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Continue reading →: This week at Montclair Library: September 29-October 5, 2014
Tuesday, September 30, 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. Wednesday, October 1, 2014 Pop Up Teen Zone – 1:30pm Come visit the Montclair Branch for a Pop…
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Continue reading →: Walking the walk
From the movie adaptation of Cheryl Strayed’s hiking-heavy Wild coming out this fall to Adam Gopnik’s recent piece in the New Yorker (“Heaven’s Gaits: What We Do When We Walk,” September 1, 2014), people are talking about walking. (Gopnik also has a free podcast available, “Adam Gopnik And Sasha Weiss…
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Continue reading →: Banned Books Week
It’s Banned Books Week, the ALA’s annual celebration of the freedom to read. Visit the BBW website for lists of Frequently Challenged Books and more.
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Continue reading →: This week at Montclair Library: September 22-28, 2014
Tuesday, September 23, 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. Thursday, September 25, 2014 Toddler Storytime – 10:15am Songs, active rhymes and stories especially for ages 18 months…
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Continue reading →: Books for Read-arrrrghs
Today, September 19th, is the zany and inspired Talk Like a Pirate Day. In past years we’ve featured pirate books for kids and young adults, so it’s time to give adults their due. Here are seven swashbuckling tales of adventure at sea, one novel about modern-day pirates, and a movie:…
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Continue reading →: On the dot
In case you hadn’t heard, today is International Dot Day – an annual celebration of creativity created by Peter H. Reynolds, author of The Dot (J PICBK REYNOLDS), a picture book about a girl named Vashti who believes she can’t draw, until her art teacher’s encouragement changes her mind. Here’s…
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Continue reading →: This week at Montclair Library: September 15-21, 2014
Tuesday, September 16, 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. Thursday, September 18, 2014 Toddler Storytime – 10:15am Songs, active rhymes and stories especially for ages 18 months…
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Continue reading →: Get out the vote
With future library funding still up in the air, the upcoming Oakland city elections (mayor and city council districts 2, 4 and 6) in November are important for library users. Candidate forums provide an opportunity to hear from candidates and make an informed voting decision. The Oakland Library Advisory Commission…
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Continue reading →: This week at Montclair Library: September 8-14, 2014
Tuesday, September 9, 2014 CLOSED (Admission Day) (no Lawyers in the Library this month) Thursday, September 11, 2014 Toddler Storytime – 10:15am 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 – 11:30am Play,…
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