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Join us for A Universe of Stories! |
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Summer Reading begins June 14! Read, play, and explore at your Library. - Everyone - adults, teens, kids - can sign up for the summer reading game!
- Check our online calendar for events.
- Sign ups start for Student Friends volunteers (rising 6th, 7th, and 8th graders) on June 24th. Call 510-981-6223 for information.
- With Discover and Go and your Adult Library card, reserve free passes to museums and attractions.
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Claremont Branch Friday, June 28, 2019 - 4:00pm
Soul Soup with Amber Hines is a family style music ritual for all ages with live drum accompaniment. Come sing, dance, and play.
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West Branch Saturday, June 29, 2019 - 2:30pm
The world needs a hero...like you! Theater with lots of audience participation. Ages 5 and up.
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North Branch Friday, July 5, 2019 - 3:30pm
What happens when it's "Take your child to work day" and your mom is an astronaut? Ages 5 and up. |
Central CMR Thursdays: July 11, 18, 25, & August 1 - 4:00pm
We're back! Games Galore Summer Blitz returns with board games, card games and Wii games on a movie screen. Ages 7-13.
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Thursday, July 18 - 4:00pm
Dragons are real! Take a trip around the world with the reptiles of Jungle James' Animal Adventures. Ages 5 and up.
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Parents and caregivers, bring our youngest friends to enjoy songs, finger plays, tickles, bounces, and short books. All story times are free, although some fill up and require registration. Check our online calendar for more information. Tip: you can limit the calendar search to "Story Times" by using the "Category" drop-down menu at the top of the page. |
A UNIVERSE OF STORIES: Listen Up! |
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All packed for your road trip? Don't forget the audiobooks! School's out, road trip season is here. What better to keep the peace in the car than a story the entire family can enjoy? - Download or stream e-audiobooks using Overdrive or Hoopla.
- Borrow books on CD, too.
- The Odyssey Award is given to the producer of the best audiobook productions for children and teens of the year by the American Library Association.
- Ask your friendly librarian for suggestions, we are here to help!
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Hello, World! Solar System
by Jill McDonald
Board Book. Toddler-preschool. Look up in the sky! Can you see the moon? What else is there?
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Interstellar Cinderella
by Deborah Underwood
Picture Book. Preschool-1st grade. Preparing to fly to the ball with a little help from her fairy godrobot, Cinderella, a talented innovator, zooms to the rescue when the prince's ship has mechanical trouble. By the author of The Quiet Book.
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Harold & Hog Pretend for Real!
by Dan Santat
Reader. 1st-2nd. Can the friendship of best friends Harold and Hog, a carefree elephant and a careful hog, survive a game of pretending to be Mo Willems's Elephant and Piggie?
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Klawde : Evil Alien Warlord Cat
by Johnny Marciano
Fiction. 3rd-5th grade. Exiled to Earth far from the planet where he was once the high commander, Klawde the ferocious alien warlord cat arrives in the home of reluctant Oregon newcomer Raj.
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How Do You Burp in Space? : and Other Tips Every Space Tourist Needs to Know
by Susan E. Goodman
Nonfiction. 3rd-6th grade. A fact-filled guide to space travel is written in the style of a comically illustrated tourist guide and includes coverage of everything from what to pack to entertainment options while providing material on the history of space travel, a glossary and a list of additional resources.
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Big Ideas That Changed the World 1 : Rocket to the Moon!
by Don Brown
Nonfiction graphic novel. 4th-7th grade. If you love Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales you'll love Rocket to the Moon. On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong took "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" when the Apollo 11 landed on the moon. But it wasn't just one man who got us to the moon. The book takes readers through the history of rocket building. Beautifully illustrated and well-researched, this book is the perfect resource for curious readers and tomorrows scientists. It includes a timeline of space travel, a bibliography, and an index
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Dragon Pearl
by Yoon Ha Lee
Science Fiction. 4th-8th grade. Min, a thirteen-year-old girl with fox-magic, stows away on a battle cruiser and impersonates a cadet in order to solve the mystery of what happened to her older brother in the Thousand World Space Forces.
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Opposite of Always
by Justin A. Reynolds
YA Fiction. 8th grade and up. Time travel with lots of humor and heart. After falling for Kate, her unexpected death sends Jack back in time to the moment they first met, and he soon learns that his actions in the past have consequences when someone else close to him dies.
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