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Continue reading →: Not-too-scary monster books
In honor of Halloween, here are some picture books from the Montclair collection featuring (mostly) friendly monsters, for your little monsters to enjoy. Happy Halloween! [UPDATE 10/1/25: We’ve updated the links in this post to the new library catalog!] If You’re a Monster and You Know It by Rebecca Emberley…
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Continue reading →: This week at Montclair Library: October 27-November 2, 2014
Tuesday, October 28, 2014 PAWS to Read with BARK Therapy Dogs – 1:00pm Kids! Come practice reading to a gentle dog. Practice your reading skills and have fun. Thursday, October 30, 2014 Toddler Storytime – 10:15am Songs, active rhymes and stories especially for ages 18 months to 3 years, followed…
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Continue reading →: Yay, us!
This past week (October 19-25) has been National Friends of Libraries Week, which celebrates the contributions Friends groups make to libraries around the country. The graphic above highlights some of the things the Friends of Montclair Library have been able to do with the funds raised from donations and book…
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Continue reading →: This week at Montclair Library: October 20-26, 2014
Tuesday, October 21, 2014 PAWS to Read with BARK Therapy Dogs – 1:00pm Kids! Come practice reading to a gentle dog. Practice your reading skills, earn a sticker in our Summer Reading Challenge and have fun. Thursday, October 23, 2014 Toddler Storytime – 10:15am Songs, active rhymes and stories especially…
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Continue reading →: This week at Montclair Library: October 13-19, 2014
Tuesday, October 14, 2014 PAWS to Read with BARK Therapy Dogs – 1:00pm Kids! Come practice reading to a gentle dog. Practice your reading skills, earn a sticker in our Summer Reading Challenge and have fun. Lawyers in the Library – 6:00pm Free legal advice and referrals. Register by phone…
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Continue reading →: This week at Montclair Library: October 6-12, 2014
Tuesday, October 7, 2014 PAWS to Read with BARK Therapy Dogs – 1:00pm Kids! Come practice reading to a gentle dog. Practice your reading skills, earn a sticker in our Summer Reading Challenge and have fun. Thursday, October 9, 2014 Toddler Storytime – 10:15am Songs, active rhymes and stories especially…
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Continue reading →: Costume swap!
Has your child outgrown his or her Halloween costume? Bring in your gently-used costumes and accessories from now until October 11, anytime the library is open. Then come back Saturday, October 11 from 1-4pm to pick out a new-to-you costume at the swap! It’s fun, it’s green, and it saves…
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Continue reading →: Open Libraries/Open Doors program
The City of Oakland’s Library Advisory Commission invites you to attend a public hearing entitled, “Open Libraries/Open Doors: A Panel Discussion of Oakland’s Diverse Library Services and Current Funding Challenges,” from 6-8pm on Tuesday, Oct. 7, at the Cesar Chavez Branch (3301 E. 12th St.). The hearing is intended to…
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Continue reading →: Legos at the Library
Dream it. Built it. Wreck it. Repeat! Lego experts from PlayWell TEKnologies will be visiting the Montclair branch Wednesday, October 1st at 1:30pm to give us some tips on how to dream bigger and build better. Come on by after school and build with Lego bricks! Photo: EgnaroorangE via Flickr
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