How to place a hold

Go to http://www.aclibrary.org.
do a search for a book and get to a screen that looks like this .
Click on the Title of the book you want so you get a screen that looks like this . At the top of the screen you will find the word ‘request’ in a yellow bubble. click [...]

Slugs in Love

Slugs in LoveBy Susan Pearson is the story of a slug named Marylou that is madly in love with a slug named Herbie. Unfortunately, she is too shy to tell him. So she writes him a poem , in slime, on a watering can. Herbie sees the poem, and begins a search for the Mysterious [...]

Just for fun

How to make green slime

Where the Wild Things Are

In October of 2009 there will be a movie base on the book Where the Wild Things Are By Maurice Sendek. Check out the movie trailer:

Read more about the movie here and don’t forget that you can always get the book from your library.

Chess Club!!

Hey did you know that one of our smallest library branches has a big Chess Club? The 4th Wednesday of the month we have Ashwin Aravind, a Junior Chess Champion, give instructions from 3:00 to 4:30 pm. The next date – This Wednesday , March 25th.

Call: 795-2631 for more details.

Happy Birthday, Hungry Caterpiller

The Very Hungry Caterpiller turns 40 today!

Edit: Well, it looks like this one can’t be placed in the webpage. I’ll leave the picture up, and you can go here to watch it.

Bear in There

Do you know this funny poem written by Shel Silverstein?

Is there a bear in your Frigidaire?  Do You need more poems by Shel Silverstein?  Check out his book here! There are bunches

Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

 There is something strange about the Rats on the farm,and no one really seems to want to talk to them.  But since she has flown on the back of a crow and spoken to a very scary owl in an attempt to save her family.. Mrs Frisby feels she must be brave  and go and [...]

Summer’s Coming Soon!

Believe it or not summer is just around the corner and librarians are working away to plan special programs for June, July and August. The theme of this summer’s reading game is Be Creative @ Your Library! The librarians need your help. Let them know what kind of programs you’d like to see at the [...]

Song and Dance with Jim Gill!

Kids! Do you ever baby-sit for preschool children and wonder how to entertain them? Why not play musical games with them that are fun and help get them ready to read? How cool is that! Last weekend, Alameda County librarians went to an entertaining workshop led by Jim Gill, a wonderful musician and an Early [...]