STORYTIME

Thu · Oct 1·11 AM – 12 PM·Pleasant Hill, Pleasant Hill

Join us for stories, songs, and movement. Best suited for children ages 0-5 with a caregiver. All ages and abilities welcome. Please join us directly after Storytime for Stay & Play in the programming area. Stay & Play offers babies and toddlers unstructured play time that allows for socialization, movement, and free p…

Thu · Oct 1·11:15 AM – 11:45 AM·San Ramon, San Ramon

Read! Talk! Sing! Play! Join us for Storytime and enjoy books, songs, fingerplays, movement and fun. Attending Storytime is a wonderful opportunity for young children to develop language, early literacy and social skills. Participants are welcome to stay for a 15-minute play session at the end of storytime. This Storyt…

Fri · Oct 2·10:15 AM – 10:45 AM·El Cerrito, El Cerrito

Join us for storytime and get your wiggles out with fun songs, finger play, movement, and a couple of good books. Best suited to children ages 0 to 5 with a caregiver.

Thu · Oct 8·11 AM – 12 PM·Pleasant Hill, Pleasant Hill

Join us for stories, songs, and movement. Best suited for children ages 0-5 with a caregiver. All ages and abilities welcome. Please join us directly after Storytime for Stay & Play in the programming area. Stay & Play offers babies and toddlers unstructured play time that allows for socialization, movement, and free p…

Fri · Oct 30·10:30 AM · 3 PM·Children's Fairyland · Oakland

Playing at the Emerald City stage Showtimes: 10:30 a.m.

Fri · Oct 30·Huchiun Park, 4311 Hubbard Street, Emeryville, CA 94608

When: Friday, October 30, 2026 Where: Huchiun Park, 4311 Hubbard St, Emeryville, CA 94608Movie Begins: Approximately 6:30 PM Admission: FREE

Fri · Oct 30·Senior Center, 4321 Salem Street, Emeryville, CA 94608

Join us at the Senior Center for the Halloween Lunch Party! Make sure to wear your best costume and participate in the Costume Contest!

Fri · Oct 30·11 AM – 12 PM·Chabot Space & Science Center · Oakland

35 minutes Ages 8 and up Astronomy discoveries and art often go hand in hand. See through the eyes of pioneers in space exploration: astronomers who’ve dared to draw what they saw. We’ll take a look at how art inspires future scientific discovery, and how scientific discovery inspires art. With an expert guide and cutt…

Sat · Oct 31·10 AM – 10:30 AM·Hercules, Hercules

It's a not-so-scary Halloween dress-up edition of Family Storytime! Enjoy seasonal music, rhymes, flannel board stories, and book-centered Halloween fun. Costumes HIGHLY encouraged . Best for children ages 5 and younger with a caregiver, but all ages and abilities are welcome.

Thu · Oct 29·10:15 AM – 10:30 AM·Dimond Branch, Dimond Branch Meeting Room - Limit 65 people., Oakland

Bring your babies to the library for songs, socializing, and playtime! Best for parents and caregivers with babies from birth to 18 months. Every Thursday at 10:15 am. Storytime is 15 minutes with 45 minutes of stay and play afterwards. See you there! This storytime will take place indoors. Limit 65 people. Get accessi…

Sat · Oct 31·10:30 AM – 11 AM·Rockridge Branch, Oakland

Family Story Time at Rockridge Branch Library, every Thursday at 10:30am Children of all ages are welcome; content geared toward ages 1 to 5 years. Stories, songs, and fun - bring your siblings, friends, and visiting relatives! We usually meet indoors in the Upstairs Meeting Room. Occasionally we meet downstairs in the…

Thu · Oct 1·Clayton, Clayton

Fill out an entry slip with your best guess for the title of the banned book in the jar, everyone who guesses right will be put in a drawing for prizes. Prizes will be drawn in the last week of October. For Teens Grades 6-8 Program made possible by the Clayton Community Library Foundation.

Thu · Oct 1·Clayton, Young Adult Book Area, Clayton

Try a new puzzle challenge each Tuesday in the Teen/Young Adult book area. Solve the puzzle to uncover a hidden four-digit code, then visit the Prize Puzzler box near the 3D printer by the Service Desk. Enter your code to unlock the box and win two fun prizes! This program is for Grades 9-12.

Thu · Oct 1·Clayton, Clayton

Find the images of stories within Latinx & Hispanic culture hidden in the Children's Area to receive a prize. Pick up a game sheet at the front of the library or at the Study Area/Discovery Zone counter to get started. Important: One entry per month. This program is made possible by the Clayton Community Library Founda…

Thu · Oct 1·10 AM – 11 AM·Hercules, Children's Library, Hercules

Join us on the 1st & 3rd Thursday of each month for an informal meetup of young families with babies and toddlers. Make connections with each other and allow time for the little ones to build school readiness skills with shared toys and early literacy games provided by the library. Play Pals on the first Thursdays in S…