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December 2024 Events & Activities for Families |
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at the Main Library, 300 Estudillo Ave |
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Family Craft Night: Celebrate Winter Holidays! Wednesday, December 11, 6:30pm Enjoy a fun-filled evening for all-ages featuring: - Craft stations celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and winter
- Hot cocoa and cookies
- Holiday card-making
- Screening of a short holiday movie
- A visit from Santa
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Pop-Up Play with Juniper Corner Saturday, Dec. 14, 10:00am-1:00pm
Have fun with interactive science activities, toddler arts and crafts, sensory bins, free coffee for grown-ups, and much more! Best for ages 0-5 but children of all ages welcome.
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at the Manor Branch, 1241 Manor Blvd |
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Children's Gift Making Craft Event: Spread Holiday Cheer! Wednesday, Dec. 11, 4:00-5:00pm Join us for a festive craft event where kids can create special gifts to give this holiday season! Let's celebrate the joy of giving with creativity and fun. All materials provided. Don't miss this chance to make memories and spread holiday cheer! While supplies last. |
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300 Estudillo Ave, 510-577-3960 |
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LEGO Club: Winter Wonderland Monday, Dec. 5, 4:00-4:45pm Use your imagination and build your fun-filled Winter Holiday World. For ages 5 and up. No registration needed. |
STEAM Club: Fizzy Snow For Grades K-4
Thursday, Dec. 12 4:00pm-4:45pm Listen to a book, then participate in a science activity! This month we’ll make fizzing snow people then watch them melt. Register required at sanleandro.libcal.com |
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1241 Manor Blvd, 510-577-7971 |
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LEGO Challenge Monday, December 9, 3:30pm-4:45pm
Join us as we encourage kids to use their creativity, design and engineering skills and even teamwork to complete monthly build challenges to build freely in this fun STEM based series using LEGO bricks. No registration required. Come join the fun.
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Homework Help for Grades 1-5 Need a little extra support with your schoolwork? The Manor Branch Homework Center is open every Tuesday and Thursday from 3:30 to 5:00pm to assist students in grades 1-5 with their homework needs. Whether it's math, reading, or just getting organized, our friendly staff and volunteers are ready to help. Bring your assignments and questions, and let’s make homework a little easier together! Registration needed. |
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Mandarin Storytime 1st Saturday of the Month, 10:30am Join Ms. Angel and friends for books, songs and poetry on the 1st Saturday of the Month at 10:30am at the Main Library. |
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Mandarin Storytime 2nd Saturday of the Month, 10:30am Join Ms. Angel and friends for books, songs and poetry on the 2nd Saturday of the Month at 10:30am at the Manor Branch. |
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Bros
by Weatherford, Carole Boston
Celebrating boyhood and friendship, this upbeat picture book follows a group of young Black boys as they spend an adventure-filled day together living their best lives freely in their community. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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Buffalo Fluffalo
by Kalb, Bess
"A sweet and silly buffalo who tries to bluff and fluff his way into being bigger than he really is"
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Jonty Gentoo
by Donaldson, Julia
Jonty Gentoo is excited by his aunts' stories of the South Pole, so he slips out of the zoo, and sets out to find his ancestrial home--which would be easier if he was not swimming in the wrong direction
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Orris and Timble
by DiCamillo, Kate
"Orris the rat lives alone in an old barn surrounded by his treasures, until the day his solitude is disrupted by a sudden flutter of wings and a loud screech. A small owl has gotten caught in a trap in the barn. Can Orris "make the good and noble choice" (as the king on his prized sardine can might recommend) and rescue the owl, despite the fact that owls and rats are natural enemies? And if he does, will he be ready for the consequences?"
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Mouse & his dog
by Applegate, Katherine
Longing for a fur-ever home, Buster, who gets overly excited and distracted, works to improve his behavior with the help of his Dogtown shelter friends but, it turns out, his human reading buddy is the key to him going from bad dog to very, very good dog. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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Sweet and silly
by Lubner, Susan
"A dragon and a T. rex share some of the sweet adventures of being friends, from Valentine's Day to cooking dinner together"
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Impossible creatures
by Rundell, Katherine
When Mal barges into his life, along with a baby griffin, demanding his help, Christopher embarks on an adventure of a lifetime with this fierce girl to save the Archipelago, a hidden world where magical creatures have thrived for thousands of years. Simultaneous and eBook. Illustrations.
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A game of Noctis
by Fagan, Deva
Pia Paro questions the system she once believed in and joins the Seafoxes, a ragtag team of players seeking to win the deadly Noctis games, to saver her grandfather
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Black star
by Alexander, Kwame
A Black girl in the American South, 12-year-old Charley Cuffey is determined to become the first female pitcher to play professional ball and challenges a neighborhood bully to a game that leads to a fateful decision with far-reaching consequences. Simultaneous eBook.
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We are big time
by Khan, Hena
Moving to Wisconsin and starting a new Islamic school, Aliya joins the school's losing basketball team and together with her new teammates, works hard to strengthen her skills on the court, discovering it takes teamwork and self-confidence to be great. Simultaneous and eBook. Illustrations.
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Wat takes his shot
by Kim, Cheryl
"The biography of Japanese American basketball star Wataru Misaka, the first person of color to play for the National Basketball Association"
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Every here has a there
by Linn, Margo
"A book printed in Asia makes its journey across the sea to the United States and into a kid's hand"
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Wild Sierra Nevada
by Howes, Joanna
"This highly visual travel guide to exploring the Sierra Nevada range with kids weaves together simple identification keys and factual insights that are organized by trees, wildflowers, shrubs, mammals and birds to make for a fun and educational outdoor adventure. Illustrations. "
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Evidence!
by Hopkinson, Deborah
Presents the incredible true story of Dr. John Snow, the doctor who traced London's cholera outbreak to a single water pump and went on to save countless lives through his groundbreaking research. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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