Oak Park Library

Our programming series, Lectures at the Library with San Diego Oasis, has a class coming up TODAY at 6 p.m. featuring guest speaker Philip J. Goscienski, M.D. on The Great Influenza & COVID-19. Influenza and coronaviruses are different from each other but the lessons that they taught, the medical advances they spawned and their impact on culture, society and politics have strong similarities. What they are, how they affect us and how they influence medical science continue to... stimulate the intellect. There's still time to sign up, as part of our program series, it's #free to attend! san-diego.oasiseverywhere.org//the-great-influenza-and-co/

Sing & sign with Georgia as she teaches us American Sign Language through songs! Join us this Thursday, December 17 for a special winter themed session as we learn to sign some of our favorite holiday songs! See event for registration details.

Are your wish lists ready? Looks like we’re going to Santa Claus’s town. Join us for a virtual Santa meet & greet event, Zoom to the North Pole, and tell the man in red what you’re wishing for this season. It’s coming up quick and space is limited, so make sure to sign up before space runs out! One sign up per household. Register for Friday, December 18: sandiego.librarymarket.com/meet-santa... Register for Monday, December 21: sandiego.librarymarket.com/meet-santa-1

Who’s looking forward to GRINCHmas? This year, we’re holding it virtually! On Monday, December 21 at 3 p.m., gather the kiddos ‘round because we’re going to celebrate. Join us for a storytime, make a craft with us and play some games to get you in the spirit before our special guest arrives. sandiego.librarymarket.com/events/grinchmas

Our final program this fall with Mad Science is coming up in TWO days. Have you signed up yet? This virtual event is going live on zoom at 10 a.m. on Thursday, November 5. This time, Mad Science will be focusing on the science of the tropicswelcome to Jangala! There's still time to register for the last event of our Mad Science series. It is free and open to all children, but registration is required: https://sandiego.librarymarket.com//mad-science-sdpl-janga

The Padres are having a goody bag giveaway for the kiddos! Take a look at pitcher Mike Clevinger's "Snowmen at Night" storytime on the SDPL Virtual Hub. To enter the drawing, click on the link below to both share your family's favorite winter read and watch the storytime.... facebook.com/watch/?v=736638867236336

You can still drop off your mail-in ballot here at the library until 8:00 PM, 11/3/2020. VOTE!

For much of the year, none may enter. However, the doors have been unlockedare you ready to discover who (or what) lurks within SDPL's Haunted Library? All are welcome to come insidethis library is no differentbut little ones will need supervision. Entering is easy enough...but can you make your escape?

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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

86 people dropped their ballots off at the Oak Park Branch Library yesterday. Have you voted yet?

In two days, our Zine Workshop with the IDEA lab goes live. We welcome all makers to join us in learning the basics behind zines and will even let participants in on how to submit theirs to our growing Zine Collection! Want to know more about Zines? Take part in this FREE class! Registration is required: https://sandiego.librarymarket.com/ev/make-design-mini-zine

EXPANDED HOURS: You can drop your ballot off here, or at *any* City library, Monday - SATURDAY, 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Join us for a FREE theatrical performance of The Lion and the Mouse complete with an all-star cast of actors to help act out the story in a highly visual and interactive way! Based on the Aesop Fable, The Lion and the Mouse is the story of a young mouse who meets a mighty lion. The lion, unable to make friends, hides away, but learns that friends come in all shapes and sizes. Presented by Trinity Theatre Company and Kitabu Club Adventures. Register at https://trinityttc.org/zoom

All city libraries are ballot drop-off locations. M-F 9:30-5:30 and on November 3 from 7 am to 8 pm. Remember to vote!

Last Saturday, we rolled out a whole bunch of changestake a look at the latest update we have regarding library services and hours throughout SDPL!

Meet Julia Walton, author of "Writing on Bathroom Walls" she's holding a #free writing workshop for teens Thursday, October 8 at 10 a.m. as part of our Write Now weekly writing series. SDPL, Words Alive and the Friends of the San Diego Public Library are teaming up to bring out Write Nowwhere teens can write now about the events right now. Each week will feature a different prompts, from a different author. In preparation for the workshop, write your own letter in which you... apologize for a mistake. That mistake can be taken from your life experience or an imaginary one through the eyes of a character you are developing. Either way, taking ownership of a mistake can reveal a lot about character. Send in your response for a chance to win a free copy of the book and other goodies. It may be free but make sure to save a spot and register! http://www.wordsalive.org/write-now

Thursday, October 8th @ 10a.m., join us for a truly amazing experience as we explore the science behind magic! This event is open to all ages and will explore how magicians use the principles of science to develop illusions. Get your wands and thinking caps at the ready, and prepare to explore what makes science so magical! Register now at: https://conta.cc/2Ra27lY

Starting tomorrow, you can drop your ballot off here! Monday through Friday, 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.