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There is so much going on at the Library in October,
we are sending an additional newsletter this month! |
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Featured Events this Week |
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| Play stations for kids ages 0-3 & adults meet experts on topics such as nutrition, child development, early literacyTuesday series
Central
10:30am |
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| Central
Tuesdays & Thursdays
1:30pm |
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| with MOCHA (Museum of Children's Art) Strawberry Creek Park
Wednesday, October 194pm |
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| Representation in Research: Who We Study and Why it Matters &
Chemical Recycling and Upcycling of Plastic Waste Virtual
Tuesday, October 18
5:30pm |
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Chess Clubs | @ North 10/19 & 10/26 (2pm)@ Tarea Hall Pittman South 10/21 (3pm) |
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| UC Berkeley Campus
Thursday, October 202:30 pm |
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Friday October 21 @ 3pm Mystery Room @ Central
Calling all super sleuths! Enjoy an afternoon consisting of masks, mayhem and murderers masquerading as partygoers. There has been a murder in the Mystery Room and we need your help to solve it!! |
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Author Visit: Scary Stories (for adults!) with Loren Rhoads Monday, October 24 @ 12noon
Virtual
This spine-chilling story time for adults will get you in the Halloween spirit!
Hear local author Loren Rhoads read her short story, "In the Pines," a tale that's short but definitely not sweet and participate in a live Q&A with the author. Then listen to the beginning of Shirley Jackson's classic masterpiece The Haunting of Hill House as read by David Warner.
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Monday, October 31 @ 12noon
Virtual
Local author Sumiko Saulson reads an excerpt from hir novella Ashes and Coffee, a distinctly Bay Area, modern take on Poe's The Masque of the Red Death followed by a live Q&A with Sumiko. Then hear the original Poe story as read by Basil Rathbone.
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Tuesday, October 25
Central
Screening @ 1pm
Director Q&A @ 2:15pm
Beginning in the Scottish Highlands, in the garden of the filmmaker's godfather, the film travels between conservationists in China and Scotland who devote their lives to the rhododendron’s survival.
Note: You may screen the film on your own or join the 1pm screening before the Q&A.
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| Claremont
Tuesdays in October
3pm |
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| All supplies provided ClaremontSaturday, October 222:30pm |
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| North
Saturday, October 29
11am |
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| North Saturday, October 29
11:45am |
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| North Monday, October 313:30pm |
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| Grove Street Park
Friday, October 28
4pm |
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October 29 - November 5
North
Día de los Muertos is a two-day Mexican holiday honoring the lives of family members, friends, and others who have passed away. One important part of this tradition is the ofrenda (altar). Please feel free to email pictures of your departed loved ones to print out for our community ofrenda.
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| North
Saturday, November 5
2pm |
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| WestSaturday, November 5
2pm |
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| Central
Saturday, November 5
3:30pm |
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*series - each session builds on the prior session
Virtual
7:30pm on Fridays November 4, 11,18 December 2, 9, 16 |
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*series - each session builds on the prior session
Virtual
6pm on Thursdays November 3, 10, 17 December 1, 8, 15 |
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There are many more library programs happening for all ages:
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For more event info,
book recommendations and other fun things... |
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