Celebrate Teen-tober by customizing a paper lantern at the Bay Farm Island Library! Participants will be able to decorate their lanterns using paint, tissue paper, and Mod Podge. All materials are provided, and each participant will be able to take home a lantern and a light to go inside!
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Contribute to a community altar at Doug Siden Visitor Center, Crab Cove, by gluing a photo in a paper frame or writing a name on a butterfly.
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.
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.
Expert staff feed aquarium fish at Doug Siden Visitor Center, illustrating Bay Area ecosystems.
Hands‑on rope and bracelet workshop at Alameda Main Library, guided by The Ohlone Sisters, teaches Ohlone traditions and lets participants craft a take‑home piece, registration required, all ages.
Toddler Storytime at Bay Farm Island Library offers 20‑30 minutes of stories, songs, fingerplays, and movement to develop word and sound recognition, for ages 1–3.
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.
Playdough Playtime at West End Library, Alameda, all ages.
Costume Exchange (Main Library, Alameda) — Bring washed costume pieces to swap with community members, all ages.
Story Time at Doug Siden Visitor Center, Crown Beach, offers a wonder‑filled reading session followed by a themed coloring sheet.
Self‑guided history walk at Doug Siden Visitor Center, exploring WWI maritime academy past, with flag‑folding and craft activities, all ages.
Storytime at Bay Farm Island Library features reading, songs, and fingerplays for all ages.
