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Continue reading →: Winter Bingo!
Ask for a Winter Bingo card at any Oakland Public Library, full of simple activities for you to do. Once you have done five activities in a row, come to any Oakland Public Library between December 18th and January 31st to choose a free book to keep. Bingo cards are…
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Continue reading →: More magazines
The electronic editions of The New Yorker, Glamour, Wired and other Condé Nast magazines are now available, free, through the OPL website via its partnership with Zinio. These titles and lots of other digital magazines can be accessed via the OPL website and here.
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Continue reading →: Rain, rain
Now that we’re finally getting some much-needed rain, here are some books to celebrate precipitation in all its puddle-jumping, leaf-dripping glory, from the city to the African savanna, indoors and out (and don’t forget that the library is a great indoor place to explore when it’s wet outside!): Rain! by…
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Continue reading →: This week at Montclair Library: December 1-7, 2014
Wednesday, December 3, 2014 PAWS to Read with BARK Therapy Dogs – 1:00pm Kids! Come practice reading to a gentle dog. Practice your reading skills, pet a dog, and just have fun. Pop Up Teen Zone – 1:30-3:00pm Come visit the Montclair Branch for a Pop Up Teen Zone –…
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Continue reading →: Being thankful
Thanksgiving has us thinking about things we’re thankful for, like libraries and their ardent supporters! Here are a dozen children’s books about gratitude and giving thanks, for Thanksgiving and every day, along with a handful of recommendations for adults, too. Don’t forget the Montclair branch will be closed Thursday, November…
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Continue reading →: This week at Montclair Library: November 24-30, 2014
Wednesday, November 26, 2014 PAWS to Read with BARK Therapy Dogs – 1:00-2:00pm Kids! Come practice reading to a gentle dog. Practice your reading skills, pet a dog, and just have fun. Thursday, November 27, 2014 LIBRARY CLOSED Happy Thanksgiving! Friday, November 28, 2014 LIBRARY CLOSED
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Continue reading →: This week at Montclair Library: November 17-23, 2014
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 PAWS to Read with BARK Therapy Dogs – 1:00-2:00pm Kids! Come practice reading to a gentle dog. Practice your reading skills, pet a dog, and just have fun. Thursday, November 20, 2014 Toddler Storytime – 10:15am Songs, active rhymes and stories especially for ages 18 months…
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Continue reading →: This week at Montclair Library: November 10-16, 2014
Tuesday, November 11, 2014 LIBRARY CLOSED (no Lawyers in the Library program this month) Wednesday, November 12, 2014 PAWS to Read with BARK Therapy Dogs – 1:00-2:00pm Kids! Come practice reading to a gentle dog. Practice your reading skills, pet a dog, and just have fun. Thursday, November 13, 2014…
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Continue reading →: Kids Book Club
Hey, kids in grades 3-6! Do you like to read books and talk about them? The new Montclair Library Kids Book Club will pick out books to read and meet once a month to talk about them. Snacks will be provided! The first meeting is next Tuesday, November 4 at…
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