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Continue reading →: Pardon our dustWe’re updating our website! If you spot an error or can’t find something, just let us know.
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Continue reading →: September 2026 Events at Montclair LibraryJoin us for arts and crafts, storytimes, an author visit and book club, this month at your library!
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Continue reading →: August 2026 Events at Montclair LibraryJoin us for a safe driving course for seniors, book club, arts and crafts, storytimes, an author visit and more, this month at your library!
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Continue reading →: A Reading OdysseyWith everyone talking about “The Odyssey” movie, now is a great time to check out these books that give Greek mythology and history a fresh spin, often through the lens of women or other characters who were sidelined in the original tellings, or by changing the action to a different…
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Continue reading →: Meet the Author: Anne BreedloveWednesday, August 5th at 6pm, join local author Anne Breedlove to discuss her book Happy Campers, the story of how she and her husband Jim set out to bicycle from California to the Atlantic Ocean – and ended up on a six-month, 7,254-mile adventure through 21 states and two Canadian…
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Continue reading →: July 2026 Events at Montclair Library
Thursday, July 2, 2026 – 10:15–11:15amToddler StorytimeJoin us for an interactive morning of songs, rhymes, stories and socializing designed for toddlers ages 18 months to 3 years! After storytime, stay and play with age-appropriate toys. Siblings are welcome. Saturday, July 4, 2026LIBRARY CLOSED – Independence Day Tuesday, July 7, 2026…
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Continue reading →: May 2026 Events at Montclair Library
Saturday, May 2, 2026 – 1:00–2:00pmTeen Advisory Board @ MontclairJoin the Montclair Branch Library Teen Advisory Board (TAB) and make your voice heard! Take an active role in creating and planning the programs and services you want to see as a teen at your local library! We meet the First…
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Continue reading →: Meet the author: Dani BurlisonWednesday, April 22 at 6pm at the library, join Bay Area writer, journalist and wildfire survivor Dani Burlison in a discussion of her recent book Red Flag Warning: Mutual Aid and Survival in California’s Fire Country (Editors: Dani Burlison and Margaret Elysia Garcia). We’ll discuss how wildfire affects communities, including our own, and what we…
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Continue reading →: Experience an Eritrean Coffee CeremonySaturday, April 18 from 2:00-4:00pm, join us for a live demonstration of a traditional Eritrean coffee ceremony with Chef Senait from Cafe Anbesa. Chef Senait comes with decades of experience owning and running her own restaurant in Asmara, Eritrea. For Senait, cooking has been a part of her life since she…
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