PRO TO READ STORIES OUT LOUD.Byline: Sandra J. Terrell Staff Writer THOUSAND OAKS Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. - Natalie Newberger enjoys stories so much she doesn't just tell them, but reads them aloud word by word. The Chicago-area resident is a professional short story reader who has been invited by Thousand Oaks library officials to read for a three-night series this month. ``I have been reading since I was 4,'' said Newberger, who was invited for the readings during a recent visit with her son in Westlake Village. ``We had a wonderful library in my home, and seeing those wonderful books gave me an incentive to read. ``I always quote the Thomas Jefferson line, `I can't live without books.' '' Her debut was Feb. 7 with readings of ``Putois'' by Anatole France and ``Benefit Performance'' by Bernard Malamud Noun 1. Bernard Malamud - United States writer (1914-1986) Malamud . Her second readings, a week later, were ``Saboteur'' by Ha Jin Ha Jin (born Feb. 21, 1956, Jinzhou, China) Chinese-U.S. writer. He joined the army at age 14. He received a doctorate at Brandeis University in the U.S., where he remained. His book of stories Under the Red Flag (1997) concerns the Cultural Revolution. and ``At the Anarchists' Convention'' by John Sayles. Her final readings, scheduled for Feb. 28, will be ``My Oedipus Complex'' by Frank O'Connor, and ``Balthazar's Marvelous Afternoon'' by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Gar·cí·a Már·quez , Gabriel Born 1928. Colombian-born writer known especially for his novel One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967). He won the 1982 Nobel Prize for literature. . ``These two stories reflect our attitudes,'' said Newberger, who reads in a conversational and expressive way. Carol Wisniewski, president of the Thousand Oaks Friends of the Library, which sponsored Newberger's recent visit, said that Newberger started a reading program in her hometown home·town n. The town or city of one's birth, rearing, or main residence. Noun 1. hometown - the town (or city) where you grew up or where you have your principal residence; "he never went back to his hometown again" . ``She was reading a short story one day, and started laughing out loud,'' said Wisniewski, and she said that Newberger believed that people would like to have someone read to them and approached a local library organization for financial support. ``I'm very impressed,'' said Wisniewski. ``If it is a success we will be continuing it.'' Newberger, a former lecturer at the Field Museum of Natural History Field Museum of Natural History, at Chicago, Ill. Founded in 1893 through the gifts of Marshall Field and others, it was first known as the Columbian Museum of Chicago and later (1943–66) as the Chicago Natural History Museum. , has experience reading stories at libraries in the Midwest. For the past 15 years, Newberger has been affiliated with the Friends of the Library, reading in libraries, senior centers, Jewish Community Centers and bookstores in her hometown of Evanston, Ill. The two short stories will be read beginning at 7 p.m. Feb. 28, followed by a short discussion at the Grant R. Brimhall Library The Grant R. Brimhall Library serves as the main Thousand Oaks Library building. It is controlled by the Thousand Oaks Library System, which also controls the Newbury Park Branch Library. The Grant R. Brimhall Building is located on Janss Rd. near State Route 23. , 1401 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. For information, call (805) 449-2660. CAPTION(S): photo |
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