Friends of Montclair Library

Tuesday, October 18, 2016
NorCal Bats – Real Information About this Halloween Icon – 1:00pm
Northern California Bats (NorCalBats) is dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation and release of bats throughout Northern California. They will tell bat stories, share the role bats play in the environment and bring live bats to show.

Oakland Knows Jack (London): White Fang Book Discussion – 6:30-8:00pm
Join us for a One City, One Book discussion of Oakland almost-native Jack London’s White Fang with Floyd Salas, in honor of the 100th anniversary of London’s death. All ages welcome. Floyd Salas is a fiction writer, poet and boxer. His work is well known in the San Francisco Bay Area and among aficionados of both Latino literature and 60s era protest literature. He won a 2013 lifetime achievement American Book Award. He is also a Jack London scholar.

Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Halloween Costume Swap – 1:30-5:30pm
Bring your gently used costumes to the library. Take a new one at our swap! We are accepting donations now. We will have two storytime swaps: Thursday, Oct. 13 & Thursday, Oct. 20, from 10am-noon. We will also have an after-school swap on Wednesday, Oct. 19 from 1:30-5:30pm

Thursday, October 20, 2016
Toddler Storytime – 10:15-10:50am
Songs, active rhymes and stories especially for ages 18 months to 3 years, followed by playtime! Make new friends and play with toys.

Baby Bounce – 11:30-11:50am
Play, sing and rhyme one on one with your baby from birth to 18 months, followed by playtime! Make new friends and play with toys.

Halloween Costume Swap – 10:00am-12:00pm
Bring your gently used costumes to the library. Take a new one at our swap! We are accepting donations now. We will have two storytime swaps: Thursday, Oct. 13 & Thursday, Oct. 20, from 10am-noon. We will also have an after-school swap on Wednesday, Oct. 19 from 1:30-5:30pm