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Foster City Library Children's Events
September 2018 |
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Art Break Day
Friday, September 7, 12pm
Leo J. Ryan Park
Join us in Ryan Park to take an art break! Families and people of all ages are welcome to add to our community mural. We will be painting and stenciling on a large canvas using acrylic paint. No registration is required for this event.
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Baby Sign Language Storytime
Monday, September 10, 10:30am
Children's Library
Monday at 10:30am on the following dates: 9/10, 9/17, 9/24, & 10/1 Learn how to use American Sign Language to communicate with your baby (birth - 18 months old) and jumpstart your child's verbal skills. The workshop consists of activities and songs that can help you integrate simple signs into your daily life. This special series of baby storytimes is presented by Teri Vorhees of Happy Baby Signs. No registration is required for this event.
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Dance Parties
Wednesday, September 26, 7pm
Children's Library
Preschool Dance Party
The 1st Wednesday of the month at 10:30am on the following dates: 10/3, 11/7, 12/5, 1/2
Family Dance Party
The 4th Wednesday of the month at 7pm on the following dates: 9/26, 10/24, 11/28, 12/26, and 1/23
Join us for family friendly music and movement activities and stories! Singing is a great way to develop language skills in young children. We will sing, dance, play with instruments, and tell movement stories. No registration is required.
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STEAM Club Jr
Monday, September 10, 6pm
Children's Library
Kids age 6 - 12 are invited to join us for STEAM Club Jr. In September we will make paper circuits. No registration is required for this event.
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Games Galore
Thursday, September 13, 3:30pm
Children's Library
Join us after school for casual board game playing. Kids age 5 - 12 are welcome to join the fun. Lots of games will be available for children to play together: Bananagrams, Spot It, Jenga, chess, card games and much more. Game activities will not be organized. No registration is required for this program.
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Little Art Explorers
Wednesday, September 12, 10:30am
Children's Library
The 2nd Wednesday of the month at 10:30am on the following dates: 9/12, 10/10, 11/14, 12/12, & 1/9 Caregivers and little artists age 2+ are invited to join us for process art projects. It will get messy, so please dress for mess! No registration is required for this program.
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Chiquy Boom's Silly Magic Show
Saturday, September 15, 2pm
This fantastic bilingual (English/Spanish) magic show will include music and movement games for children of all ages. Let’s play, dance and have fun in English and Spanish with Chiquy Boom!
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Popsicle Stick Harmonica Craft
Saturday, September 15, 3pm
Children's Library
Families are invited to join us for an easy children’s craft once a month. No registration is required for this event, but supplies may be limited. Everyone is welcome.
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Sensory Storytime
Wednesday, September 19, 10:30am
Children's Library
Children of all abilities are invited to attend our inclusive storytime. This is a special storytime that is meant to cater to children of differing abilities and is amended to make it a sensory friendly experience. We will do sensory friendly activities and stories for thirty minutes. No registration is required for this event.
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Talk Like a Pirate Storytime
Wednesday, September 19, 3:30pm
Children's Library
Join us on Talk Like a Pirate Day for a special pirate themed storytime. Kids age 3 - 12 are welcome to attend and are invited to wear their pirate costumes if they wish. We will read pirate stories, sing pirate songs, and have a treasure hunt for special pirate prizes.
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1st Grade Book Club
Monday, September 17, 6pm
Discovery Room
The 3rd Monday of the Month at 6pm 9/17, 10/15, 11/19, 12/17, and 1/21 Children who are currently in first grade are invited to join a monthly book club to practice their reading skills. We will meet on the third Monday of each month to discuss a book we’ve read at home beforehand. We will discuss the book, read sections aloud, play a game, and have a small snack. Registration begins September 1. Please call us at 650-574-4842 or stop by the Info Desk to register.
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Poetry and Speech Recital
Saturday, September 22, 2pm
Children's Library
All students from mid-peninsula schools are welcome to recite poems, speeches, or prose selections in front of other students, family and guests. All speakers who would like their names and selections to appear in the recital program must submit (titles or copies of) the piece(s) they intend to present to mmtr@yahoo.com. Students are required to memorize their selection(s) and are encouraged to practice their presentation skills in order to provide appropriate emphasis, dramatic effect, etc. There is no charge for participation in this event, although parents are requested to bring a board game for student enjoyment following presentations.
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Mid Autumn Festival Paper Lantern Craft
Monday, September 24, 3:30pm
Children's Library
Kids age 3 and up are invited to join us to make a functional paper lantern to celebrate the Mid Autumn Festival. No registration is required for this event.
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2nd grade Book Club
Monday, September 24, 6pm
Discovery Room
The 4th Monday of the month at 6pm 9/24, 10/22, & 11/26 Children who are currently in second grade are invited to join a monthly book club to practice their reading skills. We will meet on the fourth Monday to discuss a book we’ve read at home beforehand. We will discuss the book, read sections aloud, play a game, and have a small snack. Registration begins September 1. Please call 650-574-4842 or visit the Info Desk to register your child.
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Loteria
Tuesday, September 25, 3:30pm
Children's Library
Kids age 4 – 12 are invited to join us to play Lotería, a bingo game that uses pictures, to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. No registration is required for this event.
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Lego Club
Thursday, September 27, 3:30pm
Children's Library
The 4th Thursday of each month on the following dates: 9/27, 11/25, 12/27, and 1/24, 3:30 - 4:30pm Children age 6 - 12 are invited to join us for our monthly Lego Club. We will read a few stories about a topic and then build a Lego creation related to what we have read. No registration is required.
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Bilingual Spanish Storytime
Saturday, September 22, 10:30am
Various Saturdays at 10:30am on the following dates: 9/22, 10/20, and 11/17. Join us for bilingual stories, songs, and activities the whole family will enjoy. This is an interactive experience centered around adult-child interactions and participation. Children of all ages are welcome and no registration is required.
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Esperanza rising
by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Esperanza and her mother are forced to leave their life of wealth and privilege in Mexico to go work in the labor camps of Southern California, where they must adapt to the harsh circumstances facing Mexican farm workers on the eve of the Great Depression.
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Echo
by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Decades after a man is entwined in a prophecy-based quest involving three mysterious sisters and a harmonica, three individuals from different areas of the world confront daunting challenges involving the same harmonica. By the award-winning author of Paint the Wind.
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Freddie Ramos zooms to the rescue
by Jacqueline Jules
A very unusual squirrel is spotted in and around Starwood Elementary School, and when Freddie uses his Zapato Power to chase it, he finds more than one opportunity to be a hero
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Julián is a mermaid
by Jessica Love
Glimpsing a trio of women dressed up in fabulous mermaid costumes while riding the subway home with his abuela, little Julián resolves to make a fancy mermaid costume and headdress for himself and wonders what his abuela will think of the mess he makes, and more importantly, how his costume will reflect how he sees himself.
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Marisol McDonald doesn't match
by Monica Brown
A creative, unique, bilingual Peruvian Scottish-American-soccer-playing artist celebrates her uniqueness
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Marta! big & small
by Jen Arena
A science-loving girl explores the worlds of opposites and animals, comparing her own size to those of the creatures she encounters until a hungry snake tests her cleverness, in a bilingual picture book that is complemented by a glossary of simple Spanish terms.
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Gum luck
by Rhode Montijo
Transformed into a gum-powered superhero by her extraordinary love for bubble gum, Gabby Gomez struggles to keep her alter-ego a secret while using her new powers to save the day, an effort that is challenged by her parents' strict rules and a sticky new rival.
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Abuela's special letters
by Jacqueline Jules
Sofia is making a family time capsule, filled with pictures and mementos from their lives, to be opened in fifteen years, and Abuela contributes letters to each of her grandchildren--but Sofia is so consumed with curiosity that she decides to sneak a peak at what her letter says
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Ta Isa wants a car
by Meg Medina
A picture book debut by the author of Milagros: Girl from Away follows the efforts of a Spanish-American child as she adds her earnings to the family savings, which she hopes will help them afford a first car and contribute to assisting faraway relatives to join them someday.
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Stella Diaz has something to say
by Angels Dominguez
When her class is assigned a project where each student must speak on their favorite subject, Stella Diaz, who sometimes lapses into Spanish and pronounces words wrong, must overcome her fear of public speaking
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Me, Frida, and the secret of the peacock ring
by Angela Cervantes
When Lizzie and Gael share an irresistible challenge, to find the peacock ring that once belonged to artist Frida Kahlo, Paloma decides it is the perfect way to honor her father
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