Downtown Los Angeles Area Lunch Meeting at FIDM

Librarians, infopros, library support staff and students gathered to have lunch and network with colleagues from various library environments such as corporate, law, medical and special academic in the downtown Los Angeles area. Our host, Robin Dodge, Special Collections Librarian and future SLA-SCC President-Elect, gave a tour of the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising library.

9/10/09: Los Angeles Area Lunch Meeting at Skirball Cultural Center & Museum

SLA-SCC invites you to an area lunch meeting in Los Angeles! Meet and network with librarians, InfoPros, library support staff and library school students in the area. Join your colleagues for a luncheon and visit the Skirball Cultural Center and Museum for free.

Everyone is invited! You do not have to be a SLA member to attend.

• Date: Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 12:00 noon
• Host: Peter Johnson, Project Manager for Images, Documents and Records
• Location: Skirball Cultural Center and Museum, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., LA, CA 90049 - locate map and directions at http://maps.google.com

Directions/Parking: There are exits for the Skirball on the 405 North and South, or you may approach from either direction on Sepulveda Blvd. Enter the museum grounds at Sepulveda and Skirball Center Drive. Proceed up the driveway, past the entrance to the museum, and bear right to enter the underground parking garage. Proceed from there to the main parking level, and ask to be directed to the Haas meeting room for the SLA luncheon.

Cost: $15.00 per person

Buffet Menu:

• Turkey sandwiches on rolls
• Vegetarian sandwiches on croissants
• Mixed greens with balsamic vinaigrette
• Freshly baked cookies
• Coffee, decaf, hot tea, iced tea and iced water with accompaniments

------------REGISTRATION FORM---------------------

Advance payment is preferred. RSVP by Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009. Make check payable to SCC-SLA and mail check with registration form to: Belinda Beardt P.O. Box 548 Burbank CA 91502. You may also email your registration form to bbeardt@gmail.com and pay at the door.

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SLA-SCC Alhambra Area Lunch Meeting

Front to back: Kathy Dabbour, Doris Helfer, Belinda Beardt, Barbara Huff, Florante Ibanez, Teresa Bailey and Charlotte Wixx-Daniel. Picture submited by Teresa Bailey.

On behalf of the SLA-SCC chapter, I would like to thank Charlotte Wixx-Daniel, Librarian/Learning Resources Manager at Platt College, for hosting our Alhambra area lunch meeting at Tony Romas. We had a fun group of people who enjoyed eating ribs and entertaining conversations.

Alhambra Area Lunch Meeting on Monday, July 6th at 12:30pm

SLA-SCC would like to invite all librarians, information professionals, library support staff and students in the San Gabriel area for lunch at 12:30pm! Enjoy a delicious meal and meet/network with your colleagues in the area. Bring your co-workers with you! The more the merrier.

Charlotte Wixx-Daniel, Librarian/Learning Resources Manager at PLATT COLLEGE will be hosting this area lunch meeting at
Tony Roma's
68 W. Main Street
Alhambra, CA 91801

See you there!

Belinda Beardt
SLA-SCC President-Elect 2009

SLA-SCC Century City Area Power Lunch

A great big "thank you" to William Holmes, Library Public Services Manager at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips and Library Associates for hosting the SLA-SCC Century City area lunch meeting on Thursday, April 9th. William went above and beyond the call of duty as a host when he gave a 30-minute presentation about his duties and responsibilities as a law librarian. He also gave us a tour of Manatt's beautiful and spacious law library. It was a successful and productive power lunch!

Century City Area Power Lunch 4/9 at noon

Century City Area Power Lunch: A Typical Day for a Law Librarian

Are you looking to change jobs or career?
Have you ever thought about becoming a law librarian?
Do you want to know what it is like to work in a law library?

Come and join us for lunch on Thursday, April 9th at 12 noon!

Williams Holmes, Library Public Services Manager at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips will be hosting a brown bag lunch (BYOLunch) for librarians, information professionals, library support staff and students at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips located at 11355 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064. He will also take us on a tour of the law firm library while he talks about his typical day at work.

RSVP to Belinda Beardt (bbeardt@aimusa.com or 877-965-7900 x102) by April 6th. This is a free event. Just bring your lunch and a bunch of quarters for street parking. Get ready to network with your colleagues in the Century City area and learn what it takes to work in a law firm library.

Downtown Los Angeles Area Power Lunch March 12th at Noon

Come one, come all!

Everyone is invited to join us for lunch at the California African American Museum on Thursday, March 12th at noon. Network with librarians and information professionals in the Los Angeles area and find out what SLA membership can do for you! After lunch, you can check out the current museum exhibits for free: Black Chrome, Bingham's Black Panthers and Of Tulips and Shadows: The Visual Metaphors of Dewey Crumpler.

Host: Ann Shea, Librarian at CAAM

Program: Networking Lunch and SLA Leadership Summit Highlights

Speaker: Belinda Beardt, AIM Library & Information Staffing

Location: 600 State Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90037 (Exposition Park)
Take the F Dash for .25 cents or carpool and park your car for $8

Cost: $15 buffet lunch - variety of sandwiches, salads, cookies and beverages

RSVP to Belinda Beardt (bbeardt@aimusa.com or 877-965-7900 x102) by Monday, March 9th. Please bring cash or check and pay at the door.

We hope to see you there!
Belinda Beardt, SLA-SCC President-Elect

Fullerton Area Lunch Meeting at Beckman Coulter

Jill Foreman hosted the SLA-SCC's Fullerton area networking lunch meeting at Beckman Coulter. After lunch, Pat Ashton gave us an interesting and informative tour of the Heritage Center. Nineteen (19) librarians, information professionals and MLIS students attended the event. Thank you all for participating in this event!

Fullerton Area Lunch Meeting, February 23rd at Noon

You are invited to a networking luncheon and tour of the Beckman Coulter
Heritage Exhibit in Fullerton, CA. Librarians, information professionals and
library support staff who are currently employed, unemployed or retired and
library school students are all welcome to come.

Arnold O. Beckman, founder of Beckman Instruments was considered one of the top
five inventors of scientific instruments. Elected into the National Inventors
Hall of Fame in 1987, Dr. Beckman created devices that revolutionized the study
and understanding of human biology. The Heritage Exhibit is a unique showcase
of Beckman Coulter's contributions to industry, science and medicine spanning
nearly a century, of outstanding scientific achievements. It features a unique

collection of history-making analytical instruments and other products that
highlight Beckman Coulter's innovative advancements in science and medicine.
From electrodes to analyzers, from counters to chromatographs, experience the
treasures of science that have served mankind in countless ways since the
company's modest beginnings in a Pasadena garage in 1934. For more information:

http://www.beckman.com/hr/ourcompany/oc_beckman_bio.asp


Hosts: Jill Foreman, Librarian at Beckman Coulter and Pat Ashton, Heritage Center

Date: Monday, February 23rd

Time: 12 noon

Cost: Brown bag your own lunch or buy something at the cafeteria

Location: 4300 N Harbor Blvd D-14B, Fullerton, CA 92834

Directions: From the 57 Freeway: Exit on Imperial Highway and go west. Turn

right on Harbor Boulevard and turn right again on Beckman Drive. Free parking available on the lot. Meet in the lobby at noon and we will be escorted to the meeting room next to the
cafeteria.

RSVP: Belinda Beardt at AIM Library & Information Staffing by email
bbeardt@aimusa.com or call toll free at 877-965-7900 x102. The deadline to RSVP
is Friday, 2/20.

We hope to see you there!

Belinda Beardt, SLA-SCC President Elect 2009

Long Beach Area Lunch Meeting at Claire's Cafe

Claire's Cafe at the Long Beach Museum of Art was a beautiful venue for an area lunch meeting. Seventeen (17) librarians, information professionals and library school students took some time off to enjoy the warm and sunny weather and breathtaking oceanfront view from the patio to have lunch and network!

A big "thank you" to Hema Ramachandran, Engineering Librarian at CSU Long Beach, for hosting this successful event.

Long Beach Area Lunch Meeting January 30th at Noon

Need a break? Join us for lunch!

As a Special Librarian of the Southern California Chapter of SLA, you deserve oceanfront dining at Claire's Café at the Long Beach Museum of Art

Enjoy a delicious meal and a nice, warm, relaxing atmosphere where you can network with other librarians and information professionals in the area. As an added bonus, you can visit the museum for FREE! The current exhibit is about California, Seen: Landscapes of a Changing California, 1930-1970.


Host: Hema Ramachandran, Engineering Librarian at CSU Long Beach

Date: Friday, January 30th

Time: 12:00 noon

Cost: Lunch (no separate check, so please bring cash and change for your share of lunch and tip) Menu available at http://www.lbma.org/pdfs/Claires_menu.pdf

Location: Long Beach Museum of Art. 2300 East Ocean Blvd. Long Beach, CA. 90803

RSVP: Belinda Beardt at AIM Library & Information Staffing by email bbeardt@aimusa.com or call 877-965-7900 x102. The deadline to RSVP is Thursday, 1/29 at noon. Lunch party is limited to 15 attendees.

Directions: From the North - Take 405 South to 710 South. Stay in the left lanes, following the signs for the Aquarium of the Pacific. The 710 will end and become Shoreline Drive, no stops or turns are necessary. Continue east on Shoreline Drive, going past the Aquarium and the Convention Center. At the traffic light at Ocean Blvd, turn right. Go East on Ocean Blvd. approximately 2-3 miles. Once you pass Junipero, the Museum Parking Lot on your immediate right. The Museum is approximately 100 yards further East on Ocean Blvd. From the South - Take 405 North to the Seventh St. exit. Drive West on 7th Street to Junipero St., approximately 6 miles. Turn left on Junipero. Drive 6 blocks to Ocean Blvd, turn left on Ocean. Museum parking lot will be on immediate right. From Orange County via Pacific Coast Hwy - Take PCH north to Second Street, turn left on Second Street. Drive West through Naples Island and Belmont Shore. Left on Livingston/Ocean intersection. Continue on Ocean Blvd. The Museum parking lot is just past the Museum on the left. Public Transportation - Passport buses A and D stop directly in front of the Museum between Junipero St. and Kennebec Ave.

Parking: Free parking is available in the Museum parking lot on Ocean Blvd., one block west of the main entrance. Metered parking is available on the beach. To park on the beach, turn off of Ocean Blvd. at Junipero and follow the road to the parking lot. There are stairs to the Museum from this area.

We hope to see you there!

Belinda Beardt, SLA-SCC President Elect 2009

Century City Lunch

All SLA-SCC members are invited to an exquisite lunch experience at the Pink Taco. Bring a friend who's not a member!

Place: Pink Taco at the Century City Mall
Where: Outdoor Patio
Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Time: Noon
Hosts: Jay Springer, Fox Entertainment and Alan Schroeder, Stroock Stroock & Lavan LLP
Parking: Parking at the Century City Mall is free the first 2 hours

Please RSVP to Jay Springer at Jay.Springer@fox.com

Pink Taco
10250 Santa Monica Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Phone: (424) 354-3412