Meeting Minutes from October 28, 2013

Here is what we covered during the meeting yesterday:

- Introductions

- Library Events
Video contest due November 24, 2013
Can view contest rules and such here.
Review rules
Significant prizes
Would SLSA club be interested in making a video? Yes!
More information on Facebook

-Past library events
Libraries 20th anniversary
View photos here.

-Southland book chat
Summary: the book is about a Japanese student who's family is very secretive and in order to discover the truth about her cousins murder she must tap into her families past.

Comments: Spoiler alert* the grandfather was introduced as a sweet old man but then it is revealed that he is has actually been in the Japanese concentration camp and has a break down women when he confronts a women after he was racist to his eight year old grand daughter.

Most important event: the boys deaths were an initial mystery that all the readers want to discover through reading the book

Comments: every chapter is important in the book, they might seem as if they don't have any significance but the book does a good job of tying them into the main mystery of the book

Would you recommend the book?
Yes, because its a good historical book, it gives a person a lot to think about, and it would be good for other students around our age. 

Is it a laborious read?
It was decided by the members that about the first 10 chapters are a challenge to read but at the same time it you get "pulled" into it.

-Our next book chat: Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera
Read it and come into our book chat with a question!
Unfortunately our Shatford library does not have a copy but we have suggestions of other libraries that do have it!
Libraries that have the book: Altadena Public Library, Arcadia Public Library, Los Angeles Public Library/its branches. 
Special treat: Fly might show us his interpretation of the tribe dance featured in the book!

-Southland Book Cover Contest
Reviewing our book cover contest we determined the winners. 
They will be announced on our blog page on the 31st.
Congrats to the winners!
The winners will receive their prizes at our next club meeting on and we hope to find out what their inspirations for these designs were!

-Upcoming events
Our Career center visit is on November 18th.
We will meet at the front desk of the L building at 4:15pm. Visit will start at 4:30pm.
People should come with questions. You can set up an appointment while you are there!

Our next meeting is November 25, 2013 from 4:30pm-6:00pm in the Library Terrace room.

Extra note: Thank you to Fly for the doughnuts!