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June 16-August 1 Sign ups for Summer Reading began on June 16. Kids can sign up any time during the program.
Children's Room
Children who sign up get a reading log to keep track of all their summer books. Each week there will be a little prize given out to all participants.
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Tuesday, July 8, 1:00-1:30 pm
ONLINE Join author and illustrator Raúl the Third online (from the comfort of your own home) as he discusses his book ¡Vamos! Let's Go Read! Meet Little Lobo and friends as they explore their library's Libro Love Book Festival! |
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Thursday, July 10, 11:00 am
Founders Room Fun for the whole family as we join The Bubble Lady for an incredible adventure to Bubble Land. Zany fun! |
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Come and see a high-energy show of juggling, comedy, clowning, acrobatics, music, and even hula hooping. Fun for all ages!
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Tuesday July 22 through Friday July 31 Visit any weekday, 9:00 am-5:00 pm
at Richardson Bay Audubon Center 376 Greenwood Beach Rd, Tiburon Going for a hike for the first time is an adventure! |
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376 Greenwood Beach Rd, Tiburon
Join us for a special story time at the Richardson Bay Audubon Center & Sanctuary. Stories, songs and fingerplays will be read and performed. Stay to experience the StoryWalk or take a little hike! |
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This family-friendly event will showcase a variety of intriguing reptiles and insects, including a massive snake, a huge lizard, and Dusty the famous giant tortoise. |
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Celebrate the MAGIC of reading with this fun and funny, highly participatory magic show.
Fun for all ages! |
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Join us for a fun and interactive morning of stories, puppets, and songs. All ages welcome! |
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Join us for stories, rhymes, movement, and fingerplays just for developing babies. Limited capacity for the first 10 pairs of caregivers and infants in the Children's Room. For babies 0-18 months. |
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Children's Patio Any time on any Monday (9-5, weather permitting), come and create your own masterpiece with chalk on our Children's Patio. All ages welcome! |
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Tuesdays, 10:15- 10:45 AM Founders Room Join us for stories and songs for the little ones! Ages 0-3, open to all |
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Tuesdays, 4:00 PM Founders Room We'll have a fun craft for you to make at the library every Tuesday afternoon. Crafts are geared for ages 5+ Younger kids are welcome. |
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Preschool StorytimeWednesdays, 3:30- 4:00 PM Children's Room Come to the library for stories and songs in the Children's Room! Ages 3-5, open to all
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Reading Buddies
Wednesdays, July 9, 16, 23, 30 at 4-4:30 pm OR 4:30-5 pm
Children's Room
Read to a teen volunteer to practice reading fluency. Open to readers entering grades 1 and up.
Remember to bring a book or come to the library early to pick one out! Limited spots! Please register online and limit to one session per day per child! Links below to register: |
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Join us for an interactive and fun bilingual Spanish and English story time for infants and toddlers. All ages welcome! |
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Sunday, July 6 at 2:00 PM
Storytime Room Open play time with our fun and sturdy Thomas the Train wooden toy collection.
All ages welcome!
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We regularly create book lists on upcoming holidays and interesting topics, as well as grade level recommendation lists. This month we are highlighting Alicia's recommended summer reading for grades 3-5, as well as picture books to celebrate Summer fun, including beach time, camping trips, and more. You can also get a personalized list. Chat with a librarian who will create a book list just for you. Come by the library or send us an email: jdesk@beltiblibrary.org |
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Though we have several weekly in-person story times, you can also watch some of our recorded story times on the library YouTube channel. Listen to stories and sing along with us wherever you are. |
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I quit
by Kristen Tracy
When kitty first got adopted, everything was purr-fect. Then came the rules. No eating the bread! No chasing the baby! Bad Kitty! Excuse me? She's not a bad kitty. Left with no choice, she says goodbye to everything she loves (even her favorite crinkled-up receipt) and quits! But kitty's adventure in the great outdoors doesn't go as planned, and she realizes that she may have made a few mistakes.
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Don't trust fish
by Neil Sharpson
This nature-guide-gone-wrong is a hilarious, off-the-rails exploration of the seemingly innocent animals that live in the water, and why we should be careful of their mysterious and villainous nature.
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Something good
by Kenneth Kraegel
One morning a little girl wakes up with a chicken on her head. (Ouch.) Then she finds worms in her cereal (after she's had a few bites--yuck!). Then her best friend ignores her, her boots are full of mud, a big hole appears where it wasn't yesterday, and it starts to rain! Could this day get any worse? When a mysterious gift shows up out of nowhere, wrapped in a bow, the girl dares to wonder if it could finally be something good.
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We're moving house
by Mick Jackson
!When a little boy learns that his family will be moving house, he's curious and excited about the idea that the building will be hoisted up by cranes and moved from one location to another! But when it turns out he'll actually be saying goodbye to his first-ever home, with its familiar nooks and hideaways, he's suddenly not so sure. Maybe if he can bring all his special things-and has his family around him-the move will still be an adventure?
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Caboose
by Travis Jonker
High-spirited and energetic Cedric knows all the tricks to make sure he's the line leader in school, but when his antics go too far, he's banished to the back of the line, where, as the caboose, he comes up with new hijinks. Simultaneous eBook.
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Shivi's Big Leap
by Kritika H. Rao
Shivi can't wait to return to the activity center where he's determined to reach the top of the climbing wall, but when it's higher than remembered, he channels the Hindu monkey god, Hanuman, to summon the courage to scale it.
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Sea dragons
by Jane Yolen
A team of children in Scotland in 1900 are training to be monster hunters in hopes of getting rid of the land monsters that plague their country--the most dangerous of which are the dragons. Book 1 of a new series.
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The first rule of Climate Club
by Carrie Firestone
When her eyes are opened to numerous things she never noticed about her small suburban town, Mary Kate Murphy joins a special science pilot program focused on climate change and rallies her friends to bring lasting change to their community and beyond. Simultaneous eBook.
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Vanya and the wild hunt
by Sangu Mandanna
Being British-Indian with ADHD in a white town, 11-year-old Vanya Vallen feels like she doesn't fit in. When her family is attacked by a monster, she discovers her parents have secrets as she joins the ranks of archwitches and archivists. Simultaneous eBook.
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Bad badger : a love story
by Maryrose Wood
An eccentric badger moves out of his comfortable but lonely usual routine and makes an unlikely friend when a seagull lands on his windowsill. When his friend disappears, the badger must summon all his courage to find him.
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The gate, the girl, and the dragon
by Grace Lin
Stone spirit Ji is stuck in the People's world, but with the help of his new friends Lulu and Worm, he hopes to find a way back home through the Old City Gate before it disappears forever.
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Gooseberry
by Robin Gow
Twelve-year-old B, a young nonbinary person who wants to be a dog trainer someday, convinces their new foster parents to adopt a stray dog named Gooseberry, but training the dog ends up being much harder than they expected until they learn to trust each other.
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