Oakland Public Library

Your Library May 2015 Author Talks in May

Authors at the library (left to right): Ayelet Waldman, Tim Jollymore, Marta Gutman, and Kimber Simpkins

Ayelet Waldman: Tim Jollymore: Marta Gutman: Kimber Simpkins: Full Love and Treasure Observation Hill A City for Children akland-based author and uthor Ayelet t begins with a rchitectural O yoga professional Waldman is murder, as historian A I A Kimber Simpkins well known for her mysteries tend to Marta Gutman will will read from and New York Times do, followed quickly discuss her new sign copies of her nonfiction bestseller, by a second slaying book about new memoir, Full: Bad Mother, a self- in Duluth, Minnesota. architecture, How I Learned to revelatory exposé In Observation Hill, physical space, Satisfy My Insatiable Hunger and that made waves detective Paul Tuomi and the experience Feed My Soul. She will also lead a after its release in 2010. However, delves deeply into class divisions and of childhood in Oakland. A City for discussion about the interconnected- Ms. Waldman has devoted her career other intrigues while investigating the Children: Women, Architecture, and ness of body image, yoga, medita- primarily to the writing of mysteries, deaths of an East End heiress and a the Charitable Landscapes of tion, and mindfulness. many of them featuring Juliet teenager from the poorer West End. Oakland, 1850–1950 focuses on Applebaum, who divides her time as Along the way, readers get a healthy Oakland women who found ways to Full is the true, poignant story of a mother and a sleuth. dose of the town’s labor tensions mitigate the burdens placed on one woman’s spiritual journey as she recovers from anorexia, eases the Her latest novel, Love and and the political pressures that come working-class families. Lacking the emotional pain of her hunger through Treasure, is something entirely to bear when murky murders financial means to build from the yoga and Buddhism, and finally different. It revolves around the World demand clean resolutions. ground up, they repurposed and becomes full. By addressing the root War II Hungarian Gold Train (which Author Tim Jollymore grew up in altered existing structures and of her pain and learning to love actually existed), a necklace, and a Northern Minnesota and worked as a established a “charitable landscape.” herself in body, mind, and spirit, Ms. mysterious woman who must be local historian at the St. Louis County A local people’s history is unearthed, Simpkins’s story offers an example of tracked down 70 years later. Joyce Historical Society in Duluth before such as the alliances that crossed truly setting oneself free. At its core, Carol Oates has described the novel migrating west. (He’s an Oakland racial and class lines to bring better this book is a journey to find real as “a treasure trove of a novel,” and resident now.) His familiarity with the services for the working poor. self-fulfillment that will inspire readers Michael Ondaatje says, “Waldman city and people of Duluth brings the Ms. Gutman teaches at the in their own search to create a full gives us remarkable characters in a novel to life. Join Mr. Jollymore for a Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of and meaningful life. time of complex and surprising pre-release reading of this, his Architecture at The City College of politics.” Join Ms. Waldman for a second, novel. the City University of New York. She Rockridge Branch, Tuesday, May 12, 6:30pm reading and discussion. Copies of Lakeview Branch, Saturday, did much of her research for the the book will be available for sale and May 30, 2pm book at the Oakland History Room. for signing by the author. Main Library-Bradley Walters Montclair Branch, Tuesday, Community Room, Saturday, May 19, 6:30pm May 2, 2pm

May Closures Mon, 5/25 On Exhibit Memorial Day, library closed Re-Create Artwork Exhibition The Re-Create Art Contest and Travelling Exhibition is a competition that Tue, 5/26 encourages Oakland students to create artwork that demonstrates the 4Rs—reduce, reuse, recycle, and rot—in a creative application. The public reception and exhibition on January 23 was a great success with over 100 students, Branch holiday, all locations closed parents, teachers, and supporters attending the annual event. The young artists were honored, awarded prizes, and except Main Library and Brookfield presented with certificates for their recycled artistic achievements. Over 200 students from 42 Oakland schools and Eastmont branches participated in this year’s contest. Some of the best works from the Re-Create Art Contest are now installed at Eastmont Branch Library. Eastmont Branch, through May 15 Forty Years at the Asian Branch Library The Asian Branch is commemorating its 40th anniversary with an exhibit featuring photos and quotes from the Oakland Chinatown Oral History Project. Staff from 1975 to the present and oaklandlibrary.org longtime Asian Branch Library patrons were interviewed for the project. Asian Branch, through June 30 Remembering the Oakland Oaks and Their Fabulous Ball Park, 1903-1955 Baseball season is upon us! The Emeryville Historical Society will mount an exhibit in the Oakland History Room to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Oakland Oaks baseball team’s departure to Vancouver, British Columbia. The exhibit features Re-Create Artwork photographs and memorabilia of the popular Pacific Coast League ball club.Main Library, through July 31

Oakland Public Library : 1 Bike to Books: Get Involved in National Bike Month at the Oakland Public Library

Bike to Books ay is National Bike Month, sponsored by the League of American Bicyclists and celebrated in M communities from coast to coast. Established in 1956, National Bike Month is a chance to show- case the many benefits of bicycling—and encourage more folks to give biking a try. The Oakland Public Library is getting into the spirit of things with several fun and informative events throughout the month. And there’s more: the Oakland Public Library is working with local bike organizations to help get free bikes to people who need them. If you have a bike to donate, or don’t have a bike and can’t afford to buy one, see page 3: Got Bike? and Donate a Bike!

Bicycle Fix-it Clinic OPL Branch-to-Branch ant to ride your bike but have a flat tire? History Tour Need to make minor repairs on your bike? W oin avid Oakland Public Library staff cyclists on Want to decorate your bike? Come to the 81st a branch-to-branch tour of West and North Avenue Branch on Friday afternoons to get your J Oakland locations in this family-friendly group ride. bike fixed or decorated and back on the roads! We’ll start at the Main Library, explore the sights 81st Avenue Branch, Fridays in May, 2pm along the way and swing by AAMLO, then head to the West Oakland Branch while checking out historic sites and the shoreline. We’ll then visit the Bike Theft Prevention Class Golden Gate and Temescal branches, two Carnegie icycle theft is a major problem in Oakland, but libraries. We will finish up with drinks and socializing Bwith a few precautions you can decrease the at Lanesplitter Pizza! chances yours will get stolen. Get tips and learn Main Library, Sunday, May 17, 1pm how from Bike East Bay’s knowledgeable staff in this one-hour class. Temescal Branch, Tuesday, May 5, 6pm Moving Stuff by Bike Piedmont Avenue Branch, Tuesday, May 12, ant to ride your bike more but have too 6:30pm W much to carry? This workshop is presented Elmhurst Branch, Wednesday, May 20, 4pm by Pedal Express bike messengers who will offer you tips and show you how to safely carry stuff on Golden Gate Branch, Wednesday, May 27, your bike. Already carry tons of stuff? Bring your 3:30pm bike and share your own tips during the Q&A! Main Library, Thursday, May 28, 6pm Main Library, Saturday, May 23, 2pm

Resources for Family Free Bike Repairs Riding with Bike East Bay with the BikeMobile iding bikes together as a family can be fun et your bike road-safe for free! The BikeMobile, and rewarding, and everyone benefits from R a mobile bicycle repair clinic, will fix your bike the exercise! Get the best of family G while teaching you the basics. This service is open resources in Oakland from Bike East Bay staff in to anyone, but mechanics will prioritize youth and this one-hour workshop. parent bikes if there is high demand for services. Rockridge Branch, Saturday, May 9, 1pm Brookfield Branch, Wednesday, May 27, 2pm Lakeview Branch, Saturday, May 23, 11:30am Main Library, Saturday, May 30, 11am

Bike to Work Day Energizer Stations ike to Work Day is an annual event held to Bpromote bicycling as an option for commuting to work and school. This year, it’s on Thursday, May 14, and we’re hosting two Energizer Stations—one across from the Main Library and one at 81st Avenue Branch. We’ll have refreshments and free reusable bags filled with all sorts of goodies to support your ride. Please drop by and say hi! The Oakland Public Library’s “Bike Library” Main Library, Thursday, May 14, 7am A loaded with books and other library 81st Avenue Branch, Thursday, May 14, 7am materials will be out and about throughout May. Keep an eye out for it at National Bike Month events. You can even check out a book!

Your Library : 2 Got Bike? dults ages 18 and over can sign up at the West Oakland Branch for the chance to take home a free bike and helmet. The LAST A day to sign up is Wednesday, May 27, but sign-ups are first come, first served and space is limited. Through a partnership with Cycles of Change we can help get you on a bike that fits you perfectly so you can start biking around town. Participants must sign up in person at the West Oakland Branch and commit to UpCycle’s half-day safety and maintenance training on Friday, May 29, at 1246 23rd Avenue, 9am–1pm. West Oakland Branch sign-ups for bikes, May 1-27, during branch hours and only while supplies last Donate a Bike! e are gratefully accepting donations of your complete, working, and almost working W and usable bike parts for Cycles of Change. Please drop off your bike and parts at the Main Library May 20-23. Ask for Mana Tominaga at her office on the first floor near the audio books, any time between noon and 4pm. All donations are tax- deductible, and each person who donates will receive a 20% off coupon for the Friends of the Oakland Public Library’s Bookmark Bookstore at 721 Washington Street. Main Library, May 20–23, 12pm Bike to Books Events for Families, Kids & Teens Bicycle Kamishibai, Japanese Paper Theater ibrarian Erica Siskind presents Kamishibai—“paper theater”—a traditional form of storytelling that L experienced a revival in Japan during the 1920s to 1950s. Nibble on Japanese treats as you watch stories from a variety of countries performed in English on the back of a bicycle. Presented on three Tuesday evenings and three Saturday mornings at Rockridge Branch, plus a bonus presentation at the Oakland Museum. Rockridge Branch, Saturdays, May 2, 16 & 30, 10:30am; Tuesdays, May 5, 12 & 19, 7pm Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak Street, Friday, May 29, 6:30pm

Decorate Your Bike with the Scraper Bike Team ecorate and personalize your ride! We’ll have supplies for you, but feel free to bring along any tinfoil, D colorful cardboard, candy wrappers, and paint that match your frame. We’ll have plenty of duct tape on hand in various colors. Snacks provided! Temescal Branch, Saturday, May 9, 1pm Elmhurst Branch, Wednesday, May 13, 3:30pm Melrose Branch, Wednesday, May 20, 2pm Brookfield Branch, Wednesday, May 27, 3pm Main Library, Saturday, May 30, 1pm

Bicycle Storytimes elebrate National Bike Month with a story! We’ll be reading books, singing songs, and learning Crhymes about riding bikes and trikes. Storytime for Preschoolers, Elmhurst Branch, Wednesday & Thursday, May 13 & 14, 10:30am Family Storytime, Golden Gate Branch, Saturday, May 23, 10:30am Family Storytime, Main Library, Saturday, May 30, 10:30am

Bike Tube Crafts for Teens ld and damaged bike inner tubes used to just end up in the trash, but they’re a ubiquitous base O material that can be transformed into many things, including jewelry and bags. Come make your own one-of-a-kind earring set or bracelet and celebrate National Bike Month in the process. Main Library, Friday, May 22, 2:30pm

Bicycle Craft Time: Make a Pinwheel Bicycle Card ome make a pinwheel bicycle card using colorful origami paper and your imagination. CFor ages 3 and up. Asian Branch, Wednesday, May 27, 2pm

Kids Bike Rodeo Top to bottom: bicycle Kamishibai, decorating with the scraper bike team, oin Bike East Bay as its team of youth cycling instructors conducts a fun-filled bike rodeo! It will and pinwheel bicycle card Jincludes a mock city course, skills building, and and bike instruction. Bikes and helmets are provided, or bring your own! For youth in grades 3–6. 81st Avenue Branch, Saturday, May 30, 1pm

Oakland Public Library : 3 May Events for Adults Coming in May to the African American Museum & Library at Oakland

The Raw Truth: A Dramatic Performance wo lives come together on stage: one spent years in search of heritage and the other T waited two centuries to deliver it. “The Raw Truth” is based on Regina Mason’s 15-year journey to recover and authenticate her great-great-great-grandfather’s 1825 narrative, “Life of William Grimes, the Runaway Slave.” Watch the soul of William Grimes come to life by actor Michael Lange, led by Ms. Mason’s compelling narration. Following the performance, there willl be a screening of the trailer for Ms. Mason’s upcoming documentary, “Gina’s Journey: the Search for William Grimes.” African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Saturday, May 2, 5:45pm The Art of Herbal Tea and Water Infusion AMLO’s Festival of Knowledge continues with a new series, A “Building Life’s Foundation Through Healthy Living.” Jumpstart your summer as we break down the art of herbal tea and water infusion—perfect for hot summer days, or any day. Sample, sip, and enjoy! And check out our unique sports bar. Summer never looked so good! African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Saturday, May 16, 4pm Protect Legacies of Black Resistance Yourself to Policing in Oakland Online ecent months have seen a surge in interest and activity around confronting police violence in Black R communities. Oakland has a long, rich history of community organizing on this issue. Beyond the hoose Privacy Week is upon us. prominence of the Black Panthers, Oakland is home to some of the nation’s critical work to halt prison CDrop in to get tips about how to expansion, oppose racist policing, put a stop to “Urban Shield,” and lift up community solutions. Examining keep yourself safe online, minimize these campaigns may provide useful background to help map future efforts. threats, and curtail surveillance and data mining. Join Black Organizing Project, Critical Resistance Oakland, and Malcolm X Grassroots Movement for a discussion about Black resistance to the violence of Piedmont Avenue Branch, Tuesday, policing. This event will look at recent campaigns and projects that the organiza- May 5, 6:30pm tions have contributed to that legacy, and will explore what continued resistance in Oakland might look like. This is a special evening event. Please enter via the Madison Street courtyard. Main Library-Bradley Walters Community Room, Saturday, May 2, 5:30pm Library Activities

Adults Wed, 5/6 Wed, 5/13 Tue, 5/19 Fri, 5/22 How to Make a Video for the Travel Talk: Adriadic Islands How to Start and Run a Small Bike Drive for Cycles of Fri, 5/1 Nonprofit You Love, Main, 1pm and the Balkans, Main, 6pm Business, Temescal, 6pm Change, Main, 12pm-4pm Bicycle Fix-it Clinic, 81st Avenue, Bird Walk with the Golden Gate Thu, 5/14 Composting Made Easy, Bicycle Fix-it Clinic, 81st 2pm Audubon Society, Main, 6pm Dimond, 6pm Avenue, 2pm Bike to Work Day Energizer Sat, 5/2 Fri, 5/8 Station, near Main at 14th & Oak Author Talk: Ayelet Waldman, Sat, 5/23 streets, 7am Montclair, 6:30pm eBooks, eMagazines, eMusic & Bicycle Fix-it Clinic, 81st Bike Drive for Cycles of eMovies, Piedmont Avenue, Avenue, 2pm Bike to Work Day Energizer Spanish Conversation Group, Change, Main, 12pm-4pm 10:30am Station, 81st Avenue, 7am Dimond, 6:30pm Sat, 5/9 Moving Stuff by Bike, Main, 2pm Author Talk: Marta Gutman, Lakeview Book Club, The Private Fri, 5/15 Main, 2pm Club de Lectura en Español / Lives of the Impressionists, by Sue Wed, 5/27 Spanish Book Club, César E. Bicycle Fix-it Clinic, 81st Roe. Lakeview, 6:30pm Craft Saturday/Artesanias, Bike Theft Prevention Class, Chávez, 11am Avenue, 2pm Elmhurst, 2pm Book Club, Lila, by Marilynne Golden Gate, 3:30pm Language Exchange, Martin Poetry Crawl, Oakland Museum Robinson. Piedmont Avenue, Legacies of Black Resistance to eBooks, eMagazines, and Luther King Jr., 4pm of California, 7:30pm 6:30pm Policing in Oakland, Main, eMusic 101, Main, 5:30pm 5:30pm Wed, 5/20 Tue, 5/12 Sat, 5/16 Travel Talk: California Coast, The Raw Truth: A Dramatic Bike Drive for Cycles of Main, 6pm Performance, AAMLO, 5:45pm Lakeview Writers, Lakeview, 6pm Writers’ Support and Critique Group, Rockridge, 1pm Change, Main, 12-4pm Author Talk: Kimber Simpkins, Thu, 5/28 Tue, 5/5 Rockridge, 6:30pm The Art of Herbal Tea and Water Bike Theft Prevention Class, Bike Theft Prevention Class, Infusion, AAMLO, 4pm Elmhurst, 4pm Bike Theft Prevention Class, Book Discussion Group, Main, 6pm Temescal, 6pm Dimond, 6:30pm Poetry Program, Main, time t.b.a Thu, 5/21 Fri, 5/29 Spanish Conversation Group, Bike Theft Prevention Class, Sun, 5/17 Bike Drive for Cycles of Dimond, 6:30pm Piedmont Avenue, 6:30pm Change, Main, 12pm-4pm Got Bike? Safety training by Protect Yourself Online, Branch-to-Branch Bicycle Oakland UpCycle. 1246 23rd Ave, Piedmont Avenue, 6:30pm History Tour, Main, 1pm 9am-1pm

Your Library : 4 Main Library Spring Travel Series he Main Library’s ninth annual Spring Travel Series gets underway with a pair of T inspiring programs for people planning or dreaming about trips. There will be more travel programs in June.

Adriatic Islands and the Balkans Rockridge librarian Douglas Smith, a self-described “Balkan addict,” will give a talk and slideshow presentation about this oft-overlooked corner of Europe. Croatia, Slovenia, and Bosnia offer a dazzling array of attractions for travelers: from glorious year-round mountain adventures in the uncrowded Julian Alps to the medieval walled city of Dubrovnik. On an archipelago of hundreds of islands off Dalmatia’s Adriatic shore, there are pristine beaches, picturesque villages, hearty meals of frutti di mare, and delicious indigenous wine varieties. Straddling the ancient boundary between East and West, and the location of some of the most dreadful battles in both World Wars, historical sites abound. A slideshow will accom- pany this presentation. Main Library-Bradley Walters Community Room, Wednesday, May 13, 6pm

Superb California Coast Spots Thinking about hitting the road this summer? Stuart Thornton, author of California Road Trip, published by Moon Travel Guides, can offer some ideas that don’t involve crossing state lines. His talk will highlight the attractions, recreational opportunities, hostels, hotels, and various dining options along the California Coast, from Santa Barbara to Santa Cruz. A slideshow will accompany this presentation, and Moon Travel Guides will be available for purchase. Main Library, Wednesday, May 27, 6pm Bird Walk with the Golden Gate How to Make Audubon Society a Video for ome meet the nesting birds of downtown the Nonprofit COakland! Join Marissa Ortega-Welch from the Golden Gate Audubon Society and You Love Constance Taylor from Oakland’s Rotary oin us for an exciting free Nature Center on a walk from the Main Library workshop covering the basics of to the colonies of black-crowned night herons J video production. Crafted for the and snowy egrets that nest in trees along 14th interests of a nonprofit audience, the Street every spring. Learn about the birds and workshop covers everything you need to know to create an emotionally compelling fundraising catch glimpses of nestling birds and their video. The curriculum is geared toward people with no background in video production. parents. Bring binoculars if you have them, a hat, and comfortable walking shoes. We’ll The program will be presented by Benjamin Packard, founder of Retainer Media, a video meet in front of the library and walk along 14th production company based in Oakland that caters to nonprofits. The workshop is offered in Street for less than one mile. partnership with the Foundation Center. Main Library, Wednesday, May 6, 6pm Main Library-Bradley Walters Community Room, Wednesday, May 6, 1pm Library Activities

Sat, 5/30 Asian, Sat, 10:30am Fri, 5/8 Weekdays Girls Who Code, Dimond, 3:30pm Author Talk: Tim Jollymore, César E. Chávez, Tue, 5pm; Sat, Teen Advisory Board, Asian, 4pm Snacks in the TeenZone, Main, Dinner in the TeenZone, Main, Lakeview, 2pm 10am 3pm 5pm Sat, 5/9 Lawyers in the Library Dimond, Tue, 12:30pm Tuesdays Fridays Teen Advisory Board, Dimond, Main, 1st through 4th Thu & 2nd Elmhurst, Wed, 2pm; Sat, 12pm 11am Snacks at Rockridge, 3:30pm Snacks at Rockridge, 3:30pm through 4th Wed, 6pm Main, Sat, 10am; Sun, 1pm; Wed, Tue, 5/12 Teen Study Hall, César E. Saturdays Bankruptcy Lawyer at Main, 6pm Chávez, 6pm Wed, 5/6, 6pm Rockridge, Sat, 2pm; Tue, 4pm Anime Club, Rockridge, 5pm Game Day, 81st Avenue, 3pm Wednesdays 81st Avenue, Tue, 5/19, 5pm Wed, 5/13 Pop-up TeenZones Snacks at Rockridge, 1:30pm Brookfield, Mon, 5/11, 5pm; Teens Self-defense Workshop, 81st Avenue, Sat, 5/2, 1pm Wed, 5/13, 11am Rockridge, 2pm Teen ’Scape, Rockridge, 2pm Fri, 5/1 Brookfield, Fri, 5/8, 3:30pm César E. Chávez, Thu, 5/14, Video Games, Elmhurst, 2:30pm Sat, 5/16 4:30pm Comic Book Day, Brookfield & Dimond, Thu, 5/21, 3:30pm In-between Time, Dimond, Eastmont, times vary Youth Leadership Council, Main, Dimond, Tue, 5/5, 6pm 2:30pm Elmhurst, Wed, 5/13, 3:30pm 11am Eastmont, Mon, 5/11, 5pm Sat, 5/2 Chávez GameZone, César E. Golden Gate, Wed, 5/20, 3:30pm Tue, 5/19 Chávez, 3pm Elmhurst, Sat, 5/2, 12pm Comic Book Day, see page 8 for Lakeview, Fri, 5/1, 3:30pm locations Out in the Stacks: A LGBTQ Teen Game Day, Asian, 3:45pm Martin Luther King Jr., Tue, 5/12, Martin Luther King Jr., Mon, Teen Reading Group, Main, 4pm 5/18, 12pm Teen Advisory Board, César E. Dinner in the TeenZone, Main, 4:30pm Chávez, 11am 5pm Montclair, Tue, 5/12, 6pm Fri, 5/22 Melrose, Wed, 5/13, 1:30pm Superhero Perler Beads, César Bike Tube Crafts, Main, 2:30pm Thursdays Montclair, Wed, 5/13, 1:30pm Rockridge, Tue, 5/5, 5pm E. Chávez, 12:30pm Snacks at Rockridge, 3:30pm Piedmont Avenue, Thu, 5/28, Temescal, Tue, 5/5, 6pm Teen Advisory Board, Rockridge, Daily 3:30pm 1pm Teen GameZone, Eastmont, Free Computer Help Video Games in the TeenZone, Main, 3pm 3:30pm Temescal, Wed, 5/13, 1pm 81st Avenue, Sat, 11am West Oakland, Fri, 5/22, 3:30pm

Oakland Public Library : 5 May Events for Families & Kids

Left to right: Angela Dominguez, Kirk Waller, Mariela Herrera

Celebrate DÍA: Storyteller Kirk Waller Diversity in Action Elmhurst Branch, Saturday, May 2, 2pm Singer and Storyteller Mariela Herrera he Oakland Public Library is continuing our celebration of T DÍA (Diversity in Action) with events featuring a popular Golden Gate Branch, Saturday, May 2, 11am children’s author and two dynamic performers. Angela Lakeview Branch, Saturday, May 2, 2:30pm Dominguez, author-illustrator of Maria Had a Little Llama/Maria César E. Chávez Branch, Tuesday, May 5, 6pm Tenía Una Llamita and other picture books, will make one Martin Luther King Jr. Branch, Thursday, May 7, 10:30am appearance, reading from her stories and talking with children about how she makes art. Mariela Herrera will bring her 81st Avenue Branch, Thursday, May 7, 1:30pm energetic and exciting bilingual music and storytelling to some Main Library, Saturday, May 9, 10:30am branches, and at another branch master storyteller Kirk Waller Dimond Branch, Saturday, May 9, 1:30pm will bring our collective history to life with stories that young and old can share and enjoy together. After each performance Author Angela Dominguez there will be snacks and a free book give away. Martin Luther King Jr. Branch, Wednesday, May 13, 10:30am

Kids and Teens Eat Free at Spring into Yoga Eastmont Branch amily Paths once again brings us its popular Parent F Toddler Yoga class, a series of four sessions to ntil May 22, all children and teens 18 learn breathing and calming techniques for parent and U years old and younger can enjoy a free child. (The final class will take place June 1.) Every meal or snack at the Eastmont Branch Library parent who attends all four sessions earns a fabulous every weekday from 3:30pm to 4:30pm (or prize. Each class ends by 3:30pm, but stick around— while supplies last). All meals must be eaten free meals will be served to each child every Monday in onsite. Please note the Eastmont Branch is May at 3:30pm. closed on weekends; no food will be served Eastmont Branch, Mondays, May 4, 11 & 18, 2:30pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Meals supplied by Children’s Empowerment. Library Activities

Families & Kids Popsicle Stick Frames for Mom, Popsicle Stick Frames for Mom, Celebrate DÍA with Angela Third Saturday Chess, Lakeview, Elmhurst, 4pm Golden Gate, 11am Dominguez, Martin Luther King 1pm Sat, 5/2 Jr., 10:30am Celebrate DÍA with Mariela Chabot Mobile Planetarium, Mon, 5/18 Kamishibai Theater, Rockridge, Herrera, César E. Chávez, 6pm Lakeview, 11:30am Japanese Children’s Day Carp 10:30am Flag Craft, Asian, 2pm Spring into Yoga, Eastmont, Kamishibai Theater, Rockridge, Learn the Game of Chess, 2:30pm Temescal Children’s Clothing 7pm Dimond, 1pm Decorate Your Bike with the Scraper Bike Team, Elmhurst, Tue, 5/19 Swap, Temescal, 10:30am Resources for Family Riding, Wed, 5/6 3:30pm Celebrate DÍA with Mariela Rockridge, 1pm A Beautiful Mess, Elmhurst, 4pm Herrera, Golden Gate, 11am Popsicle Stick Frames for Mom, The Word Party, Dimond, 3:45pm Asian, 2pm Decorate Your Bike with the Kamishibai Theater, Rockridge, Kids’ Community Garden, Scraper Bike Team, Temescal, Popsicle Stick Frames for Mom, 7pm Elmhurst, 1pm Thu, 5/7 1pm Dimond, 3:45pm Wed, 5/20 Learn the Game of Chess, Celebrate DÍA with Mariela Celebrate DÍA with Mariela Thu, 5/14 Dimond, 1pm Herrera, Martin Luther King Jr., Herrera, Dimond, 1:30pm Baby Signing Play Group, 10:30am Bicycle Month Storytime for Dimond Branch, 10:45am Nature Art with Our Adventure Popsicle Stick Frames for Mom, Preschoolers, Elmhurst, 10:30am Day Camps, Piedmont Avenue, Celebrate DÍA with Mariela Martin Luther King Jr., 2pm Decorate Your Bike with the 2pm Herrera, 81st Avenue, 1:30pm Crafternoon, Piedmont Avenue, Scraper Bike Team, Melrose, Mon, 5/11 3:30pm 2pm Celebrate DÍA with Kirk Waller, Brain Games, Piedmont Avenue, Spring into Yoga, Eastmont, Elmhurst, 2pm 3pm Fri, 5/15 Thu, 5/21 2:30pm Celebrate DÍA with Mariela Fri, 5/8 Make a Totoro, Asian, 3:30pm Board Games, Piedmont Avenue, Herrera, Lakeview, 2:30pm Tue, 5/12 3:30pm Popsicle Stick Frames for Mom, Sat, 5/16 Kamishibai Theater, Rockridge, Mon, 5/4 Eastmont, 3:30pm Sat, 5/23 7pm Kamishibai Theater, Rockridge, Spring into Yoga, Eastmont, Sat, 5/9 10:30am Walk, Elmhurst, 10:15am 2:30pm Wed, 5/13 Litter Walk, Elmhurst, 10:15am Chess Tournament, Lakeview, Bicycle Storytime for Families, Tue, 5/5 Bicycle Month Storytime for 11am-5pm Golden Gate, 10:30am Celebrate DÍA with Mariela Preschoolers, Elmhurst, 10:30am Kids Book Club, Montclair, 4pm Herrera, Main, 10:30am

Your Library : 6 Chabot Mobile Planetarium isit the stars in the comfort of your own home (library). Experience Japanese Children’s Day V the wonders of the universe as Chabot scientists teach us about stars, constellations, and our own planet. Carp Flag Craft The Star Lab will be at the Lakeview Branch for two hours. A elebrate Children’s Day! For this Japanese holiday, we’ll be maximum of 25 people can enter at a time, so shows will be staggered. Cmaking small and colorful carp-shaped koinobori flags. Call Lakeview Branch at (510) 238-7344 for more information. Come learn how to make these festive flags! For ages 4 and up. Lakeview Branch, Saturday, May 9, 11:30am Asian Branch, Wednesday, May 13, 2pm Make a Totoro nown as “Keeper of the Forest,” Totoro is the lovable K character created by Japanese anime master Hayao Miyazaki. It may have the features of an owl, a cat, and a raccoon, but do you realize its figure most closely resembles something that can be found in nature? Heather Kramer, from Folifa and Little Bee, will show you how to make a miniature Totoro using material found in the wild. We will also create a tiny house for this magical creature. Don’t forget to check out some Miyazaki books and DVDs while you are at the Asian Branch Library! Join us for the fun event, sponsored by the Friends of the Popsicle Stick Asian Library. Program recommended for families with children ages 7 and up. There will be glue guns, so adult supervision is Frames for Mom! required for kiddos under 12. Space is limited. Please call the ooking for just the right Mother’s Day craft? Asian Branch at (510) 238-3400 to reserve your spot. L Then the library has one for you! We will be Asian Branch, Friday, May 15, 3:30pm making popsicle stick frames. Come glue and decorate popsicle sticks to make a fun and lovely picture frame for your mom or moms. Make it even more special by putting a photo or Lakeview Chess Tournament picture you have created in the frame. Elmhurst Branch, Tuesday, May 5, 4pm oin us for a fun tournament of chess at Lakeview Branch Library! The tournament will Asian Branch, Wednesday, May 6, 2pm J have rated and non-rated sections. Players will be grouped by age and/or experience. Formats will include time control G/29 (“quick chess”) and quad format. Pre-registraton is Eastmont Branch, Friday, May 8, 3:30pm encouraged—and free to all participants. To register, email [email protected] Golden Gate Branch, Saturday, May 9, 11am or call (510) 220-1804. Trophies awarded to the quad winners. Martin Luther King Jr. Branch, Saturday, May Lakeview Branch, Saturday, May 16, 11am–5pm (registration: 11am–12:30pm; 9, 2pm rounds: 1pm, 2pm, and 3pm) Dimond Branch, Wednesday, May 13, 3:45pm Library Activities

Introduction to Baby Sign Kamishibai Theater, Rockridge, PAWS to Read West Oakland, Fri, 5/1 3:30pm César E. Chávez, English/ Language Workshop, Piedmont 10:30am Spanish, Wed, 10:30am Avenue, 10:30am Read aloud to a gentle dog. Dogs Bike Month Family Storytime, provided by Bark Therapy Dogs. Storytimes Eastmont, Tue, 10:30am & Thu, Resources for Family Riding, Main, 10:30am 2pm Lakeview, 11:30am 81st Avenue, Wed, 1:45pm Free Bike Repairs with the Baby Bounce 0–18 mos Main, Mon, 10:30am Wed, 1:30pm Chess at Chavez, César E. BikeMobile, Main, 11am Montclair, Dimond, Wed, 10:15am Rockridge, Thu, 10:30am Chávez, 12:30pm Legos Chess at Chávez, César E. Lakeview, Wed, 11am Chávez, 12:30pm families all ages Wed, 5/27 81st Avenue, Sat, 5/9, 2pm Main, Tue, 10:15am Decorate Your Bike with the 81st Avenue, Sat, 11am Bicycle Craft Time: Make a Dimond, Fri, 5/1, 3:30pm Scraper Bike Team, Main, 1pm Montclair, Thu, 11:30am Pinwheel Bicycle Card, Asian, Asian, Sat, 11am Elmhurst, Tue, 5/12, 4pm 2pm Bike Rodeo, 81st Avenue, 1pm Toddlers 18 mos–3 yrs Dimond, Tue, 7pm Free Bike Repairs with the Lakeview, Fri, 5/8, 3pm Mondays Asian, Wed, 10:30am Golden Gate, Sat, 10:30am BikeMobile, Brookfield, 2pm Main, Thu, 5/14, 3pm Arts & Crafts, Brookfield, 4:30pm César E. Chávez, English/ Decorate Your Bike with the Lakeview, Sat, 10:30am Piedmont Avenue, Fri, 5/1, 3:30pm Spanish, Wed, 11am Scraper Bike Team, Brookfield, Wednesdays Martin Luther King Jr., English/ 3pm Afterschool Art with Dimond, Wed, 10:15 & 11am Spanish, Sat, 2pm It’s Your Move: Chess Clinic, MOCHA Golden Gate, Thu, 10:15am Fri, 5/29 West Oakland, 3pm Rockridge, Sat, 10:30am 81st Avenue, Wed, 5/6 2pm Lakeview, Wed, 10:10am West Oakland, Sat, 11am Bicycle Fix-it Clinic, 81st Thursdays César E. Chávez, Fri, 5/1 3:30pm Avenue, 2pm Main, Sat, 10:30am Sensory Storytime All Knit, Lakeview, 3:30pm Eastmont, Wed, 5/6 2pm Kamishibai Theater, Oakland Montclair, Thu, 10:15am For children ages 10 and under Museum of California, 6:30pm Saturdays Main, Wed, 5/6 2pm Piedmont Avenue, Wed, 10:15am who have a hard time in large Sat, 5/30 Tight Knit & Crafts / El Grupo Martin Luther King Jr., Wed, 5/6 groups, are on the autism Rockridge, Thu, 10:30am de Tejer y Manualidades, César 2pm spectrum, or are sensitive to Family Dance Classes with E. Chávez, 2pm Preschool 3-5 yrs sensory overload. Temescal, Sat, Luna Dance, 81st Avenue, 10am Melrose, Thu, 5/7 3:30pm 5/9, 10:30am Temescal, Thu, 5/7 3:30pm Brookfield, Tue, 10:30am

Oakland Public Library : 7 May Events for Teens Free Comic Book Day elebrate Free Comic Book Day (www.freecomicbookday.com) OUT in the STACKS: Cat the Oakland Public Library May 1 and 2. Supplies are limited, so come early to pick up your free comic book. See below A LGBTQ Teen Reading Group for the list of participating branches. (The two OPL branches that re you between 13 and 21 years old and into LGBTQ teen lit? Want to are not open on Saturday will give away A hang out with other teens? Join OUT in the STACKS every month. comics on Friday, May 1, instead.) Snacks provided. Want even more comics? Check them Main Library-Bradley Walters Community Room, Tuesday, May 19, 4pm out with your library card! Comics generously supplied by Diamond Book Distributors and Dark Carnival Bookstore. Friday, May 1: Brookfield and Eastmont Free Dinner and Snacks Self-defense branches hanks to a partnership with Children’s Workshop Saturday, May 2: Main Library- Empowerment, a local nonprofit that helps kids T earn basic verbal and TeenZone, 81st Avenue, Asian, César overcome economic, cultural, and linguistic barriers physical self-defense E. Chávez, Dimond, Elmhurst, Golden to achieve educational success, free dinners will be L Gate, Martin Luther King, Jr., Melrose, Piedmont Avenue, served to patrons ages 12-18 in the Main Library’s techniques. This workshop Rockridge, Temescal, and West Oakland branches TeenZone every Wednesday and Thursday starting will teach you how to at 5pm. Come close to 5pm so the meals don’t run maintain a level of safety for out. Teens (ages 12-18) have priority. Snacks will be yourself and your community provided to kids who show up at the TeenZone on members. Empower your- weekdays, at 3pm. self, grow your confidence, Superhero and have fun! This workshop Teens and children can also drop by for a free is for teens ages 12-18. A snack at Rockridge Branch Tuesday, Thursday, and Perler Beads parent/guardian permission Friday at 3:30 pm and Wednesday at 1:30 pm (while eens! To celebrate Free form is required and can be supplies last). T Comic Book Day, create a picked up at the Rockridge design using small fusible plastic Dinner at Main Library-TeenZone, Wednesdays & Branch Library. Thursdays, 5-7pm beads. You can use a superhero Rockridge Branch, emblem template or create your own. Snacks at Rockridge Branch, Tuesdays, Wednesday, May 13, 2pm César E. Chávez Branch, Saturday, May 2, 12:30pm Thursdays & Fridays, 3:30pm; Wednesdays, 1:30pm

Read, Debate, and Save these Dates for Poetry Celebrate at the oets House (www.poetshouse.org), the Oakland Public Library, and the Oakland Book Festival POakland Museum of California (OMCA) are joining forces to present two days of poetry-related programs on Friday, May 15, at OMCA and Saturday, he Oakland Book Festival is a one-day, annual literary May 16, at the Main Library. T event. Dedicated to books, ideas, and the pleasures of literacy, it aims to serve the reading public, to encourage May 15 coincides with Off the Grid festivities (when food trucks are parked debate, and to celebrate the City of Oakland. It is free and outside the museum) for a Poetry Crawl starting around 7:30pm. Various local open to the public. poets will be stationed at locations within the Oakland section of the Natural Sciences Gallery at OMCA. City Hall hearing rooms will be transformed into meeting halls in which 60 writers— journalists, fiction writers, histori- At the Main Library on May 16, you can view OMCA's Traveling Collection, ans, poets, editors, critics, and memoirists—will convene listen to a panel discussion with a scientist and a poet, explore the library's on panels to discuss the relevant topics of our time. poetry collection, and even create your own poetry in an interactive workshop in the early afternoon. More details to come at www.oaklandlibrary.org. Outdoors in front of City Hall, there will be live perfor- Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak Street, Friday, May 15, 7:30pm mances for all ages, a dedicated children’s area (featuring storytimes by OPL librarians), stalls for book vendors and Main Library, Saturday, May 16, time to be announced (see the OPL publishers, and food trucks. website or call (510) 238-6611) City Hall and Frank Ogawa Plaza (Oakland Civic Center), May 31, 11am-6pm. For more information visit www.oaklandbookfestival.org. Oakland Library Locations

Main Library Asian Branch Eastmont Branch Martin L. King, Jr. Branch Rockridge Branch 125 14th Street 388 9th Street, Suite 190 Eastmont Town Center 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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