Teen Financial Literacy Course

The Mission Viejo Library, in cooperation with Orange County’s Credit Union, is hosting a six week long Teen Financial Literacy Course taught by banking professionals.

The class is held Wednesdays, from 2-4 pm in the community room of the library. Teens must attend the orientation meeting this Wednesday, June 28, 2006. Parents are encouraged to attend the first and last meeting with their children.

The dates for the workshop are June 28, July 5,12,19,26 with graduation on August 2. Teens who participate in the program will receive community service hours and a certificate from the credit union. For more information contact Mary Anne at (949) 830-7100 ext. 4016

Our Free Wireless Service is Being Upgraded

Please note that our free wireless access to the Internet will be temporarily unavailable from Thursday, June 22 - Tuesday, June 27 for an upgrade. The upgrade will provide stronger signals throughout the building and a broader coverage area within the City Hall/Library complex.

If you need wireless access during this time, try these other local wireless hotspots:

It's a Grind
25522 Marguerite Parkway
Mission Viejo, CA 92692
949-768-2633

Diedrich's Coffee
26137 La Paz Road
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
949-699-0566”

Denise Hamilton, Best Selling Mystery Author, to Speak at the Library

Thursday, June 15, 2006
7:00 p.m.
City Hall Council Chamber

The Mission Viejo Library concludes its series of nationally-acclaimed author talks with a presentation and book signing by Denise Hamilton.

Denise was a Los Angeles Times reporter and Fulbright Scholar before she became a novelist. Each mystery provides insight into the many neighborhoods and people that make up Los Angeles. Denise’s just released novel “Prisoner of Memory” was featured in the Los Angeles Times Sunday Book Review on April 30. In this novel Denise’s background as a Los Angeles Times reporter covering the fall of communism gives us new insights into the Russian Mafia in Los Angeles. For more info about Denise's vist her website at http://www.denisehamilton.com

For reservations email stanton@cityofmissionviejo.org or call 830-7100, extension 4008. The “Writers Present” series is sponsored by the Friends of the Mission Viejo Library. Borders Express will be selling her books at the event.