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Continue reading →: Become a library luminary
Our campaign to raise money to replace the library’s fluorescent lights with new energy-efficient, warm lighting LEDs is underway! The new lights will be in a style that closely matches the library’s original lighting, and provide a nicer light for reading and working. If you’ve enjoyed spending time at the…
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Continue reading →: This week at Montclair Library: December 12-18, 2016
Tuesday, December 13, 2016 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, December 14, 2016 PAWS to Read with BARK…
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Continue reading →: Remembering Pearl Harbor
Today (December 7, 2016) is the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, which catapulted the United States into World War II. It’s hard not to fall into hyperbole when describing the events that day, and books about Pearl Harbor tend toward red covers and bold pronouncements about “infamy”…
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Continue reading →: This week at Montclair Library: November 28-December 4, 2016
Thursday, December 1, 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,…
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Continue reading →: This week at Montclair Library: November 21-27, 2016
It’s a quiet week this week, as the library will be closed Thursday and Friday for Thanksgiving. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours! To get in the holiday spirit, check out this list of picture books about being thankful we put together a couple years back. Thursday, November 24, 2016…
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Continue reading →: Let there be lights!
The Montclair Library was built in 1930, a gift from philanthropist Chauncey Gibson to the community. Over the years, many people have admired the library’s charming Storybook style architecture. At some point, the library’s original schoolhouse-style lights (seen in this photo of people unpacking books onto the shelves in the…
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Continue reading →: A visit from Julia Morgan
On Thursday, December 8, 2016, the library will stay open until 8pm to host a very special event! First, renowned Bay Area architect Julia Morgan will visit, in the person of Betty Marvin, a local historian and preservationist. “Miss Morgan” will reminisce about her struggle to become an architect in…
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Continue reading →: This week at Montclair Library: November 14-20, 2016
Thursday, November 17, 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,…
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