Join us in the Meeting Room this Tuesday June 24, 2008 at 3 pm for a viewing of A Bug’s Life. This is a free showing of the movie and all are welcome to attend.
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All Alameda County Libraries will be closed on Friday July 4, 2008 in observance of Independence Day.
We will be open on Saturday July 5, 2008 at our normal time.
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If you know of a child between pre-school and 4th grade that needs a little extra help with their reading, we have a program for you! The Newark Library’s Reading Buddies program is in its second year and runs June 18th – August 13th. Every Wednesday from 3-5 pm we will have volunteer reading buddies available to assist younger children with their reading, either by reading to their younger bu. Registration is recommended, but not required. To register, contact the Newark Library at (510) 795-2627 or stop by the Information Desk at the Library. This is a free program.
Tomorrow night, Thursday June 12th at 7 p.m. we will hold our first event of our summer program. We will have a family sotrytime in the park next to the Library. Please join us as we share buggy stories, a snack and some time together outdoors. If you are bringing a group of more than 5 people, please let us know so we can plan for enough snacks. Thank you.
To contact Mary, please e-mail: mcayers@aclibrary.org or call (510) 795-2627 ext.15
The summer reading game is almost here! We will start passing out the gameboards on June 9th and the game itself begins June 16th. We have three reading games this summer: the children’s reading game, the teen reading game and the adult reading game.
Along with the reading games, we have tons of cool events to entertain and inform all throughout the summer:
June 12th: Family Story Night in the Park 7-7:30 pm
June 14th: Father’s Day Card Craft 1-2 pm
June 20th: Friday Gaming for Teens 2-4 pm
June 21st: P & T Puppets present the Grasshopper and the Ant 1-1:45 pm
June 24th: Movie Daze – A Bug’s Life 3-5 pm
June 26th: Lego Club 6:30-7:30 pm
June 27th: Morning Bug Craft 11-11:30 am
June 28th: Steve Chaney and Cornelius Crowe 1-1:45 pm
July 5th: Boswick the Clown 1-2 pm
July 8th: Movie Daze – James and the Giant Peach 3-5 pm
July 10th: Family Story Night in the Park 7-7:30 pm
July 11th: Morning Bug Craft 11-11:30 am
July 12th: Christie’s Bug Hunt and Craft 1-1:45 pm
July 18th: Morning Bug Craft 11-11:30 am
July 19th: Norman Ng, Magician 1-1:45 pm
July 22nd: Movie Daze – Robotz 3-5 pm
July 24th: Lego Club 6:30-7:30 pm
July 25th: Morning Bug Craft 11-11:30 am
July 26th: Sandi and Stevie sing bug songs! 1-2 pm
August 1st: Morning Bug Craft 11-11:30 am
August 2nd: Tommy’s Space Adventure presented by Puppet Arts Company 1 pm
August 5th: High School Musical Extravaganza! 3-6 pm
August 8th: Morning Bug Craft 11-11:30 am
August 9th: Ashkenazi, the Pretty Good (magician) 1 pm
August 12th: Movie Daze – Night at the Museum 3-5 pm
August 14th: Family Story Night in the Park 7-7:30 am
August 21st: Carnival Games Day 9:30 am -12:30 pm
August 26th: Movie Daze – Alice in Wonderland 3-5 pm
August 28th: Lego Club 6:30-7:30 pm
For more information about any of these events, please contact the Newark Library at (510) 795-2627 or check online on our website for more details.
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