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Saturday, October 4, 2008

Free crafts, storytelling, bugs and more - Africa theme


In a previous blog post, I mentioned the One Community One World program through the San Mateo County Library System. The book is Dave Egger’s What is the What, a story of a Sudanese “lost boy” who left his home during the civil war to walk thousands of miles to Ethiopia.

The library program has a slew of kids programming based on the book themes, and I’ve reprinted the enormous list of free kids’ programs below.

African Folktales

Storyteller Yolanda Rhodes decorates folktales and stories from Sudan and Africa with song, miming and the evocation of characters through movement.

Monday, October 6, 4:00 PM – Atherton Library

Saturday, October 11, 2:00 PM – San Mateo Main Library

Thursday, October 16, 4:30 PM – East Palo Alto Library

African Village Celebration

African drummer Onye Onyemaechi of Village Rhythms takes participants on a tour of African drumming, including the drumming culture of Southern Sudan. Includes group dances and songs.

Friday, October 3, 10:30 AM – Belmont Library

Friday, October 3, 7:00 PM – Half Moon Bay Library

Saturday, October 4, 11:00 AM – Redwood City Downtown Library

Saturday, October 4, 2:00 PM – San Mateo Main Library

Wednesday, October 8, 4:00 PM – East Palo Alto Library

Wednesday, October 8, 7:00 PM – Millbrae Library

Wednesday, October 15, 7:00 PM – San Bruno Public Library

Thursday, October 16, 4:00 PM – Portola Valley Library

Thursday, October 16, 7:00 PM – Daly City Library Bayshore Branch

Monday, October 20, 7:00 PM – Menlo Park Library

Insect Discovery Lab

African Insects Enter Insect Discovery Lab – the leading education outreach facility in the San Francisco Bay Area for hands-on learning about invertebrates and their conservation worldwide. African bugs, including a giant African millipede and a Madagascar hissing cockroach, will be featured guests.

Wednesday, October 15, 11:00 AM – Redwood City Downtown Library

Saturday, October 18, 12 Noon – Menlo Park Library

Sudanese Mask Making

Artists from Bay Area cooperative Art in Action lead children in a colorful, mask-making project. Sign-ups are required. Call location listed.

Monday, October 6, 7:00 PM – San Bruno Public Library

Wednesday, October 8, 1:00 PM – Brisbane Elementary School

Tuesday, October 14, 5:00 PM – Redwood City Library, Fair Oaks Branch

Thursday, October 16, 6:30 PM – Redwood City Library, Redwood Shores Branch

Monday, October 20, 4:00 PM – Atherton Library

Thursday, October 23, 2:00 PM – Redwood City Library, Schaberg Branch

Friday, October 24, 4:30 PM – Foster City Library

Monday, October 27, 4:00 PM – Woodside Library

Tuesday, October 28, 4:00 PM – San Carlos Library

San Bruno Public Library (650) 616-7078

Brisbane Elementary School (415) 467-0120

Redwood City Library, Fair Oaks Branch (650) 780-7261

Redwood City Library, Redwood Shores Branch (650) 780-7026

Atherton Library (650) 328-2422

Redwood City Library, Schaberg Branch (650) 780-7010

Foster City Library (650) 574-4842

Woodside Library (650) 851-0147

San Carlos Library (650) 591-0341

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