Oakland Public Library

Your Library July 2016

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Concert Series from July 10 to August 28. Every Sunday, the Kn classical, Celtic, Sephardic, and Latin American folk show will feature a headlining artist at 3pm, followed by o x music. Their family-friendly performance is part of Randy Moore’s History of Jazz discussion at 4pm and youth their second Oceans of Space tour, benefitting group performances at 5pm. The free concerts are ocean conservation efforts; the set revolves around sponsored by the City of Emeryville and the Oakland Public the themes of oceans and water. Library. Donations are welcome. The lineup for July features Main Library, Bradley C. Walters Community Robert Stewart (July 10), Yancie Taylor (July 17), Melvin Butts Room, Saturday, July 23, 3pm (July 24), and Howard Wiley Quartet (July 31). Join us! Golden Gate Branch, Sunday, July 10, 17, 24 & 31, 3-6pm P Author Mary Roach hoto © J e Coming to the n S iska

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July Closures Mon, 7/4 On Exhibit Library closed for Independence Day

Tue, 7/5 OPL: Your Library in Photos The library’s volunteer photographers display a few of their favorite shots. You read about these great events every month in our Branches closed for Independence calendar—come see them captured in beautiful photographs. Six library locations Day, except Main Library and are represented in this inspiring collection. Visit and find out if your branch is among Brookfield and Eastmont branches them. Lakeview Branch, through July 30 Rockridge Branch Heroines of the Civil Rights Movement AAMLO’s current exhibit honors the Closed for repairs, reopening after women whose actions were instrumental in the success of the Civil Rights July 4 holiday Movement. Some of the women were well known; others less so, but deserving of greater recognition. Please walk through history as AAMLO’s Chief Curator Rick Photo by OPL Moss creates an environment that places the actions of these women in the historical context of this great Volunteer Doug Oakley movement. AAMLO, through July 16 oaklandlibrary.org Oakland’s Golden Gate District: Evolution of a Neighborhood The Emeryville Historical Society’s exhibit relates the story of the Golden Gate district. Sandwiched in between West Oakland, Emeryville, and West Berkeley, the neighborhood has seen many changes over the years. The exhibit showcases the district’s development from its early days as Klinknerville to the thriving business district of the 1950s and the rapid changes of the 1990s. The exhibit is located on the second floor of the Oakland Main Library. Main Library, Oakland History Room, through July 31

Oakland Public Library : 1 Events for Adults

Finding Meet Human Author Dave Nature in Newhouse Animals ave Newhouse retired D from the newspaper uthor and business in 2011, but he’s A biologist hardly retired. The award- Nathan H. Lents will winning Oakland Tribune sportswriter and columnist share findings and read from his new book, Not has since published two e-books and two printed Demystifying Cuba So Different: Finding Human Nature in Animals, books: Founding 49ers: The Dark Days Before the for the Independent which argues that the same evolutionary forces Dynasty and Dare to Dream: How James Madison of cooperation and competition have shaped University Became Coed and Shocked the Basketball Traveler both animals and humans. World. Come hear Mr. Newhouse talk about his Main Library, West Auditorium, Wednesday, career in sports journalism and his passion for writing. vid traveler/photographer Nat Snow will July 27, 6pm A share notes and observations from a Montclair Branch, Saturday, July 23, 3pm recent three-week excursion through Cuba, from the Valle de Silencio in Viñales to the tepid backwaters of Guantánamo. A slideshow will Citizen Science: Introduction to iNaturalist accompany this presentation. ave you ever seen a flower, tree, bird, mushroom, or insect and wished you knew what Main Library, Bradley C. Walters Community H it was? Well, now you can find out with Ni aturalist! This online platform allows you to tap Room, Wednesday, July 13, 6pm into a global community of naturalists, biologists, and other nature enthusiasts to help you learn about nearly any organism under the sun. It’s also a tool that’s often used in citizen science projects like “bioblitzes” to create snapshots of what species are living in an area at any given time. Come and join the Center for Natural History for this fun and Lakeview Library informal introduction to iNaturalist! Bring a laptop computer or a smartphone and a few digital pictures of organisms that Book Sale you’ve taken for the hands-on portion of the workshop. The series will conclude on July 30 he Friends of Lakeview Library are hosting a with a “bioblitz” at the south end of , where we will document biodiversity in the T book sale. Tables full of wonderful, affordable newly-opened tidal channel. We will start and end at the Main Library and walk a few blocks books will be for sale, both adults’ and children's. to the tidal channel. Lakeview Branch, Saturday, July 9, 11am Main Library, Bradley C. Walters Community Room, Thursdays, July 14, 21 & 28, 6-7:30pm; Saturday, July 30, 10am-2pm (“bioblitz”) Library Activities Adults Sun, 7/17 Tue, 7/26 Saturdays Fri, 7/8 Jazz on Sundays, Golden Gate, Lakeview Writers, Lakeview, 6pm Free Computer Help, Elmhurst, Jewelry Workshop, Main, Sat, 7/2 3pm 12pm 2:30pm Start & Run a Small Business: Childbirth Series with Erin Tue, 7/19 An Operation HOPE Workshop, English Conversation Group, Henna, Dimond, 3pm Pence, Temescal, 10am Temescal, 6pm Martin Luther King Jr., 4pm Lakeview, Sat, 7/9 Job Club, 81st Avenue, 11:30am Lakeview Book Club, 6:30pm Summer Book Club, Piedmont Lawyers in the Library Avenue, 6:30pm Dimond Teen Advisory Board, Sat, 7/9 Author Mary Roach, Montclair, Main, 1st through 4th Thu, 6pm; Dimond, 11am 6:30pm Wed, 7/27 2nd through 4th Wed, 6pm Club de Lectura en Español / Henna, Golden Gate, 3pm Spanish Book Club, César E. Spanish Conversation Group, Author and Biologist Nathan H. Bankruptcy Lawyer at Main, Chávez, 11am Dimond, 6:30pm Lents, Main, 6pm Wed, 6/1, 6pm Tue, 7/12 Friends of the Lakeview Library 81st Avenue, Tue, 7/19, 5pm W ear Your Words, Lakeview, Book Sale, Lakeview, 11am Thu, 7/21 Thu, 7/28 4:30pm Brookfield, Mon, 7/11, 5pm; Job Club, 81st Avenue, 11:30am Citizen Science: Introduction to Citizen Science: Introduction to iNaturalist, Main, 6pm iNaturalist, Main, 6pm Wed, 7/13, 11am Fri, 7/15 Sun, 7/10 César E. Chávez, Thu, 7/14, Friday Teen Movie, Eastmont, Sat, 7/23 Sun, 7/31 4:30pm 2pm Jazz on Sundays, Golden Gate, African American Quilt Guild Jazz on Sundays, Golden Gate, 3pm Dimond, Tue, 7/5, 6pm Jewelry Workshop, Dimond, 3pm Meeting, West Oakland, 1pm 3pm Eastmont, Mon, 7/11, 5pm Henna, Brookfield, 3:30pm Tue, 7/12 Collaging for Adults, Dimond, 1pm Mondays Elmhurst, Sat, 7/2, 12pm Introduction to Finding Grants, Haunts and Sat, 7/16 Main, 2pm eBook Help @ Eastmont Melrose, Tue, 7/26, 5pm Homes Bike Ride at PedalFest, Branch, Eastmont, 5pm Youth Leadership Council, Main, La Palabra Musical / The Music Main, 2pm Montclair, Tue, 7/12, 6pm 11am of the Word, César E. Chávez, 5pm Tuesdays Michelle Cruz Gonzales & Her Temescal, Tue, 7/5, 6pm Jewelry Workshop, 81st Avenue, Book Discussion Group, Tales of a Xicana in a Punk One-on-One Computer Help, 1pm Dimond, 6:30pm Band, Temescal, 2:30pm Golden Gate, 1pm How to Make a Comic Book, “Breaking Free,” A Community Computer Help, West Oakland, Teens Wed, 7/13 Elmhurst, 2pm Play Reading, Martin Luther King 2pm Demystifying Cuba for the Jr., 3pm Fri, 7/1 Love Comics? Create One!, Independent Traveler, Main, 6pm Wednesdays Elmhurst, 2pm Author Dave Newhouse, Learn How to Solder, 81st One-on-One Résumé Avenue, 2:30pm Wear Your Words, Asian, 2:30pm Thu, 7/14 Montclair, 3pm Assistance, Martin Luther King Jr., Chaski Performing Flute and Oakland Youth Poet Laureate Citizen Science: Introduction to 10am Sat, 7/2 Harp Duets, Main, 3pm 2016: Finalist Performance and iNaturalist, Main, 6pm Free Computer Help, Elmhurst, Chávez Teen Advisory Board, Laureate Announcement, Impact César E. Chávez, 11am Hub, 2323 Broadway, 6pm Sat, 7/16 Sun, 7/24 2pm Jazz on Sundays, Golden Gate, Video GameZone, Asian, 2pm Writers’ Support and Critique Thursdays Wed, 7/20 3pm Group: All Writers Welcome!, Wed, 7/6 Love Comics? Create One!, Rockridge, 1pm ESL Conversation Club, Mon, 7/25 Eastmont, 1pm Henna, Montclair, 1:30pm Montclair, 2pm Jingletown Poetry Reading and Library Advisory Commission Main, Henna, Rockridge, 2pm Open Mic, César E. Chávez, 3pm ESL Conversation Club, Meeting, Main, 5:15pm 2pm

Your Library : 2 Events for Adults “Breaking Free,” La Palabra Musical— Childbirth Series A Community The Music of the Word art two of Erin Pence’s Pcomplete childbirth education Play Reading his new monthly series is hosted by Avotcja, course for pregnant women and renowned poet, playwright, percussionist, their partners. The course covers oin your neighbors in reading T photographer, and educator. Bring your congas, health in pregnancy, the stages of “Breaking Free,” a one-hour J guiros, maracas, and panderetas. Join us every 2nd labor, the risks and benefits of play about Biddy Mason, an African American early Tuesday of the month for poetry and music! In common medical procedures and settler of Los Angeles who fought for her freedom English, Spanish, Spanglish y Lo Que Sea. their alternatives, relaxation and from slavery and became an entrepreneur and social César E. Chávez Branch, Tuesday, July 12, 5-7pm comfort techniques for labor, the advocate. There are plenty of parts for all people in postpartum period, and basic Judith Offer’s play. You can be any age to join in. breastfeeding. To register or for more Martin Luther King Jr. Branch, Saturday, July 23, Jack London information, please contact Erin 3pm Pence at [email protected] or Haunts and (510) 900-9438. Ms. Pence is a trained, locally-based childbirth Homes Bike Ride educator pursuing her certificate through the International Childbirth at PedalFest Education Association. his year marks the 100th anniversary of Temescal Branch, Saturday, July T Jack London’s death. Join OPL 2, 10am-2pm (possibly later) librarians on a tour of Jack London’s

Illustration: Christian Robinson homes and haunts throughout Oakland. We’ll start at PedalFest at Adult Summer Jack London Square and visit OPL’s Collaging resident historian/librarian at Reading Temescal Branch for a quick for Adults ign up for the 2016 Adult Summer lecture on the author, then hy should kids have all the fun? S Reading program running through August wander around Lake W Join us for an afternoon of 6. Read a book, write a review, OR do three Merritt to various homes, creating with collage. We’ll provide the activities to earn a raffle ticket. Raffle prizes ending up at Jack images and everything you’ll need. No include a Kindle Fire HD, Clipper card, London Square for experience needed, just a willingness Safeway gift card, Home Depot gift card, and rounds at Heinold’s First to explore and create. Fentons gift card. Visit any library location or and Last Chance Saloon. Dimond Branch, Saturday, July 23, oaklandsummerreading.com for more Jack London Square 1pm information or to register. (PedalFest), Saturday, July 23, 2pm Library Activities

Fri, 7/22 Thursdays Keva Kreations, César E. Chávez, Asian, Fri, 7/1, 3:30pm Read & Sing @ King! / Leer y 11am Cantar @ King!, Martin Luther Love Comics? Create One!, Game Day, Dimond, 3pm Dimond, Fri, 7/3, 3:30pm King Jr., 12:30pm Melrose, 3:30pm Third Saturday Chess, Lakeview, Eastmont Summer GameZone, Elmhurst, Thursdays, 1pm Eastmont, 3:30pm 1pm Tight Knit & Crafts / El Grupo Sat, 7/23 Lakeview, Fri, 7/15, 3pm de Tejer y Manualidades, César Off the Hook, Melrose, 3pm W ear Your Words, César E. Saturdays Main, Thu, 7/14, 3pm E. Chávez, 2pm Chávez, 2pm Board Games, Piedmont Avenue, Game Day, 81st Avenue, 3pm 3pm Piedmont Avenue, Fri, 7/1, Tue, 7/26 3:30pm; Tue, 7/19, 6:30pm Pop Up TeenZones Mon, 7/18 Storytimes Visual Poetry for Teens, Montclair, Wed, 7/6, 1:30pm Tuesdays Eastmont, 2pm Build It!, Main, 10:30am Families all ages Build It. Craft It. Make It., Elmhurst, Wed, 7/13, 3pm Asian, Sat, 11am Wear Your Words, Eastmont, 2pm Sat, 7/23 Elmhurst, 1pm Martin Luther King Jr., Wed, César E. Chávez (English & Stop Motion Animation Class, Litter Walk, Elmhurst, 10:15am 7/20, 2pm Wednesdays Martin Luther King Jr., 3pm Spanish), Wed, 11am Chess, César E. Chávez, 11am Golden Gate, Wed, 7/20, 3:30pm Play Café, Melrose, 10:30am Lakeview, Sat, 10:30am Wed, 7/27 Dimond, Thu, 7/21, 3:30pm Tue, 7/26 A Beautiful Mess, Melrose, 2pm West Oakland, Sat, 11:30am W ear Your Words, West Oakland, West Oakland, Wed, 7/27, Family Movie Night, Melrose, A Beautiful Mess, 81st Avenue, 3:30pm Baby Bounce 0–18 mos 3:30pm 4:45pm 3pm Dimond, Wed, 10:30am Thu, 7/28 Piedmont Avenue, Thu, 7/28, Wed, 7/27 Thursdays W ear Your Words, Piedmont 3:30pm Lakeview, Wed, 11am Toddler Dance Party, Session 1, Avenue, 3pm Play Café, Elmhurst, 10:30am Dimond, 10:15am Main, Tue, 10:15am All Knit, Lakeview, 3:30pm Fri, 7/29 Families & Kids Toddler Dance Party, Session 2, Montclair, Thu, 11:30am Build It. Craft It. Make It., Dimond, 11am W ear Your Words, Main, 2:30pm See insert for July Summer Montclair, 3:30pm Toddler 18 mos–3 yrs Reading events Jewelry Workshop, Temescal, Thu, 7/28 Asian, Wed, 10:30am 3pm Fridays Sat, 7/2 Toddler Dance Party, Eastmont, Dimond, Wed, 10:15am & 11am Videogames on the Big Screen, 3pm Sat, 7/30 Learn the Game of Chess, Elmhurst, 1pm Golden Gate, Thu, 10:15am Dimond, 1pm Stop Motion Animation Class, Sat, 7/30 Fix and Decorate Your Bicycle, Lakeview, Wed, 10:10am Asian, 2:30pm Off the Hook, Melrose, 3pm Chess, César E. Chávez, 11am 81st Avenue, 2pm Main, Sat, 10:30am Board Games, Piedmont Avenue, Mondays Build It. Craft It. Make It., West Montclair, Thu, 10:15am 3pm PAWS to Read with BARK Oakland, 3:30pm Eastmont Summer GameZone, Therapy Dogs Piedmont Avenue, Wed, 10:15am Eastmont, 3:30pm Sat, 7/9 Family Yoga and Fun, Dimond, 81st Avenue, Wed, 1:30pm 4pm Temescal, Wed, 10:30am & Thu, Litter Walk, Elmhurst, 10:15am Tuesdays West Oakland, Sat, 7/2, 7/16 & 10:30am Chess, César E. Chávez, 11am 7/30, 11:30am Saturdays Game Day, Martin Luther King Jr., Preschool 3-5 yrs 3pm Tea with Tots at the Park / Sat, 7/16 Legos at the Library Canciones y Café en el Parque, 81st Avenue, Thu, 10:30am Wednesdsays Children’s Clothing, Book, and 81st Avenue, Thu, 7/14 & 7/28, Elmhurst, 11:30am Elmhurst, Wed, 10:30am César E. Toy Swap, Dimond, 10am 1pm Chávez GameZone, Piedmont Avenue, Wed, 11am Chávez, 3pm

Oakland Public Library : 3 Kids’ Summer Reading 2016

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Summer Reading events in Destiny Arts Center Magical Open Studio—Build July. More events Express yourself through fun, martial arts, Nathaniel Come build something cool! upcoming in August! dance, or theater workshops. Check with Be dazzled by Lakeview, Sat, 7/16, 11am your local library for more details. tricks and illusions César E. Chávez, Sat, 7/16, 2pm Temescal, Fri, 7/1, 12pm from this amazing magician. Golden Gate, Wed, 7/20, 1:30pm 81st Avenue, Wed, 7/6, 1pm 81st Avenue, Wed, 7/27, 1pm Dimond, Sat, 7/9, 10:30am Martin Luther King Jr., Wed, 7/13, 12:30pm Lakeview, Sat, 7/9, 11am Asian, Thu, 7/14, 10:30am Open Studio—Free Arts and Main, Mon, 7/11, 10:30am Crafts Golden Gate, Sat, 7/16, 11am Golden Gate, Tue, 7/12, 1pm Plenty of art supplies and no instructions. Dimond, Tue, 7/19, 7pm Piedmont Avenue, Tue, 7/12, 6:30pm GO! César E. Chávez, Sat, 7/23, 12pm Melrose, Thu, 7/21, 1pm Eastmont, Wed, 7/6 & 7/20, 12pm Rockridge, Tue, 7/26, 7pm Alphabet Rockers Lakeview, Sat, 7/23, 11am Temescal, Thu, 7/28, 12pm Move to the beats and rhymes of this Open Studio—Free Paint Eastmont, Thu, 7/28, 3pm family-friendly hip hop troupe. Finish the Drawing Paint up a storm on paper. Paint + paper Brookfield, Wed, 7/20, 3pm Start with a scribble and pass it on. The = endless possibilities! finished product will be a crazy team effort. Maori Mo Ake Tonu Temescal, Thu, 7/21, 11am César E. Chávez, Sat, 7/2, 2pm Travel to New Zealand with traditional Asian, Tue, 7/12, 2pm dance and song. Golden Gate, Sat, 7/2, 3pm Golden Gate, Wed, 7/27, 1:30pm Piedmont Avenue, Tue, 7/26, 6:30pm Montclair, Tue, 7/12, 6:30pm Fresh Air Fridays Mariela Play and Win! Join us in the garden every Friday at 2:00 Come play lotería, checkers, tic-tac-toe, Enjoy musical fun and pm for fun! We will be doing crafts, playing and more. games, and learning about the outdoors, stories in English and gardening, and animals. Spanish. 81st Avenue, Wed, 7/20, 1pm Bubble Lady Dimond, Tue, 7/26, Hula Hoop Hullabaloo, Main, Fri, 7/1, Popsicle Stick Puzzle Experience hundreds of bubbles of all 2pm 7pm Draw on craft sticks. Mix them up and see shapes and sizes. Outdoor Bowling, Main, Fri, 7/8, 2pm Mariposa if you can put them back together. Martin Luther King Jr., Wed, 7/27, Let’s Plant!, Main, Fri, 7/15, 2pm Asian, Tue, 7/26, 2pm 12:30pm The Buzz About Bees!, Main, Fri, 7/22, Delight in silly magic, 2pm songs and stories in English and Spanish Crab Cove Nature Center, Main, Fri, Bubble Party with a friendly clown. Bubble with joy while making bubbles big 7/29, 2pm and small in different shapes and sizes. 81st Avenue, Wed, 7/13, 1pm Lakeview, Sat 7/30, 11am Gerald Joseph Monday Arts & Crafts Paper crafts, beading, clay modeling, Cardboard Ping Pong Maze Watch magic tricks and illusions that cartooning and more! Stimulate your Make a maze with cardboard and tape. will astound you. creativity, explore new techniques, and Puppet Art Theatre Co. Test it with a ping pong ball. help develop your fine motor skills. Watch and laugh as puppets act out Dimond, Tue, César E. Chávez, Sat, 7/30, 2pm classic tales with a zany twist. 7/12, 7pm Brookfield, Mondays, 4:30pm Martin Luther King Jr., Wed, 7/6, Circus of Smiles Ice Exploration Mt. Diablo Beekeepers 12:30pm Laugh and thrill to these Use tools and salt to excavate frozen Association acrobatic circus performers. objects from big chunks of ice. Learn about bees, see a live hive, and Saturday Studio Temescal, Thu, 7/14, 11am taste some honey. We will use art supplies, building Dimond, Sat, 7/30, 10:30am Melrose, Thu, 7/14, 1pm Elmhurst, Wed, 7/6, 1pm materials, and whatever else we can find to create something fun: paintings, Eastmont, Thu, 7/14, Insect Discovery Lab buttons, ping-pong mazes, and more! 3:30pm Mystery Movie Night Explore the fantastic lives of beetles, Martin Luther King Jr., Saturdays, 1pm millipedes, tarantulas, and more. Watch a movie at the library. Bring your own seating. Call or visit your local library Asian, Thu, 7/7, 10:30am Crab Cove Mobile Van to find out details. Scientific Adventures for Girls, Look at and learn about Bay Area wildlife Melrose, Thu, 7/7, 1pm Eastmont, Thu, 7/7 & 7/21, 3pm Their Brothers, and Friends with Regional Parks Mobile Elmhurst, Wed, 7/27, 1pm Have fun with engineering and science! Education. Main, Wed, 7/20, 5pm 81st Avenue, Thu, 7/7 & 7/21, 1pm West Oakland, Wed, 7/6, 10am Little Explorers Petting Zoo Oakland Symphony Eastmont, Wed, 7/13 & 7/27, 12pm Asian, Thu, 7/21, 10:30am Meet farm animals up close: goats, Petting Zoo Melrose, Thu, 7/28, 1pm rabbits, chickens, and more. Play with lots of musical instruments. Taiko Drumming Main, Fri, 7/29, 2pm Lakeview, Sat, 7/2, 11am Elmhurst, Wed, 7/13, 1pm Listen to and join in with the Golden Gate, Sat, 7/9, 10am beats and rhythms of the Main, Mon, 7/25, 10:30am César E. Chávez, Sat, 7/9, 2:30pm taiko drum. Montclair, Tue, 7/26, 6:30pm Montclair, Sat, 7/16, 11am Rockridge, Tue, 7/19, 7pm Asian, Thu, 7/28, 10:30am West Oakland, Wed, 7/20, 10am Martin Luther King Jr., Wed, 7/20, 2:30pm

Your Library : 4 Events for Teens

Teen Oakland Youth Poet Laureate 2016 Finalists will perform and this year’s laureate Summer will be announced in July 16 ceremony he announcement of the 2016 Oakland Youth Poet Laureate will take Passport T place as part of the annual Beast Crawl Festival, with performances by all five finalists. Your Ticket to an Exciting Summer! Finalists: Azariah Cole-Shephard, 18; Lucy Flattery-Vickness, 17; Isabel eens (ages 12-18), sign up for a Teen Summer Passport! Hallock, 17; Nandi Maunder, 14; Emma Talamantes, 17 T You’ll have a chance to win an iPad Mini, a Chromebook, or Honorable Mention: Stephanie Vega-Gallardo. even a laptop. Sign up online or register at any library location and Youth Speaks and the Oakland Public Library partner together on this start earning passport stamps by exploring Bay Area Hot Spots first-of-its-kind program. The Oakland Youth Poet Laureate program is an such as museums, pools, farmers’ markets, and skate parks. You unprecedented citywide effort to celebrate literacy through poetry and can also create book lists, write reviews of books or movies, connect young writers to far-reaching opportunities. Each year we accept attend library programs, or volunteer at the library. submissions from talented young writers (ages 13-18) to be considered for For every three passport stamps earned, you’ll receive a raffle the city’s top literary honor. The Laureate earns an educational scholarship ticket and be entered in the grand prize drawing. Earn nine and embarks on a year of opportunities as an ambassador for literacy, arts, passport stamps and receive a TeenZone backpack. Earn up to and youth expression. In addition to the annual poetry competition, the 18 stamps and receive a pair of ear buds or a flash drive. Grand program includes year-round workshops, public performances, publishing, prize winners will be announced at the End of Summer Party in the and mentoring for young writers. Main TeenZone on Saturday, August 13, at 1pm. Sign up and get Impact Hub, 2323 Broadway, Saturday, July 16, 6pm more information at oaklandlibrary.org/summer.

Henna for Teens Learn How to Solder Make a Comic Book earn about the ancient art of henna! Henna oin J from Noisebridge, a hackerspace in San oin comics experts to learn about how a comic L tattoos are temporary, but can last up to 8-10 J Francisco, as he teaches YOU how to solder! J book is made—and then start a project of your days. A permission form signed by a parent/ Make cool stuff with electronics in this beginner’s own! All experience levels welcome. Ages 12-18. guardian is required. Pick one up at your local workshop and take home a project. Registration is Elmhurst Branch, Saturday, July 16, 2pm library or request one at [email protected]. required and limited to 20 participants. Call the 81st Montclair Branch, Wednesday, July 20, 2pm Ages 12-18. Avenue Branch to register or see a staff person. Melrose Branch, Friday, July 22, 3:30pm Montclair Branch, Wednesday, July 6, 1:30pm Ages 12-18. Dimond Branch, Friday, July 8, 3pm 81st Avenue Branch, Friday, July 1, 2:30pm Golden Gate Branch, Saturday, July 9, 3pm Wear Your Words Brookfield Branch, Friday, July 15, 3:30pm Stop Motion ersonalize who you are and what you wear Rockridge Branch, Wednesday, July 20, 2pm Pwith your own signature print on a fabric Animation Class patch. Pin or sew your statement on a hoodie, a lay + Camera + Creativity = your very own backpack or give it away as a gift! All supplies are Jewelry Workshop film! Artists from the Rock Paper Scissors provided and some simple sewing may be required. C Ages 12-18. reate a beautiful piece of jewelry in this fun Collective will guide you through learning the Cand free workshop provided by artists from process of stop animation. Bring your best script to Lakeview Branch, Tuesday, July 12, 4:30pm Oakland’s Rock Paper Scissors Collective. All life at the library! All supplies provided. Ages 12-18. Asian Branch, Saturday, July 16, 2:30pm supplies are provided. Ages 12-18. Martin Luther King Jr. Branch, Tuesday, July 26, César E. Chávez Branch, Saturday, July 23, 2pm Main Library, Friday, July 8, 2:30pm 3pm Eastmont Branch, Tuesday, July 26, 2pm Dimond Branch, Friday, July 15, 3pm Asian Branch, Saturday, July 30, 2:30pm West Oakland Branch, Wednesday, July 27, 81st Avenue Branch, Saturday, July 16, 1pm 3:30pm Temescal Branch, Friday, July 29, 3pm Piedmont Avenue Branch, Thursday, July 28, 3pm Main Library, Friday, July 29, 2:30pm Oakland Library Locations

Main Library Asian Branch Eastmont Branch Martin L. King, Jr. Branch Rockridge Branch 125 14th Street 388 9th Street, Suite 190 6833 International Blvd. 5366 College Avenue (510) 238-3134 (510) 238-3400 7200 Bancroft Avenue, Suite 211 (510) 615-5728 (510) 597-5017 Children’s Room (510) 615-5726 (510) 238-3615 Brookfield Branch Melrose Branch Second Start Adult Literacy 9255 Edes Avenue Elmhurst Branch 4805 Foothill Blvd. 125 14th Street 81st Avenue (510) 615-5725 1427 88th Avenue (510) 535-5623 (510) 238-3432 1021 81st Avenue (510) 615-5727 (510) 615-5812 César E. Chávez Branch Montclair Branch Temescal Branch 3301 East 12th Street, Suite 271 Golden Gate Branch 1687 Mountain Blvd. 5205 Telegraph Avenue African American Museum & (510) 535-5620 5606 San Pablo Avenue (510) 482-7810 (510) 597-5049 Library at Oakland (AAMLO) (510) 597-5023 Tool Lending Library 659 14th Street Dimond Branch Piedmont Avenue Branch at Temescal Branch (510) 637-0200 3565 Fruitvale Avenue Lakeview Branch 80 Echo Avenue (510) 597-5089 (510) 482-7844 550 El Embarcadero (510) 597-5011 (510) 238-7344 West Oakland Branch 1801 Adeline Street (510) 238-7352

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