🌱 Crafternoon and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Crafternoon at Watsonville Public Library
• Bilingual Toddler Storytime at Main Library Meeting Room
• Passionate Readers Book Discussion Group @ La Selva Beach at La Selva Beach Branch Library

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Cloudy most of the time, with a high of 68 and low of 52 degrees.
• Wednesday: Low clouds, temps: high: 65, low: 47.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 68 and low of 47 degrees.

📸 Around Freedom

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Freedom

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 17

• Bilingual Baby Laptime
  Freedom Branch Library, 2021 Freedom Blvd, Freedom
  10:30 am

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Crafternoon
  Watsonville Public Library , 275 Main St STE 100 , Watsonville
  2:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Bilingual Toddler Storytime
  Main Library Meeting Room , 275 Main Street, Suite #100 , Watsonville
  10:30 am
• Passionate Readers Book Discussion Group @ La Selva Beach
  La Selva Beach Branch Library , 316 Estrella Ave , La Selva Beach
  10:30 am
• Tech Drop-In
  Watsonville Public Library , 275 Main St STE 100 , Watsonville
  4:30 pm

Friday December 19

• Bridge Club @ La Selva Beach
  La Selva Beach Library , 316 Estrella Ave. , La Selva Beach
  10:30 am
• Bilingual Baby Laptime
  Main Library Meeting Room , 275 Main Street, Suite #100 , Watsonville
  10:30 am
• Crafternoon
  Watsonville Public Library , 275 Main St STE 100 , Watsonville
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Enthusiastic Bird Watchers @ La Selva Beach
  La Selva Beach Branch Library , La Selva Beach
  10:30 am
• Sensory Play
  Main Library , 275 Main Street, Suite #100 , Watsonville
  11:00 am
• Aptos Youth Chess Club @ Aptos
  Aptos Branch Library , 7695 Soquel Dr , Aptos
  3:30 pm
• Free Sewing Workshop
  Freedom Branch Library , 2021 Freedom Blvd , Freedom
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for (8302) Watsonville: Assistant Manager and Shift Runners in Freedom. Apply here.
• Home Depot (Retail) posted a job opening for Pro Customer Service Sales in Freedom. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Freedom here.

🗞 Nearby News

Watsonville

• Aptos native Eric Kubota wins 2025 Baseball America Tony Gwynn Award (santacruzsentinel.com)
• Moreno Roofing celebrates 50 years of service in Santa Cruz County (santacruzsentinel.com)
• Healing in Memory: Begun December 11, 2024—Finished December 11, 2025 (streetsheet.org)

Aptos

• Reverend Dr. Robert W. Blaney ('66) (bu.edu)

Soquel

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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