Rancho Santa Margarita Library March Events

RSM Library Celebrates The Big Read!—During the month of March, let us know whether you’ve read or seen the film version of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird and we will offer you a chance to win a $50.00 gift card to Borders Books. This contest is open to adults, as well as kids ages 8 and above. For more information call the library at 949-459-6094.
Orange County Public Library branches will be honoring this great work of fiction throughout the month of March. Check the Orange County Public Library website to learn about book groups, film screenings, and other Big Read activities countywide.
The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest, designed to restore reading to the center of American culture.

Sat, March 1, 11 am-2 pm
Film presentation: To Kill a Mockingbird—Rancho Santa Margarita Library is proud to present a screening of the Academy-Award winning film, To Kill a Mockingbird, starring Gregory Peck. Film aesthetics educator Nancy Keane will present an overview of Harper Lee’s story as film and literature, and will lead a group discussion following the screening of the film.
The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest, designed to restore reading to the center of American culture.
Popcorn and drinks courtesy of the Friends of the RSM Library. For more information, call the library at 949-459-6094.

Through Sat, March 15
Teen Poetry & Art Contests–To celebrate National Poetry Month, the Rancho Santa Margarita Library is having a contest for original poetry written by teens ages 12–18.
The contest, which runs Monday, February 4 through Saturday, March 15, is a countywide program at all 33 branches of the Orange County Public Library. A contest entry form must accompany each original poem, typed or word-processed on 8.5” x 11” paper. For a complete set of rules, please visit your local OCPL branch or the library’s website at www.ocpl.org. Deadline for all entries is Saturday, March 15 at 5 pm. Members of The Writing Tree, a local writer’s club, will judge.
In addition, the library system will have a concurrent art contest. The winning artwork will become front and back covers of Voices in Verse, an anthology of the first, second and third place poems from all branch libraries, which will be distributed to winners and libraries. Artwork must be original, by a teen age 12 to 18, black and white, and can be either hand drawn or computer generated. Entry forms are available at all OCPL branches and the website beginning Monday, February 4. There will be cash prizes for both contests. For details, please contact Rancho Santa Margarita Library at 949-459-6094.

Tuesdays, Mar 4, 11, 18, & 25, 4:30-5:30pm
Knit & Crochet Club– Rancho Santa Margarita Library is continuing a series of “hands-on” knit and crochet classes for adults and teens at no charge. Have fun learning to knit or crochet, while contributing to a worthy cause, or receive help with your own project. Previous group projects included the creation of an afghan for the Warm Up America! Foundation.
The Friends of the RSM Library furnish the supplies.
This is an amazing chance to learn a lifelong skill, free of charge. Space is limited. Call 949-459-6094 for additional information.

Wed, Mar 5, 7-8:30pm
Rancho Santa Margarita Book Club–Book discussion for this month will be
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. Please read the book prior to attending. Future reading will include The Thirteenth Tale (April) and Lost and Found (May). The club meets the first Wednesday of the month in the Rancho Santa Margarita Library. For more information contact Jan Schlieder at 949-888-8980.

Wed, Mar 19, 7-8:30 pm
Rancho Readers’ Cafe–”Stir up” thoughts about books you’ve loved at Rancho Santa Margarita Library Readers’ Cafe. Share a cup of coffee and some chitchat with fellow book lovers in a relaxed atmosphere. No lectures, no pop quizzes. This adult program meets the third Wednesday of each month in the Rancho Santa Margarita Library. For more information ask at the Information Desk 949-459-6094.