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Book Craft Contest

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March 6, 2013

March is National Craft Month, and our first-ever UNBOUND Book Art & Craft Contest is up and running! Sometimes we receive donated books which are too old or damaged to re-sell. Now we’d like to see what you can make with a discarded book. Stop by the library to pick…
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Read Across America Day

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March 1, 2013

In honor of Dr. Seuss’s birthday (March 2), today, March 1, is the National Education Association’s Read Across America Day. With the slogan “Grab your Hat and Read with the Cat,” the day is an annual reading motivation and awareness program that aims to get kids reading. Looking for some…
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Youth Poet Laureate Contest

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February 28, 2013

Oakland’s Second Annual Youth Poet Laureate Contest is on! Teens ages 13-18 who live or attend school in Oakland can apply to be the city’s new Youth Poet Laureate. The contest is sponsored by Oakland Public Library and Youth Speaks. The contest winner will receive a $5,000 scholarship and gain…
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Authors in the movies

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February 24, 2013

With Oscar fever in the air, the New York Times published an essay last Friday by Roger Rosenblatt about the best films about writers. His nominations (available at nearby branches unless otherwise noted) include “Stranger Than Fiction“, with its portrait of writer’s block; “Misery,” about a reader’s unhealthy obsession with…
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This week at Montclair Library

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February 18, 2013

Tuesday, February 19, 2013 Branch libraries closed for Presidents’ Day; Main Library will be open. Thursday, February 21, 2013 Toddler Storytime – 10:15am Baby Bounce – 11:30am Saturday, February 23, 2013 Jing Mo – 1:00pm Celebrate the Lunar New Year! Jing Mo will help us enter the year of the…
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King Tut

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February 16, 2013

90 years ago today, on February 16, 1923, archaeologist Howard Carter opened the sealed burial chamber of the ancient Egyptian ruler King Tutankhamen, who died around 1346 B.C. Carter had discovered the long-lost tomb the previous November at Thebes in the Valley of the Kings. If you’re itching to know…
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Ivy + Bean, the Musical

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February 14, 2013

If your kids are fans of the Ivy + Bean series of books written by Berkeley author Annie Barrows and illustrated by Sophie Blackall, check out the current production of “Ivy + Bean, the Musical” by Bay Area Children’s Theater. It plays in Berkeley through March 3, then moves to…
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This week at Montclair Library

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February 11, 2013

Tuesday, February 12 Lincoln’s Birthday. All library locations closed. Thursday, February 14 Toddler Storytime – 10:15am Baby Bounce – 11:30am Happy Valentine’s Day!
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Nevermore

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February 6, 2013

While 49ers fans may be sad about the outcome of last Sunday’s Super Bowl, Edgar Allen Poe fans will be happy to know that the Baltimore Ravens are the only NFL team (and the only professional sports team, as far as I know) named after a literary work: Baltimore denizen…
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This week at Montclair Library

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February 4, 2013

Tuesday, February 5, 2013 Bodac Cultural – 5:30pm Celebrate African American History Month with Bodac Cultural as you learn about the music and dance of Africa! Bodac Cultural is an international African traditional drumming, singing, dancing and performing arts group that originated in West Africa. Thursday, February 7, 2013 Toddler…
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