San Lorenzo Library

Share a part of your life story by art journaling! Join us and the Alameda County Arts Commission for our next art journaling session, Everyday Ephemera, on Wed...nesday, July 14 at 6:30pm. We’ll explore ways to transform everyday items into art and art tools! Register and review the materials list: https://bit.ly/ACLEverydayEphemera See more

Are you ready for your next adventure? Connect with A World of Stories by reading one of these autobiographies that are translated from a language other than En...glish. Check out one of these great reads for adults including: Marita, Dancing in the Mosque, and The Reason I Jump. https://bit.ly/AutobiosInTranslation See more

Engage your child in daily literacy-building activities with the July 2021 Early Learning Activity Calendar! Visit our Families page to download a calendar with reading, writing, talking, playing, singing, and counting activities that you and your child can do together this month. https://aclibrary.org/families/

Let’s share stories with each other for Summer Adventure! Connect with A World of Stories by seeing and feeling friendship through a wordless picture book. Chec...k out one of these great reads for children including: Hello, Wallpaper, and I Walk with Vanessa. https://bit.ly/FriendshipWithoutWords See more

All services will be closed on Sunday, July 4 and Monday, July 5, in observance of Independence Day. You can still enjoy digital content 24/7 with your library card. Download & stream eBooks, eMagazines, movies, music, and more.

Have you always wanted to learn another language, but didn’t know where to get started? Go on a Summer Adventure and explore the language learning resources in ...our eLibrary! Learning words in another language can help us grow our world of stories. Read our blog to find out how you can use resources such as Pronunciator and Rosetta Stone to complete this bonus activity: https://bit.ly/SALearnWord Keep checking our blog for more bonus activities throughout the summer!

Welcome to our third week of Summer Adventure! Here is one of our favorite submissions from last week in response to the activity, Try out a new physical activ...ity or reimagine a familiar one. The adventurer commented: Dancing was super fun, therapeutic, and relaxing! I was able to lose myself and have fun while doing it! Take a look at our Submission Showcase and make your own submission at https://aclibrary.org/summer

¡Únase a nosotros para la Hora de Cuentos en Español! Tendremos cuentos, canciones, y actividades con movimientos para niños. Regístrese aquí: http://bit.ly/ACLAventuras1 El jueves 1 de julio de 2021 10:00 AM 10:30 AM

Do you have plans for this full moon in June? Add a visit to the Listen Inn! Call the Listen Inn at 833-990-BOOK (2665) for a brand new experience in our refres...hed rooms. Whether you’d like to sway to a song on the sunporch, crash a wedding under the dome, or listen to a story in Spanish with the family near the fire, the Listen Inn has something for all to enjoy. Stay on the line after any selection to leave an anonymous message in the Listen Inn guestbook, or share a Summer Adventure story of your own. We’re looking forward to your visit! Press 1: Soundtrack to Life, a piano composition Press 2: A Marriage Story, Part 2 Presione 3: ¿De dónde eres?, por Yamile Saied Méndez

Did you know we have genealogy resources? Explore your family history with one of our eCollections. Exploring the history of your family, culture, or ancestry is part of celebrating A World of Stories, the theme for this year’s Summer Adventure at AC Library. We would love to know how you've explored your history through the online form on our Summer Adventure website. Read our blog to learn more: https://bit.ly/ACLGenealogy

We're very happy to announce the addition of two new eResources from Newsbank, HeritageHub and Black Life in America. HeritageHub helps you easily identify relatives, uncover new information and potentially unknown family members. Black Life in America offers an expansive window into centuries of African American history, culture, and daily life. Read our blog to learn more: https://bit.ly/ACLNewsbank

Are you ready to continue your adventure? Connect with A World of Stories by reading one of these books that share the immigrant experience in a picture book fo...rmat. Check out one of these great reads for children including: Islandborn, Story Boat, and Coquí in the City. https://bit.ly/ImmigrationPictureBooks See more

Welcome to our second week of Summer Adventure! Here is one of our favorite submissions from last week in response to the activity, Create a Story Box using ob...jects, textures, or scents to explore or retell a story. The adventurer commented: I created a story box inspired by my favorite book, Franklin’s Blanket. I collected a toy bear, toy turtle, a beaver picture and a blanket with a fox on it. Take a look at our Submission Showcase and make your own submission at https://aclibrary.org/summer

As this long, hot summer comes to a close, tree planting season is just beginning! Alameda County’s Cooling Our Communities program is back with an opportunity ...to get free shade trees for your home, business, or other building in Ashland, Cherryland, or Hayward Acres. Trees help green our neighborhoods and keep temperatures cooler by providing shade. Planting a tree today contributes to cooler communities and cleaner air quality in the future. Please visit www.coolingourcommunities.com to learn more and sign up! Fall planting begins in November 2020; quantities are limited, so sign up soon! Ashland Community Association Cherryland Community Association Hayward Area Recreation & Park District Hayward Public Library

Nancy enjoys reading picture books, young adult fiction, and a variety of adult nonfiction. Some favorite topics include histories that need some digging into, ...often of ethnic groups that have not been given the opportunity to tell their side of the story. She also loves checking out crafting and astrology books. Ask Nancy for reading recommendations! https://bit.ly/2SkgkgR See more

Nerds and wannabe nerds! Wanna take it to the next level? Interested in learning how to play Dungeons and Dragons? Join us for a 3 part info series! Registration is required. Register here: https://events.aclibrary.org/event/7225240

Sign up to receive live homework help direct from our library to your computer! We offer tutoring Monday through Friday for all ages, grades K-6 from 2:00-3:30p...m and grades 7-12 from 4:00-5:30pm. You can sign up for sessions from now until November 20th. Learn more and sign up: http://bit.ly/ACLHomeworkHelp See more

Today until 4pm - the Registrar of Voters is at the library waiting to take your ballots as part of their Ballot Drop Stop Tour. Of course if you can’t make it today, our 24/7 ballot box is open until November 3.

Our Autumn Food Distribution for all ages is still happening - even in a wind storm! Stop by Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 12-1 pm for a nutritious grab and go meal, and a bag of groceries.

We know that Halloween hasn't passed yet, but we wanted to make sure to put this awesome community event on your radar.

Join us as we talk with author Malaka Gharib about her experiences growing up Filipino-Egyptian-American on Thursday, November 12, from 4:00-5:00pm. Last year, ...Malaka published her zine-style memoir I Was Their American Dream about growing up in southern California and Egypt. Teen volunteer hours are available for this event. Learn more and register: https://bit.ly/ACLMalakaGharib See more