Oakland Public Library Your Library July 2016 JAZZ MUSICIANS (CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT) ROBERT STEWART, YANCIE TAYLOR, MELVIN BUTTS, AND HOWARD WILEY (P Chaski Performing HOTO Flute and Harp Duets CREDIT Jazz on Sundays he Austin, TX, duo Chaski—flutist Adrienne his summer, Friends of the Golden Gate Branch Library : J : Inglis and harpist Shana Norton—are making a AMES T T will once again host the Jazz on Sundays Summer stop at the Main Library, with a special program of 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 Montclair Branch | Kids’ JE N ary Roach will talk about her latest book, Grunt: N SISKA SO N Summer The Curious Science of Humans at War, in OBI M . which she explores the science behind helping soldiers COM N R Reading survive the challenges of heat, panic, exhaustion, ee the special HRISTIA disease, and more. Ms. Roach is Summer Reading N: C S The New York Times best-selling pull-out section to find author of five titles: Gulp, Packing out about fun summer stratio for Mars, Bonk, Spook, and Stiff. U LL events for kids at the I Books will be sold at the event by library. A Great Good Place for Books. Montclair Branch, Tuesday, July 19, 6:30pm 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 California 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 Lake Merritt, 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, Jack London 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.