Calendar of Events Lakeview Branch Library 550 El Embarcadero 510-238-7344 November 2014 Lakeview Library will be closed on Tuesday, November 11, for the Veteran’s Day Holiday. The library will also be closed on Thursday, November 27, and Friday, November 28, for the Thanksgiving Day Holiday. The Friends of Lakeview Library will meet next on Saturday, November 1, at 11:30 p.m. Check our website: www.lakeviewfriends.org Art Exhibit: Architectural Drawings by William Coburn For the months of November and December, William Pierce Coburn presents an exhibition of 20 design drawings illustrating solutions to design problems over a span of 30 years. Mr. Coburn, a graduate of Harvard Graduate School of Design and a veteran of many experiences in Oakland neighborhoods, has had a design practice for many years. He is based in West Oakland. These sketches and design drawings illustrate the commitments people continue to make as they invest in Oakland and its environs. Let’s Meet in the Teen Zone Shrinky Dinks Friday, November 7, from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. Shrinky Dinks are a toy and activity kit with large flexible plastic sheets which, when heated in an oven, shrink to small hard plates without altering their color or shape. Most sets are pre-printed with outline images of popular children's characters or other subjects, which are then colored in before baking.. dNaga Dances Freedom and Leadership: A Tribute to Yuri Kochiyama Saturday, November 8, from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. Lakeview features a dance celebration dedicated to the spirit of civil rights icon, Yuri Kochiyama (1921-2014) followed by a post performance dialogue with Pamela Wu Kochiyama (Creative Consultant) and J. Miakoda Taylor (Director of Fierce Allies). This performance is a fiscally sponsored project of Dancers' Group and is supported in part by the Akonadi Foundation. dNaga is an inter-generational dance company founded in 2011 by Oakland's creative artist and teacher,Claudine Naganuma. This company uses art as a powerful tool with which to examine and encourage social change and political responsibility. Ms. Naganuma's dances are built with content for impacting and building community engagement. Lego Mania Club Friday, November 14, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Design, build, and explore with LEGO and Duplo blocks. Come play! The Lego Mania Club meets the 2nd Friday of the month. Give and Take: A Monthly Children’s Swap Saturday, November 15, from 11:15 a.m. to noon Come swap out your kids’ gently-used clothing, books, and toys for others that are new to you! Please bring only items that are clean, in good condition, and appropriate for children. Every 3rd Saturday of the month, immediately following Family Storytime. Lakeview Saturday Chess Club Meeting Saturday, November 15, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. The Lakeview Saturday Chess Club meets at Lakeview Library on the 3rd Saturday of the month, for drop in chess games. If the weather is sunny, they will be playing outside. Come by for a game of chess. Lakeview Book Club The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd Saturday, November 18, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. The Mermaid Chair is the second novel written by Sue Monk Kidd. It explores the life of a woman returning to an island off South Carolina to handle a family emergency. The summer she spends there changes her life and the lives of many others, revealing secrets, healing past harm and causing everyone involved to grow. This novel has much to discuss at the Book Club Meeting, superstition, religion, sacrifice, infidelity, ennui, forgiveness and renewal all in the remote land influenced by Gullah culture. Contact any library to help you find your copy! MOCHA Children’s Art Saturday, November 22, from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. Join us at Lakeview Library with artists from MOCHA for a workshop for children. Every time an artist from the Museum of Children’s Art comes to Lakeview, she or he takes us around the world in art. Lakeview Writers Saturday, November 22, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Come to the library for Lakeview’s long-running popular program on writing your own stories. The group will be led by Selene Steese. We will do timed writing on topics we choose and read aloud what we’ve written. Weekly Programs: Toddler Story Time Every Wednesday From 10:10 – 10:35 a.m. Baby Bounce Every Wednesday From 11:00 – 11:15 a.m. Songs, active rhymes and stories, especially for ages 18 months to 3 years. Play, Sing and Rhyme with your baby one-on-one from birth to 18 months. Each story time is followed by PLAYTIME!! Make new friends and play with toys. Knitting for All Every Thursday, from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. Kids and adults are welcome. Learn to make a variety of projects with just the basic knitting stitches. You might come away with something to keep you warm in the cooler weather. Family Story Time Every Saturday From 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Stories, songs and rhymes for all ages. Each story time is followed by PLAYTIME!! Make new friends and play with toys. Tuesday Lakeview Branch Oakland Public Library 550 El Embarcadero 238-7344 November 2014 Lakeview Library Wednesday Thursday Friday Art Exhibit: Family Story Times! 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Friends Meeting 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Architectural Drawings by William Coburn 4 Saturday 1 5 6 7 8 Toddler Story Time! 10:10 – 10:35 a.m. Baby Bounce 11:00 – 11:15 a.m Knitting For All 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. Let’s Meet in the ‘Zone Shrinky Dinks! 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. Family Story Times! 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. dNaga Dances 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. 11 12 13 14 15 Veterans Day Holiday Toddler Story Time! 10:10 – 10:35 a.m. Baby Bounce 11:00 – 11:15 a.m Knitting For All 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. Lego Mania Club 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Family Story Times! 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Give & Take 11:15 a.m. – Noon Saturday Chess Club 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. 18 19 20 21 22 Family Story Times! 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. MOCHA Children’s Art 12 – 2:00 p.m. Lakeview Writers 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Lakeview Book Club 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Toddler Story Time! 10:10 – 10:35 a.m. Baby Bounce 11:00 – 11:15 a.m Knitting For All 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. 25 26 27 28 29 Toddler Story Time! 10:10 – 10:35 a.m. Baby Bounce 11:00 – 11:15 a.m Thanksgiving Holiday Thanksgiving Holiday Family Story Times! 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. The Lakeview Branch is open: Tuesday: 12:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday: 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday: 12:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday: 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Lakeview Library needs your help! Please donate your gently used books to help us enlarge the collection of our library and to support programs for children and adults at Lakeview Library. Friends of Lakeview Library