Harry Potter Celebration at Centerville Library, were you there?

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Final Jeopardy Game winner: Bill C. (Congratulations, Bill!)
 

 

We also held a survey on Harry Potter.  If you want to know what Centerville’s kids’  “favorites” are, please see next post– Gilderoy Lockhart’s “Check What You Know” Exam.

Gilderoy Lockhart’s “Check What You Know” Exam Results

By Cheryl L.
A Kid Power Volunteer at Centerville Library

On July 19th, Centerville Library hosted a Harry Potter celebration for the release of the seventh and final Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.   At the celebration, you could take a survey and win a small bag of Bertie Bott’s Every Flavored Beans.  The [...]

Ike in the desert, pt.3 of 3

Now the final challenge–
So Ike had to search for another pole.  Luckily he found one very quickly.  This one didn’t have a sign on it, and was a perfect one to use.  But guess what, he still needed to look for another one before it’s too late.  Why?
Answer: 
Stanley was almost right!  Yes, because there were already 100 dogs waiting in line!
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Summer Sizzles at the Newark Library

Hi all,

Magic is all around us…we had Ashkenazi, the Pretty Good on July 14th, who was actually better than pretty good! We are now looking forward to seeing Germar the Magician on August 4th, at 2 p.m., that’s him in the pic. We hope you can join us at this free performance where we’ll be [...]

Only 4 weeks left to play the Summer Reading Game!

  Only 4 weeks to finish up the Summer Reading Game! How close are you to claiming your final prizes? Your fellow detectives have done fine work and winners are popping up in all the Alameda County Libraries. Get a clue, reading is fun!
Family Story Nights are a blast at the Dublin Library. Teens, teachers, [...]

Ike in the desert, pt. 2 of 3

Refresh of Part 1–
Ike was on a mission to solve a mystery in the desert. He drank too much water before he set off so he needed to go to the bathroom. But somehow he couldn’t go. Why?
Click here to see what answers kids had for part 1.
Akash was right!  Because Ike couldn’t find a pole.  [...]

What’s happening this week?

A lot of fun is happening this week!
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For animal lovers, don’t miss the East Bay Vivarium Traveling Reptile Show at Castro Valley Library, Monday (7/16) at 2:00 p.m., or the Insect Discovery Lab at Irvington Library, Wednesday (7/18) at 2:00 p.m.
For science lovers, [...]

Harry Potter !

Harry Potter fans, this one is for you!
Many Alameda County Library branches are celebrating the release of the “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” book this week.  So come one, come all !
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7/17 12:00 noon.  Niles – Drawing for the winners of the “Harry Potter Trivia Quiz.”
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Ike in the desert, pt. 1 of 3

Ike was on a mission to solve a mystery in the desert.  He drank too much water before he set off so he needed to go to the bathroom.  But somehow he couldn’t go. Why?
Akash was right!  Now try part 2.  Click on # Comments to see all the answers.

Summer at the Albany Library

 
So far this summer, library users have attended two origami workshops, a flute concert in the lobby, all the usual weekly events, and three Tuesday evening summer programs for children and their families. This week’s Tuesday program will feature folksinger Gary Lapow. The Children’s Summer Reading Game is very popular, as are the Adult Reading Game and the [...]