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January 2022 Activities for Kids & Families |
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Upcoming Library Programs |
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Reading Buddies Tuesdays, Jan. 11 & 18 4:00pm or 4:30pm In-Person Event In Reading Buddies, kids in grades 1 to 5 practice reading aloud with a friendly teen volunteer. |
Art with MOCHA
Saturday, Jan. 15, 1:30pm-3:00pm For kids and families, drop by any time between 1:30pm and 3:00pm to create a peace project inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with an artist from the Museum of Children's Art (MOCHA). |
STEAM Club for grades K-5
Thursday, Jan. 27, 3:45pm In-Person Event Best for kids in grades K-5, we'll read a STEAM-themed book, then engage in a fun STEAM-inspired project. Register to attend. |
Storytime Live! Wednesdays at 10:30am starting Jan. 12 |
Cuentacuentos Tuesdays, 1/11 & 1/25 at 10:30am
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Mandarin Storytime Saturday, Jan. 8 at 10:00am
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Available at the Main Library, 300 Estudillo |
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January Craft Kit: Unity Wreath Pick up unity wreath craft kit starting Saturday January 8, inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King's messages of peace and equality. Best for ages 4+ while supplies last. |
Weekly Early Learning Kits New kits available each Tuesday offer a fun way to work on kindergarten readiness! - 1/11: Letter N craft kit
- 1/18: Letter O craft kit
- 1/25: Letter P craft kit
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Available at the Manor Branch, 1241 Manor Blvd. |
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I Have a Dream Cloud Craft Kit Visit Manor Branch Library during open hours starting January 7 to pick up a craft kit inspired by Martin Luther King Jr's "I Have a Dream" speech. Free, while supplies last. |
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Explore a storywalk of the children's book Be a King by Carole Boston Weatherford. This book will be on display at the Main Library, 300 Estudillo Ave., starting January 15 through February 2022. |
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March on! : the day my brother Martin changed the world
by Christine King Farris
Having led thousands in a march for civil rights to the foot of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. made the most of the historical moment by giving a speech that would forever inspire people to continue to fight for change in the years ahead.
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I have a dream : Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Martin Luther King
A 50th anniversary tribute to the Civil Rights leader and the inspirational speech he delivered in August of 1963 combines magnificent artwork by the Caldecott Honor-winning artist of Henry's Freedom Box with the actual text from one of the most powerful and memorable speeches in our nation's history. Includes a CD of Martin Luther King, Jr. giving his famous speech.
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Memphis, Martin, and the mountaintop : the sanitation strike of 1968
by Alice Faye Duncan
This historical fiction picture book presents the story of 9-year-old Lorraine Jackson, who in 1968 witnessed the Memphis sanitation strike--Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s final stand for justice before his assassination--when her father, a sanitation worker, participated in the protest.
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Martin rising : requiem for a King
by Andrea Davis Pinkney
The award-winning husband-and-wife team present a sumptuously illustrated tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.'s commitment to non-violent protest in support of civil rights, in a metaphorical and spiritually symbolic poetic requiem that covers King's final months and assassination.
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I am Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Brad Meltzer
The eighth biography in the New York Times best-selling Ordinary People Change the World series features one of America's greatest civil rights heroes, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and tells the story of his fight for African-American civil rights.
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