppies’ smarts will be tested!   Creativity, humor, and originality will be especially rewarded.
• Agility Course.  The final event will measure your canine’s cunning, speed, and strength, as you maneuver the balance beam, travel through the tunnel of terror, and fly though the flags of fate!  Best time wins!

This is a “Dogs Only” event.  However, with all this dog-gone excitement, we haven’t forgotten the rest of the litter!  We’ll have face painting and games for the human puppies.  For the grown-ups, we’ll even spring for refreshments and HOT DOGS!  Of course, there will be treats for the Pooches!

Please!  Don’t forget the leashes and plastic bags!

The Party Starts at 1:30 PM!

Dog (and Cat) Day at Chevy Chase Library

If you like animals, you will love making animal toys for pets awaiting adoption at the Pasadena Humane Society this Saturday at the Chevy Chase Library.

We'll hear animal stories, do some take-home crafts and have a snack.

Sat., April 30, 3 p.m., 3301 E. Chevy Chase Dr.

818-548-2046.

Glenoaks Canyon Neighborhood Watch Program

Come join Lt. Todd Anderson and Officer Sue Shine to discuss our Glenoaks Canyon Neighborhood Watch Program.

Event will be held Thursday, May 26th, 2011 from 6pm-8pm at Joe Bridges Clubhouse in Glenoaks Park.

Greener Glendale Open House

Come to the Greener Glendale Open House. It will be a casual, walk-through style event so you can show up at any time. Glendale need your ideas on how the community can be greener! Hope to see you there.

Get Your Draw On at the Chevy Chase Library

Get Your Draw On!!

Come and learn to draw cartoon characters with animation artist Douglas McCarthy on Saturday, April 23rd from 3pm - 4pm at the Chevy Chase Library (3301 East Chevy Chase Drive).

Douglas has worked on many feature films and television shows such as Curious George, Antz, Alpha & Omega, An Extremely Goofy Movie, Tom and Jerry Tales, Lilo and Stitch, and Tiny Toon Adventures to name a few.  If you're a kid or an adult, don't miss this great opportunity to meet Douglas and learn some drawing techniques!

Also, check out books on drawing or any topics and earn raffle tickets for a chance to win some great prizes!