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Monthly Archives: August 2017
Power Up And Read at County Libraries
The San Bernardino County Library invites you to join us in September for our first ever Power Up And Read event. Mario and Luigi are visiting our libraries and are just waiting for you to meet them. They love to read and have brought awesome power ups for anyone who loves to read too! The more books you take home, the more prizes you take home. You may even find a jumbo plush Mario or Luigi by your side!
This event is another opportunity to celebrate and support the Countywide Vision’s literacy campaign, Vision2Read. The Power Up And Read event will continue through the month of September and occur in all San Bernardino County Library branches. Every 30 items checked out earns a plush Mario Bros themed keychain, as well as an opportunity drawing ticket for a chance to win the grand prize: a Nintendo Gaming system!
The San Bernardino County Library System is a dynamic network of 32 branch libraries that serves a diverse population over a vast geographic area. The County library system strives to provide equal access to information, technology, programs, and services for all people who call San Bernardino County home.
The library plays a key role in the achievement of the Countywide Vision by contributing to educational, cultural, and historical development of our County community.
For more information on the San Bernardino County library system, please visit http://www.sbclib.org or call (909) 387-2220.
Join us for a Block Party at the Hesperia Branch Library
The San Bernardino County Library invites you to join us at the Hesperia Branch Library as we let our constructive imaginations run wild at this Block Party event! Build an amazing experience as you get the chance to meet and greet characters from the Lego Movie and build a LEGO car to race! Don’t forget your camera. Enjoy a variety of fun-filled crafts, a balloon artist, and more.
This event is another opportunity to celebrate and support the Countywide Vision’s literacy campaign, Vision2Read. The Block Party event will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 6 from 4 to 7 p.m. Be certain to bring your library card, as every 15 items checked out during the event earns you 10 minutes of playtime in our Jumbo Block Building Room and an opportunity drawing ticket for a chance to win awesome prizes. All activities are free and open to all ages.
The Hesperia Branch Library is at 9650 7th Avenue in Hesperia.
The San Bernardino County Library System is a dynamic network of 32 branch libraries that serves a diverse population over a vast geographic area. The County library system strives to provide equal access to information, technology, programs, and services for all people who call San Bernardino County home.
The library plays a key role in the achievement of the Countywide Vision by contributing to educational, cultural, and historical development of our County community.
For more information on the San Bernardino County library system, please visit http://www.sbclib.org/ or call (909) 387-2220.
Vision2Read Family Reading Rally on September 30
“Building Our Future One Book At A Time” is the theme for this year’s Vision2Read Family Reading Rally at California State University, San Bernardino.
Pre-kindergarten through 12th grade students and their families are invited to attend at the College of Education Building, 5500 University Parkway in San Bernardino from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Minors must be accompanied by an adult).
There will be free books, face painting, balloons, crafts, snacks and literacy presentations. Also, a special musical performance!
Free bus transportation is available but must be reserved by Sept. 15. Click here to register for transportation.
For more information, contact Kashawntay Lewis at kashawntay.lewis@sbcss.net or 909.386.2636.
For more information about the Countywide Vision’s literacy campaign, Vision2Read, visit www.Vision2Read.com
Join us for a Library Luau at the Fontana Branch Library
The San Bernardino County Library invites you to join us at the Fontana Lewis Library & Technology Center as we celebrate our first Library Luau! Build an amazing experience as you get the chance to meet and greet Moana! Don’t forget your camera! Enjoy a variety of fun-filled crafts, a balloon artist, face painter, and more.
This event is another opportunity to celebrate and support the Countywide Vision’s literacy campaign, Vision2Read. The Library Luau will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 22 from 4 to 7 p.m. Be certain to bring your library card, as every 15 items checked out during the event earns you an opportunity drawing ticket for a chance to win awesome prizes. All activities are free and open to all ages.
The Fontana Lewis Library & Technology Center is at 8437 Sierra Avenue in Fontana.
The San Bernardino County Library System is a dynamic network of 32 branch libraries that serves a diverse population over a vast geographic area. The County library system strives to provide equal access to information, technology, programs, and services for all people who call San Bernardino County home.
The library plays a key role in the achievement of the Countywide Vision by contributing to educational, cultural, and historical development of our County community.
For more information on the San Bernardino County library system, please visit http://www.sbclib.org/ or call (909) 387-2220.
Join us for a Block Party at the Chino Hills Branch Library
The San Bernardino County Library invites you to join us at the Chino Hills James S. Thalman Branch Library as we let our constructive imaginations run wild at this Block Party event! Build an amazing experience as you get the chance to meet and greet characters from the Lego Movie and build a LEGO car to race! Don’t forget your camera. Enjoy a variety of fun-filled crafts, a balloon artist, and more.
This event is another opportunity to celebrate and support the Countywide Vision’s literacy campaign, Vision2Read. The Block Party event will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 22 from 4 to 7 p.m. Be certain to bring your library card, as every 15 items checked out during the event earns you 10 minutes of playtime in our Jumbo Block Building Room and an opportunity drawing ticket for a chance to win awesome prizes. All activities are free and open to all ages.
Join the San Bernardino County Library System as we attempt to meet our yearlong campaign goal of 1 MILLION circulations at this branch.
The Chino Hills James S. Thalman Branch Library is at 14020 City Center Drive in Chino Hills.
The San Bernardino County Library System is a dynamic network of 32 branch libraries that serves a diverse population over a vast geographic area. The County library system strives to provide equal access to information, technology, programs, and services for all people who call San Bernardino County home.
The library plays a key role in the achievement of the Countywide Vision by contributing to educational, cultural, and historical development of our County community.
For more information on the San Bernardino County library system, please visit http://www.sbclib.org/ or call (909) 387-2220.
Drive the track and promote reading
Vision2Read and the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools invites you to join us on Aug. 24 at at the Auto Club Speedway for Lefty’s Track Day to experience the thrill of driving your car or truck around the speedway’s 2-mile oval for a good cause.
100 percent of your track lap and pace car ride donations will benefit local schools and Lefty’s Reading Challenge. Donate a children’s book (new or lightly used) and receive a discount on your lap fee. All books received will be given to the Inland Empire United Way’s School Tools program for local classrooms. 
Prices
- Drive the track in your own car for only $15 per car!
- Take a high speed lap around the track in a pace car for only $20 per person!
- Track Laps with Book Donation: $10
Activities
- Car displays – take pictures with the ACS NASCAR show car
- Food & Drink for purchase featuring Eat ‘Em Up Truck
- Enter to win tickets & cool prizes
- Special appearance by Kids Club mascot, Lefty
- And more!
Car Clubs
- Bring your car club to the track! For preferred parking, photo opportunities and designated lap times, contact Heather Perrin at hperrin@autoclubspeedway.com
Track Lap Rules
- No motorcycles
- Cars will travel at highway speeds
- No passing of other vehicles at any time
- Driver must be 18 years of age or older
- Seatbelts must be worn at all times
- Headlights must be on at all times
Nominate an Action Hero
The Vision2BActive campaign is seeking nominees for Action Heroes in hopes of recognizing people in San Bernardino County who have made an impact on community wellness by participating in physical activity or promoting physical fitness.
Examples of Action Heroes include a person who has started their own walking club in their neighborhood; a teacher who encourages their students to be healthy by being active; a business person who incorporates physical fitness into the workday of their employees; a child who encourages friends and classmates to stay active; or person who changed their life or improved their own wellness by being physically active.
Nominate an Action Hero at www.Vision2BActive.com or contact Bernadette Beltran at BBeltran@dph.sbcounty.gov or 909-387-6614. Anonymous nominations of Action Heroes will also be accepted.
Vision2BActive is a campaign of the Countywide Vision to improve health and wellness in San Bernardino County by encouraging residents to increase their physical activity and connecting them to existing recreational programs, amenities and activities in their communities.
Only 23 percent of San Bernardino County adults and 34 percent of our youth get the recommended amount of physical activity, according to the most recent data from the California Health Interview Survey. In its 2008 issuance of “Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans,” the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommended adults get 150 minutes a week of physical activity and children ages 5 to 17 were encouraged to move at least 60 minutes a day.
Vision2BActive.com is an interactive resource that provides residents with information about physical activity events, fitness tips and a GIS map featuring places to be active in the county.
The Countywide Vision was developed by the community in 2010-11 and adopted by the Board of Supervisors and the San Bernardino Council of Governments Board of Directors in June 2011 in order to create a roadmap for the future of San Bernardino County, which includes creating a healthy and prosperous future for all who live, work and play here. Vision2BActive is the second public campaign of the Countywide Vision Project following the successful Vision2Read literacy initiative that started in September 2015.
Public health agencies team up to hit a “Home Run for Health”
It’s going to be a banner night for public health when two of the largest Southern California counties’ baseball and Public Health teams face off on the field and hit a “Home Run for Health” at San Manuel Stadium in San Bernardino on August 10.
San Bernardino County Department of Public Health, Riverside County Public Health, and the California Health Collaborative have all joined the effort to spread a message of good health by offering FREE admission to the public when the Inland Empire 66ers host the Lake Elsinore Storm August 10 at the 66ers’ San Manuel Stadium, located at 280 South E Street in San Bernardino.
“The best thing about this event will be all the health information that will be made available to fans. Our staff will be there to showcase our programs and the great services and resources we provide to residents every day,” said Trudy Raymundo, Director of San Bernardino County Department of Public Health.
Fans are invited to visit the locations below to pick up their vouchers. One voucher can be redeemed for four (4) tickets (limit 2 vouchers/8 tickets).
San Bernardino County Department of Public Health
Vital Statistics Registration Office
340 N. Mountain View Avenue
San Bernardino, CA 92415
Phone: 800.782.4264
San Bernardino County Tobacco Control Program
255 N. D Street, Suite 401-M
San Bernardino, CA 92401
Phone: 909.647.4532
Riverside University Health System – Public Health
Health Administration Building
4065 County Circle Drive
Riverside, CA 92503
Phone: 951.358.5000
For more information, please contact Bernadette Beltran at BBeltran@dph.sbcounty.gov.
Join us for a Neverland Event at the Highland Library
The San Bernardino County Library invites you to join us at the Highland Sam J. Racadio Library & Environmental Learning Center as we never grow up, and let our imaginations run wild at this Neverland Event. Enjoy an amazing experience as you get the chance to meet and greet our Neverland friends Peter Pan, Tinkerbell, and Pirate Jake. Don’t forget your camera. Enjoy a variety of fun-filled crafts, a balloon artist, and more.
This event is another opportunity to celebrate and support the Countywide Vision’s literacy campaign, Vision2Read. The Neverland Event will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 9 from 4 to 6 p.m. Be certain to bring your library card, as every 15 items checked out during the event earns you a ticket for a drawing with a chance to win awesome incentives. All activities are free and open to all ages.
The Highland Sam J. Racadio Library & Environmental Learning Center is at 7863 Central Ave. in Highland.
The San Bernardino County Library System is a dynamic network of 32 branch libraries that serves a diverse population over a vast geographic area. The County library system strives to provide equal access to information, technology, programs, and services for all people who call San Bernardino County home.
The library plays a key role in the achievement of the Countywide Vision by contributing to educational, cultural, and historical development of our County community.
For more information on the San Bernardino County library system, please visit http://www.sbclib.org/ or call (909) 387-2220.
