Oakland Public Library

Your Library October 2015

Lit by the Lake in the Library

he Oakland Public Library and Litquake are T joining forces in this after-hours celebration of local literary talent. Six authors with deep roots in the come together this year to read from their newly published books, some of which are set in Oakland. Enjoy a glass of wine, take a seat, and make new friends at this always popular event. A $5 suggested donation is requested, and wine will be available for purchase. All proceeds will benefit Litquake and the Friends of the Oakland Public Library. Rachael Herron is the author of Sophie Littlefield is the author of The featured authors: Splinters of Light (2015, Pen- four series and 18 novels including Juliet Blackwell is the author of The guin/NAL), Pack Up the Moon, The Guilty One (2015, Gallery). Her Paris Key (2015, Berkley/Penguin) the Cypress Hollow romance works have won Anthony and RT and The New York Times best- novel series, and a memoir, A book awards and have been selling Witchcraft Mysteries series. Life in Stitches. short-listed for many others. She is past president of Northern Judy Juanita’s 2013 novel, Virgin Colette Winlock lives in Oakland. Sisters in Crime. Soul, about a young black At age 52 she wrote her first novel, Cassandra Dunn is the author of woman joining the Black Panther Undoing Crazy (2013, Oaktown The Art of Adapting (2014, Touch- Party in the ’60s, was published Press). Influenced by African stone/Simon & Schuster). She by Viking. She’s also written American women writers, she received her MFA in creative plays and poetry. A collection of writes culturally inspired literature writing from Mills College. She has essays is forthcoming. rich in story and prose. also published a dozen short stories in literary Main Library, 1st Floor Study Area, Tuesday, journals. October 13, 6:30pm

Underground Newspapers from the 1960s and ’70s illy X will speak about the history of underground newspapers from the 1960s B and ’70s. He will share examples from his collection of rarities, including issues from the “It’s About Time” archive. On display will be issues of The Black Panther, Berkeley Barb, Berkeley Tribe, The San Francisco Express Times, Good Times, Basta Ya Ya, and Getting Together. Many of these papers will remain on exhibit in the Main Library’s foyer display cases for a few weeks, so you will be free to appreciate them at length. The presentation and exhibit will feature newspapers from the Bay Area as well as newspapers from other major cities. Main Library–Bradley Walters Community Room, Saturday, October 24, 2pm

On Exhibit What Did I Do (To Be So Black & Blue) The African American Museum & Library’s current exhibit oaklandlibrary.org features a century’s worth of games, toys, and examples from period advertising that feature denigrating “negro” stereotypes and caricatures. Most of the material is shocking and disturbing, such as a jigsaw puzzle called Chopped Up Niggers, from 1895. Even more recent, seemingly benign depictions of African Americans, such as a Swing Era marionette called Jambo the Jiver that can’t keep his feet still, have unflattering connotations.AAMLO, through October 10 L. Herrada-Rios: An Exploration of Places & People San Francisco-born photographer L. Herrada-Rios’s images seek out the dark humor in the mundane and the warmth in the strangers around her. Traditional and thoughtfully experimental techniques, including collage, capture everyday life, popular culture, and local happenings that “...keep the human spirit alive.” Lakeview Branch, October 1–31 Oakland Art Association Painters Paintings by members of the Oakland Art Association. Rockridge Branch, 2nd Floor Art Gallery, October 1–31 @autkast_design Come see youth artist @autkast_design’s four mixed media paintings on the exhibit wall outside the TeenZone. Main Library–TeenZone, through November 11 Oakland Tech Centennial The Oakland History Room’s exhibit celebrates the 100th anniversary of Oakland Technical High School. Designed by John J. Donovan and Henry Hornbostel, Tech is on the City of Oakland’s Register of Historic Landmarks. On display are documents, class portraits, photographs, yearbooks, and other ephemera representing the building and history of the school. Main Library, 2nd Floor, through December 4

Oakland Public Library : 1 Events for Adults

Uncover Your Family History reserving our family histories is vital to understanding ourselves and our communities. In observance of PNational Family History Month, the Oakland Public Library is hosting a number of programs to help you uncover your ancestral roots, learn about your house’s history, or mine the recollections of elder relatives.

Explore Genealogy with Ancestry Online Join us for our genealogy workshop featuring the Ancestry Library Edition database. During this workshop you will learn how to search the U.S. Census, birth, marriage, death, military, and immigration records, and start your own ancestral chart. Bring your own laptop or tablet or follow along with us. Piedmont Avenue Branch, Tuesdays, October 13 & 20, 6:30pm

Oakland Family History Day The Oakland History Room will host an afternoon-long program to promote the preservation of family mementos. You are invited to bring up to six family photographs or documents to have digitized along with brief stories about the photos and documents recorded. Participants will have the opportunity to make their family photos and documents part of the Oakland History Room collection. Pre-registration is required; call the Oakland History Room at (510) 238-3222. Main Library–Bradley Walters Community Room, Saturday, October 17, 12–5pm

How Old is My House? Librarian Kathleen DiGiovanni will offer tips on how to uncover the age and history of your house or other buildings. She will explain the functions of tax assessment rolls, Sanborn fire insurance maps, city directories, and other unique resources found in the Oakland History Room collection. Main Library–Bradley Walters Community Room, Thursday, October 22, 6pm

Preserving Family Stories Oral historian Nancy Thompson will present an interactive workshop on writing oral histories and preserving family stories. Learn how to create a family tree, conduct interviews, use photographs and other memorabilia, and incorporate relevant social history into your family’s story. Main Library–Bradley Walters Community Room, Thursday, October 29, 6pm Library Activities Adults Explore Genealogy with SAT, 10/24 SAT, 10/31 Martin Luther King Jr., Sat, Ancestry Online, Piedmont Seed Exchange, Dimond, 11am Monthly Crop Exchange, 10/17, 12pm SAT, 10/3 Avenue, 6:30pm Dimond, 11am Spicy Tasty Vegan, Golden Gate, Melrose, Tue, 10/27, 5pm Lit by the Lake in the Library, Job Club, 81st Avenue, 11:30am 11am Montclair, Tue, 10/13, 6pm Main, 6:30pm WEDNESDAYS Crop Exchange, César E. Chávez, Underground Newspapers from Ebook Help, Main Library, 5:30pm Rockridge, Tue, 10/6, 5pm 1pm SAT, 10/17 the 1960s and ’70s, Main, 2pm Temescal, Tue, 10/6, 6pm Free Capoeira Class, West Oakland Family History Day, The Homeowner’s Guide to THURSDAYS Oakland, Saturday, 1:30pm Main, 12pm Wildfire Prevention, Montclair, Center for Independent Living 3pm MiHistoria: Sharing Stories of Writers’ Support and Critique Outreach, Eastmont, 10:30am Afro-Latinas, César E. Chávez, Teens Group, Rockridge, 1pm TUE, 10/27 ESL Conversation Club, Main, 2pm 2pm SAT, 10/3 TUE, 10/20 Book Discussion Group, Golden TUE, 10/6 Gate, 6pm FREE COMPUTER HELP Teen Advisory Board, César E. Struggling Against Genocide Chávez, 11am Spanish Conversation Group, and the Forced Sterilization of Writers Club, Lakeview, 6pm Elmhurst, Wed, 2pm & Sat, 12pm Dimond, 6:30pm Native American Women, César Teen Advisory Board, Rockridge, Start and Run a Small Business, E. Chávez, 5:30pm LAWYERS IN THE LIBRARY 1pm SAT, 10/10 Temescal, 6pm Explore Genealogy with Main, 1st through 4th Thu & 2nd Club de Lectura en Español / WED, 10/7 Ancestry Online, Piedmont WED, 10/28 through 4th Wed, 6pm Spanish Book Club, César E. Teen & Tween Craft Cart, Avenue, 6:30pm Chávez, 11am Job On! Secrets to Job Search Bankruptcy Lawyer at Main, 1st Eastmont, 2:30pm Lakeview Book Club, Lakeview, Success–Class #2, Main, 12pm Wed, 6pm Job Club, 81st Avenue, 11:30am 6:30pm Learning to Love Your Unique 81st Avenue, Tue, 10/20, 5pm FRI, 10/9 Solar Power Workshop, Main, Spanish Conversation Group, Body, Main, 6pm Teen Advisory Group Meeting, 12:30pm Brookfield, Mon, 10/12, 5pm & Dimond, 6:30pm Wed, 10/14, 11am Asian, 4:15pm Mindfulness Parenting, THU, 10/29 Lakeview, 1pm WED, 10/21 Preserving Family Stories, Main, César E. Chávez (English & SAT, 10/10 Spanish), Thu, 10/8, 4:30pm Job On! Secrets to Job Search 6pm Teen Advisory Board, Dimond, TUE, 10/13 Success–Class #1, Main, 12pm Dimond, Tue, 10/6, 6pm 11am Book Discussion Group, FRI, 10/30 Eastmont, Mon, 10/12, 5pm Dimond, 6:30pm THU, 10/22 At Last Book Club, Main, 3:30pm THU, 10/15 How Old is My House? Main, Elmhurst, Sat, 10/3, 12pm Self-defense Workshop, 6pm Melrose, 3:30pm

Your Library : 2 Events for Adults

MiHistoria: Sharing Stories of Afro-Latinas Struggling Against Genocide he César E. Chávez Branch is celebrating and the Forced Sterilization of T Latino Heritage Month with a special event for Afro-Latinas. We will use the power of story, art, and music to engage Native American Women all participants in liberating our calling as nurturers, healers, humanitari- oin us for a special screening of the film “Killing the Seven ans, artists, and mujeres. This free workshop experience is a safe J Generations: Reproductive Abuses Against Indigenous Women.” space for women to write a short story or do an audio-recording (that Afterwards there will be guest speakers from our Native American will be transcribed) about their lives for posting on the MiHistoria.net community. Refreshments will be served. website. Please join us for this transformative experience! César E. Chávez Branch, Tuesday, October 20, 5:30pm César E. Chávez Branch, Saturday, October 3, 2pm

Solar Power The Homeowner’s Guide Workshop to Wildfire Prevention Free ome hear author Robert Sieben talk about wildfire f you’re a homeowner in Cprevention. Once a major fire is burning, it’s too Capoeira I Oakland, you may qualify for late for fire prevention and sometimes beyond the no-cost or low cost solar power efforts of firefighters. That’s why the most important Class installation for your home, person preventing a house from burning is the home- lways wondered about the provided by GRID Alternatives, a owner. If you live in an area threatened by wildfires, you A Brazilian martial art, music, nonprofit organization dedicated owe it to yourself to take measures that may help save and dance form called capoeira? to making renewable energy your home. Copies of The Homeowner’s Guide to Come to the West Oakland Branch technology and job training Wildfire Prevention will be provided for sale by A Great Library for a free introductory class accessible to all. Information will Good Place for Books. that will touch on the origin, history, be provided in English, Spanish, culture, movement, and music of Montclair Branch, Saturday, October 24, 3pm and Chinese. There will also be this unique art form. All ages and light refreshments. abilities welcome! Main Library–Bradley Walters West Oakland Branch, Saturday, Community Room, Saturday, October 3, 1:30pm October 10, 12:30pm Learning to Love Your Unique Body uthor Connie Sobczak teaches people how to overcome conflicts to lead happier, A more productive lives. Her book, Embody: Learning to Love Your Unique Body, offers a simple yet powerful path to healing for individuals of all backgrounds, ages, and genders who struggle with body dissatisfaction and pressure to conform to the beauty and health “ideals” promoted in the media. Book signing will follow the talk. Main Library–Bradley Walters Community Room, Wednesday, October 28, 6pm Library Activities

SAT, 10/17 POP-UP TEENZONES SAT, 10/3 Make Art Using Recycled SAT, 10/17 Youth Leadership Council, Main, 81st Avenue, Sat, 10/24, 1pm “Drop Everything and Read” Materials with Re-Create, César Costume Swap, Piedmont 11am E. Chávez Branch, 2pm Brookfield, Fri, 10/9, 3:30pm Day, West Oakland, 10am Avenue, 11am TUE, 10/20 Dimond, Thu, 10/15, 3:30pm Kids’ Community Garden, WED, 10/14 Fruitvale Chess Tournament / Elmhurst, 1pm Torneo de Ajedrez, César E. Toddler Time Costume Swap Tween Readers, Writers, and Elmhurst, Wed, 10/14, 3pm Chávez, 11am Creators Work Group, Rockridge Learn the Game of Chess, and Storytime, Piedmont Ave Golden Gate, Wed, 10/21, Branch, 6pm Dimond, 1pm Elementary School, 86 Echo Ave., Third Saturday Chess, Lakeview, 3:30pm 10am 1pm WED, 10/7 WED, 10/21 Martin Luther King Jr., Tue, Zine-making Workshop, Martin Meet the Woodwinds: The San Video Games, Elmhurst, 2:30pm 10/13, 4:30pm A Beautiful Mess, Elmhurst, 3pm Luther King Jr., 10:30pm Francisco Chamber Orchestra’s “Very First Concerts” Program, Melrose, Wed, 10/14, 1:30pm Montclair Library Kids Book Zine-making Workshop, THU, 10/22 Club, Montclair, 4pm Lakeview, 1:30pm & 2:15pm Montclair, Wed, 10/7, 1:30pm Elmhurst, 3pm Get Away @ Your Library! César TUE, 10/20 E. Chávez, 4pm Piedmont Avenue, Thu, 10/22, THU, 10/8 Lego Mania, Elmhurst, 3pm 3:30pm MAKE Thursdays, Piedmont Make Art Using Recycled Make Art Using Recycled TUE, 10/27 West Oakland, Fri, 10/23, 3:30pm Avenue, 3:30pm Materials with Re-Create, Materials with Re-Create, West Montclair Branch, 3:30pm Oakland Branch, 3pm Girls Who Code Club, César E. The Word Party, Dimond, 3:30pm Chávez, 5pm Lego Mania, Main, 3pm THU, 10/15 WED, 10/21 WEDNESDAYS Families & Kids Zine-making Workshop, César Non-sugar Skulls for Día de los FRI, 10/9 Teen ’Scape, Rockridge, 2pm E. Chávez, 1pm Muertos, César E. Chávez, 3pm THU, 10/1 Lego Club, Lakeview, 3pm GameZone, César E. Chávez, Board Games, Piedmont Avenue, Make Art Using Recycled Afterschool Graphic Novel Materials with Re-Create, 3pm SAT, 10/10 3:30pm Club, Piedmont Avenue, 3:30pm Melrose Branch, 2:30pm Litter Walk, Elmhurst, 10:15am Zine-making Workshop, THURSDAYS FRI, 10/2 Eastmont, 4pm SAT, 10/24 Zine-making Workshop, 81st GameZone, Eastmont, 3:30pm Lego Mania, Piedmont Avenue, Avenue, 1pm FRI, 10/16 Litter Walk, Elmhurst, 10:15am 3:30pm SATURDAYS Learn the Game of Chess, Swap Not Shop: Clothes, Toys New Sibling Workshop, Lego Mania, Dimond, 3:30pm Game Day, 81st Avenue, 3pm Dimond, 1pm (and other stuff) Exchange, Rockridge, 11:15am made@your library, Temescal, Eastmont, 12pm 2pm

Oakland Public Library : 3 Events for Adults

Looking For Work? Spicy Tasty Vegan OPL Can Help ama Naasira Ageela and Dr. Gregory Joe Bledsoe will discuss the concept of healthy M Job Club food for mind, body, and soul. They will share a collection of three cookbooks from their “Spicy Get help with your résumé or filling out job applications with our Tasty Vegan Cuisine” series. Sample foods will be volunteers. Please call the library at (510) 615-5812 to confirm the provided and copies of their books will be available day you’d like to come. for sale. Join us! 81st Avenue Branch, Saturdays, October 3 & 10, 11:30am Golden Gate Branch, Meeting Room, Saturday, October 24, 11am Job On! Secrets to Job Search Success Join us for a series of four free classes to help you get the job you want. The series starts in October and continues into November. The first session is about preparing to get the job you want and covers how to overcome roadblocks to success, getting to know your skills and interests, planning your search, and building your support system. The second session digs into the nitty gritty of job Fall Book Sale at the Bookmark searching, discussing networking, finding job ads, finding jobs that he Bookmark Bookstore, operated by the Friends of the are not advertised, job hunting on-line, learning about potential T Oakland Public Library (FOPL), is having its annual Fall Sale in companies, writing a cover letter and résumé that get you noticed, October. All proceeds from the Bookmark benefit the library. Most of and using social media. This series will continue with two sessions the store’s 17,000 books are $3 to $6, and even less during the sale. in November. The sale begins with “Members’ First Choice” sale day on Main Library–Bradley Walters Community Room, Thursday, October 15. A special discount of 50% off is available for Wednesdays, October 21 & 28, 12–2:30pm FOPL members only. If you are not a FOPL member, you can remedy that by obtaining membership at the store on the day of the sale (or anytime before then). You will be immediately eligible to receive the Mindfulness Parenting discount! Annual membership starts at $25 ($15 for full-time student/ his informative workshop, led by Dr. Susan senior 65+). T Lowe-Thomas, will cover basic concepts And for all book lovers (FOPL members or not), the sale continues about mindfulness and the benefits of mindful- throughout the weekend, with the discount going up each day: 30% ness parenting for parents off on Friday, October 16; 40% off on Saturday, October 17; and 50% and their children (based on off on Sunday, October 18. For information, call (510) 444-0473. the research). Participants Bookmark Bookstore, 721 Washington Street in Old Oakland. will practice various tech- Store hours: 10:30am–5:30pm each day during the sale niques. Dr. Lowe-Thomas asks that parents do not bring their children so that they have an environment to practice both mindfulness and self-care. Lakeview Branch, Saturday, October 10, 1pm Library Activities

TUE, 10/27 Non-sugar Skulls for Día de los MONDAYS AFTERSCHOOL ART WITH Lakeview, Wed, 10:10am Muertos, Elmhurst, 3:30pm MOCHA Scary Stories from China, Martin Monday Arts & Crafts, Main, Sat, 10:30am Luther King Jr., 1pm Non-sugar Skulls for Día de los Brookfield, 4:30pm 81st Avenue, Wed, 2pm Martin Luther King Jr. (4-week Muertos, West Oakland, 4pm Scary Stories and Spooky WEDNESDAYS César E. Chávez, Fri, 3:30pm series), Tue, 5:30pm Halloween Party, West Oakland, SAT, 10/31 Eastmont, Wed, 2pm Montclair, Thu, 10:15am 4pm It’s Your Move: Chess Clinic, Spooky Storytime at the West Oakland, 3pm Main, Wed, 2pm Piedmont Avenue, Wed, Scary Stories from China, Piedmont Avenue Halloween 10:15am Dimond, 7pm Martin Luther King Jr., Wed, Celebration, Iris Eye Center, 3911 THURSDAYS 2pm Rockridge, Thu, 10:30am Spooky Stories and Halloween Piedmont Avenue, 10am All Knit, Lakeview, 3:30pm Treats, Rockridge Branch, 7pm Melrose, Thu, 3:30pm Temescal, Wed, 10:30am & Thu, Silly Halloween Stories and a FRIDAYS Temescal, Thu, 3:30pm 10:30am WED, 10/28 Craft, Rockridge Branch, 10:30am Bicycle Fix-it Clinic, 81st Non-sugar Skulls for Día de los West Oakland, Fri, 3:30pm PRESCHOOL 3-5 yrs Halloween Masks, Eastmont, Avenue, 2pm 2:30pm Muertos, Lakeview, 11am 81st Avenue, Thu, 10:30am Family Yoga, Dimond, 3:30pm Mad Scientists’ Club, Elmhurst, Non-sugar Skulls for Día de los Eastmont, Tue, 10am & Thu 2pm Muertos, Golden Gate, 11am SATURDAYS Storytimes 3pm Elmhurst, Wed, 10:30am & Thu, Non-sugar Skulls for Día de los Non-sugar Skulls for Día de los Chess, César E. Chávez, 11am BABY BOUNCE 0–18 mos 10:30am Muertos, Piedmont Avenue, 12pm Muertos, Montclair, 3:30pm Tea with Tots / Canciones y Dimond, Wed, 10:15am Main, Mon, 10:30am Non-sugar Skulls for Día de los Café, Elmhurst, 11:30pm Golden Gate, Sat, 11am THU, 10/29 Muertos, 81st Avenue, 1pm Piedmont Avenue, Wed, 11am Family Time / Hora de Familia, Scary Stories from China, Asian, Lakeview, Wed, 11am Rockridge, Thu, 10:30am Spooky Craft Hour, Dimond, 1pm Martin Luther King Jr., 2pm 10:30am Main, Tue, 10:15am Halloween Party, Elmhurst, 2pm Tight Knit & Crafts / El Grupo FAMILIES all ages Scary Stories from China, de Tejer y Manualidades, César Montclair, Thu, 11:30am Piedmont Avenue, 1pm Non-sugar Skulls for Día de los Asian, Sat, 11am Muertos, Martin Luther King Jr., E. Chávez, 2pm TODDLERS 18 mos–3 yrs César E. Chávez (English & Scary Stories from China, Main, 2pm 4pm PAWS TO READ Asian, Wed, 10:30am Spanish), Wed, 11am Halloween Trick-or-Treating, 81st Avenue, Wed, 10/7, 1:45pm Dimond, Tue, 7pm FRI, 10/30 Main, 3:30pm Dimond, Wed, 10:30am & Lakeview, Wed, 3:30pm 11:15am Lakeview, Sat, 10:30am Non-sugar Skulls for Día de los Muertos, Eastmont, 12pm Montclair, Wed, 10/7, 1:30pm Golden Gate, Thu, 10:15am Rockridge, Sat, 10:30am

Your Library : 4 Events for Teens

Girls Who Code earn to create websites and apps! The Tween Readers, L Girls Who Code Club is for young women in 6th through 12th grades who are interested Writers, and Creators in learning code. You will also develop leader- ship and marketing skills and form friendships Work Group along the way. For more information, call Susy alling all tweens (ages 9 to 12) for a Moorhead at (510) 535-5620. Cbrainstorming session! We need authors, César E. Chávez Branch, Tuesday, October illustrators, sculptors, filmmakers, actors, and 27, 5–7pm readers to help us come up with a plan to support and showcase Oakland's tween talent. This program is for you! How can the Get Away @ Your Library! library make space for you to work on your creative and/or literary projects? Meet with ome make stuff out of maps—bookmarks, keepsake boxes, Librarian Erica Siskind to come up with a plan Cand other stuff! We will provide the materials to make your for the rest of the year. adventurous designs come true. Rockridge Branch, Tuesday, October 20, César E. Chávez Branch, Thursday, October 22, 4pm 6pm Events for Families & Kids

Latin American Literature Read-in @ Your Storytimes e strive for diversity in our collections W and storytimes every day of the year and are excited to support the Oakland Unified School District’s Latin American Literature Read-in. All storytimes at the Oakland Public Library from October 5 through October 9 will highlight Latin American authors, illustrators, Meet the Woodwinds: The San and characters. We look forward to seeing you! Francisco Chamber Orchestra’s “Very First Concerts” Program esigned for our youngest listeners, these delightful 20-minute D presentations teach musical concepts, offer hands-on activities, and “Drop Everything and Read” Day! encourage lots of movement and dancing. What makes the flute, oboe, ring the whole family to the West Oakland Branch Library and read, clarinet, bassoon, and French horn so special? We’ll teach you! Meet our Bsing, and play to celebrate books and stories with the Lincoln Child musicians and learn about the reeds, keys, knobs, and tubes that make all Center’s Drop Everything and Read Day! A free continental breakfast will be the magic happen. Seating is first-come, first-served, and begins 20 served and every child will leave with his or her very own book to take home. minutes before concert time. West Oakland Branch, Saturday, October 3, 10am–1pm Lakeview Branch, Saturday, October 17, 1:30pm & 2:15pm

Zine-making Workshop Make Art Using Recycled lirio Malaria, Lupe Impala and Flapjack Octopus E want to enter their low rider in the Universal Car Materials with Re-Create Contest. But in order to win, their car must be detailed... e-Create is a recycled art competition and travelling by outer space! Come hear Cathy Camper, author R exhibition that is open to students (K-12) attending of Lowriders in Space, talk about the book publishing Oakland schools. Students are invited to create artwork process and lead us in a zine-making workshop. using discarded or reused materials and compete for prizes. 81st Avenue Branch, Saturday, October 10, 1pm Funded by Oakland Public Works Agency, the workshops are presented by Pro Arts and its artists. Four Oakland Martin Luther King Jr. Branch, Wednesday, October 14, 10:30am Public Library branches are hosting workshops in October, Elmhurst Branch, Wednesday, October 14, 3pm and more will offer the program in November. César E. Chávez Branch, Thursday, October 15, 1pm César E. Chávez Branch, Saturday, October 10, 2pm Eastmont Branch, Thursday, October 15, 4pm Montclair Branch, Wednesday October 14, 3:30pm West Oakland Branch, Tuesday, October 20, 3pm Melrose Branch, Wednesday, October 21, 2:30pm

Oakland Public Library : 5 Halloween at the Library! Toddler Time Costume Swap Halloween Masks and Storytime eed a last-minute Halloween costume? Remember: no costume, no candy! Come to the library after school and make a goofy, fancy, gross, ust in time for the parade! Got extra kids’ N or downright spine-tingling mask! Recommended for ages 10+; MOCHA art costumes and Halloween gear? Bring them for J class for younger children will be running simultaneously. a casual swap before and after storytime. Please bring clean costumes in good condition. Eastmont Branch, Wednesday, October 28, 2:30pm Piedmont Avenue Elementary School Event Space, 86 Echo Ave. (next Spooky Storytime to the Piedmont Avenue Branch Library), Wednesday, October 14, 10am oin us off-site at the Iris Eye Center for a spooky storytime, appropriate Piedmont Avenue Branch, Saturday, October 17, 11am Jfor toddlers. After storytime, families are invited to join the festivities and be in the Piedmont Avenue Halloween Parade. NOTE: This event is not at the Scary Stories from China Piedmont Avenue Branch Library; it will be held at the address below. Iris Eye Center, 3911 Piedmont Ave., Saturday, October 31, 10am lara Yen, storyteller and author of Why Rat Comes CFirst: A Story of the Chinese Zodiac, brings scary stories from China to put us in the mood for Halloween. Silly Halloween Stories and a Craft Martin Luther King Jr. Branch, Tuesday, October 27, ome in your costume for a not-scary pumpkin and Halloween-themed 1pm storytime. After the stories, decorate a trick-or-treat bag to take home. Dimond Branch, Tuesday, October 27, 7pm C Rockridge Branch, Saturday, October 31, 10:30am Asian Branch, Thursday, October 29, 10:30am Piedmont Avenue Branch, Thursday, October 29, 1pm Main Library, Thursday, October 29, 4pm Spooky Craft Hour ids of all ages will enjoy our Halloween craft projects! Scary Stories and Spooky Halloween Party KDimond Branch, Saturday, October 31, 1pm oin us­—if you dare!—for scary stories around the campfire and share Jsome SHOCKING treats. Come in costume if you want and we will do a trick-or-treat parade around the library. All ages welcome! Halloween Party West Oakland Branch, Tuesday, October 27, 4pm oin us for spooky games, crafts, and candy. Escape the spider’s web! J Bowl for monsters! Assemble a dancing skeleton! Wear a costume if you’d like—we highly enourage it! Spooky Stories and Halloween Treats Elmhurst Branch, Saturday, October 31, 2pm ome in your Halloween costume for spooky stories and treats. Come Cearly—starting at 6pm—and get your photo taken in the photo booth at the library! Halloween Trick-or-Treating Rockridge Branch, Tuesday, October 27, 7pm rick-or-treat at the Main Library in your scariest, shiniest, and best T costumes. Collect treats at the Children’s Room, First Floor Circulation Desk, First Floor Reference Desk, First Floor Computer Lab, TeenZone, Oakland History Room, and the Magazines & Newspapers Room. Main Library, Saturday, October 31, 3:30pm

Non-sugar Skulls for Día de los Muertos ugar skulls are usually made with cane sugar and used to decorate altars to honor ancestors for Día de S los Muertos. Here at the library we make them with Model Magic and we will decorate them with color, glitter, and feathers. César E. Chávez, Wednesday, October 21, 3pm Lakeview, Saturday, October 31, 11am Montclair, Wednesday, October 28, 3:30pm Golden Gate, Saturday, October 31, 11am Eastmont, Friday, October 30, 12pm Piedmont Avenue, Saturday, October 31, 12pm Elmhurst, Friday, October 30, 3:30pm 81st Avenue, Saturday, October 31, 1pm West Oakland, Friday, October 30, 4pm Martin Luther King Jr., Saturday, October 31, 2pm 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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