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Children's Programs

Pleasanton Public Library Monthly Calendar

All programs and events listed here are free.

[To view the Teens, Adults and Family events, click here.]

To view the special events or ongoing programs scroll down the page,

or click on the links below.

April  l  Ongoing Programs

March Programs

The Drama Departments of

Amador Valley High School

and

Foothill High School

present

a

SNEAK PEEK

of

 

Saturday,

March 13

 

2:00 p.m.

 

Best for ages

5 and older

 

Approx. 45 minutes,

Library Meeting Room

No registration required.

Experience songs & scenes from the upcoming live theatrical production at the Amador Theater, and meet the Directors & cast members.

Meanwhile you can purchase

Seussical tickets today!

Call the Amador Theater box office at

(925) 931-3444

or

On the web at www.civicartstickets.org

Questions?

Please call the Children's Desk,
925-931-3400 x8

Dance & Sing Around the World

Presents

 

McBride Irish Dancers

 

Saturday,

March 20

 

 

4:00 p.m.

 

  

 

For all ages!

 

 

 

 

 

Approx. 45 minutes,

Library Meeting Room

No registration required.

 

Can’t get to Ireland for St. Patrick’s Day? Come enjoy the next best thing with these award-winning dancers from Dublin (California, that is).

 

 

Continuing our Dance & Sing Around the World series, profiling the rich cultural heritage of Pleasanton and the Bay Area.

 

 

Questions?

Please call the

Children’s Desk,
925-931-3400 x8

 

April Programs

Pleasanton’s

Civic Arts Stage Company

&

SF Shakespeare Festival

 

present

 

A preview of

Treasure Island

 

Saturday,

April 10

 

 

2:00 p.m.

 

  

Best for ages 5+

 

  

For more information about the Civic Arts Treasure Island stage production, please go to www.civicartstickets.org

or call

(925) 931-3444

 

Approx. 45 minutes,

Library Meeting Room

No registration required

 

 Get a sneak peek at scenes from the Pleasanton Civic Arts Stage Company production of Treasure Island, based on the great seafaring adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. Meet members of the cast of talented Pleasanton youth & their Director, who will discuss the play and answer audience questions.

  

In collaboration with Pleasanton Parks & Community Services Department.

 

Questions?

Please call the Children's Desk,
925-931-3400 x8

In celebration of

Día de los niños y libros

 

 

The Internationally Renowned Bi-Lingual Puppeteers

Magical Moonshine Theatre

Friday, April 30

 

Special after hours event!

7:00-8:00 p.m.

 

 

For Pre-school through Middle School

 

  

 

A raffle of free children’s books will be held after the performance. Every child present will be eligible to win!

 

 

Library Meeting Room

No registration required

 

Be a part of this annual national celebration of children, books & cultures.

 

Enjoy “The Armadillo’s Rancho”, a tale from Argentina about a wiley Fox …and the Armadillo who proves to be his match!

 

Told in Spanish & in English

  

Questions?

Please call the Children's Desk,
925-931-3400 x8

 

Ongoing Programs

Attention  Readers!

Grades 4-5

&

Grades 6-8

 

Will you join one of our

Library

 

BOOK CLUBS

this Fall?

 

 

Join us for a monthly mid-week break of good reading, lively conversation, a snack & more!\

 

 

Wednesdays

each month…

  

   (1st Wed   (3rd Wed)

    4-5 Club    6-8Club

        

      Oct  7        Oct  21

      Nov 4        Nov 18

       Dec 2        Dec 16

      Jan 6        Jan 20

       Feb 3        Feb 17

       Mar 3        Mar 17

       Apr  7        Apr 21

 

4-5 Club:

7:00–8:00

 

6-8 Club:

7:00-8:15

 

Library Meeting Room 

 

Drink & snack provided!

 

Booklegger Hosts:

4-5 Club: 

        Keely  Parrack

 

   6-8 Club: 

         Amy Moellering

   Anne Reilly

Register

at the Children’s Desk

and

pick up a copy

of the next meeting’s book.

 

Each club is run the same way, but reads different books.

 

     Oct.          Book

 

     4-5 Club:      Travels of

                          Thelonius  

     6-8 Club:     Eye of the

              Crow

 

Other book selections

still to be decided!

Registration begins Tuesday, Sept. 1

Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis

and is limited to…

 

4-5 Club: 12

6-8 Club: 18

 

(Waiting lists will be used as spaces become available.)

 

Questions?

Please call the

Children’s Desk,

(925) 931-3400 ext. 8

          

Toddler

Laptime

Ages 18-36 months

Monday Mornings 

10:00, 10:45, or

11:30 a.m.

 

 

January 11, 25

 

(January 18 the Library is closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)

February 1, 8, 22

 

(February 15 the Library is closed for Presidents' Day)

March
1, 8, 15, 22, 29

 

Approx. 20 minutes.

Library Meeting Room

Stories, fingerplays, songs and activities for little ones.

 No registration necessary.

  

Questions?

Please call the

Children's Desk,

(925) 931-3400 ext. 8

Friday

Storytime

For children

3-5 years old

Friday mornings

10:30 a.m.  or

11:30 a.m.

January

15, 22, 29

February

5, 12, 19, 26

March

5, 12, 19, 26

 

 Approx. 30 minutes,
Library Meeting Room

No registration necessary.

 

Stories, music & more for pre-schoolers

Younger siblings may attend if they can sit on parent's lap

  

Questions?

Please call the

Children's Desk,

(925) 931-3400 ext. 8

Paws to Read

Grades 1-5

Children read aloud to certified therapy dogs.

 

Participating children should not be fearful of dogs or have allergies

to pets.

Tuesday evenings

 7:00 p.m. OR

7:35 p.m.  

March

2, 9, 16, 23, 30

 

Parents and siblings are asked to wait in the library during the program.   

Presented by Pleasanton Public Library and Valley Humane Society    

 

Approx. 25 minutes,

Library Meeting Room

Registration required.

Registration begins Thursday,

February 18

Attendance is limited.

Children are invited to register for up to three sessions as space allows.

 If space is available, drop-ins will be accepted on a first-come, first-served  basis.   

To register or for
more information,

please call the
Children's Desk,

(925) 931-3400 ext. 8
 

 

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