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October

S	M	T	W	T	F	S
		1 Baby Rhyme Time @Claremont 10:15 am to 10:45 am Baby/Toddler Story Time @THP South 10:30 am Baby & Toddler Story Time @Bateman Mall Park 11:15 am to 11:45 am Preschool Storytime @North 11:15 am 4th & 5th Grade Book Club @Central CCR 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm Baby & Toddler Story Time @Central CCR 6:30 pm to 7:00 pm	2 Baby & Toddler Time @Central CSR 10:15 am to 10:45 am Baby & Toddler Time @Central CSR 11:00 am to 11:30 am Lyle Sheffler Spanish guitarist @West Branch 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm	3 Bananas Playgroup@ THP South 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm **CANCELED** Preschool Story Time @Claremont 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm Movie Night: Spare Parts @West Branch 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm Virtual Reality for All Ages @West 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm	4 Movement Story Time for Walkers@THP South 10:30 am LEGO in the Library @Central CSR 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm Rising Readers Third Grade Book Club @Claremont 4:00 pm	5 Baby & Toddler Story Time@West 10:15 am to 10:45 am Family Story Time @Central 10:30 am to 11:00 am Family Yoga @Claremont 10:30 am to 11:00 am Family Yoga @Claremont 10:30 am to 11:00 am Cascada de Flores @THPS 10:30 am to 11:00 am "ParaNorman" - Spooky Movies @North 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm the Knitting Hour@Central 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm Brainstorm @Claremont 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
6	7 Baby Tickle Time @THP South 11:00 am Fall Cartooning @Claremont 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm Family Yoga Time @THP South 4:00 pm	8 Baby Rhyme Time @Claremont 10:15 am to 10:45 am Baby/Toddler Story Time @THP South 10:30 am Baby & Toddler Story Time @Bateman Mall Park 11:15 am to 11:45 am Preschool Storytime @North 11:15 am Baby & Toddler Story Time @Central CCR 6:30 pm to 7:00 pm	9 Baby & Toddler Time @Central CSR 10:15 am to 10:45 am Baby & Toddler Time @Central CSR 11:00 am to 11:30 am	10 Bananas Playgroup@ THP South 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm Preschool Story Time @Claremont 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm Film Night: Selena @West Branch 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm	11 Movement Story Time for Walkers@THP South 10:30 am Alebrijes Craft @Central CCR 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm	12 Baby & Toddler Story Time@West 10:15 am to 10:45 am Family Story Time @Central 10:30 am to 11:00 am Chess Club @Claremont 10:30 am to 11:30 am What's Up! Astronomy Talks @Claremont 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm jazzArt: Drum Dream Girl @North 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
13	14 HOLIDAY - Indigenous People's Day 12:01 am to 11:59 pm	15 Baby/Toddler Story Time @THP South 10:30 am Preschool Storytime @North 11:15 am Middle School Book Group @Central CSR 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm Baby & Toddler Story Time @Central CCR 6:30 pm to 7:00 pm	16 STEM Baby & Toddler Story Time @Central CSR 10:15 am to 10:45 am STEM Baby & Toddler Story Time @Central CSR 11:00 am to 11:30 am	17 Bananas Playgroup@ THP South 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm Preschool Story Time @Claremont 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm Virtual Reality for All Ages @West 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm	18 Music and Movement @Claremont 10:15 am to 11:00 am Movement Story Time for Walkers@THP South 10:30 am	19 Baby & Toddler Story Time@West 10:15 am to 10:45 am Family Story Time @Central 10:30 am to 11:00 am Sugar Skulls! @Central CMR 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm
20	21 Baby Tickle Time @THP South 11:00 am Fall Cartooning @Claremont 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm Family Yoga Time @THP South 4:00 pm	22 Baby Rhyme Time @Claremont 10:15 am to 10:45 am Baby/Toddler Story Time @THP South 10:30 am Baby & Toddler Story Time @Bateman Mall Park 11:15 am to 11:45 am Preschool Storytime @North 11:15 am Popping the Science Bubble: A Conversation with Scientists from Cal @Central 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm Baby & Toddler Story Time @Central CCR 6:30 pm to 7:00 pm The Parents’ Guide to Climate Revolution @North 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm	23 Baby & Toddler Time @Central CSR 10:15 am to 10:45 am Baby & Toddler Time @Central CSR 11:00 am to 11:30 am	24 Bananas Playgroup@ THP South 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm Not-So-Scary Halloween Story Time @Claremont 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm	25 Movement Story Time for Walkers@THP South 10:30 am Día de los Muertos Crafts @THPS 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm	26 The Not-So-Scary Halloween Story Time @West 10:15 am to 11:15 am Family Story Time @Central 10:30 am to 11:00 am Herbal Medicine for Cold and Flu Season @West 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Goosebumps Movie Marathon @Claremont 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm
27	28 Baby Tickle Time @THP South 11:00 am Fall Cartooning @Claremont 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm Family Yoga Time @THP South 4:00 pm	29 Baby Rhyme Time @Claremont 10:15 am to 10:45 am Baby/Toddler Story Time @THP South 10:30 am Baby & Toddler Story Time @Bateman Mall Park 11:15 am to 11:45 am Preschool Storytime @North 11:15 am Brains! A Halloween STEM Festival @CCR 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm	30 Baby & Toddler Time @Central CSR 10:15 am to 10:45 am Baby & Toddler Time @Central CSR 11:00 am to 11:30 am Halloween Stories and Magic@ THP South 4:00 pm	31 Bananas Playgroup@ THP South 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm Fratello Marionettes: Spooktacular @West 4:00 pm to 4:30 pm Kenn Adams' Adventure Theater @Claremont 4:00 pm

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Mon	12-8	10-6	10-6
Tue	10-8	10-8	10-6
Wed	10-6	10-8	12-8
Thu	10-6	12-8	12-8
Fri	10-6	10-6	10-6
Sat	10-6	10-6	10-6
Sun	1-5	Closed	Closed

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Upcoming Storytimes

STEM Baby & Toddler Story Time @Central CSR

Wednesday, October 16th, 10:15am to 10:45am

Join us for songs, fingerplays, tickles, bounces, and short books on STEM topics for our youngest friends with a parent or caregiver. For children ages 6 to 36 months old.

STEM Baby & Toddler Story Time @Central CSR

Wednesday, October 16th, 11:00am to 11:30am

Join us for songs, fingerplays, tickles, bounces, and short books on STEM topics for our youngest friends with a parent or caregiver. For children ages 6 to 36 months old.

Bananas Playgroup@ THP South

Thursday, October 17th, 2:00pm to 3:30pm

Join us for a playtime and story time all rolled into one with Mariela from the Bananas early childhood organziation.

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