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Continue reading →: Thanks, Montclair!
Thanks to everyone who came out to our re-opening party and booksale today! There were cookies, cake (courtesy of city councilwoman Jean Quan’s office), face-painting and lots of books donated and sold. And thanks to the tireless volunteers who toted books, helped with the sale, painted faces and everything else.…
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Continue reading →: Behind the Wheel of the Bookmobile
This item isn’t directly related to the Montclair library, but it’s of interest to book and library lovers. Authors Tom Corwin and Peter Laufer have purchased a classic bookmobile with plans to drive it across country. At stops along the way, the public will be invited in to choose a…
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Continue reading →: New Library Hours Announced
The OPL has released the new hours for libraries, effective August 1, 2009. Montclair branch hours will be: Tuesdays: 12:30-8 Wednesdays, Thursdays: 10-5:30 Fridays: 12-5:30 Saturdays: 10-5:30 (Closed Sundays and Mondays) For more info, please see the OPL website.
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Continue reading →: Summer Reading Update
Slight change to previous post about the kids’ summer reading program: If you registered at another branch and want to transfer your registration to the Montclair branch now that it has reopened, please fill out a new reading program card with one of the friendly volunteers at the Montclair branch…
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Continue reading →: Press: Montclarion article July 3, 2009
Montclair library reopens By Maya Mirsky The Montclarion – 7/3/09 http://www.contracostatimes.com/montclarion/ci_12754447 This article also appeared in the Tribune, available online at http://www.insidebayarea.com/search/ci_12741852?IADID
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Continue reading →: Summer Reading Program for Kids
Kids ages 13 and under are invited to participate in the Oakland Library’s summer reading program, which runs through August 9th. Pre-readers can even participate by having someone read to them! If you signed up for summer reading at another Oakland library branch while the Montclair library was closed, you…
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Continue reading →: Re-opening Party will be Saturday July 18
The Friends of the Montclair Library invite you to a re-opening party to celebrate the return of our local library. Join us at the library Saturday, July 18th from 11am-3pm. We’ll have light refreshments, plus a book sale featuring kids’ books for 25 cents-$1 each and grown-up books for $1…
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Continue reading →: Library to re-open Monday, July 6
After being closed since March for mold abatement and budget cuts, our local library will re-open for business Monday, July 6th from 12:30-8pm! For now, library hours will stay the same as before the closure. There’s a good chance hours will change sometime in the future as the city and…
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