Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer's Life
Posted on Thursday, November 1, 2012 by Cupertino_Library
A Photographer's Life, 1990-2005 Photographer Annie Leibovitz was well known for her portraits of the famous and powerful during the years she worked for Vanity Fair. Family portraits, including her children as babies were also favorite topics of hers. The Cupertino Library is glad to welcome De Young Museum Docent Mina Shea to talk about Annie Leibovitz and her work at Annie Leibovitz: a Photographer’s . . . more »
Marvelous Modular Origami On Wednesday, November 7 at 7:00 pm., Cupertino Library presents Modular Origami with Meenakshi Mukerji, author of four books on the art. Meenakshi will teach 25 participants aged 12 and older how to make a Sonobe cube, a building block unit for some of her more elaborate origami projects. Time allowing, she will teach everyone how to make triangles, as well. The . . . 
Children are invited to come to the Cupertino Library Story Room on Thursday, November 1 at 3:30 p.m. for our fun dental program! Your mouth has a lot of work to do, so keep your teeth healthy and smile bright! Dr. Robert Hyde, a dentist, will make learning about your pearly whites fun. Dr. Hyde has been in private dental practice treating children and adults . . . 
“Lord what fools these mortals be!” Puck famously observes in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Before the course of true love can run smooth between the pairs of mortal lovers and also between King Oberon and Queen Titania, there is plenty of immortal foolishness to go around late at night in a Mediterranean forest. The Cupertino Library and the Cupertino Library Foundation are proud to . . . 
Children of all ages are invited to Cupertino Library for Halloween fun. We have drop-in craft & face painting for kids. Crafts are for 3rd graders & older without adult supervision. Come to the Story Room at 2:00 pm. Puppet show & costume parade for kids of all ages will be held at the Cupertino Community Hall at 3:30 pm. Light snacks will be served . . . 
Hilary Mantel won the 2012 Mann Booker prize for the second time with her novel, Bring up the Bodies . This is book two in Mantel's trilogy about Thomas Cromwell that began with her 2009 Man Booker prize winning Wolf Hall. Find out why Mantel is the first woman and the first British author to win the award twice! If . . . 
If election year political arguments and ads are making you crazy, take a break from it all! On Saturday, October 27th at 1 pm in the Cupertino Community Hall, we present “The Art of French Fashion: New Look to Now” with De Young Museum Docent, Julia Geist. In Paris in the late 1940’s the austerity of the war years was out, and the full skirted . . . 
With Halloween fast approaching, discover the frights and chills within the pages of these classic gothic tales by Shirley Jackson. The Haunting of Hill House We Have Always Lived in the Castle Also be sure to visit our spooktacular book display on the second floor of the Cupertino Library. . . . 
If you are a High School senior, or are already in college, it’s a good bet the cost of acquiring your bachelor’s degree is a worry for you and your parents. Right now, it may even seem impossible. Trouble is, waiting probably won't make it easier, and certainly won’t make it any cheaper. So don’t put your plans on hold. Instead, come to our program, . . .