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Continue reading →: Teen Read Week
This week (October 14-20) is Teen Read Week, a national literacy initiative from the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). The week’s goal is to inspire teens to read for fun — on paper, online, or on an e-reader — and to use their library to find great reading materials,…
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Continue reading →: Recycled art
This Wednesday, 10/17, at 3pm, representatives from MOCHA will do a free hands-on workshop at the Montclair library where kids can create art from recycled materials. Art you create can be entered in the 2012 Re-Create Art Contest for K-12 students. If you’re looking for more recycled art inspiration, check…
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Continue reading →: Hispanic Heritage Month
September 15th-October 15th is National Hispanic Heritage Month. Did you know the Oakland Public Library has an extensive collection of books in Spanish (and other languages, from Amharic to Tagalog, but that’s another post)? Nine branches have special collections of Spanish books, videos and CDs. Montclair’s collection isn’t one of…
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Continue reading →: Recycled art contest
“Recycled art” is one of the top search terms that brings people to the FOML website, so I know many of you are going to be excited about the 2012 Re-Create Art Contest! Re-Create is Oakland’s annual recycled art competition and exhibition open to student artists (K-12) in Oakland schools.…
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Continue reading →: This week at Montclair Library
Tuesday, October 9 LIBRARY CLOSED (city Mandatory Business Closure) Thursday, October 11 Toddler Storytime – 10:15am Baby Bounce – 11:30am
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Continue reading →: Use the Force
October 6th is Star Wars Reads Day, a national event organized by Lucasfilm and its publishing partners to celebrate reading. You can download an activity kit featuring recipes, crafts and puzzles from some Star Wars books. Check the Star Wars Reads website for events in your area, or stop by…
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Continue reading →: Books on the loose
I just released a few books I bought at last month’s book sale in Montclair Village as part of BookCrossing’s “Read and Release” program – each book has an ID number inside the front cover, so if you find it, please go to bookcrossing.com and log the book so we…
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Continue reading →: This week at Montclair Library
Come to storytime this Thursday, October 4th! Toddler Storytime (ages 18 months-3 years) – 10:15am Baby Bounce (ages 0-18 months)- 11:30am
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Continue reading →: Julia Morgan
Oakland almost-native (she was born in San Francisco and moved here when she was 2) Julia Morgan designed over 700 buildings in California, including a dozen or so in Oakland and Piedmont. Morgan was California’s first licensed female architect, one of the first female civil engineering graduates of UC Berkeley,…
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