Mountain View/Beckwourth Library

Have you ever wondered why ghosts fill the streets at Halloween....why we wear masks...go door to door for treats....and carve pumpkins into jack-o-lanterns? Kathryn Campbell shares the story of Halloween's origins and how, over centuries, it became the holiday we celebrate today.

Celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month with these awesome graphic novels available for check out using the awesome new Pride commemorative card while supplies last! sandiego.bibliocommons.com//1209804747_lgbtqia_graphic_nov Take a look at our resource page: sandiego.gov/lgbtqia

Are you looking for an accessible introduction to voting and civil rights for children? If so, watch Ms. Erin tell you about a powerful picture book she’s read...ing on this topic, and find out if it’s a book you’d like to check out, too! To place a hold from the library catalog, click on: https://sandiego.bibliocommons.com/item/show/347636161 Lillian’s Right to Vote. Then be sure to join us again next week for another fun book talk! See more

Looking for low-maintenance costume ideas for yourself or your child? Try this tutu-torial!

Ms Emily is getting excited for Halloween! Count along as we meet some silly, sneezing, tooting, and dancing monsters in One Little Monster by Mark Gonyea. A... big thank you to Simon & Schuster for allowing us to share this story today! ____________________________________ Want some more Halloween fun? Join Literature Comes to Life at SDPL this Thursday, October 22nd at 3:30 Perform as the storybook characters in two halloween favorites, "The Little Old Lady who was Not Afraid of Anything" by Linda Williams & "Big Pumpkin" by Erica Silverman. Registration Link: https://forms.gle/gxCAVYZgHF7N7P4C8 See more

Halloween is creeping up, are you interested in joining a Halloween Story Theater? This month we're trading our chickens for ghosts and ghouls! Join in the fun and transform into a scarecrow, ghost, vampire and more. Perform as the storybook characters in two Halloween favorites, "The Little Old Lady who was Not Afraid of Anything" by Linda Williams & "Big Pumpkin" by Erica Silverman. Register today and become a member of the production this Thursday, October 22 at 3:30 p.m. https://fb.me/e/1IfC36neY

We have our five winners out of the 13,317 Dig Deeper Summer Reading Program finshers!!! These folks were entered into an opportunity drawing for $100 dollar gi...ft cards to Library Shop, thanks to the generosity of the San Diego Public Library Foundation. We had five categories and five winners: Babies/Toddlers: Autumn, Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa Library Pre-Readers: Leo, Pacific Beach Library Children: Brayden, San Carlos Library Teens: Marie, Rancho Peñasquitos Library (not pictured) Adults: Shawna, Clairemont Library Way to go for our winners and ALL of our participants for taking part in the #summerreadingprogram

Want suggestions for what you and the kiddos should read next? If so, watch youth services librarian, Ms. Erin, tell you a little about a book she’s reading (n...o spoilers, we promise!) in a video book review. Today she is highlighting I’m Just No Good at Rhyming by Chris Harris. To place a hold from the library catalog, click on: https://sandiego.bibliocommons.com/item/show/498429161. Then be sure join us again next week for another fun book talk! See more

Miss Helene, the Steampunk Youth Services Librarian at the Balboa Branch Library with the San Diego Public Library, shares a virtual online storytime reading of... "Hooray for Fall!" written by by Kazuo Iwamura. Shared with permission by NorthSouth Books, an Imprint of Simon & Schuster. "When Mama knits three red sweaters for her squirrel children, they venture out into the woods to celebrate the changing colors of autumn." For more SDPL virtual programs, go to: https://sandiego.librarymarket.com/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/sdplvirtual/ And be sure to visit the library homepage for more information about San Diego Public Library resources: https://www.sandiego.gov/public-library Questions? Please call the branch at 858-573-1390 for assistance Monday - Friday between 9:00am-5:00pm. ********

Fall is apple season, but that doesn't mean we want our apples to fall! Join Ms. Emily and the lovable animals in Ten Apples Up on Top as they try to balance 1...0 apples on their heads. Even Ms. Emily is giving balancing a try. Can she make it to the end of the book without her apple falling? You'll have to watch to find out. Read with permission from Penguin Random House. ____________ Love animals? Join Zovargo this Thursday, Oct 15th at 10am for Zoomfari, a free animal show. Register at https://bit.ly/3jKU1fW See more

Our 2020 Commemorative Pride card for San Diego Pride, is HERE! This card was the winning design of Jasmine Nguyen, a young patron from Valencia Park/Malcolm X ...Library, selected from our citywide contest. Signing up for a new card or still looking for your old one? This card will be among the available options at any of our locations offering limited in-person library services. For more details visit: sandiego.gov/libraryservices Wondering what else is coming out for LGBTQ History Month? Check out our upcoming events and take a look the resources we offer: sandiego.gov/lgbtqia

It's spooky season! And it also happens to coincide with LGBT History Month! To celebrate, librarian Steve from the Central Library has some Halloween reads featuring LGBT characters!