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Oakland Public Library
Your Library
February 2015
Celebrate African American History
F
ebruary is African American History Month, a time to reflect on subjects that are always very
much on our minds here at the Oakland Public Library. The library is offering events and
exhibits throughout the month—also see page 5 for family events that get into the spirit of things.
Captain William
Shorey and his family,
c. 1901. Shorey was a
prosperous whaling
ship captain who
resided in Oakland
with his wife Julia
and their daughters
Zenobia (seated) and
Victoria (the baby).
He was known as the
“Black Ahab.”
And Still I Rise: A Poetic
Tribute to Maya Angelou
“A
nd Still I Rise” marks the 25th anniversary
of the West Oakland Branch Library’s
annual African American Poetry Celebration. It is
dedicated to Dr. Maya Angelou, a literary lioness
and major voice in the Civil Rights movement.
Come and hear local poets in an event where
poetry can be recited, danced, and sung. Celebration organizer Professor Wanda Sabir will emcee
as well as read from her own work. Interested
poets, please call the library at 238-7352. All are
welcome.
West Oakland Branch, Saturday, February 7, 1pm
African American
Oakland: A Historical Overview
“Life is a Carousel” Live Theater
N
akland History Room librarian Dorothy Lazard
will present a talk and slideshow, sharing key
and little-known stories of the social, cultural,
economic, and political contributions of African
Americans in Oakland. She will draw from the
History Room’s deep well of visual materials and
her own expansive knowledge of the city’s rich past.
ovelist, playwright, and poet Judy Juanita will
premiere her newest dramatic work, “Life is a
Carousel.” The story, set in a deserted airport
terminal, revolves around Layla, an academic on
her way to the Black Arts Millennium convention,
and Diahlo, an older black poet, once-famous as
the founder of Black Studies. The play is just under
an hour long and will be followed by an open
discussion with the playwright. Main Library-Oakland History Room,
Wednesday, February 11, 6pm
Main Library-West Auditorium, Wednesday,
February 25, 6pm
O
Before Valentine’s Day, a “Shrine of Broken Hearts”
F
ebruary 14th is about flowers, chocolates, and all things sweet and mushy. And February
13th, which this year happens to fall on a Friday, is nothing but black cats and ladders
you shouldn’t have walked under. To make the most of this interesting dichotomy, the
Oakland Public Library is paying tribute to failed romances and broken hearts. For one day
only, the Main Library will be home to a pop-up museum featuring mementos of love gone
sour. It’s the perfect way to purge past broken hearts.
Have an item you’ve held on to and just can’t let go of because of its connection to an ex?
Care to share? Tell us why and share with your community to help heal their wounds while
healing your own. Broken hearts are no joke! At the end of the event you can have your item
returned or we will purge it for you. Contribute to the exhibit by bringing your own personal
memorabilia to Mana or Sharon at the Main Library any time before Friday the 13th. On-thespot contributions are also welcomed.
At 3pm, join us at a reception to view the Shrine of Broken Hearts and enjoy some snacks, including cookies that you can
decorate yourself. At 5:30pm we will move to the Ruby Room, just across from the library. We’ll provide the cookies, you buy
your own drinks.
Main Library-Lobby, Friday, February 13, 3–7:30pm (at 5:30pm the party will move across the street to the Ruby Room,
132 14th Street)
February Closures
Thu, 2/12
Lincoln’s Birthday
Mon, 2/16
On Exhibit
E-Natural’s Funky Soul Reconstruction Featuring funky paintings, drawings, photos, and other soulful things
by the funky soul facilitator himself, Brother E-Natural (aka Ed N Sted)! The artist’s statement, in part, reads:
“FUNKY SOUL RECONSTRUCTION is a SUPERULTRAFUNKYHEAVYDUTYPUMPINGROOVE!!!” Lakeview
Branch, February 4–27
Presidents’ Day
Tue, 2/17
Presidents’ Day (Main,
Eastmont & Brookfield open,
all other locations closed)
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E-Natural’s Funky
Soul Reconstruction
A Thought, A Memory, An Image AAMLO is featuring an exhibit of images by nationally celebrated
photographer Joe Schwartz, who documented life in American neighborhoods from the 1930s until about 1980.
Selectively casting his lens on the “have nots,” Mr. Schwartz captured inspiring scenes of interracial harmony,
which have been assembled in his book Folk Photography: Poems I’ve Never Written. AAMLO, February 6–28
The Panama Pacific International Exposition of 1915 The 20th Century’s first significant art and architecture
exposition on the West Coast covered an area of 635 acres on the San Francisco waterfront and featured the
works of major Bay Area artists, including architect Bernard Maybeck. The Oakland History Room will celebrate
the centennial of this major cultural event with an exhibit showcasing original programs, souvenir books,
photographs, maps, and other ephemera. Main Library-Oakland History Room (2nd floor), through March 26
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February Events for Adults
A Critical look at the Gates
Foundation and the Public
Education System
F
rom the Common Core State Standards initiative to testbased teacher evaluation systems and the proliferation of
semi-private charter schools, public education in the 21st
Century is largely being influenced by the Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation. Author and retired Oakland teacher Anthony Cody
dared to challenge one of the wealthiest men in the world with
his book, The Educator and the Oligarch: A Teacher Challenges
the Gates Foundation. Join us for this timely discussion.
César E. Chávez Branch, Tuesday, February 10, 6:30pm
Fearless Storytelling
E
veryone has a past and sometimes that past includes
mistakes, misbehavior, and a job at Hooters. So says
Kay DeMartini, a storyteller and instructor who has been
leading storytelling events in the East Bay for over five
years. She will start off with one of her own true, personal
narratives before explaining her method. Bring one idea for
a story and together we will discuss how to relate it in oral
story form. Ms. DeMartini is a National Public Radio
storyteller, comic, and producer of “BustingOut Storytelling,” a regular series that takes place at Geoffrey’s Inner
Circle in downtown Oakland.
Lakeview Branch, Saturday, February 28, 2pm
How to Start
and Run a
Small Business
Y
olanda Butler of Operation HOPE will host a
workshop on how to start and run a
profitable small business and enter the world of
entrepreneurship. Bring your ideas and find out
how to earn a living as your very own boss.
Temescal Branch, Tuesday, February 24, 6pm
A Day of Self Renewal and Self Love
C
ome and practice mindfulness to cultivate awareness, ease, and self-care. In
this workshop, led by Susana Renaud, we will practice techniques that bring
clarity to the mind, rest and ease to the body, and lightness to the breath. Ms.
Renaud is a yoga and mindfulness meditation teacher as well as a yoga therapist
and a behavioral health instructor who teaches classes at Kaiser Permanente.
César E. Chávez Branch, Saturday, February 21, 2pm
Library Activities
Adults
Fri, 2/13
Sat, 2/21
Saturdays
Tue, 2/3
Shrine of Broken Hearts
Reception, Cookie-Decorating
and After-party, Main, 3pm
Festival of Knowledge, AAMLO,
10am-6pm
Memoir Writing Workshop,
Temescal, 2pm
Tax Discussions with H&R
Block, Dimond, 11:30am
Weekly Co m put er H elp
A Day of Self Renewal and Self
Love, César E. Chávez, 2pm
Asian, Sat, 10:30am
Spanish Conversation Group,
Dimond, 6:30pm
Sat 2/7
And Still I Rise: A Poetic Tribute
to Maya Angelou, West Oakland,
1pm
Tue, 2/10
Author Talk: Anthony Cody,
César E. Chávez, 6:30pm
Book Discussion Group,
Dimond, 6:30pm
Lakeview Book Club, This
month’s book is Typical American,
by Gish Jen. Lakeview, 6:30pm
Wed, 2/11
African American Oakland: A
Historical Overview, Main, 6pm
Mardi Gras King Cake Creation,
Eastmont, 3:30pm
Sat, 2/14
Language Exchange, Come
practice a new language and help
others speak one you already
know. Meets monthly. Martin
Luther King Jr., 4pm
Tue, 2/17
Tue, 2/24
Lakeview Writers, Lakeview, 6pm
How to Start and Run a Small
Business, An Operation HOPE
Workshop. Temescal, 6pm
Spanish Conversation Group,
Dimond, 6:30pm
Book Club, This month’s book is
& Sons, by David Gilbert. Piedmont
Avenue, 6:30pm
Thu, 2/19
Wed, 2/25
African Cooking Class, 81st
Avenue, 3:30pm
eBooks, eMagazines, and
eMusic 101, Main, 5:30pm
Fri, 2/20
“Life is a Carousel” Live Theater
Performance, Main, 6pm
Festival of Knowledge, AAMLO,
2-7pm
Sat, 2/28
Fearless Storytelling, Lakeview,
2pm
Your Library : 2
81st Avenue, Sat, 11am
César E. Chávez, Tue, 5pm; Sat,
10am
César E. Chávez, English &
Spanish, Thu, 2/12, 4:30pm
Dimond, Tue, 2/3, 6pm; Thu,
10:30am-2:30pm
Eastmont, Mon, 2/9, 5pm
Elmhurst, Sat, 2/7, 12pm
Montclair, Tue, 2/10, 6pm
Rockridge, Tue, 2/3, 5pm
Dimond, Tue, 12:30pm
Temescal, Tue, 2/3, 6pm
Elmhurst, Wed, 2pm; Sat 12pm
West Oakland, Tue, 2/3, 5pm
Main, Wed, 6pm; Sat, 10am; Sun,
1pm
Tax Help
Melrose, Tue, 12pm; Fri, 1pm
Rockridge, Tue, 4pm; Sat, 2pm
Lawyers in the Library
Main, 1st through 4th Thu & 2nd
through 4th Wed, 6pm
Bankruptcy Lawyer at Main,
Wed, 2/4, 6pm
81st Avenue, Tue, 2/17, 5pm
Main (starts 2/2): Mon, 10am-3pm;
Wed, 12-4pm; Sat, 10am-3pm
César E. Chávez (starts 2/5): Thu,
10am-3:30pm; Fri 12-3:30pm
Dimond (starts 2/3): Tue, 12:304:30pm; Thu, 10:30am-3:30pm
Eastmont (starts 2/6): Fri, 12-4pm
Golden Gate (starts 2/4): Wed,
10am-3:30pm
Festival of Knowledge
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dd this to your 2015 things-to-do list: Celebrate health and vitality at AAMLO’s 2015
Festival of Knowledge.
Have you experienced difficulty concentrating? No sleep, no energy? Remember, we are
what we eat. Keep those brain cells lively—learn about growing organic food at home,
acquire new cooking skills, and sample healthy foods.
This two-day festival features numerous workshops and special guests, including health
professionals, chefs, nutritionists, master composters, beauty experts, body building and
exercise gurus, and hip hop dance experts. All this plus jazz, spoken word, and down-home
blues. Please RSVP by calling 637-0200 or emailing [email protected].
African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Friday, February 20, 2–7pm &
Saturday, February 21, 10am–6pm
Weekly Memoir Writing
Workshop in February
W
riter Frances Lefkowitz continues a series of six memoir-writing
workshops as part of a project she calls “Race, Class, and Real
Estate: Portrait of a Neighborhood.” The workshops aim to capture stories
of longtime Oaklanders as well as newcomers in a city in transition. Ms.
Lefkowitz will offer a range of memoir-writing exercises, some of which
focus on the Temescal district as part of the project. The series is funded
through a Community Stories grant from Cal Humanities (formerly the
California Council for the Humanities).
Ms. Lefkowitz’s own memoir, To Have Not, was published in 2010 by
MacAdam/Cage of San Francisco to widespread critical acclaim. She is the
former senior editor of the magazine Body+Soul (known later as Martha
Stewart’s Whole Living). The results of earlier workshops have been
published, most recently in We Are Here, a collection of writings from
workshops conducted in Berkeley.
African
Cooking
Class
E
xpand your cooking
talents at 81st
Avenue Branch. Learn
and sample a classic
recipe from Africa!
Provided by Alameda
County Nutrition Services.
81st Avenue Branch,
Thursday, February 19,
3:30pm
Temescal Branch, Saturdays in February, 2pm
Free Tax Help at the Library
A
gain this year, the Oakland Public Library will be offering free tax preparation help for our patrons.
Trained volunteers from the AARP Foundation’s Tax-Aide program will help you fill out and file your
federal and state taxes. The Main Library is a drop-in (first come, first served) site for tax help, while
several branches offer appointments to patrons who call ahead. Seniors, ages 60 and older, are given
priority. Bring copies of your last year’s federal and state tax returns, all paperwork needed to fill out your
2014 tax forms, your spouse (if you are filing jointly), picture ID, and your Social Security card.
Library Activities
Teens
Video Games, Elmhurst, 2:30pm
Sat, 2/7
GameZone, César E. Chávez,
3pm
Chávez Teen Advisory Board,
César E. Chávez, 11am
Game Day, Asian, 3:45pm
Rockridge Teen Advisory Board,
Rockridge, 1pm
Tue, 2/10
Anime Club, Rockridge, 5pm
Fri, 2/13
Mardi Gras King Cake Creation,
Eastmont, 3:30pm
Asian Teen Advisory Board,
Asian, 4pm
Piedmont Avenue, Thu, 2/26,
3:30pm
Craft Saturday/Artesanias,
Elmhurst, 2pm
Learn the Game of Chess,
Dimond, 1pm
Temescal, Wed, 2/11, 1pm
Off the Hook Knitting Group,
Melrose, 3pm
Tue, 2/17
West Oakland, Fri, 2/27, 3:30pm
Tue, 2/10
Celebrate Mardi Gras, Eastmont,
3:30pm
Tutoring in the TeenZone, Main,
6:30pm
Families & Kids
African Queens, Melrose, 4pm
Fri, 2/20
Thur sday s
Tue, 2/3
Girls Who Code, Dimond, 3:30pm
A Beautiful Mess, Elmhurst, 3pm
Make Valentines, Rockridge,
4:30pm
Bicycle Fix-a-Flat, 81st Avenue,
2pm
GameZone, Eastmont, 3:30pm
Thu, 2/5
Wed, 2/11
Family Yoga, Dimond, 3:30pm
Tutoring in the TeenZone, Main,
6:30pm
Brain Games, Piedmont Avenue,
3:30pm
Washi Tape Valentine Cards,
Asian, 3:30pm
Sat, 2/21
Saturdays
Fri, 2/6
Game Day, 81st Avenue, 3pm
Bicycle Fix-a-Flat, 81st Avenue,
2pm
Sat, 2/21
P op-up TeenZone s
Youth Leadership Council, Main,
11am
Dimond, Thu, 2/19, 3:30pm
Sat, 2/7
Eastmont, Fri, 2/20, 3:30pm
Wedne s day s
Elmhurst, Fri, 2/13, 3:30pm
90-Second Newbery Film
Festival, Rockridge, 12pm
Teen ’Scape, Rockridge, 2pm
Lakeview, Fri, 2/6, 3pm
In-between Time, Dimond,
2:30pm
Melrose, Wed, 2/11, 1:30pm
Kids’ Community Garden,
Elmhurst, 1pm
Learn the Game of Chess,
Dimond, 1pm
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The Word Party, A monthly
creative writing group for kids ages
8-14. Dimond, 3:45pm
Fri, 2/13
Bicycle Fix-a-Flat, 81st Avenue,
2pm
Family Yoga, Dimond, 3:30pm
Sat, 2/14
Litter Walk, Elmhurst, 10:15am
Create Heart Pop-up Cards,
Main, 1pm
Drop Everything and Read, West
Oakland, 9am
Golden Gate Branch Reopening Celebration, Golden
Gate, 11am
Community African American
History Celebration, 81st
Avenue, 1pm
Family Dance Classes with
Luna Dance, 81st Avenue, 1pm
Third Saturday Chess, Lakeview,
1pm
February Events for Teens
Calling All Teen Poets!
P
oets, it’s time to rise from the page to the stage! The 4th annual Oakland Youth Poet Laureate competition has
kicked off with an open call for applications from teens (ages 13-18) who live or attend school in Oakland.
Hosted by the Oakland Public Library in collaboration with Youth Speaks, Pro Arts Gallery, and more than a dozen
community partnerships, the Youth Poet Laureate program represents an unprecedented citywide effort to celebrate
literacy through poetry and center youth voices in Oakland’s thriving arts scene. Once named, the contest winner will
receive a $5,000 college scholarship and serve as a citywide ambassador for literacy, arts, and youth expression.
Youth, parents, and teachers can learn more and apply online at: http://youthspeaks.org/poetlaureate, or contact
Lana Adlawan, Supervising Librarian for Teen Services, at 238-7613 or [email protected]. All applications
must be received by April 3.
Finalists will be announced in May and the 2015 Oakland Youth Poet Laureate will be named in July during the
Beast Crawl Literary Festival in Oakland.
Girls Who Code
D
imond Branch has recently started a fun and educational
group for girls who are interested in learning computer
code. Called Girls Who Code, the weekly program helps girls
develop the skills to create websites and apps. The group will
also develop leadership and marketing skills and form
friendships along the way. Instruction is provided by Ian
McKellar, a Senior Software Engineer at Google. The Girls Who
Code Club is for girls in 6th through 12th grades. For more
information, please call Rebekah Eppley at 482-7844.
Dimond Branch, Thursdays, 3:30pm
Library Activities
All About Sheep, Asian, 2:30pm
Monday s
African Queens, Elmhurst, 3pm
Arts & Crafts, Brookfield, 4:30pm
Off the Hook Knitting Group,
Melrose, 3pm
Tue, 2/24
Mad Scientists’ Club, Elmhurst,
3pm
Wed, 2/25
Lunar New Year Craft: Chinese
Paper Cutting, Asian, 3:30pm
Fri, 2/27
Bicycle Fix-a-Flat, 81st Avenue,
2pm
Family Yoga, Dimond, 3:30pm
Sat, 2/28
Litter Walk, Elmhurst, 10:15am
Origami Workshop, Asian,
11:30am
Family Dance Classes with
Luna Dance, 81st Avenue, 1pm
Wedne s day s
It’s Your Move Chess Clinic,
West Oakland, 3pm
Thur sday s
All Knit, Lakeview, 3:30pm
Friday s
Feel the Love, Yoga for parents
and toddlers. Eastmont, 1pm
Saturdays
Chess, César E. Chávez, 11am
Tight Knit & Crafts / El Grupo
de Tejer y Manualidades, César
E. Chávez, 2pm
reading aloud to a gentle dog
provided by BARK Therapy Dogs.
Montclair, Wed, 1:30pm
Piedmont Avenue, Wed, 10:15am
Piedmont Avenue, Fri, 2/6, 3pm
Rockridge, Thu, 10:30am
West Oakland, Fri, 2/20, 3:30pm
Temescal, Wed, 10:30am & Thu,
10:30am
81st Avenue, Wed, 2:45pm
Weekly Aft ersc hool A rt
with MOCHA
81st Avenue, Wed, 2pm
César E. Chávez, Fri, 3:30pm
Eastmont, Wed, 2pm
Main, Wed, 2pm
Storytimes
Pre sc hool 3-5 yrs
Baby B oun c e 0–18 mos
Brookfield, Tue, 10:30am
Dimond, Wed, 10:15am
César E. Chávez, English/
Spanish, Wed, 10:30am
Main, Tue, 10:15am
Montclair, Thu, 11:30am
Eastmont, Tue, 10:30am & Thu,
2pm
Martin Luther King Jr., Wed,
2pm
Toddler s 18 mos–3 yrs
Elmhurst, Thu, 10:30am
81st Avenue, Sat, 11am
Main, Mon, 10:30am
Melrose, Thu, 3:30pm
Asian, Wed, 10:30am
Rockridge, Thu, 10:30am
Temescal, Thu, 3:30pm
César E. Chávez, English/
Spanish, Wed, 11am
fa milie s all ages
West Oakland, Fri, 3:30pm
Family Time / Hora de Familia,
Martin Luther King Jr., 2pm
Lego s
Weekly Paws to Read
Elmhurst, Tue, 2/10, 3pm
Kids ages 6-12 can practice
Main, Thu, 2/19, 3pm
Dimond, Fri, 2/6, 3:30pm
Lakeview, Fri, 2/13, 3pm
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Dimond, Wed, 10:15 & 11am
Asian, Sat, 11am
Elmhurst, Thu, 11:15am
Dimond, pajamas optional, Tue,
7pm
Main, Sat, 10:30am
Rockridge, Sat, 10:30am
Melrose, Wed, 11am
West Oakland, Sat, 11am
Montclair, Thu, 10:15am
February Events for Families
African American
Literature Read-in
@ Your Storytimes
Celebrate Lunar New
Year at Asian Branch
I
W
e strive for diversity in our
collections and storytimes every
day of the year and are excited to support
the Oakland Unified School District’s
African American Literature Read-in. All
storytimes at the Oakland Public Library
from February 2 through February 7 will
highlight African American authors,
illustrators, and characters. We look
forward to seeing you!
t’s the Year of the Sheep. Ring in the New Year
with three fun events at the Asian Branch.
All About Sheep
Welcome the Year of the Sheep with storytelling,
displays, and prizes—presented by Oakland Zoo
docent Ernest Chann.
Asian Branch, Saturday, February 21, 2:30pm
Chinese Paper Cutting
Come learn how to make a festive Chinese paper
cutting in honor of the Lunar New Year.
Asian Branch, Wednesday, February 25, 3:30pm
Origami Workshop
Taro’s Origami Studio will be at the Asian Branch
Library to teach you how to fold a Chinese Zodiac
animal. This program is suitable for families with
children ages 5 and up. Sponsored by Friends of
the Asian Library.
Asian Branch, Saturday, February 28, 11:30am
African American
History Month Events
for Kids and Families
Community African American History
T
o commemorate African American History
Celebration
Month, the library is offering entertainment and
Join us for an afternoon of celebration and
cultural events geared to engage the entire family.
community! Learn about black heroes of the past
and present with a library scavenger hunt, add to a
Unique Derique
community quilt, make an African American History
Month button and check out displays of books,
The Unique Derique will present his always enterposters, and a local history timeline to reflect upon
taining and inspirational show at four locations to
the role of African Americans here in Oakland and
commemorate African American History Month.
beyond. All ages welcome.
Derique’s physical comedy incorporates hambone
body percussion, keeping alive a very old musical
tradition that originated in West Africa. It is very fun
and interesting to see!
81st Avenue Branch, Saturday, February 21,
1pm
West Oakland Branch, Wednesday, February
18, 10am
African Queens
Main Library-Children’s Room, Friday, February
20, 1:45pm
Dimond Branch, Friday, February 27, 1pm
Come experience African dance in this workshop
developed for girls ages 7 and older. After the
learning experience, the African Queens will give a
short performance.
Melrose Branch, Tuesday, February 10, 4pm
Golden Gate Branch, Saturday, February 28,
11am
Elmhurst Branch, Saturday, February 21, 3pm
Valentine Crafts
F
orget all that mushy stuff they sell at the
stationery store—nothing speaks from
the heart like a homemade card for Valentine’s
Day! They are fun to make, especially when
you are with friends at the library.
Celebrate Mardi Gras
at Eastmont Branch
M
ardi Gras—or Carnival, as it’s sometimes
called—is celebrated all over the world. It is
a day of fun and a little bit of craziness. This year
Eastmont Branch is going to stick with the fun stuff
with a couple of events for families.
Mardi Gras King Cake Creation
Teens, come and use your artistic creativity by
decorating King Cakes in preparation for Mardi
Gras. Hide the prizes inside for the children to find
on Tuesday.
Make Valentines
Make your own valentines! Bring a list of your classmates and make a valentine for
everyone. All materials provided. Bring a friend! For ages 6-13 (children under age 8
please bring an adult.)
Rockridge Branch-Upstairs Meeting Room, Tuesday, February 10, 4:30pm
Create Heart Pop-up Cards
For your valentine and for your family and friends, come create beautiful heart pop-up
cards for Valentine’s Day.
Eastmont Branch, Friday, February 13, 3:30pm
Main Library-Children’s Room, Saturday, February 14, 1pm
Mardi Gras Time!
Washi Tape Valentine Cards
Come and decorate festive masks and try to find
the hidden prizes in the King Cakes decorated by
teens. Children of all ages are invited to participate,
with the smallest fingers needing help with the
crafts.
We’re making cards for Valentine’s Day using washi tape, a decorative Japanese
crafting tape that comes in many amazing patterns. It makes everything look good!
Come discover this cool crafting technique and make a Valentine for your loved (and
liked) ones.
Eastmont Branch, Tuesday, February 17,
3:30pm
Asian Branch, Wednesday, February 11, 3:30pm
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More February Events for Families
A Beautiful Mess
W
hat are we making? Whatever you want—
and it’s going to be beautiful. And messy. In
this afterschool art program, kids can focus more
on the process than the product, whether we’re
using clay, watercolors, charcoal, or odds and
ends. We might not know where this art project is
going, but we’ll have lots of fun getting there.
Elmhurst Branch, Tuesday, February 3, 3pm
in our garden? How can we tell which plants are
which? What’s the difference between a vegetable
that grows in the garden and one we buy at the
grocery store? Plus, we’ll sample some garden
treats. Turn your picky eater into a veggie explorer!
Elmhurst Branch, Saturday, February 7, 1pm
Drop Everything
and Read (D.E.A.R.)
I
nspired by Oakland Freedom School’s D.E.A.R.
Day model, we will open and close the day with a
ive your brain a workout. Test your knowledge Harambee circle (which in Swahili means “pulling
of geography, spelling, math, and vocabulary together”) and use cheers, chants, and games to
with fun, educational games. Open to seniors, kids build community and a love for reading. While
recommended for families with children ages 12
(ages 10 and up), and every age in between.
and under, all are welcome. Refreshments will be
Piedmont Avenue Branch, Thursday, February
served. Brought to you in collaboration with the
5, 3:30pm
Lincoln Child Center.
Brain Games
G
90-Second
Newbery
Film Festival
J
If you have questions or would like to sign up,
please contact children’s librarian Celia Jackson at
238-7352 or West Oakland Initiative coordinator
La’Cole Martin at 912-9232.
West Oakland Branch, Saturday, February 21,
9am
oin host James
Kennedy for a screening of the 4th annual
90-Second Newbery Film
Festival. The festival is an
annual video contest in which kid filmmakers create
movies that tell the entire stories of Newbery-winning books in 90 seconds or less.
Golden
Gate
Branch
Library
Re-opening
Celebration
Rockridge Branch, Saturday, February 7, 12pm
Mad Scientists’ Club
B
wahaha! This monthly afterschool gathering of
budding scientists and engineers will explore
slime, fizz, buildings, buoyancy, and more—not all
in one day, of course. Preparing kids today for
world domination tomorrow!
Elmhurst Branch, Tuesday, February 24, 3pm
Feel the Love with
Parent-Toddler Yoga
C
ome feel the love with your 2 to 5 year old
during our parent-toddler yoga series. Every
Friday in February, parents and toddlers will bond
while learning relaxing stretches and breathing
techniques with songs and music. No previous
yoga experience required, and you can bring your
own yoga mats if you wish. This series of yoga
classes is generously sponsored by Family Paths.
Eastmont Branch, Fridays in February, 1pm
T
Kids’ Community
Garden
C
ome see what’s growing in this monthly
event. Kids can get their hands dirty planting
seeds in our garden and take home some tasty
veggies. We’ll find out... What kinds of critters live
he windows have
been restored and
Golden Gate Branch is back open to serve the
public! We are celebrating with a day of fun for the
entire family. At 11am, Prescott Circus Theatre will
entertain children with amazing circus and performance skills. Michael Jones & Trio will play jazz
from 1 to 3pm. Light refreshments will be served.
This event is made possible with support from the
Friends of the Golden Gate Branch Library.
Golden Gate Branch, Saturday, February 21,
11am–3pm
Bicycle Fix-a-Flat
W
ant to ride your bike but have a flat tire?
Come to the 81st Avenue Branch Library to
fix your flat and get you back up and riding!
81st Avenue Branch, Fridays in February,
2–5pm
Oakland Library Locations
Main Library
125 14th Street
(510) 238-3134
Children’s Room
(510) 238-3615
81st Avenue
1021 81st Avenue
(510) 615-5812
African American Museum &
Library at Oakland (AAMLO)
659 14th Street
(510) 637-0200
Asian Branch
388 9th Street, Suite 190
(510) 238-3400
Brookfield Branch
9255 Edes Avenue
(510) 615-5725
César E. Chávez Branch
3301 East 12th Street, Suite 271
(510) 535-5620
Dimond Branch
3565 Fruitvale Avenue
(510) 482-7844
Eastmont Branch
Eastmont Town Center
7200 Bancroft Avenue, Suite 211
(510) 615-5726
Elmhurst Branch
1427 88th Avenue
(510) 615-5727
Golden Gate Branch
5606 San Pablo Avenue
(510) 597-5023
Lakeview Branch
550 El Embarcadero
(510) 238-7344
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Martin L. King, Jr. Branch
6833 International Blvd.
(510) 615-5728
Rockridge Branch
5366 College Avenue
(510) 597-5017
Melrose Branch
4805 Foothill Blvd.
(510) 535-5623
Second Start Adult Literacy
125 14th Street
(510) 238-3432
Montclair Branch
1687 Mountain Blvd.
(510) 482-7810
Temescal Branch
5205 Telegraph Avenue
(510) 597-5049
Piedmont Avenue Branch
80 Echo Avenue
(510) 597-5011
Tool Lending Library
at Temescal Branch
(510) 597-5089
West Oakland Branch
1801 Adeline Street
(510) 238-7352