Friends of the Rockridge Library

Erica Siskind, Children's Services Librarian at the Rockridge Branch, wanted to let you know about the following Children's Activities in June 2013:

STORY TIMES:

• Family Story Time every Saturday at 10:30 am
• Preschool Story Time every Thursday at 10:30 am
• Toddler Story Time every Thursday at 10:30 am - upstairs!

All children and their parents or caregivers are invited to Play Time immediately following each story time. It's a great time to visit with other families.

SPECIAL EVENTS:

• Bananas Parenting Workshops Series: New, expectant, & experienced parents; please join us for the last of four classes offered by Bananas experts: Language & Brain Development Tuesday, June 4th, 7:00 pm. Madeline from Bananas will share essential information for parents of children from birth to age 5. This should be an exciting discussion. Quiet activities will be offered for children within the room.

• We Need You! We are looking for volunteers ages 11 to 16 to help us with the Summer Reading Program. We need people to explain the game to younger children, register kids, show them how to record their time on their reading log & on the computer, give out prizes, and help with special activities. We also need help with regular library tasks like sorting and shelving books & movies. Call Erica at 510-597-5017 with any questions or to attend a brief orientation.

SUMMER READING PROGRAM!

• Saturday, June 15th, 2013 is the Start Date! Sign up, get your reading log, choose whatever you want to read, and get started reading! Count time whenever you read or someone reads aloud to you, and GET PRIZES at 4 and 8 hours!!!

Other Exciting Events

• City-wide Bubble Party: Saturday, June 15th; 11:30 - 12:30. Celebrate the start of Summer with us by blowing and popping bubbles! Also happening at other locations on the same day, at various times.
• National Paper Airplane Day: Friday, June 21st; 4:30-5:15 pm. Make awesome paper airplanes & launch them from our balcony.
• Xtreme Science Magic: Saturday, June 22nd, 2:30 pm. A fun combination of science & magic for all ages.
• Magical Moonshine Theater: Tuesday, June 25th, 7:00 pm. Bilingual musical performance with puppets & masks.
• Coming in July & August: Many more performances & activities, including Dan Chan the Magic Man, Busy Bee Dogs who do tricks, The Bubble Lady, a Cooperative Cookbook-making Potluck Dinner Party, National Night Out Butter-Making Songs & Stories, and a Foodie-Movie night. Details to follow.

Vicky Chen, Teen Librarian at the Rockridge Branch, wants you to know about the following Teen Activities for June and July:

• Teen 'Scape: Join other teens every Wednesday after school 2:00-3:30 pm for playing video & board games, making crafts, and enjoying light snacks. This program will be ended on June 12. Call: 510-597-5017.
• Duct Tape Wallets: Make your own wallets with bright colorful duct tapes. Material will be provided. June 5 at 2 pm.
• Rockridge Ninjas: Come watch Anime with us! We meet 5-6:30 pm on the 2nd Tuesday of the month.
• Go Game workshop: Learn to play an Ancient Chinese game, Go. This workshop is presented by Steve Bloom of It's Your Move Games and Hobbies. June 11 at 5 pm
• Rockridge Teen Advisory Board: Help advise the library how to better serve teens -- and get community service credit for school! 1 - 2 pm First Saturday each month.
• Teen Summer Passport Program: Teens will explore Bay Area hot spots or write book reviews to earn prizes and raffle tickets. The program starts June 15 and ends August 10.
• Henna Program: Have a temporary tattoo from a Henna artist. July 27 at 1 pm.

The East Bay Chronic Pain Group will now meet on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. This group will meet from 3-5 p.m. upstairs at the library. Contact Susan Malley at 510-655-3278 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it if questions.

(Note that the group will not meet on June 18 because the library will be closed.)