War comes home Presentation - Santa Ana Public Library

• 1. From Boots to Books: Libraries Serving Veterans Revised : 07/12/2014

2. Friday & Saturday: 10 am to 5 pm Monday & Tuesday: 10 am to 7 pm The Veteran Resource Center has been made possible with the help of Veterans Upward Bound at Santa Ana College and the support of the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provision of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian. Is OPEN at the Santa Ana Public Library, 26 Civic Center, Santa Ana, CA 3. WAR COMES HOME FINDING PEACE AT THE HOME FRONT C a l i f o r n i a R e a d s a n d t h e S a n t a A n a P u b l i c L i b r a r y P r e s e n t s : C a l i f o r n i a R e a d s i s a p r o g r a m o f C a l H u m a n i t i e s i n p a r t n e r s h i p w i t h t h e C a l i f o r n i a C e n t e r f o r t h e B o o k . I t i s s u p p o r t e d i n p a r t b y t h e N a t i o n a l E n d o w m e n t f o r t h e H u m a n i t i e s a n d t h e U . S . I n s t i t u t e o f M u s e u m a n d L i b r a r y S e r v i c e s u n d e r t h e p r o v i s i o n s o f t h e L i b r a r y S e r v i c e s a n d T e c h n o l o g y A c t , a d m i n i s t e r e d i n C a l i f o r n i a b y t h e S t a t e L i b r a r i a n . 4. At the Santa Ana Public Library and participate in the War Comes Home: Finding Peace at the Home Front programs to be held in September, October, and November 2014. book club film worksho p exhibit 5. Sometimes the hardest battle is the one after the war. As one of the soldiers on the front line of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Lieutenant Scotti was taught that weakness is what gets you killed: no hesitation, focus your energies on your objective, and complete the mission. MIKE SCOTTI served four years on active duty as an artillery officer and platoon commander in the First Marine Division. He participated in both Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan) BOOK CLUB: The Blue Cascade by Mike Scotti 6. Book Discussion Sept 6, 2014 Saturday 2 pm - 4 pm Book Discussion and Screening of Film Severe Clear Sept 27, 2014 Saturday 2 pm - 5 pm Limited number of books available at the Santa Ana Public Library Location: Santa Ana Public Library Meeting Room A 26 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, CA 92701 Registration Required. Contact : Mrs. Lugo-Rios at 714-647-5271. Deadline: August 30, 2014 BOOK CLUB: The Blue Cascade by Mike Scotti 7. DOCUMENTARY: Severe Clear Critically-acclaimed, award-winning documentary film Severe Clear, was created from the extensive video journals Mike Scotti kept while serving in Iraq. Viewer Discretion Advised: Language, Violence film 8. Workshop Resources Provided by: Phil Bowers and Dana Fagen Andrew Jackson and Fernando del Villar Film & Workshop Sept 13, 2014 Saturday 1:30 pm - 5 pm LOCATION: Santa Ana Public Library (Meeting Room A), 26 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 worksho p DOCUMENTARY: When I Came Homefilm 9. Winner of the NY Loves Film Best Documentary Award at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival, When I Came Home follows Herold Noel, an Iraq war veteran who becomes homeless in New York City after returning from combat with PTSD. DOCUMENTARY: When I Came Homefilm 10. DOCUMENTARY: The Forgotten Eaglesfilm Special Guests Presentations & Film Sept 20, 2014 Saturday 2:00 pm 4:00 pm LOCATION: FRIDA CINEMA 305 E. 4TH Street Santa Ana, CA 92701 11. The Forgotten Eagles, tells the story of the legendary "Aztec Eagles" of the Mexican Expeditionary Air Force, who flew with the American 58th Fighter Group on Luzon in 1945. The film was directed and produced by Mexican-American Victor Mancilla. DOCUMENTARY: The Forgotten Eaglesfilm 12. Post-Deployment: Finding Peace at the Home Front worksho p October 11, 2014 Saturday 1:00 pm 4:00 pm Location: SANTA ANA PUBLIC LIBRARY Meeting Room A 26 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 T h i s p r o g r a m i s p r e s e n t e d i n p a r t n e r s h i p w i t h t h e A m e r i c a n R e d C r o s s , O r a n g e C o u n t y C h a p t e r Keynote Speaker: Janice McInally, MS, LMFT 13. Women Warriors: Past, Present, and Futureworksho p 14. Women Warriors: Past, Present, and Futureworksho p Keynote Speaker: Associate Justice Eileen Moore Lt. U.S. Army Nurse Corps, Vietnam Service Medal and National Defense Service Medal Women Warriors - PAST: Development of womens presence in the military Women Warriors PRESENT: Personal and professional challenges faced by women in the military not shared by men Women Warriors FUTURE: Services to the needs of female Veterans as they transition out of the military Panel Discussion: 15. October 17, 2014 Friday 12:00 noon 4:00 pm Location: SANTA ANA COLLEGE Lecture Hall 1530 W. 17th Street, Santa Ana, CA 92706 Women Warriors: Past, Present, and Futureworksho p 16. WHAT IT IS LIKE TO GO TO WAR takes us back to Vietnam. Here are hard-won truths. But it is much more than this. It is part exorcism of the authors own experiences of combat, part confession, part philosophical primer for the young man about to enter combat. It is also a devastatingly frank answer to the questions 'What is it like to be a soldier?' What is it like to face death?' and 'What is it like to kill someone?' BOOK CLUB: What it is Like to Go to War by Karl Marlantes 17. Book Discussion October 18, 2014 Saturday 2 pm - 4 pm Book Discussion November 15, 2014 Saturday 2 pm - 5 pm Copies of books available at the Santa Ana Public Library Location: Santa Ana Public Library Meeting Room A 26 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, CA 92701 BOOK CLUB: What it is Like to Go to War by Karl Marlantes Registration Required. Contact : Mrs. Lugo-Rios at 714-647-5271. Deadline: October 3, 2014 18. AUTHOR VISIT: Karl Marlantes A graduate of Yale University and a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford, Karl Marlantes served as a Marine in Vietnam, where he was awarded the Navy Cross, the Bronze Star, two Navy Commendation Medals for valor, two Purple Hearts, and ten air medals. November 19, 2014 Wednesday 7:00 pm 9:30 pm Location: BOWERS MUSEUM 2002 North Main Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 19. EXHIBIT: Our Veterans, Our Communities November 10 - 13, 2014 Viewing Hours: 10 am 5:00 pm Location: Santa Ana Public Library Meeting Room A 26 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, CA 92701 20. Thank you!Thank You! 21. For more information contact: WAR COMES HOME: FINDING PEACE AT THE HOME FRONT Milly C. Lugo-Rios Senior Librarian Santa Ana Public Library [email protected] Tel: 714-647-5271