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Continue reading →: April 2023 Events
Thursday, April 6, 2023 – 10:15–10:45amStorytimeAt toddler storytime, you’ll find songs, active rhymes, and stories, especially for kids 18 months to 3 years old. There’s also always lots of time to play and make friends. Tuesday, April 11, 2023 – 11:45am–12:00pmBaby BounceCome to Montclair Baby Bounce Every Tuesday morning. We…
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Continue reading →: March 2023 Events
Thursday, March 2, 2023 – 10:15–10:45amStorytimeAt toddler storytime, you’ll find songs, active rhymes, and stories, especially for kids 18 months to 3 years old. There’s also always lots of time to play and make friends. Monday, March 6, 2023 – 3:00–4:00pmTeen Tabletop Gaming @ MontclairBring your favorite tabletop game or…
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Continue reading →: February 2023 Events
Tuesday, February 7, 2023 – 6:30-7:30pmOne Village, One Book ClubJoin us to discuss “Wife 22” by Melanie Gideon and what is has to say about modern love! (Note that the date on the library calendar is incorrect – we’re meeting 2/7, not 2/14.) Wednesday, February 8, 2023 – 2:00–3:30pmTeen DJ…
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Continue reading →: February Book Club Meeting
Join us February 7 (a week earlier than usual, for those of you keeping track) from 6:30-7:30pm at the library to discuss Wife 22, Melanie Gideon’s meditation on middle age, marriage and technology, which is set not just in Oakland but in Montclair. Find the complete list of books and…
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Continue reading →: January 2023 Events
Monday, January 2, 2023 – LIBRARY CLOSED(NB – The library website lists a Teen Tabletop Gaming event at Montclair today, but the library is closed. Check back the first Monday in February instead to play tabletop games with other teens after school.) Thursday, January 5, 2023 – 10:15-10:45amStorytimeAt toddler storytime,…
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Continue reading →: January Book Club: A “There There” encore
We had a small turnout for our December book club, but the two of us there(!) agreed it was such a good book to discuss that we wanted to give it another try. Please join us Tuesday, January 10 from 6:30-7:30pm at the library to chat about Tommy Orange’s There…
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Continue reading →: Montclair Library in the news
The Montclarion/East Bay Times ran a nice article today about the library and our branch manager, Mahate Osborn. Filling at first a temporary position before becoming the library’s permanent manager last December, Osborn is keen to ramp up operations at the Montclair branch. Top priorities on a practical level include…
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Continue reading →: December 2022 Events
Thursday, December 1, 2022 – 10:15–10:45amStorytimeAt toddler storytime, you’ll find songs, active rhymes, and stories, especially for kids 18 months to 3 years old. There’s also always lots of time to play and make friends. Wednesday, December 7, 2022 – 2:00–3:00pmGingerbread Houses Craft for KidsPlease join us for an afternoon…
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Continue reading →: December book club
For our December meeting, our One Village, One Book Club is reading Tommy Orange’s There There. Join us Tuesday, December 13th from 6:30-7:30pm at the library to discuss this book set in Oakland by an author born and raised in Oakland. Here’s the summary from the library website, in case…
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Continue reading →: November 2022 Events
Tuesday, November 8, 2022 – 3:30-4:30pmTeen Crafting @ MontclairCome hang out and get crafty every second Tuesday at 3:30pm. Geared for teens ages 13-18. All ages welcome. Wednesday, November 9, 2022 – 2:00-3:00pmDinovember!Discover the wonders of dinosaurs! Create an origami dinosaur or build one with Legos. Perhaps you want to…
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