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At the Main Library, 300 Estudillo Ave |
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Halloween Costume Swap! Saturday, Oct. 12, 2:00pm-3:30pm Bring your child’s outgrown costumes to swap for a new-to-you costume at San Leandro Main Library. Drop off clean, gently used costumes from 9/15-10/10 to receive a ticket to swap for a costume. Stay to enjoy a craft and Halloween cookies. No costume to swap? No problem, come at 3:00pm to choose a costume. |
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Family Fun Night: Blacklight Halloween Puppet Show Wednesday, Oct. 23, 6:30pm Puppet Art Theater presents Winnie the Witch, a Black-Light Puppet Spectacular! All ages welcome. It will be DARK for this puppet show. Doors will close if we reach posted room capacity. Arrive early for floor seating. |
Trick-or-Treat Storytime Wednesday, Oct. 30, 6:30pm Wear your costume to enjoy this Halloween storytime! We’ll listen to Halloween stories, sing some spooky songs, then go trick-or-treating inside the Main Library. |
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At the Manor Branch, 1241 Manor Blvd |
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Spooktacular Halloween Crafternoon Wednesday October 9, 2024, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Join us for an hour of spooky crafting fun where you can create Halloween-themed decorations and crafts. This event is perfect for children of all ages, so bring your family and friends along! |
Manor Branch Presents: Halloween Family Fun Fest Gives Me Goosebumps Sunday, October 27, 2:30-4:30pm Join us for some SPOOKY fun games and activities, win prizes and enter into a Raffle drawing for a chance to win a Pumpkin! This event is FREE and best for Kids ages 10 and under. Costumes are welcomed and encouraged |
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College Fair Tuesday, Oct. 1, 5:00pm-7:00pm Main Library On Tuesday October 1, the Main Library's College Fair will feature over a dozen colleges and post-secondary institutions, including University of San Francisco, Loyola Marymount, Cal State East Bay, Alameda County Electrical Joint Apprenticeship & Training, and more. For more College and Career resources, visit: www.sanleandro.org/lifeafterhighschool |
OCTOBER EVENTS & ACTIVITIES |
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At the History Museum, 320 W. Estudillo Ave. |
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Saturday, October 5, 12-4pm Join us for back-to-back screenings of Monsters, Inc. and Monsters University, complete with a monster-themed craft and tasty snacks. Bring your favorite stuffed animal and let it have its own adventure! |
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At the Main Library, 300 Estudillo Ave |
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Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale 9:00 am - 11:00 am Members Only 11:00 am - 3:00 pm General Public 10:00 am - 3:00 pm All Day $3 Bag Sale Support the Friends of the Library Book Sale with their in-person 2-day sale. Find bargain prices on gently used books, movies, magazines, and music. To access the sale early, join the Friends of the San Leandro Library. All proceeds benefit the San Leandro Public Library. Credit cards accepted. |
Tech Talk: Android 101 Thursday, October 3, 4:00-5:30pm Are you new to Android? Come get a basic introduction to common features and apps on your Android. Beginner level, just the basics! Featuring Computer Tutor Josh. Space is limited, call for a seat! (510) 577-3971 |
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Best for grades K-6 and up NorCal Bats will give an informative presentation about bats, and present live bats of California native species for viewing and discussion. |
Memory Lab In-Person Orientation Thursday, October 10, 6:30pm - 7:30pm Learn about the resources we have here at the library to digitize your memories! Attending an orientation will allow you to book an appointment to use the DIY Memory Lab to digitize your photos, slides, negatives, VHS tapes and audiocassette tapes. Register here or complete the orientation online. Find out more details about the Memory Lab or email questions. |
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Navigating Stress Tuesday, October 15, 6-7:30pm / Open to youth ages 14-22 Feeling Stressed Out? You aren't alone! Join us for a workshop on nagivating stress for teens, taught by peer educators from the PEER TYA program. Snacks provided! Please register in advance. |
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Classic Horror Movie Double Feature Saturday, October 19, 1:00pm Join us for a spine-tingling double feature of classic horror! Watch Dracula (1931) and Frankenstein (1931) back-to-back! Experience these iconic Halloween favorites and learn a little bit about the books that inspired them. Costumes are welcome, so feel free to dress up and embrace the spooky spirit! Screening schedule: Dracula (NR, 75 mins) @ 1:00 Frankenstein (NR, 71 mins) @ 2:45. |
Turon Tuesday Crafternoon Tuesday, October 22, 4:00 - 5:30 pm Enjoy a turón (a banana filled fried spring roll) and craft a paról (holiday star lantern) in honor of Filipino American History Month. All are welcome to this free event (the craft is recommended for ages 12+ to Adults). |
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Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead): A Celebration with Arts & Crafts Saturday, Oct. 26, 1:30pm Come join us in learning about this cultural celebration and to participate in a craft activity to celebrate Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). All ages are welcomed. |
at the Manor Branch, 1241 Manor Blvd |
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Homework Help for grades 1-5 Every Tuesday and Thursday from 3:30-5:00 pm Students in grades 1-5 can join Homework Help at Manor Branch Library. Must preregister to attend. Call 510-577-7971 to inquire about registration. |
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Monday October 14, 3:30-4:45 pm Come to this fun LEGO challenge as we encourage kids to use their creativity, design, engineering and teamwork skills to complete a build challenge or build freely in this STEM based series using LEGO bricks. This program is held every month on the second Monday of every month at 3:30-4:45 p.m. |
Thursday October 17, 6:00-7:30pm Skip the carving knife and give your gourd a spooktacular makeover instead. This DIY acrylic on pumpkin event is for adults ages 18+ Materials will be provided, while supplies last. |
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Books for Filipino American History Month |
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Murder road
by Simone St. James
In 1995, newlyweds April and Eddie, making a wrong turn, pick up an injured hitchhiker who later dies and, now suspects in a series of unexplained murders, must dig into the town's history to clear their names and discover there's something supernatural at work on that horrible stretch of road.
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Diavola
by Jennifer Thorne
A dysfunctional family is haunted by a vengeful Italian ghost, in a darkly funny vacation horror novel.
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The invisible hotel
by Yeji Y. Ham
Plagued by dreams of a hotel—a quiet terror she's desperate to escape—Yewon, when she drives a mysterious North Korean refugee to visit her brother at a distant prison, finds her dreams intensifying as the line between reality and illusion begins to blur, revealing an unsettling truth about South Korea's collective heritage.
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Oracle
by Thomas Olde Heuvelt
When she and her friend, Emma, discover the impossible: the wreck of an 18th-century ship stranded in a flower field, and Emma enters the hatch and is never seen again, Luca helps Robert Grim, a retired specialist of the occult, unravel the mystery, coming face-to-face with an open doorway to the apocalypse
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The woods all black
by Lee Mandelo
A novel that is equal parts historical horror, trans romance and blood-soaked revenge is set in 1920s Appalachia.
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Myrrh
by Polly Hall
Myrrh, who has a goblin inside her, a voice that tells her all the things she's done wrong, desperately searches for her birthparents on the South coast of England, while Cayenne, when her husband pushes her further out of his life, makes a decision that sends her into a terrible spiral.
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This skin was once mine and other disturbances
by Eric LaRocca
The Bram Stoker Award-nominated and Splatterpunk Award-winning author presents four brand-new horror stories, including This Skin Was Once Mine, in which Jillian Finch, after her father dies under mysterious consequences, discovers it's only natural to hurt the ones you love as a dark secret threatens to undo everything she has ever known.
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I was a teenage slasher
by Stephen Graham Jones
A good kid in a small Texas town in 1989 finds himself cursed to kill for revenge in true slasher film-style, in the new novel by the New York Times best-selling author of The Only Good Indians. Simultaneous.
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You like it darker : stories
by Stephen King
Delving into the darker part of life—both metaphorical and literal, the legendary storyteller and expert in short fiction presents this exhilarating collection of 12 tales, many never-before-published, about fate, mortality, luck and the folds in reality where anything can happen.
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