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Free Student Meals

Free Student Meals

Free Student Meals

Free healthy meals for children and teens provided by partner school districts and available at select library locations.

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Trails and Tales

Jul 8th | 10:00am - 11:30am
John Muir National Historic Site

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Resources

Grocery and Meal Pick-up

Free healthy meals and snacks for children and teens 18 and under.
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ABCmouse

ABCmouse is an early learning site for children ages 2 through 8.
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TumbleBook Library

Animated talking picture books, read-alongs, and educational games, all available instantly. English, French, and Spanish.

Grocery and Meal Pick-up

Free healthy meals and snacks for children and teens 18 and under.
Online Resource

ABCmouse

ABCmouse is an early learning site for children ages 2 through 8.
Online Resource

TumbleBook Library

Animated talking picture books, read-alongs, and educational games, all available instantly. English, French, and Spanish.

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Staff Picks

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Disability Representation for Grades 3-5

These fiction and nonfiction titles for grades 3-5 feature people with disabilities.
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Disability Representation in Early Chapter Books

These fiction and nonfiction titles for young readers feature people with disabilities.
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Staff List

Celebrating Disability Pride: Pre-K-Early Elementary

These picture books feature characters with disabilities as they navigate their worlds with the love and support of their family and friends
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Read with Pride: Children's Edition

Read with pride this June and beyond. Try one of these newer titles recently added to our rainbow of a collection.
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Staff List

Disability Representation for Grades 3-5

These fiction and nonfiction titles for grades 3-5 feature people with disabilities.
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Staff List

Disability Representation in Early Chapter Books

These fiction and nonfiction titles for young readers feature people with disabilities.
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Staff List

Celebrating Disability Pride: Pre-K-Early Elementary

These picture books feature characters with disabilities as they navigate their worlds with the love and support of their family and friends
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Staff List

Read with Pride: Children's Edition

Read with pride this June and beyond. Try one of these newer titles recently added to our rainbow of a collection.
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Kindergarten Countdown

Kindergarten Countdown

Activities promoting the early literacy skills of talking, singing, reading, writing, playing, fine-motor skills and self-help.

Book Recommendation Lists

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Beginning Chapter Books

Time to start reading books with chapters? Here's some great ideas!
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Books for Kindergarten & 1st Grade

Looking for books to share with your emerging reader? Give these a try.
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Books for 2nd and 3rd Grade

Is your new reader looking for some exciting adventures? Give these a try.
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Staff List

Beginning Chapter Books

Time to start reading books with chapters? Here's some great ideas!
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Staff List

Books for Kindergarten & 1st Grade

Looking for books to share with your emerging reader? Give these a try.
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Staff List

Books for 2nd and 3rd Grade

Is your new reader looking for some exciting adventures? Give these a try.
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A StoryWalk® is a fun, educational activity that places a children's story along a popular walking route in your community. A few libraries in Contra Costa County have partnered with their communities to bring stories to life in beautiful outdoor settings.

Dougherty Station and San Ramon Storywalk

StoryWalk® with Dougherty Station and San Ramon Libraries

San Ramon
San Ramon Community Center at Central Park

 

The San Ramon StoryWalk® is a permanent feature in San Ramon’s Central Park.  The 20-station project features a new book four times a year. The San Ramon StoryWalk® project is a partnership with the Rotary Club of San Ramon, the City of San Ramon, the San Ramon Library Foundation, and the Library. The Central Park StoryWalk® begins near the Alcosta parking lot to the right of the playground, ending at the Community Center’s rear fountain.

Pittsburg Storywalk

StoryWalk® with the Pittsburg Library

Pittsburg
Small World Park

 

The Pittsburg Library's permanent StoryWalk® is a feature at Small World Park located near the carousel. A new story will be displayed three times a year. The Small World Park StoryWalk® is brought to you by the Pittsburg Library, City of Pittsburg and the Keller Canyon Mitigation Fund.

StoryWalk® with the San Pablo Library

StoryWalk® with the San Pablo Library

San Pablo
Wildcat Creek Trail behind the library

 

The San Pablo Library's permanent StoryWalk® features bilingual stories along the newly restored Wildcat Creek trail. Beginning behind the library, the trail passes city hall and the WIC center and ends at Vale Road. Enjoy new stories each season while you stroll on the trail. The project is a partnership between the San Pablo Rotary Club, the City of San Pablo, and the Friends of the San Pablo Library.

The StoryWalk® Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT and developed in collaboration with the Vermont Bicycle & Pedestrian Coalition (VBPC) and the Kellogg Hubbard Library."

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