Beale Memorial Library
701 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield, CA, 93301 | This Week at Beale: April 24-28, 2023 |
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| Monday, 4/24@4 PM |
Children's Area | Stop on by and catch a fun family flick in the children's area! We hope you can make it! |
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Anime + Art | Monday, 4/24@ 4 PM |
Tejon Room | Meet us in the Tejon room and catch an anime! Enjoy the show and practice different anime drawing styles. |
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Kern Reads Graphic Novel Book Club: Fantastic Four Full Circle Monday, 4/24 @ 5 PM
Lake Room
Join us in the Lake Room as we discuss Fantastic Four: Full Circle by Alex Ross!
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| Tuesday, 4/25@4 PM |
Children's Area | Get your brick on with this fun program aimed for kids 6-11! We provide the bricks, you provide the imagination! What will you build? |
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Free Legal Help | Tuesday, 4/25 @ 5 PM |
Information Area | One-on-one free legal help with local attorneys and paralegals in a multitude of different fields of law. Spaces are limited and this program fills up quick! |
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| Tuesday, 4/25@ 5 PM |
Information Area | With 21 programs/projects, GBLA works to help individuals that are low-income and the elderly with a diverse range of services. Civil rights, health and public benefits, housing, homelessness, and more! |
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Financial Empowerment | Tuesday, 4/25@ 5 PM |
Lake Room | Do you want to get a handle on your finances? Meet Rukiyah Polk, a financial educator and coach whose free 8 week course can help you navigate the tricky world of personal finance |
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Community Creativity with The Playful Space Tuesday, 4/25 @11 AM Children's Area
Storytime, art, and sensory activities with The Playful Space! For toddlers and preschoolers.
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| Wed., 4/26@ 11 AM |
Tejon Room | Join the Downtown Toastmasters for this free public speaking workshop! |
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Teen Art Therapy | Wed., 4/26 @ 4 PM |
Auditorium | Teen Art Therapy Workshop that begins with a discussion about a specific feeling or experience and ends by creating a piece of art inspired by it. |
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Citizenship Class | Wed., 4/26@ 5 PM |
Lake Room | Join us to study for the Citizenship Test in a fun and stress-free environment! Drop in to practice civics questions as well as practice English language conversation! |
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| Wed., 4/26- All Day |
Children's Area | A different craft every week! Supplies are available all day in the Children's Area. |
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Norman Brown Book Talk | Wed., 4/26- 5 PM |
Tejon Room | Kern Literacy Council presents Author Norman Brown, a Bakersfield Native that learned to read at the age of 37. |
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| Thurs., 4/27 @ 11 AM |
Children's Area | Songs, rhymes, finger plays, and stories just for toddlers. Explore our imaginative play toys and sensory activities with other little ones. |
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| Thurs., 4/27@4 PM |
Children's Area | Work on a new craft or art project every week in the Children's Area. All materials provided. |
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Beginning English | Thurs., 4/27 @ 5 PM |
Lake Room | Learn the basics of the English language (for Spanish speakers) |
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| Fri., 4/28 @ 10 AM |
Beale Auditorium | For caregivers of children ages 0-5. Enjoy light refreshments while children engage in literacy-based activities and play, plus learn about a different community resource every week. |
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Toastmasters Club | Fri., 4/28@ 12 PM |
Tejon Room | Toastmaster experts will help you learn how to speak in public. Helpful for meetings, presentations, speeches, toasts, eulogies or preachers! |
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Picture Perfect Photography | Fri., 4/28- All Day |
Reference Area | Learn how to take awesome pictures! This is a program intended for teens happening in our reference area! |
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Trending Reads Book Club: Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers Fri., 4/28- 4 PM Tejon Room
This book club is for those who see all those recommended books on TikTok and Instagram and want someone to talk about them with. Each month we read a different book, and make bookmarks that match its theme. Collect bookmarks as you read more and more! |
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