STEAM Wednesdays

Wed · Oct 28·4 PM·Main Library · Alameda

Raised salt painting demonstrates watercolor traveling through textured salt lines via capillary action at the Main Library, for all ages.

Wed · Nov 4·4 PM·Main Library · Alameda

Raised salt painting demonstrates watercolor traveling through textured salt lines via capillary action at the Main Library, for all ages.

Wed · Nov 18·10:30 AM·Bay Farm Island Library · Alameda

Lap‑sit program at Bay Farm Island Library features songs, nursery rhymes, knee‑bounces and movement to develop pre‑literacy skills, for ages 3–12.

Wed · Nov 18·12:15 PM·Main Library · Alameda

Half‑hour of short stories, picture books, and curated tales presented by expert librarians, livestreamed on the Alameda Free Library Instagram, for ages 18 and up.

Wed · Nov 18·2155 Center Street Berkeley, CA

Graduate students from African American and African Diaspora Studies and History of Art guide tours of Maren Hassinger’s Living Moving Growing exhibition, free on First Thursdays.

Fri · Oct 23·10:30 AM·Main Library · Alameda

Toddler Plus Storytime at Main Library offers 20‑30 minutes of stories, songs, fingerplays and movement to develop word and sound recognition, for ages 3–12.

Sat · Oct 24·10 AM·West End Library · Alameda

Playdough Playtime at West End Library, Alameda, all ages.

Sat · Oct 24·10 AM·Main Library · Alameda

Costume Exchange (Main Library, Alameda) — Bring washed costume pieces to swap with community members, all ages.