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Continue reading →: This week at Montclair Library: March 13-19, 2017
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 Lawyers in the Library – 6:00-8:00pm Free legal advice and referrals, second Tuesday of each month. Register by phone starting one week in advance at 510-482-7810. Volunteer lawyer leaves before 7pm if no more people are present. Wednesday, March 15, 2017 Oakland Celebrates Women in Astronomy…
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Continue reading →: This week at Montclair Library: March 6-12, 2017
Wednesday, March 8, 2017 PAWS to Read with BARK Therapy Dogs – 1:30pm New & practicing readers can read to Natasha, a certified therapy dog who loves listening to kids read. Reading to dogs can help increase kids’ reading confidence, skill, and enjoyment. Beautiful Mess – 3:00-4:00pm What are we…
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Continue reading →: Make art from books
We’re pleased to announce that our UNBOUND Book Art & Craft Contest is back for a 5th year, and better than ever! Entries are due at the library by closing time April 29. Check out our contest page for entry forms, rules and inspiration: montclairfriends.org/unbound This year we’re holding two…
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Continue reading →: This week at Montclair Library: February 27-March 5, 2017
Wednesday, March 1, 2017 PAWS to Read with BARK Therapy Dogs – 1:30pm New & practicing readers can read to Natasha, a certified therapy dog who loves listening to kids read. Reading to dogs can help increase kids’ reading confidence, skill, and enjoyment. Pop-Up TeenZone – 1:30-3:00pm Come visit the…
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Continue reading →: Understanding the Refugee & Immigrant Experience
UPDATED 2/26/26 with links to the library’s new catalog. Fiction helps us understand other people and builds empathy, a quality that often seems to be in short supply in today’s world. Fiction and picture books can also help us explain complex and difficult situations to kids in ways they’ll understand.…
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Continue reading →: This week at Montclair Library: February 20-26, 2017
Tuesday, February 21, 2017 LIBRARY CLOSED Wednesday, February 22, 2017 PAWS to Read with BARK Therapy Dogs – 1:30pm New & practicing readers can read to Natasha, a certified therapy dog who loves listening to kids read. Reading to dogs can help increase kids’ reading confidence, skill and enjoyment. Thursday,…
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Continue reading →: This week at Montclair Library: February 13-19, 2017
Tuesday, February 14, 2017 LIBRARY CLOSED Wednesday, February 15, 2017 PAWS to Read with BARK Therapy Dogs – 1:30pm New & practicing readers can read to Natasha, a certified therapy dog who loves listening to kids read. Reading to dogs can help increase kids’ reading confidence, skill and enjoyment. Thursday,…
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Continue reading →: Happy 100th Day of School!
Today is the 100th day of school for OUSD students, an occasion you’ll see marked by kindergartners across town toting displays of 100 toothpicks, 100 candies, 100 pennies, 100 paperclips and more. Not surprisingly, the 100th day and counting to 100 are a big deal in picture books, too. Here…
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Continue reading →: This week at Montclair Library: January 30-February 5, 2017
Wednesday, February 1, 2017 PAWS to Read with BARK Therapy Dogs – 1:30pm New & practicing readers can read to Natasha at the Montclair library. Natasha is a certified therapy dog who loves listening to kids read. Reading to dogs can help increase kids’ reading confidence, skill and enjoyment. Pop-Up…
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