Boys' & Girls' Department

Summer Classes and Summer Fun at the Library

alamedafree — Wed, 12 May 2010 17:04:29 +0000

School Resource Services

Alameda Free Library

Come join us at the Alameda Free Library Main Branch. We are offering two exciting programs this summer.

Sign-Up today space is limited.

What: Book Trailer

Where: Alameda Free Library- Main (Computer Lab)

When: Wednesday June 16, 23, 30

Time: 2:00-3:30 pm

Duration of Class: 90 minutes

Target Audience: Grades 5^th- 8^th

RSVP: June 3, 2010

Call to Reserve Your Spot: 510.747.7708

Event Description: Come use your creativity and learn to use Movie Maker, search for images and music, cite resources used, and creatively express yourself.

What: “Me” Resource

Where: Alameda Free Library- Main (Computer Lab)

When: Wednesday July 21, 28 & August 4

Time: 2:00-3:30 pm

Duration of Class: 90 minutes

Target Audience: Grades 3^rd-5^th

RSVP: June 21, 2010

Call to Reserve Your Spot: 510.747.7708

Event Description: Let’s talk about you. Students will learn to use various Reference tools while sharing about who they are and their interests.

* Each program is a 90 minute class that will take place once a week for three weeks in the Computer Lab at the Alameda Free Library-Main Branch.

Tagged: Event, fun stuff, summer reading, web

Flip-o-rama = Flippin Laffs!

alamedafree — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 19:39:36 +0000

Guess What! Four more Captain Underpants books are coming!!! Kids are going to bust-a-gut laughing! The Adventures of Ook and Gluk, Kung-Fu Cavemen From the Future by Dav Pilkey comes out in August. There’s sure to be a big line of happy, reading fans this summer!

I Love Fairies Craft

alamedafree — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:08:07 +0000

Make a beautiful fairy at the Main Library.

Saturday March 27 – 2:00 p.m. Ages K – 5th grade.

My Robot Used to be a Can Craft

alamedafree — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:46:12 +0000

Come to the library to create a robot of your very own.

Wed. March 10 – 3:30 p.m. Bay Farm Island Library. Ages K to 5th grade

Thurs. March 11 – 3:30 p.m. West End Library. Ages K to 5th grade

Sat. March 13 – 2:00 p.m. Main Library. Ages K to 5th grade

Mmmmmm… Movies at the Main Library!

alamedafree — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:49:57 +0000

March 1 at 6:00 p.m. – Star Trek, First Contact (99 minutes) Rated PG-13

March 7 at 2:00 p.m. – Creature from the Black Lagoon (79 min.) Rated G

March 21 at 2:00 p.m. – E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (115 minutes) Rated PG

March 28 at 3:00 p.m. – Star Wars: The Clone Wars (90 minutes) Rated PG

Children’s Scavenger Hunt

alamedafree — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:46:21 +0000

Earthlings, come to the Boys and Girls desk at the Main Library for your official Scavenger Hunt sheet March 1 – 27. Your mission is to find the answers, complete the form and turn it in to the Children’s staff by March 27th. If you are lucky, you may win something that’s OUT OF THIS WORLD at the GRAND PRIZE DRAWING. (Winners do not need to be present to win.) GOOD LUCK!

Medieval Tournament

alamedafree — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:19:15 +0000

Come join us at the Main Library for this exciting program presented by Ancient Artifacts.

What: Medieval Tournament
Where: Alameda Free Library- Main
When: Wed, May 5, 2010
Time: 3:30 pm
Target Audience: 3rd – 8th grade (limit 3 classes or 90 people)
RSVP: Thursday, April 8, 2010 by 12:00 pm
Call to Reserve Your Spot: 510.747.7705 OR 510.747.7708
Event Description: This is a 45 minute presentation features choreographed combat between three fully armored “Knights” from different periods of the era. These visiting knights explain the medieval arms race and the development of weapons and armor. They will also demonstrate how the tournaments evolved from their origin in judicial duels to the full-on sporting events they became.

Tagged: Event

California Gold Rush

alamedafree — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:13:11 +0000

Come join us at the Main Library for this exciting progam presented by Ancient Artifacts.

What: California Gold Rush
Where: Alameda Free Library- Main
When: Wed, April 28, 2010
Time: 3:30-4:30 pm
Target Audience: 3rd – 8th grade (limit 3 classes or 100 people)
RSVP: Thursday, April 8, 2010 by 12:00 pm
Call to Reserve Your Spot: 510.747.7705 OR 510.747.7708
Event Description: This is a 60 minute presentation that allows students to handle real artifacts from the period and learn how and why the 49’ers came to California. Also discussed are some of the better known gold rush era personalities such as John Sutter and humorous stories of some of the lesser known 49’ers.

Tagged: Event

Gotta Keep Reading

alamedafree — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:01:36 +0000

How cool would it be if Lincoln, Wood, or Chipman did something like this? To be honest, it would be cool if any of our Alameda schools did something like this. A school-wide reading campaign is something we can get behind!

Tagged: fun stuff

Eva’s New Favorite Quote

alamedafree — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:30:58 +0000

Eva & John Green, ALA Annual, Chicago 2009

“Adult librarians are like lazy bakers: their patrons want a jelly doughnut, so they give them a jelly doughnut. Children’s librarians are ambitious bakers: You like the jelly doughnut? I’ll get you a jelly doughnut. But you should try my cruller, too. My cruller is gonna blow your mind, kid.”

–John Green, “The Future of Reading.” School Library Journal; January 2010.

Tagged: fun stuff