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Holiday Hours and Closures:
- Saturday, December 24: 10:00am - 4:00pm
- Sunday, December 25: CLOSED
- Monday, December 26: CLOSED
- Saturday, December 31: 10:00am - 4:00pm
- Sunday, January 1: CLOSED
- Monday, January 2: CLOSED
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Wednesday, Dec 14, 6:00pm, Stafford Room
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Join us for an illustrated lecture discussing this final - but controversial - Beatles album, the crucial role that ‘5th Beatle’, George Martin, had in its creation and how the ‘joined-up’ song fragments of the second side formed a musical gem.
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Tuesday, Dec 20, 6:00pm on Zoom
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Cook along with Chef Olivier from Kitchen on Fire at this fun, quick, "Happy Hour" demo. On the menu: Thai Larb (Lettuce Cups) with Beef, Chicken or Tempeh and Chocolate Lava Cake with Berry Coulis and Whipped Cream!
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Monday, Dec 19 & Tuesday, Dec 20
3:30-5:30pm, Stafford Room
Study rooms full? Cramming for finals? Bring your study groups and work to the library. We'll provide free snacks, seating, outlets, and Wi-Fi. Teens only.
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Computer Lab Workshop: Basic Internet
- Tuesday, December 6, 6:00pm, Computer Lab
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Women Returners Workgroup
- Wednesday, December 7, 1:30pm on Zoom
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Alameda Library Writers' Group
- Saturday, Dec 10, 12:30pm in the Family Room & on Zoom
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The Beatles: 'Abbey Road'
- Wednesday, December 14, 6:00pm, Stafford Room
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Happy Hour! Online Cooking Class
- Tuesday, December 21, 6:00pm on Zoom
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December Movie Night: The Mountain Between Us
- Wednesday, December 28, 6:00pm, Stafford Room
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Please note: There will be no Storytimes December 23 - January 6.
- Bay Farm Island Branch:
- Main Library, Children's Programming Room:
- West End Branch:
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Teen Advisory Board: Tuesday, December 6 at 4:30pm, Stafford Room
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Teen Book Club: Wednesday, December 7 at 4pm, Stafford Room
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Dungeons & Dragons: Monday, December 12 at 6pm, Stafford Room
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Game Break: Wednesday, December 14 at 3:30pm, Stafford Room
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Exam Cram: Mon & Tues, December 19 & 20 at 3:30pm, Stafford Room
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Girls Who Code Club: Every Thursday, 3:30-4:45pm, Computer Lab
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Please note: Club will not meet on Thursday, December 15.
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Ghosts of Gold Mountain by Gordon H. Chang
Ghosts of Gold Mountain tells the story of workers from southern China’s Guangdong province, their journey to the gold fields of Northern California and their work building the United States’ first transcontinental railroad line in the mid-nineteenth century. Chang digs deep into archival and archeological records to present a detailed reconstruction of the monumental challenges the workers faced as well as scenes from their day to day lives. This book emphasizes the humanity and agency of the Chinese railroad workers during their struggle against the difficult peaks of the Sierra Nevada, as well as their efforts to organize and improve their working conditions.
- recommended by Britton
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