Alameda County Library

Tue, May 21, 2013 -- Kid Power Volunteers Needed!

ek_contact@plymouthrocket.com(No contact) — Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 EST

Summer volunteering opportunity for incoming 6th - 9th graders!

Help younger children play the Summer Reading Game and assist with special library events. It's fun, it's great, and you earn work experiences, too!
Sign-ups start May 2, 2013. Please print out the application packet from one of the links below and turn it in as soon as possible before all the spaces are taken.

Kid Power Application Packet (Word Doc format)
Kid Power Application Packet (PDF format)

Contact: Chien-Chun Chang or Elizabeth Gamell at (510)795-2629 or email cchang@aclibrary.org or egamell@aclibrary.org

Location: CENTERVILLE BRANCH - Get Directions

Tue, May 21, 2013 -- Library Bucks and Auction for Kids

ek_contact@plymouthrocket.com(No contact) — Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 EST

Yes, the popular Library Bucks is back!
For kids grades K to 8. Earn Library Bucks by reading library books. The more books you read, the more Library Bucks you will earn. Save all your Library Bucks and come to the Kids Auction scheduled on Tuesday, May 28 at 4:00-5:30 pm.

Here is how it works:
1.Download or pick up a reading log from Centerville Library
2.Check out and read as many library books as you can between April 16 and May 23
3.Claim your Library Bucks anytime during library open hours, you earn 20 Library Bucks for each 0-100 pages you read
4.Bring all your Library Bucks to the Kids Auction to bid for your dream prizes, prizes include fun toys, popular children's books, fancy balloon figures, etc.

Contact: Chien-Chun Chang (510)795-2629 or email cchang@aclibrary.org

Location: CENTERVILLE BRANCH - Get Directions

Tue, May 21, 2013 -- Preschool Storytime Plus

ek_contact@plymouthrocket.com(No contact) — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:30:00 EST

Join us for our Spring session of Preschool Storytime Plus. There will be stories, nursery rhymes, finger plays, music and more! Our Spring session will be held on Tuesdays at 1:30 pm from April 9th to May 21st.

For ages 3-6. Registration is required. You can register at the Information Desk or by email.

Contact: Elizabeth Gamell at (510)795-2629 or email egamell@aclibrary.org

Location: CENTERVILLE BRANCH - Get Directions

Tue, May 21, 2013 -- Read With Me

ek_contact@plymouthrocket.com(No contact) — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:30:00 EST

This one-on-one reading assistance program is for children grades 1-6. It is provided by trained teen volunteers. Choose one from the six reading periods: 3:30-4:00pm, 4:15-4:45pm, 5:00-5:30pm on Tuesdays or Thursdays. Program runs from the first week of October through the last week of May with some breaks.

Annual registration is required and starts Tuesday, September 4th, 2012.

To register, parents must call or come in person during Centerville Library's open hours: Tue. 1-8pm, Thurs. 11am-6pm. Seats are limited and fill up very quickly so register as early as possible.

Contact: Chien-Chun Chang (510)795-2629 or email cchang@aclibrary.org

Location: CENTERVILLE BRANCH - Get Directions

*Interested in volunteering? Click HERE for information.