Fight the winter blues with AFL's "All the Feels" Challenge!

City of Alameda sent this bulletin at 12/31/2022 01:30 PM PST

January 2023

Holiday Hours and Closures:

Saturday, December 31:
- Main Library & West End, 10:00am - 4:00pm
- Bay Farm Library, CLOSED
Sunday, January 1: CLOSED
Monday, January 2: CLOSED
Monday, January 16: CLOSED in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

All Ages Winter Reading Challenge: All the Feels

“All the Feels” is a Winter Reading Challenge sponsored by Beanstack.

Read for 8 hours and complete 7 activities by January 31st,
Log your progress at alamedafree.beanstack.org or on the Beanstack app,
Earn digital badges and real stickers!

Find out more at https://www.alamedafree.org/PROGRAMS-SERVICES/Childrens-Services/Reading-Programs

Upcoming Events

Adults

Alameda Library Writers' Group
- Saturday, January 14, 12:30 in the Family Study Room
Women Returners Workgroup
- Wednesday, January 18, 1:30pm on Zoom
January Movie Night: Lady Bird
- Wednesday, January 25, 6pm in the Stafford Room

Children

Please Note: There will be no Storytimes the week of January 1-7

Bay Farm Island Branch:
- Family Storytime: Every Tuesday at 7pm, all ages
- Preschool Storytime: Every Thursday at 10:30am, ages 3-5
Main Library, Children's Programming Room:
- Preschool Storytime: Every Tuesday at 10:30am, ages 3-5
- School-Age Storytime: Every Wednesday at 3:30pm, grades K-3rd
- Mother Goose on the Loose: Every Thursday at 10:30am, ages 0-2
- Toddler Storytime: Every Friday at 10:30am, ages 1-3
- Toddler Storytime: Every Saturday at 10:30am, ages 1-3
West End Branch:
- Mil y un Cuentos: Every Monday at 7pm, all ages
- Toddler Storytime: Every Tuesday at 10:30am, ages 1-3

Teens

Teen Advisory Board: Tuesday, January 3 at 4:30pm, Stafford Room
Teen Book Club: Wednesday, January 4 at 4pm, Stafford Room
Dungeons & Dragons: Monday, January 9 at 6pm, Stafford Room
Game Break: Wednesday, January 11 at 3:30pm, Stafford Room
Girls Who Code Club: Every Thursday, 3:30-4:45pm, Computer Lab
- Please note: Next meeting date is January 12

Book Clubs

Teen
Book Club

Stafford Room

Main Library

Wed, Jan 4 @ 4:00pm

Award Winner

Book Club

Family Study Room

Main Library

Mon, Jan 9 @ 6:00pm

No registration required

Alameda

Great Books

Family Study Room

Main Library

Tues, Jan 10 @ 6:30pm

No registration required

Cup of Coffee & a Good Book Club

Islandia Clubhouse

1138 Island Drive, Bay Farm

Wed, Jan 18 @ 1:00pm

No registration required

West End

Mystery Book Club

West End Branch

788 Santa Clara Ave

Mon, Jan 23 @ 6:00pm

No registration required

Bay Farm

Mystery Book Club

Bay Farm Branch

3221 Mecartney Rd

Tues, Jan 24 @ 5:30pm

No registration required

Staff Pick

The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon

This lighthearted rom-com takes place in Seattle, so it's perfect for this rainy season. In order to keep their public broadcasting radio station afloat, two bickering co-workers reluctantly agree to pose as exes in order to co-host a radio show about relationships. To convincingly be exes, they have to get to know each other really well and, in the process, realize that they might like each other quite a lot. Witty banter, waxing philosophical about public radio, and falling in love ensue. A great read for fans of Emily Henry, Christina Lauren, and Jasmine Guillory.

- recommended by Lauren

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