Contra Costa County Library wants you to shake, rattle, and roll to the Oakley Library for the Summer Reading Festival, June 6 – August 15! Tune in to the rockin’ events taking place all over the county, or plug into a good book and read your way to pitch-perfect prizes for all ages!
There are no steps to learn to join Summer Reading! Just foxtrot into any Contra Costa County library for a reading log, or hip-hop online to ccclib.org/summer/. Babies and caregivers collaborate on simple literacy activities to score a free baby book, and older children and teens “mark time” on a reading log of their own to drum up a free prize book, raffle entries, and more!
Adults, review a book of your choice (maybe a biography of your favorite artist?) to enter a “record” prize giveaway for overnight hotel stays, museum and opera vouchers, S.F. Giants tickets, and more chart-topping swag! Be sure to turn those reading logs in before the big crescendo on August 15!
The Oakley Library has a great program lineup. Drop in every Saturday from 3-4 pm for our Lego Creators Club. Make anything you choose with our HUGE collection of bricks. New themes and challenges every Saturday.
Visit the library every Wednesday during the summer for Wowie Wednesdays, especially for school-age children, yet all ages welcome from 3-4:30 pm. On Wednesday, June 11, it’s the first Wowie Wednesday of the summer with The Ultimate Game Truck! This truck is a state-of-the-art mobile arcade or “mobile video game theater.” Wowie Wednesdays continue on June 17 with You Choose the Movie! Stop by the library June 6-12 to cast your vote. Join us on Wednesday, June 24 for Kids Create. We will be making all kinds of cool creations.
Infant and Toddler Storytime (6months-3 years) on Wednesdays at 10:30 pm and Family Storytime on Thursdays 6:30 pm. Everyone is welcome on Thursday, June 11 for a very special Family Storytime. Drum, tap, and clap to the rhythm with Bay Area percussionist and art therapist Jeni Swerdlow. Discover how drumming can promote strength and unity while celebrating diversity! Fun for all ages; instruments will be provided!
For tweens and teens the Oakley Library is excited to announce Double Dueling Tuesdays and Teen Thursdays. All summer long, tweens and teens (6th grade or above- fall 2015) are invited to the library on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3-4:30 pm. Join in the fun with Double Dueling Tuesdays with Magic The Gathering and Yu-Gi-Oh! trading card games. Just bring your cards. On Thursday, June 11 The Ultimate Game Truck! This truck is a state-of-the-art mobile arcade or “mobile video game theater.” Teen Thursdays continue with Lights, Camera, Pixar! Bring a friend, relax, and enjoy Pixar Shorts! On Thursday, June 25 join us as we experiment, build, sculpt, and mash up all sorts of creations!
It’s time to start thinking about your fall garden. Join us on Saturday, June 27 at 10 am to learn how to sow your own seeds indoors.
For more events and information about the Oakley Library, call 925-625-2400. The library is located on the Freedom High School campus at 1050 Neroly Road, Oakley. Libraries countywide are offering a feast for all ages this summer. For more information about Summer Reading Festival, shimmy into your local library or fast forward to the library’s web site, at ccclib.org.
