Posted by: montclairlibrary | July 2, 2013

I Scream Sandwich!

Photo by Ralph Daily via Flickr
Oakland author Jennie Schacht will discuss her new book, I Scream Sandwich!: Inspired Recipes for the Ultimate Frozen Treat, on Tuesday, July 16 at 6pm at the Montclair Library.

Cover of I Scream Sandwich by Jennie SchachtThis unique cookbook includes 40 recipes that redefine this hugely popular dessert from the traditional (chocolate chip ice cream on cookie dough) to the exotic (Kaffir lime and lemongrass sorbet on five-spice cookies). With easy instructions, Ms. Schacht offers many tips for creating unique sandwiches using ingredients like frozen yogurt, cakes, brioche, brownies and bars — even gluten- and dairy-free options! Audience members will also be treated to a free ice cream sandwich at the conclusion of this event!

Ms. Schacht is a culinary writer and consultant whose previous titles include Farmers’ Market Desserts and The Wine Lover’s Dessert Cookbook. Copies of her books will be available for purchase.

For more information about the program, contact the library at (510) 482-7810.

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Posted by: montclairlibrary | July 1, 2013

This week at Montclair Library

Fireworks photo by Jeff Golden via Flickr
Thursday, July 4
LIBRARY CLOSED – Independence Day

No storytime this week; have a safe and fun Fourth of July!

NOTE: It’s likely that a city strike will close the Main library Monday, July 1, and it’s possible the branches will be affected if the strike extends into the week. For the latest info, see the OPL website.
Update 7/2/13: All libraries are open.

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Posted by: montclairlibrary | June 27, 2013

Summer movies

Alexis Denisof as Benedick and and Amy Acker as Beatrice in Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing

Alexis Denisof as Benedick and and Amy Acker as Beatrice in Joss Whedon’s “Much Ado About Nothing”

The summer movie season is upon us, and as usual, many of this summer’s hits are inspired by books.

We probably all know that “The Great Gatsby” is based on the book of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald, or that Joss Whedon’s “Much Ado About Nothing” was originally a play by William Shakespeare.

But did you know that “What Maisie Knew,” with its seemingly very modern tale of divorcing parents, is inspired by Henry James’ 1897 novel? Or that the animated “Epic” has its roots in The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs, a picture book by William Joyce?

Looking through the current movie listings on SFGate here are some books to pair with movies both new and old playing around the Bay Area this week — some of the books inspired the movie directly or indirectly, and some are useful companions to the movie:

Movie: “42”
Book: Jackie Robinson: A Biography by Arnold Rampersad

Movie: “Flight of the Butterflies”
Book: Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver

Movie: “Ice Age: Continental Drift”
Book: Sabertooths and the Ice Age: A Nonfiction Companion to Sunset of the Sabertooth by Mary Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope Boyce

Movie: “Iron Man”
Book: Iron Man: I am Iron Man by Mark Fergus; adapted by Lisa Rao (easy reader)

Movie: “Kon-Tiki”
Book: Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific by Raft by Thor Heyerdahl

Movie: “Man of Steel”
Book: Superman: The Story of the Man of Steel by Ralph Cosentino (picture book)

Movie: “Mr. Popper’s Penguins”
Book: Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater

Movie: “Mud”
Book: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

Movie: “Oz the Great & Powerful”
Book: The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum or Wicked by Gregory Maguire

Movie: “The Dark Knight Rises”
Book: Batman: The Story of the Dark Knight by Ralph Cosentino (picture book)

Movie: “The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things”
Book: The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things by JT LeRoy

Loved the movie? Read the book! What’s your favorite movie adaptation of a book?

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Posted by: montclairlibrary | June 24, 2013

This week at Montclair Library

Dan Chan the Magic Man

Wednesday, June 26, 2013 – 1:00pm
Dan Chan the Magic Man
Watch your wallets! This magician, juggler, and escape artist is also an expert pick-pocket.

Thursday, June 27, 2013
Toddler Storytime – 10:15am
Baby Bounce – 11:30am

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Posted by: montclairlibrary | June 17, 2013

This week at Montclair Library

Paper airplane photo by davidd via Flickr

Tuesday, June 18, 2013
CLOSED
All Branch Libraries will be closed on Tuesday, June 18th.

Thursday, June 20, 2013
Toddler Storytime – 10:15am
Baby Bounce – 11:30am

Friday, June 21, 2013 – 3:00pm
Paper Airplane Day
Celebrate this popular craft and learn to how make and fly one for yourself.

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Posted by: montclairlibrary | June 10, 2013

Maurice Sendak’s birthday

Scene from Maurice Sendak's "Where the Wild Things Are"

Today’s Google Doodle honors Maurice Sendak, the children’s book author and illustrator who would have turned 85 today.

A quick search for Sendak at the Montclair Library turns up 55 items by and about Sendak in the Children’s section, including a biography of him by Charlotte Guillain, the classic Where the Wild Things Are, the punchy poem about months Chicken Soup with Rice, and the recent “Where the Wild Things Are” movie.

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Posted by: montclairlibrary | June 10, 2013

This week at Montclair Library

Bubble photo by Peter Taylor via Flickr

Thursday, June 13, 2013
Toddler Storytime – 10:15am
Baby Bounce – 11:30am

Saturday, June 15, 2013 – 2:00pm
Summer Reading Kick-Off
Celebrate the start of the OPL Summer Reading Program with bubbles at the library!
The children’s reading program runs June 15-August 10. Sign up at the library or at oaklandsummerreading.com.

Kids up to age 12 who read 8 hours during the summer will receive a book and other prizes. Parents and older children may read to children who aren’t reading yet.

For teens age 12-18, the library offers a Teen Summer Passport program.

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Posted by: montclairlibrary | May 30, 2013

The summer reading program is coming!

Reading is Sooooo Delicious

Get ready for summer reading with the Oakland Public Library! This year’s theme is “Reading is So Delicious!”, and there will be fun activities and prizes for readers of all ages between June 15-August 10, 2013. Get the full scoop on the OPL website: http://www.oaklandlibrary.org/kids/summer-reading

Mark your calendar now for these fun events for kids at the Montclair branch:

  • Friday, June 21, 2013 – 3:00pm – Paper Airplane Day
    Learn to how make and fly paper airplanes.
  • Wednesday, June 26, 2013 – 1:00pm – Dan Chan the Magic Man
    Watch your wallets! This magician, juggler, and escape artist is also an expert pick pocket.
  • Saturday, July 13, 2013 – 2:00pm – Decorate Flower Pot & Plant Seeds
    Come decorate a flower pot and plant them with the paper seed quarter you will earn for your four-hour reading prize!
  • Saturday, July 20, 2013 – 1:00pm – East Bay Vivarium
    A long-time favorite of Oakland children, East Bay Vivarium’s reptile show always amazes.
  • Saturday, July 27, 2013 – 1:30pm – Insect Discovery Lab
    Explore the fantastic lives of beetles, millipedes, tarantulas, walking sticks, whip scorpions, and more! Don’t miss this hands-on lab.
  • Thursday, August 8, 2013 – 10:30am – Bubble Lady
    This show really pops! It’s crazy, zany, super silly, and tons of fun. Be wowed as we follow the Bubble Lady to “Bubbleland” and participate in a musically enhanced bubble-making adventure.

And there’s a delicious program for adults, too:
Tuesday, July 16, 2013 – 6:00-7:00pm – I Scream Sandwich!
Local culinary writer and consultant Jennie Schacht will discuss her new book I Scream Sandwich!. Schacht redefines this hugely popular sweet treat and shows us how it can easily be the star of a dinner party, child’s birthday bash, family picnic, or just a lazy summer afternoon. She will have her books to sell and sign, including Farmer’s Market Desserts and The Wine Lover’s Dessert Cookbook. There will be a period for questions and answers, then we will partake of ice cream sandwiches.

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Posted by: montclairlibrary | May 29, 2013

Return those books on time

Keith Richards at NYPL - photo by Jori Klein

Keith Richards visits the NYPL in October 2010. Photo by Jori Klein.

Rolling Stone Keith Richards may be known as a rock-and-roll bad boy, but you probably didn’t know he was also a library scofflaw.

The New York Times reports that “Mr. Richards, in an interview with The Mirror, confessed that more than 50 years ago, as a teenager, he failed to return a number of books to his local library in Dartford, England, resulting in fines that British newspapers estimated would now have compounded to anywhere from £3,000 to £20,000 (about $4,500 to $30,000).”

Richards has been quoted elsewhere in praise of libraries, saying, “When you are growing up, there are two institutional places that affect you most powerfully: the church, which belongs to God, and the public library, which belongs to you. The public library is a great equalizer.”

Read more about Richards in his autobiography, Life, or check out “The Best of the Rolling Stones” on CD, at the Montclair Library.

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Posted by: montclairlibrary | May 28, 2013

Summer reading list from Cal

Photo by Kai Schreiber via Flickr

It’s not too early to start thinking about summer reading! UC Berkeley recently published its annual list of recommended summer reading for incoming freshmen. This year’s list, featuring fiction and non-fiction, novels and poetry, classics and contemporary books, was compiled from the recommendations of graduating seniors.

Whether you’re in the class of 2017 or have been out of school for decades, the choices are inspiring:

How about Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert, a psychologist’s entertaining look at what makes people happy and why.

Or Jonathan Safran Foer’s novel Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, a tale of loss and recovery as a young boy searches for clues in the wake of his father’s death in the World Trade Center collapse.

View the full list at http://reading.berkeley.edu/srl_2013.html

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