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May |Ongoing
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Literacy Tutor Training
Daniel Kruezer, Instructor
MA, TEFL
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Saturday
May 12
1pm-4pm
Reading! If it makes sense to you, you can help someone else figure it out.
Our students come from all over the world and have made the commitment to learn English.
You can help. If you’re over 18 and have a couple of hours to volunteer a week, you are needed! |
Our program is a perfect opportunity for the person who is considering teaching as a career. Gain practical experience while giving back to your community.
Sign up for tutor training at PennyJohnson@ cityofpleasantonca.gov or call 925/931-3405.
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Tangonero
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Sunday
May 13
2:00pm
For Mother’s Day!
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Tangonero is a new Argentine Tango band based in San Francisco. Specializing in classic tango — a genre that fuses intense passion with quiet tenderness, alternating sharp percussive rhythms with slow nostalgic melodies, it will squeeze your heart to tears and set your feet to dancing.
Come early for free parking and seating.
www.tangonero.com
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Creating A Happier
and Healthier You
in the New Year
Dr. Christine Dickson, PhD.
www.trivalleypsychotherapy.com
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Thursday
May 17
7:00pm
Move Beyond Your Mind
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The Series continues…
Go on a Low Information Diet
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Build your Emotional Intelligence
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Move Beyond your Mind
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Become an Optimist
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Board Certified Clinical Psychologist Dr. Dickson is offering a free series of seminars on building a healthier you. |
SCENES OF THE EAST BAY –
CACC PHOTOGRAPHY CLASS EXHIBITION
OPEN HOUSE
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Saturday
May 19
2:00pm – 4:00pm
The CACC photography class presents the work of 17 students who study under master teacher/photographer Mr. Jianzhong Cai.
The Chinese American Cooperation Council ("CACC") is a California nonprofit organization headquartered in Pleasanton, CA. The mission of CACC is to promote cultural heritage and enhance friendship in the Chinese American community. |
The Artist
A graduate of the Guangzhou University of Arts with a major in oil painting, Mr. Jianzhong Cai has over 30 years of experience in photography. Mr. Cai has established a professional art studio, specializing in oil painting, children’s picture story books and black and white print photography.
The Art Exhibition Open House is free and open to all. No registration required. For more information email niumatters@gmail.com |
Adult Book Club
My Abandonment
By
Peter Rock
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The Book Club
will meet
Monday, May 21st
at 7 PM
For more information visit the
Book Club Blog
or call
925 931-3400 ext. 7
Please join us! |
My Abandonment by Peter Rock. A thirteen-year-old girl and her father live in Forest Park, an enormous nature preserve in Portland, Oregon. Once a week they go to the city to buy groceries and otherwise merge with the civilized world. Their home is discovered and they take flight.
Inspired by a true story and told through the startlingly sincere voice of its young narrator, Caroline, My Abandonment is a riveting journey into life at the margins and a mesmerizing tale of survival and hope.
2010 Alex Award |
Free
Reverse
Mortgage
Information
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Wednesday
May 23
1:00pm
Would you like to turn your equity into cash and make needed home repairs, pay off your existing mortgage or just have additional financial security to do the things in life you always wanted to? Well, it may be possible! ECHO Housing is a non-profit Housing Counseling Agency approved by HUD to provide free information and education regarding Reverse Mortgages. |
A Reverse Mortgage is a loan against home equity that provides cash advances to a homeowner. No repayment is required until the end of the term, or when the home is sold. Many of today’s Reverse Mortgages allow the homeowner to reside in the home for the rest of his/her life, even if he/she outlives the value of the home.
Cherisse Baptiste, Alameda County Reverse Mortgage Counselor, will speak on Reverse Mortgages at the Pleasanton Library. For more information call Mrs. Baptiste at 1/510/581-9380, ext 19. |
One
Best Hike!
Yosemite’s
Half Dome! |
Thursday
May 24
7:00pm
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The most popular route to Half Dome’s summit is a grueling 16-mile round trip trek with
almost a mile elevation.
How fit should you be?
What preparations do you need to make?
What should you bring?
How should you pace yourself during the day?
Get the answers from Rick Deutsch, aka “Mr. Half Dome.” He’s made the climb 26 times and written the guide for the rest of us. |
LIBRARY
CLOSED
Memorial Day
Monday
May 28 |
Monday
May 28 |
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Classic Film Series:
Three Great Directors
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Thursday
May 31**
7:00pm
Library Meeting Room
“Rebecca” by Hitchcock
This is the last film for this series. The Classic Film series will resume in September 2012.
**Please note the date change for the last film in the series. |
Las Positas College and Pleasanton Public Library proudly present "Three Great Directors: A Classic Film Series" featuring the work of Howard Hawks, John Ford and Alfred Hitchcock. Hosted by Dr. Candy Klaschus, film historian and Coordinator of the Humanities Program at Las Positas College.
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Classic Film Series
Free Films
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First Thursday of each month at 7:00pm
Sept. 1, 2011 through June 7, 2012
Click here to see movie listing.
Library Meeting Room |
The programs are free and all are welcome to attend. Note that some films are mature in content and may not be suitable for children.
For more information, please call Penny Johnson at 925/931-3405.
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Free Resume and Employment Search Help!
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Four times a month:
Wednesday evenings
or
Saturday afternoons
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Would you like help fine-tuning your resume? A professional Employment Counselor will offer free advice on resume writing, as well as internet job searching and researching employers.
Call the Reference Desk for reservations at
925/931-3400. |
Free Drop In Computer Tutoring
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Every Thursday evening, 6:00-8:00 pm
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Need help with downloading E-Books from the library to your E-Reader, sending E-mail attachments, social networking, blogging, general internet questions, or ??? Call the Reference Desk for information at 925/931-3400 x7.
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Lawyer in
the Library
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3rd Tuesday of the Month
5:30 pm – registration
At the Reference Desk |
Free legal help. Each person will get a 20 minute consultation with a member of the Alameda County Bar Association. Appointments are by lottery with the registration for the lottery beginning at 5:30pm. No phone reservations. Lawyer visits begin at 6pm. |
Computer Classes for Adults
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Classes are held at 9:00 am four mornings a month, with a choice of Tuesday or Thursday sections.
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Do you want to learn to use the internet, but don’t know how to begin?
A monthly four-class series to learn to surf the Internet and send emails.
Absolute beginners are welcome.
Registration is required.
Reserve your spot at the Reference Desk or call 925/931-3400 x 7.
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Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society
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Wednesdays
10:00 am-1:00 pm AND
6:00 to 9:00 pm
or by appointment
e-mail:
docents.chair@l-ags.org |
Society docents available to help you with the Pleasanton Public Library's Genealogy Collection
and online genealogy databases. |
Friends of the Library
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General Meeting-
Last Monday of
the month.
7:00 pm |
The Friends of the Pleasanton Library support and supplement library services and materials. The Friends have 2 major book sales per year, mend books, process and shelve magazines, and are docents for the genealogy collection. Come to the general meeting to see what you can do to help. For information call Nancy Bering at 462-4368. |
Booklegger
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Bookleggers present books to children in Pleasanton classrooms, grades
K-8. |
For more information call Chris Spitzel at (925) 931-3400, ext. 26. |
Pleasanton
READ
Project
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Sign up to be a literacy volunteer or to be tutored. |
Call (925) 931-3405 for more information. |
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