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Make a Book Char-EGG-ter Friday, April 1st - Saturday, April 16th Children's Room
Kids ages 0-12, pick up a foam egg in the Children’s Room (while supplies last) and then decorate it with anything you’d like to make it look like a character from a book! Turn in your char-EGG-ter to the Children’s Room by 5:00PM on Saturday, April 16th. Library staff will vote on their favorite char-egg-ter, and the winner will win an egg filled with little goodies. The winner will be contacted during the week of April 18. |
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BARK Therapy Dogs Tuesday, April 12th at 6:30PM - 7:30PM Children's Room Kids, come read to our dog pals, Syrah, a Labrador/Golden Retriever mix, and Lucca, a Golden Retriever, in the children's fiction area. Sign ups are not required and readers will be able to spend time with Syrah and Lucca on a first come, first served basis. All participants 2 years of age and older will be required to wear a mask while reading to Syrah and Lucca. |
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Science Saturday Saturday, April 23rd at 11:00AM Outside behind library Kids in 2nd-6th grades, come learn all about fossils and see real ones up close! No registration is required, but seating will be limited. |
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Biblioburro Storytime & Craft Monday, April 25th at 6:30PM Donna Bagley Community Room Kids, join us as we, in honor of El Día de los Niños (Children's Day), read Biblioburro, the true story of Luis Soriano and his trusty donkeys Alfa and Beto. Luis, Alfa, and Beto travel to remote villages in Colombia to bring books to kids! After we learn about Luis, we will make mini donkey piñatas that you can take home. The library thanks the California State Library and the Southern California Library Cooperative for making this program possible through LSTA funding. |
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Songs & Stories LIVE!
Tuesdays at 11:00AM via Zoom
Join us for a LIVE virtual storytime via Zoom every Tuesday at 11:00AM. We will meet friends, sing songs, and read stories together. Pre-registration is required. Click here to register. |
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Little Friends Storytime Wednesdays, 10:00AM - 11:00AM Donna Bagley Community Room Kids, join us for stories, songs, and play indoors in the library's community room. No registration is required. |
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Family Storytime Saturdays, 10:00AM-11:00AM Donna Bagley Community Room Kids and caregivers, join us every Saturday in the Donna Bagley Community Room for stories, songs, and play. No registration is required. |
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Songs & Stories with Miss RuthThese pre-recorded videos will feature songs and books. Read and sing along with Miss Ruth and friends! A new video will be posted every Friday at 11:00AM on our Facebook and Instagram accounts. |
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Teen Advisory Board (TAB) Tuesday, April 5th at 6:00PM-7:00PM Guild Book Store High school students, join our Teen Advisory Board! You will have the opportunity to earn community service hours and discuss programs and activities you want to see at the library! Meetings will be held on the first Tuesday of every month from 6:00PM-7:00PM. Please complete a volunteer application and turn it in to the Children's Department. |
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Reading Rebels Teen Book Club Tuesday, April 19th at 6:00PM-7:00PM Guild Book Store & Zoom This month we will be discussing Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys. Frantically racing to freedom with thousands of other refugees as Russian forces close in on their homes in East Prussia, Joana, Emilia and Florian meet aboard the doomed Wilhelm Gustloff and are forced to trust each other in order to survive. If you can’t make it in person, please click here to join us via Zoom. You will be a sent a link for the meeting. Please contact Pam at ppedro@buenaparklibrary.org or 714-826-4100 ext. 171 if you have any questions. Ages 14 - 18 |
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Adult DIY Club
Monday, April 4th at 6:00PM Donna Bagley Community Room Our in-person Adult DIY program is back! Join us on Monday, April 4th at 6:00PM to make some Spring Lavender Egg Bath Bombs. They are the perfect craft for pampering yourself or to give as a gift! This DIY can be messy! Please wear attire you don’t mind getting dirty. This program is designed for adults ages 18+. No registration is required. Seating is limited and on a first-come, first-serve basis. *Allergy disclaimer: recipe includes baking soda, corn starch, citric acid, coconut oil, lavender essential oil, and dried lavender buds If you have any questions, please visit or call the Reference Desk at 714-826-4100 ext. 125 |
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Afternoon Adult Book Club Thursday, April 28th at 3:00PM Second Floor Board Room & Zoom Join us this month for a discussion on The Music of Bees by Eileen Garvin. Three lonely strangers in a rural Oregon town, each working through grief and life's curveballs, are brought together by happenstance on a local honeybee farm where they find surprising friendship, healing--and maybe even a second chance--just when they least expect it. If you will be joining us in-person, no need to register. Just show up! Meeting will be in the Board Room on the second floor. Ages 18+ Click here to register for the Afternoon Group via Zoom. |
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Evening Adult Book Club
Thursday, April 28th at 6:00PM Second Floor Board Room & Zoom Join us this month for a discussion on The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich. Based on events from the life of Erdrich's grandfather, The Night Watchman is about tribal chairman Thomas Wazhashk's efforts to fight against the push for Indian termination in 1953, which would have ignored prior U.S.-Native American treaties and resulted in the dispossession of Native American lands. If you will be joining us in person, no need to register. Just show up! Meeting will be in the Board Room on the second floor. Ages 18+ Click here to register for the Evening Group via Zoom. |
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