Head over to Troke Library to pick up a kit to make your own needle felted sharks! Celebrate shark week with a fun felt modeling craft. Each kit contains the required wool fiber for each shark figurine, a felting needle, and a foam cushion.

*Limited supply! First come, first served.*
ONE KIT PER PATRON ONLY

This interactive program is designed to boost early literacy skills through songs, movement, and instrument play that lasts for 30 minutes! Perfect for our youngest friends, ages 0-4 of all abilities, and their caregivers.

Please note: The library is closed during this time, but the community room is open. Enter through the door near the book drop.

Este programa interactivo de 30 minutos está diseñado para aumentar la lectoescritura temprana mediante canciones, movimiento y tocar instrumentos. Es perfecto para nuestros pequeños amigos, de 0 a 4 años y con diferentes capacidades, y sus cuidadores. Elija uno de los dos horarios: de 9:30 am a 10:00 am  sin tiempo para jugar después, y de 10:30 am a 11:00 am con tiempo para jugar de 11:00am a 12:00 pm; no es necesario asistir al programa primero.
Nota: La biblioteca está cerrada durante este horario, pero la sala comunitaria está abierta. Entre por la puerta cerca del buzón de libros.

  Sponsored by Escalon Library .

This is an interactive program where early literacy skills are enhanced through songs, movement to music, and instruments. This program is intended for our littlest friends, 0-4 and their caregivers. Afterward, stay and socialize with other grown-ups while the kids have play time. The library is closed at this time; please enter through the side door to the Ekholm Community Room. 

The Pilot's Wife
A Novel
Author: Shreve, Anita

Anita Shreve's hauntingly beautiful #1 bestseller and Oprah's Book Club selection about tragedy, grief, betrayal, and the 'impossibility of knowing another person.'As a pilot's wife, Kathryn has learned to expect both intense exhilaration and long periods alone, but nothing has prepared her for a late-night knock that lets her know her husband has died in a crash.Until now, Kathryn Lyons's life has been peaceful if unextraordinary: a satisfying job teaching high school in the New England mill town of her childhood; a picture-perfect home by the ocean; a precocious, independent-minded fifteen-year-old daughter; and a happy marriage whose occasional dull passages she attributes to the unavoidable deadening of time. As Kathryn struggles with her grief, she descends into a maelstrom of publicity stirred up by the modern hunger for the details of tragedy. Even before the plane is located in waters off the Irish coast, the relentless scrutiny of her husband's life begins to bring a bizarre personal mystery into focus. Could there be any truth to the increasingly disturbing rumors that he had a secret life?

Join the Discussion July 8 

When kids play, anything's possible!
Imagination
Problem solving
Creativity
Self-esteem
Communication
  Sponsored by Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library.

Join us for playtime to engage your little’s mind + social skills!

It's Preschool story time at the Ripon Library! Bring your preschoolers to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and a very fun time. For ages 3-5; older siblings welcome. Sponsored by Friends of the Ripon Memorial Library.

Enjoy stories & songs with your child in this engaging and interactive 30 minute storytime.
This program is designed for ages 3-5 years old, but children of all ages, their siblings & caregivers are welcome.
Stay & Play will be from 11:00AM-11:30AM and it is not necessary that you attend storytime first.

This half-hour program for children ages 0-2  incorporates "Mother Goose on the Loose" guidelines to provide a time "just for babies". Focus is on literacy building blocks for baby's development through sharing picturebooks, board books, fingerplays, rhythm/rhyme, bounces, and simple songs.  Above all it is a fun and interactive time for babies and caretakers facilitated by library staff.   Sponsored by Tracy FOL and San Joaquin County.

This interactive program is designed to boost early literacy skills through songs, movement, and instrument play that lasts for 30 minutes! Perfect for our youngest friends, ages 0-4 of all abilities, and their caregivers. Play time is from 11:00 am-12:00 pm; it is not required that you attend this first. 

Please note: The library is closed during this time, but the community room is open. Enter through the door near the book drop.

Este es un programa interactivo que fortalece las habilidades de lectoescritura tempranas mediante canciones, movimiento al ritmo de la música e instrumentos. Este programa está dirigido a nuestros pequeños amigos, de 0 a 4 años, y a sus cuidadores. Después, quédense y socialicen con otros adultos mientras los niños juegan. El tiempo de juego es de 11:00am a 12:00pm; no es necesario que asistas primero a la hora del cuento.La biblioteca está cerrada; por favor, entren por la puerta lateral de la Sala Comunitaria Ekholm.

  Sponsored by Escalon Branch Library.

Join us for stories, songs, and play!
¡Únase a nosotros para escuchar historias, canciones y jugar!

Play time with a changing variety of toys for our yougest patrons between the baby and toddler storytimes.   This will last half an hour.  Patrons attending either Tuesday storytime are invited to participate.

Kindergarten GearUp prepares kids and caregivers with the skills needed for kindergarten through hands-on learning and peer support. The program consists of 9 weekly meetings.

Space for this first session will be limited, so registration is required. The program consists of 9 weekly meetings and one registration includes all sessions. Registration will open May 13th at 12:00pm. Please visit the Ripon Library information desk or call to register. Sponsored by Friends of the Ripon Memorial Library.

This half-hour program for toddlers ages 1-2.5 which incorporates "Mother Goose on the Loose" guidelines to provide a time for children . Focus is on literacy building blocks for baby's development through sharing picturebooks, board books, fingerplays, rhythm/rhyme, bounces, and simple songs.  Above all it is a fun and interactive time for babies and caretakers facilitated by library staff.  Sponsored by Tracy Friends of the Library.

Free lunch for kids (18 and under), in partnership with Stockton Unified School District's summer meals program.

Thornton Library is having Board Game Day every Tuesday!

Ready for some Xtreme Science Magic? Come to the Tracy Branch Library for a show that combines science and magic with lots of kid participation and humor to get kids hooked on science!  All Ages. 

This interactive storytime includes books, music, dance, and fingerplays. It is designed for ages 3-5 and their caregivers; however, all are welcome. Storytime is an excellent way to introduce a love for books and develop important developmental skills. 

The Chavez MakerSpace room will be open every Tuesday & Wednesday from 2 to 5 PM. If you haven't been to the MakerSpace room before, it is located on the 2nd floor of the Cesar Chavez Central Library. 

Come explore various tech equipment - 3D printer (Bambu), wireless virtual reality headset (Meta Quest 2), electronic cutting machine (Cricut), the button maker, electric sewing machines, laminator & photo printer - at our library. 

What is the MakerSpace?
The Makerspace is the place where people can gather to learn, create and make 3D objects, craft projects, or anything that their creative mind desires. 

What is a 3D printer?
A 3D printer can print three dimensional objects from a digital file. A 3D printed object is created using additive processes, in which tiny layers of the object are built from the bottom up. 
You can download most 3D object models for free from thingiverse.com website, or you can download the free version of the graphic design software program called TinkerCad and create your own 3D objects.

What is a Virtual Reality (VR)?
Virtual reality is an artificial environment that is created with software and presented to the user in such a way that the user suspends belief and accepts it as a real environment.
The Meta Quest 2 is a virtual reality headset — our most advanced all-in-one VR system yet. From multiplayer games to unique social experiences to joining up with friends at a live show or instructor-led workout, Meta Quest 2 provides new opportunities to meet and connect with others in VR.

What is the Cricut?
The Cricut is a name-brand ultimate smart cutting machine. With its expandable suite of tools and advanced Rotary and Knife blades, Cricut gives you the freedom to make virtually any DIY project. It cuts hundreds of materials, from the most delicate fabric and paper to matboard and leather.

What is the Carvey?
Carvey is a 3D carving machine that allows you to make quality objects out of a variety of materials including wood, metal and plastic. 

Does your child need a little extra help with reading?
Join our Book Buddies program—designed to support young readers with fun, one-on-one reading time!

What is Book Buddies?
Students in Grades 1–3 are paired with trained teens 
to practice reading, build confidence, and have fun with books in a relaxed library setting.

Details:
When: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:00-3:00pm 
Where: Mays Angelou library 
Cost: FREE!
How to Sign Up: In person 

Spots are limited—register early!

For more information, contact us at (209)937-8222.