LIBRARY EVENTS AND PROGRAMS

Troke Library is hosting a Food Drive for the months of November & December! Hundreds of families and individuals receive emergency food assistance at the Emergency Food Bank Main Pantry, and without donations of food and/or funds, the Emergency Food Bank would not be able to provide assistance to those in need. We encourage the community to support the Emergency Food Bank's mission by donating non-perishable, shelf-stable food items. Your support will make a huge impact in the ongoing fight against hunger in San Joaquin County.  

Below are a list of suggested packaged and canned food items that will be accepted during the food drive:

• Canned Beans
• Peanut Butter 
• Cereal
• Soup
• Dried Beans
• Rice
• Boxed of Mashed Potatoes
• Pasta
• Canned Veggies
• Canned Tuna

Let's celebrate the end of the year with Mountain House Library's Winter Reading Kickoff! Starting today, people will be able to grab a reading form and some books to participate in our winter reading program for fun prizes! Everyone is encouraged to participate! Ask at our circulation desk for details! Sponsored by Mountain House Public Library.

All Ages. Keep up your reading skills over the summer and participate in the Winter Reading Challenge. The challenge is from December 1st-July 31st and simple to do! All you have to do is read books to win prizes. Logs can be submitted in-person or online. The more you read, the more opportunities you will have to win the prizes. Come visit the Tracy Library to pick up your log and check out our prizes! For more information, visit the Winter Reading webpage. https://www.ssjcpl.org/programs/winReading.html
 

Chair yoga is a modified form of yoga that allows you to practice traditional yoga poses while sitting on or standing with the support of a chair. These modifications make yoga more accessible and more gentler for people with limited mobility and it’s a great way to stay active and maintain well-being. This free program is taught by Annette Wing and is for adults.  Sponsored by Escalon Friends of the Library.

Grades 1, 2, and 3. Early readers can improve their reading fluency and comprehension by participating in round-robin reading. Reading is followed with a craft and book discussion. Limited space. First come, first serve.

Join the Ripon library as we kick off Winter Reading. Join us for crafts and activities including cookie decorating, hot cocoa ornaments, and hand-tie fleece pillows. While you are here, pick up your Winter Reading log to join the reading challenge and enter in to win some great prizes!

Weather permitting, this event will be both indoors and outdoors. Please dress accordingly! Sponsored by Friends of the Ripon Memorial Library.

As we kick off our winter reading program, we will be making s'mores and creating fun holiday crafts.

Let's start off our Winter Reading fest with an amazing magic show by Perry Yan! This event will be held in the town hall boardroom at 4PM.  Sponsored by Mountain House Public Library.

Ideal for grades 3-5. Improve your reading comprehension over summer vacation by participating in book discussions and take home activity packs for a new chapter book each week. Our book discussion is followed up with a book related craft. First come, first serve. For the month of November, the book we will be focusing on and discussing is Escape from Mr. Limoncello's Library. 

Head on over to Stribley Micro Library for stories and more!

Learn basic drawing techniques every Monday at 4pm, upstairs, in the Reference Section of the Chavez Branch. 

Teen volunteers will help students in grades K-6 with their homework questions on Mondays and Thursdays from 5:00-7:00pm, except for closed days and school breaks.

Interested in a new or retuning to a new hobby? Then join us on our Adult Crochet Night! 

Troke Library is hosting a Food Drive for the months of November & December! Hundreds of families and individuals receive emergency food assistance at the Emergency Food Bank Main Pantry, and without donations of food and/or funds, the Emergency Food Bank would not be able to provide assistance to those in need. We encourage the community to support the Emergency Food Bank's mission by donating non-perishable, shelf-stable food items. Your support will make a huge impact in the ongoing fight against hunger in San Joaquin County.  

Below are a list of suggested packaged and canned food items that will be accepted during the food drive:

• Canned Beans
• Peanut Butter 
• Cereal
• Soup
• Dried Beans
• Rice
• Boxed of Mashed Potatoes
• Pasta
• Canned Veggies
• Canned Tuna

All Ages. Keep up your reading skills over the summer and participate in the Winter Reading Challenge. The challenge is from December 1st-July 31st and simple to do! All you have to do is read books to win prizes. Logs can be submitted in-person or online. The more you read, the more opportunities you will have to win the prizes. Come visit the Tracy Library to pick up your log and check out our prizes! For more information, visit the Winter Reading webpage. https://www.ssjcpl.org/programs/winReading.html
 

In this striking literary debut, Carol Rifka Brunt unfolds a moving story of love, grief, and renewal as two lonely people become the unlikeliest of friends and find that sometimes you don't know you've lost someone until you've found them.

Join the Discussion Tuesday, December 3, at 10:30am. 

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.