December 22, 2021
TITLE DATE & TIME LOCATION Audience Contact
Special Events – please publicize
Adult Events
Climate & Social Justice: Q&A with Prof. Dan Kammen: Climate change and social justice are two intersecting crises that will define the coming decades on Earth. According to Prof. Dan Kammen, addressing both challenges together makes each campaign more effective, both for meeting and setting new domestic climate and social justice targets, and as part of a coherent pro-justice, pro-poor, pro-job, and pro-climate export policy. This online event will begin with a 36-minute video excerpt from a recent presentation by Prof. Kammen. Immediately thereafter, the Zoom will continue with Dan answering audience questions about climate and social justice, live. Join here online, via Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89829655409 Parenting with an Accent: Join award-winning journalist and freelance writer Masha Rumer at the Alameda Free Library (online-event) in celebration of her engaging book, Parenting with an Accent: How Immigrants Honor Their Heritage, Navigate Setbacks, and Chart New Paths for Their Children. Merging real stories with research and on-the-ground reporting, an award-winning journalist and immigrant explores multicultural parenting and identity in the US
Through her own stories and interviews with other immigrant families, Masha Rumer paints a realistic and compassionate picture of what it’s like for immigrant parents raising a child in America while honoring their cultural identities. Parenting with an Accent incorporates a diverse collection of voices and experiences, giving readers an intimate look at the lives of many different immigrant families across the country. Using empirical data, humor, and on-the-ground reportage, Rumer offers interviews with experts on various aspects of parenting as an immigrant, including the challenges of acculturation, bilingualism strategies, and childcare. She visits a children’s Amharic class at an Ethiopian church in New York, a California vegetable farm, a Persian immersion school, and more.
Deeply researched yet personal, Parenting with an Accent centers immigrants and their experiences in a new country—emphasizing how immigrants and their children remain an integral part of America’s story.
Parenting with an Accent
Basic Computing: The Alameda Free Library is pleased to present a workshop series in March covering basic computer usage. This events will be held at the Main Library, 1550 Oak St., from 6-7:30pm on March 13th, March 20th, and March 27th in the upstairs computer lab. This series will be for all ages. In the March 13th workshop, Operating System I, students can expect to learn the basic functions of a computer, from using the keyboard, mouse, as well as navigating the computer. No computer experience necessary for this session. The March 20th workshop, Operating System II, will focus on file navigation on the computer. Students can bring a USB thumb drive to practice saving and opening files during this session. We’ll lightly touch upon Microsoft Word. The workshop on March 27th, From the Desktop to your Pocket, will take concepts learned in the first two sessions and apply it to handheld devices and will act as an introduction to relating desktop usage to phone/tablet usage. Students will be free to bring their devices to this session. Each session will be in a lecture/open question format, and based on Windows 7 PC Systems. Feel free to bring personal devices if you need help. Please join us. Registration is requested as there are limited slots in the computer lab. You may register for this event by stopping by the Circulation Desk and signing up. Biking in wet Weather: Riding comfortably in the rain can be easy and fun by planning ahead and using a bit of additional gear. At this free, in-person workshop we'll talk about: - On your bike: Equipment to consider
- On your body: Clothing and accessories options
- Seeing and being seen in the rain and low light conditions
- Keeping clean: Both you and your bike
- How to improve bike handling and avoid crashes on wet streets
Masks/face coverings required. Participant chairs will be placed 6 feet apart to maintain social distancing.
Event descriptions – ongoing events:
Adult Craft Lab: Join us for an hour of relaxing and fun crafts. Drop-In, no experience required, supplies provided. Wearing a mask covering mouth and nose, will be required. Teen Advisory Board: Do you wish the library would do more events and programs that you’re interested in? Have you been anxiously awaiting a new book and you want the library to buy it? Do you need an impressive membership to put on your applications and resumes? Join the Teen Advisory Board (TAB) to let the library know what you’re interested in. The Teen Advisory Board is your chance to make a difference in the library for yourself and other teens in Alameda. Members of the Teen Advisory Board will plan be involved in planning Teen programs and choose teen events. Teen Advisory Board members will earn community service hours for every meeting and event that they participate in. Teen Book Club: Teen book club members choose what we read from a variety of titles and genres each month and every book club member gets a free copy of the book to keep. This month’s title is The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen. All teens, ages 13 to 18, are invited to join the book group. Registration link is on the calendar. We will be meeting in person in the Family Study Room at the Main Library. Masks are required. Email Kat at kkong@alamedaca.gov with any questions. Dungeons & Dragons: Want to try Dungeons & Dragons but can’t find a group? Looking for a new party? Come to our Dungeons & Dragons Teen Meetup! We will be playing a stand-alone adventure in 5th edition. No previous experience required. Character sheets will be provided as well as rules explanations and dice. Game Break: Don’t forget to take a break…A GAME BREAK! Try out our new games and/or watch others play. No Registration needed, masks required. Teens only! Lawyers in the Library: The Lawyers in the Library program provides free 15 minute consultations with a volunteer attorney who will provide guidance on legal matters. Examples of areas covered include landlord/tenant disputes, probate matters, employment problems and other general consumer issues. Please see online calendar for dates and locations. Alameda Library Book Club: The Alameda Library Book Club meets every 2nd Monday at the Alameda Free Library. Everyone is welcome to participate. Alameda Library Writers’ Group: This group is open to all adult writers looking for a space to work and an opportunity to connect and share with other writers. Whatever your genre - you are welcome to join the group. Bring your ideas and laptop (or pencil and paper) and start writing. Please enter quietly. Sharing at the end for those interested. A Cup of Coffee and a Good Book Club: Monthly book discussions on a wide variety of books and topics. Please call the Main Library at (510) 747-7713 for information on this month's topic/theme. Mystery Book Club: Join the Alameda Free Library’s Mystery Book Club for a fun and engaging literary discussion! Our featured book this month is Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden, winner of the 2021 Lefty Award for Best Debut Mystery Novel. Copies are available in our Alameda Free Library collection and through our LINK+ library partners. A limited number of free copies provided by the Friends of the Alameda Library will also be available soon at the Main Library. Please email Refdesk@alamedaca.gov to register for the program and receive the Zoom link. Sneak Peek Saturday: Alameda Free Library's special reading program featuring general adult fiction and non-fiction titles. Join us every Saturday on Youtube for a virtual adult story time.
Photographs by Maurice Ramirez, Richard Bangert and Kirby Fong.
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