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Hello Friends, Hope you are all doing well at home and that we can see you soon. Although we can't see you in person, below you'll find a link to our new virtual storytimes. You'll also find resources that we picked for you such as audiobooks and ebooks you can check out from home. Warmly, Alicia, Catherine, and Martha
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Join us for virtual storytimes with Alicia & Catherine! We'll post them weekly on our library YouTube channel. Our first one is viewable now!
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Mondays Ages 2-3 (All ages welcome)
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Wednesdays Ages 3-5 (All ages welcome)
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There are lots of wonderful activities and resources that are available to families right now. Here are some of our favorites.
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We learned about this resource from Martha, our in-house osprey expert. You can watch these magnificent birds live on the Osprey Cam. You'll also find information about ospreys, why they've chosen this nesting site, and ways to help preserve SF Bay wildlife. The female osprey, Rosie, is going to lay eggs any day now so tune in!
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If you're like us, then you're a Mo Willems fan. He's invited viewers into his studio for daily Lunch Doodles. You can draw, doodle, and explore new ways of writing with Mo. Special guests also make appearances. Grab some paper and pencils, pens, or crayons and join Mo!
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Kanopy Kids features educational and enriching videos for children of all ages. Videos are available to stream for free with your library card.
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Tumtum & Nutmeg: Adventures Beyond Nutmouse Hall by Emily BearnWealthy, married mice Tumtum and Nutmeg find adventure when they secretly try to help two human siblings who live in a tumbledown cottage with their absent-minded inventor father.
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A Single Shard by Linda Sue ParkTree-ear, a thirteen-year-old orphan in medieval Korea, lives under a bridge in a potters' village, and longs to learn how to throw the delicate celadon ceramics himself.
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One-Third Nerd by Gennifer CholdenkoFifth-grader Liam, his shy science-loving sister Dakota and his popular sister, Izzy, a girl with Down syndrome, put their minds together to figure out how to afford a trip to the veterinarian to save their faithful German shepherd.
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Greenglass House by Kate MilfordAt Greenglass House, a smuggler's inn, 12-year-old Milo, the innkeepers' adopted son, plans to spend his winter holidays relaxing, but soon guests begin arriving with strange stories about the house, sending Milo and Meddy, the cook's daughter, on an adventure.
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See You in the Cosmos by Jack ChengAspiring to send his golden iPod into space the way Carl Sagan launched his Golden Record on Voyager, Alex documents a road trip to New Mexico as a record of what life is like on Earth, an endeavor that reveals unknown truths about his late father.
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The Hero Next Door by Olugbemisola Rhuday-PerkovichA collection of short stories by diverse authors that explores acts of bravery by heroes trying to make the world a better place.
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Just as Henry Huggins is complaining that nothing exciting ever happens, a friendly dog sits down beside him and looks pleadingly at his ice-cream cone. From that moment on, the two are inseparable. But when Ribsy's original owner appears, trying to reclaim his dog, Henry's faced with the possibility of losing his new best friend. Read by Neil Patrick Harris.
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Echo by Pam Muñoz RyanLost in the Black Forest, Otto meets three mysterious sisters and finds himself entwined in a prophecy, a promise, and a harmonica--and decades later three children, Friedrich in Germany, Mike in Pennsylvania, and Ivy in California find themselves caughtup in the same thread of destiny in the darkest days of the twentieth century, struggling to keep their families intact, and tied together by the music of the same harmonica.
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