LIBRARY EVENTS AND PROGRAMS

Enjoy stories & songs with your child in this engaging and interactive story time & craft that lasts about 30 minutes. Stay & Play will be from 11:00AM-12:00PM and it is not necessary that you attend story time first. This program is designed for ages 3-5 years old, b...read more

Calling all babies and toddlers! Join us for Storytime and enjoy stories, songs and rhymes. Scarves, and other objects will be provided for music and movement.Storytime is held weekly on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.

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.

Genealogical Help, First and Last Tuesday of Each Month

Do you have a baby, toddler or preschooler at home? Every Tuesday morning at 11:00 am, we have a free play program! Come check out Stay & Play! You can get to know new families, connect with other parents, while your kids will get to play safely with some fun toys! The program is drop-in, a...read more

Come create a work of art using sand. Ideal for 6-12.

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. 

Join us to celebrate all the awesome readers at our end of summer reading party!Games, prizes and fun!

Looking for fun and easy conversation practice in English? Join us at the Manteca Library! 

Visitanos para escuchar cuentos y mas en español! Martes alternos con hora de cuentos en inglésCome by for stories and more in Spanish! Alternating Tuesdays with English Story Time.

The whole family will enjoy this half hour storytime where library staff will share quiet bedtime stories, rhymes and songs in preparation for bedtime.   Please join us at 5:30pm each Tuesday throught the fall. 

Join us for Family Movie Night at the Linden Library, where we'll be showing a fun, family-friendly movie - Matilda!This movie is rated PG. All ages are welcome!

Learn to play mahjong at Weston Ranch with Anita Perez. This program is for adults and seniors.

Teens and Adults,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 at the Cesar Chavez Central Library. Come explore various tech equipment like 3D printers (MakerBot Replic...read more

Create and build with various items from circuits to arts and craft materials. 

Join us to paint your very own sign with words or pictures. Many sizes and shapes to choose from. This craft is for 6 year olds and above.

Come join us as for coloring club as we color a different project weekly. All ages are welcomed. Supplies will be provided.

Join us at the Escalon library to learn to crochet or just hang out and crochet with others in a casual and frinedly environment. Learn a new skill and meet some new friends.Ages 10-adult

Design your name in the style of a comic bubble using colorful paper. Make your name POW! BOOM! POP! 

This Club is to help students learn to make and practice short speeches.  Club members will be given tips and tricks that will help them do just that.  We are hoping this will build member confidence and prepare them for making speeches at school and elswhere in the future. The current sch...read more

Come play bingo at Weston Ranch the first Thursday of every month. This program is for adults and seniors.

This half-hour program 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 and simple songs.Above all it ...read more

Join us for about 30 minutes of stories, songs and activities on Thursday mornings at 10:30 am. After storytime, we will play for about half an hour. This mellower storytime is designed for our smallest friends and their caregivers--siblings are welcome, too!

This half-hour program 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 picture books, board books, fingerplays, rhythm/rhyme and simple songs. Above all it'...read more

Calling all babies and toddlers! Join us for Storytime and enjoy stories, songs, rhymes, and playtime. Storytime is held twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.

My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry is told with the same comic accuracy and beating heart as Fredrik Backman’s bestselling debut novel, A Man Called Ove. It is a story about life and death and one of the most important human rights: the right to be different. (publ...read more

Disney Shorts John Henry (2000), Johny Appleseed (1948), Paul Bunyan (1958), and The Brave Engineer (1950). Not Rated. Runtime: 57 Minutes,  

 Bring your preschoolers to this half hour storytime where library staff will share age appropriate stories, rhymes and songs and we will all have a very fun time. For ages 3-5; older siblings welcome.  Please join us at 11:15am on Thursdays.

Play indoor balloon games!

Are you a new English speaker? Do you want a safe and friendly space to practice your language skills? Join us at the Escalon  Public Library to talk and grow together!  Come practice your speaking skills, meet new people, and learn English in a fun, relaxed atmosphere.This club ...read more

Join us to learn a little bit about volcanoes and make a pop-up volcano to take home with you.For kids ages 4-12. While supplies last.

Read to a rescued farm animal like a chicken or duck, from Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary! This gives children a chance to meet an animal they may not normally see, and practice their reading in a relaxed environment. Each meeting with be on the 1st Thursday of the month.

Bring the little ones and join us for Storytime as we read books of all kinds. Crafts will be available after reading our fun books.

World of Wonder is coming to Fair Oaks Library to teach us some slimy science! Don't miss out, space is limited on a first come, first served basis.

Start off the school year by desigining your own pencil bag! Students will use markers, fabric paint and other materials to decorate a zippered cloth bag, perfect to hold essentials such as pencils, pens and erasers!  First come, first served as space and supplies are limited.

Join our English conversation club and practice your English skills in a safe and fun environment! Improve your fluency, learn common phrases and words, learn different greetings and practice responding to real-life scenarios!

Join us every Friday at 10:15 for this half-hour program for children and their caregivers.We will share fun, colorful picture books, sing happy songs, and make simple, cute crafts to take home.

A time and space for toddlers to explore their world by enjoying a variety of hands on activities including puzzles, toss games, crawling tunnels and more, while parents get to meet and talk with each other.  This lab is for babies through 5 year olds.

Join us for a Stay and Play. Children 5 and under can make new friends as they play with different toys.

Create and build with our Lego pieces. Design marble mazes and Lego portrait art or make your own creation.

Decorate your own tote bag at Stribley Micro Library!

A different kid-friendly art activity on select Fridays. Activities could include using paints, textiles, crafting or other surprise media. Best suited for school-aged kids, but younger children may participate with parental/caregiver help. 

Show off your skills and let your imagination transform legos into masterpiece creations. Work on your own project or team up with friends. Each meeting will offer a different challenge, but you're welcome to design whatever you'd like! If you'd like to share your work of art, please hav...read more

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Pratice your English skills in a casual group setting.

Ideal for Ages 6+. Play or learn to play chess on Saturdays mornings. All equipment provided.

Ages 12+. Learn Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint basics from 10:30am-12:00pm. Participants must have basic computer skills. Priority will be given to those who register AND arrive on time.

Learn the basic skills of acrylic painting with Menchie Oliva from Art Expressions of San Joaquin. Create a masterpiece of your own to take home. This program is open to ages 7-16. All supplies will be provided. Registration is strongly recommended as supplies and space is limited.

Come view robots big and small at either 12:00am or 1:00pm.  This event is for 6 year olds and above due to the delicate nature of the robots.

Come view robots big and small at either 12:00am or 1:00pm.  This event is for 6 year olds and above due to the delicate nature of the robots.

Play Xbox/Playsation and board games!

Join us for themed crafts and activities. Ages 1-5yrs. old 

Did you or your family live in South Stockton before 1970? We invite you to one of the story sessions happening at the Chavez & Fair Oaks Libraries.These sessions seek to make community stories available to youth, fight cultural erasure, and uplift community persistence and resistance.Share howe...read more

Join us to make a fun suncatcher craft to hang within your home.

Enjoy a fun day of games and activities with friends and family!

A Toastmaster sponsored club for 11-18 year old youth that educates, empowers and elevates them while building their confidence level.  There is no fee for this club.  For more general information about this club see the Toastmasters website: https://www.toastmasters.org/membership/how-to-...read more

Looking for someone to play chess with?  Here is your chance.  This is not a class. Children 6 years old and older are playing for fun to practice and learn.

Beat the afternoon heat with a Monday movie matinee. We will be showing 2022 Academy Award Best Picture nominee "Top Gun: Maverick." This film is rated PG-13, and is appropriate for adults and teens age 13 and up.  Free snacks will be provided, while supplies last. 

Create your own string art and hang it so others can see!.

The always fun Crazy 8's Math club uses hands-on activities and materials to introduce and practice math concepts for children in grades K-2nd. This program is 8 weeks long and will meet every Monday, 3:30-4:30 pm. Registration is required. 

Learn some crochet basics and get started on crafting with yarn and a crochet hook. You will learn how to make a slip knot, make a chain and a single crochet stitch. Those who are already experienced are welcome to join us and bring their own projects. Yarn and a crochet hook will be available to us...read more

Come choose a craft from some of the past crafts we have done as we clean out our closet of leftovers. We have snakes, butterflies, cardboard dinosaurs, and more.  This craft time is for 5 year olds and above.

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

Come join us for a film that the whole family can enjoy! We will be showing "Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation" in the program room. Popcorn and refreshments will be provided.

Practice your English language skills in a relaxed and welcoming environment. Every 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month. 

Explore a world of flavor from the comfort of your own home. Each month we will explore a new tea, its history, its possible uses,  a few book recommends to go wth the tea and more. Tea kits include a sample of the tea and  can be picked up in the library, while supplies last.

The interactive storytime is geared toward infants to two years old. Parents and caregivers can expect a half hour of music, books, and activities. Engaging the very young with their first steps toward literacy. 

Enjoy stories & songs with your child in this engaging and interactive story time & craft that lasts about 30 minutes. Stay & Play will be from 11:00AM-12:00PM and it is not necessary that you attend story time first. This program is designed for ages 3-5 years old, b...read more

Calling all babies and toddlers! Join us for Storytime and enjoy stories, songs and rhymes. Scarves, and other objects will be provided for music and movement.Storytime is held weekly on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.

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.

Do you have a baby, toddler or preschooler at home? Every Tuesday morning at 11:00 am, we have a free play program! Come check out Stay & Play! You can get to know new families, connect with other parents, while your kids will get to play safely with some fun toys! The program is drop-in, a...read more

Applying for jobs or internships? Do you need help updating your resume? Come to Manteca Library!

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. 

Teens and Adults,The Chavez MakerSpace room will be open every Tuesday & Wednesday from 2 to 5 PM and every Saturday from 1 to 4 PM (starting 2/18/2023). If you haven't been to the MakerSpace room before, it is located on the 2nd floor at the Cesar Chavez Central Library. Come expl...read more

Escalon Library Legos and Listen program is designed to hone listening skills and explore creativity. Children ages 4-10 will listen quietly to childrens audiobooks while creating projects with Lego building blocks. 

Teens will be making I spy jars to be given to younger kids. They'll be using various materials to put in their jars.

Start the school year with style! Let your artistic side out by designing your very own canvas bag. The program is open to all teens and up. All supplies will be provided. It's first come first served as supplies are limited.

Looking for fun and easy conversation practice in English? Join us at the Manteca Library! 

Enjoy a fun day of teen related activities!

You are invited to learn about the fascinating world of Honey Bees. This is a great free family program. 

Come to our Lego Club and let your imagination go wild!  Build something new and we'll put it on display.  We'll provide the Legos!!

Come learn how to build a carboard kaleidoscope in this fun STEAM activity craft. We will be having fun exploring light, reflections,and creativity! Ideal for ages 6-12. 

Come by for stories and more! Alternating Tuesdays with Spanish Story Time.

The whole family will enjoy this half hour storytime where library staff will share quiet bedtime stories, rhymes and songs in preparation for bedtime.   Please join us at 5:30pm each Tuesday throught the fall. 

For children, ages 2-12, with autism. Get creative with Legos. Legos provided.

Bring in your device and we'll walk you through some basics - starting it up, searching for programs, different browsers, using Hoopla/Libby, etc.This program is for Adults.

Teens and Adults,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 at the Cesar Chavez Central Library. Come explore various tech equipment like 3D printers (MakerBot Replic...read more

Decorate your very own backpack and pencil case at the Manteca Library! This free program is for ages 8 & up. All supplies will be provided. 

August 9th is National Book Lovers Day! We'll be painting your favorite book, characters, and more. Recommended for ages 9-12. 

Create and build with various items from circuits to arts and craft materials. 

Come join us as for coloring club as we color a different project weekly. All ages are welcomed. Supplies will be provided.

Join us for our Full STEAM Ahead! program, which encourages kids to explore different aspects of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math through various activities. Each month will feature a new activity that focuses on one or more of the key STEAM stopics!For kids ages 6-12.

Lego Club is for all ages and no sign-up or membership required. Drop-in and build something cool! Each session we come up with a theme to direct the building, but you can make whatever your heart desires.Lego Club is every other Wednesday at 3:30 pm.We have classic blocks and Duplos.

Kids who are interested in learning how to do crochet, knitting or cross-stitch are invited to drop-in for individual or small group beginner instruction. No "projects" will be completed at these sessions. We will be learning and practicing the basics upon which kids can slowly build their...read more

Come join us as we craft together summer theme crafts to end our summer vacation. All ages are welcomed. Supplies will be provided. 

Join us to make beautiful hydrangeas.  This painting craft is for 7 year olds and above.

Come paint at Weston Ranch. This program is for adults and seniors.

Ideal for Ages 10-18. Drop-in and try your hand at a variety of STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Arts and Math) activities.

Customize your own Gobbie (a mascot keychain with beads) to hang on your backpack! Limited quantities. FIrst come, first serve. 

Paint and relax at Fair Oaks Library, for teens and adults.

Come play Sudoku at Weston Ranch the second Thursday of every month. This program is for adults and seniors.

This half-hour program 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 and simple songs.Above all it ...read more

Join us for about 30 minutes of stories, songs and activities on Thursday mornings at 10:30 am. After storytime, we will play for about half an hour. This mellower storytime is designed for our smallest friends and their caregivers--siblings are welcome, too!

This half-hour program 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 picture books, board books, fingerplays, rhythm/rhyme and simple songs. Above all it'...read more

Calling all babies and toddlers! Join us for Storytime and enjoy stories, songs, rhymes, and playtime. Storytime is held twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.

Bring your toddlers ages 1-5 and let's have some bubbly messy fun!

Ask questions get help---basic computer and mobile device use. Bring your device with you if you have specific questions.

 Bring your preschoolers to this half hour storytime where library staff will share age appropriate stories, rhymes and songs and we will all have a very fun time. For ages 3-5; older siblings welcome.  Please join us at 11:15am on Thursdays.

Let's laugh & play with friends! Drop in & play card & board games at the Manteca Library. This free program is for teens. All materials will be provided. 

All levels of artists are welcome. 

Have fun building a unique robot friend. 

Join us for the movie The Super Mario Bros.Movie is rated PG.Snacks will be provded.

Join us for a hands-on educational workshop with Uncle Jer's Traveling Bee Show, where we will meet live bees (in a contained observation hive) and learn about the importance of native bees to our food sources and our environment! Stay and make some bee crafts! This free program is for all ages....read more

Learn how conductive tape, LED lights, and batteries create a light-up pin!  Recommended ages 9-12.  First come, first served as space and supplies are limited.

Use different type of duct tape colors and designs to create a sturdy project. Instructions will be provided with supplies.

Lear how to make your own pin board at Striobley Micro Library to display your favorite pins!

Celebrate your love for Bluey with themed crafts and activities at Fair Oaks Library!

Grades 6-12. Play games, listen to music, and meet other Tracy Library teens. Snacks provided. 

Join our English conversation club and practice your English skills in a safe and fun environment! Improve your fluency, learn common phrases and words, learn different greetings and practice responding to real-life scenarios!

Are you looking for fun crafts & activities to do? Join in the fun & get creative at the Manteca Library! Designed for all ages. All supplies will be provided.

The library will be closed in observance of Veterans Day.

Join us every Friday at 10:15 for this half-hour program for children and their caregivers.We will share fun, colorful picture books, sing happy songs, and make simple, cute crafts to take home.

Most health plans, including plans available through the Health Insurance Marketplace, must cover a set of preventive services such as shots or vaccines, and screening tests at no cost to you only when they are delivered by a provider in your plan’s network. Using health.gov/myhealthfinde...read more

Join us for a Stay and Play. Children 5 and under can make new friends as they play with different toys.

Join us for a movie on the big screen and snacks too.  This time we are showing the PG rated Disney movie Encanto.  This means that anyone under 10 years old must be accompanied by an adult.  

Create and build with our Lego pieces. Design marble mazes and Lego portrait art or make your own creation.

Make collective crafts out of recyclable materials. 

Let's create a vision board of the school year. Add your goals and future accomplishments for this upcoming school year.

Have questions on how to navigate your device? We're here to help!

Want a say in what the Maya Angelou Library does for teens?  Join our Teen Advisory Group and help plan programs and events.  Refreshments will be provided.

Ideal for Ages 6+. Play or learn to play chess on Saturdays mornings. All equipment provided.

Art Expressions will provide a youth beginner's acrylic class taught by Menchie Oliva. This free class is for ages 7-16 years old. Registration is required as space is limited. There are two sessions in August, please only sign up for one. 

Play Xbox/Playsation and board games!

Ideal for 6 - 12 Build confidence in reading by sharing a story with a therapy dog.

Come color and decorate your own fabric pencil case here at the library!This program is for Teens. While supplies last.

Make a mini hanging terrarium to take home.  All materials supplied. 

Banned Book Club meets monthly on select Saturday afternoons. We exclusively read books that have been Banned or Challenged, usually at schools or libraries.  We celebrate the freedom to read with thoughtful and respectful discussions and the opportunity to discuss important and somet...read more

With help from Princess Peach, Mario gets ready to square off against the all-powerful Bowser to stop his plans from conquering the world! Rated PG with a runtime of 1 hour, 32 minutes. Refreshments will be provided. Children under 12, must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. 

Seeking better organization for the new year? Join us and create your own bullet journal! 

Enjoy a fun day of games and activities with friends and family!

This program has been canceled and rescheduled at a later date.Real-life husband and wife Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz play upwardly mobile honeymooners who decide to buy a "home on wheels" so they can live together while his job takes them around the country. Unfortunately, the joyride hit...read more

Looking for someone to play chess with?  Here is your chance.  This is not a class. Children 6 years old and older are playing for fun to practice and learn.

Adults, pick up a kit to make a Fishnet Wrapped Mason Jar beginning at 10 am on Monday, August 14, 2023. We will give out kits while supplies last. Take them home and make them at a time that is convenient for you.No registration.

Toddlers and Preschoolers will be able to use their creativity and get messy! Make sure children wear clothes that can get dirty and prepare to have fun with a variety of materials. This free program is recommended for ages 1-5 years old and their caregivers. 

Ideal for Ages 0-12. Join the Tracy Police Department for a special storytime and craft! 

The always fun Crazy 8's Math club uses hands-on activities and materials to introduce and practice math concepts for children in grades K-2nd. This program is 8 weeks long and will meet every Monday, 3:30-4:30 pm. Registration is required. 

Learn some crochet basics and get started on crafting with yarn and a crochet hook. You will learn how to make a slip knot, make a chain and a single crochet stitch. Those who are already experienced are welcome to join us and bring their own projects. Yarn and a crochet hook will be available to us...read more

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

 Join us to make a creative painting while you chat and snack with other teens.

In Resume Builder you will be given a short work history interview where we will go over your jobs held, duties conducted, skills and awards obtained as well as any training and schools attended. From there we will build your resume from scratch or enhance an existing resume. If you already have a r...read more

Enjoy a fun evening playing your favorite games at the library!

Practice your English language skills in a relaxed and welcoming environment. Every 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month. 

The interactive storytime is geared toward infants to two years old. Parents and caregivers can expect a half hour of music, books, and activities. Engaging the very young with their first steps toward literacy. 

Enjoy stories & songs with your child in this engaging and interactive story time & craft that lasts about 30 minutes. Stay & Play will be from 11:00AM-12:00PM and it is not necessary that you attend story time first. This program is designed for ages 3-5 years old, b...read more

Calling all babies and toddlers! Join us for Storytime and enjoy stories, songs and rhymes. Scarves, and other objects will be provided for music and movement.Storytime is held weekly on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.

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.

Do you have a baby, toddler or preschooler at home? Every Tuesday morning at 11:00 am, we have a free play program! Come check out Stay & Play! You can get to know new families, connect with other parents, while your kids will get to play safely with some fun toys! The program is drop-in, a...read more

Applying for jobs or internships? Do you need help updating your resume? Come to Manteca Library!

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. 

Teens and Adults,The Chavez MakerSpace room will be open every Tuesday & Wednesday from 2 to 5 PM and every Saturday from 1 to 4 PM (starting 2/18/2023). If you haven't been to the MakerSpace room before, it is located on the 2nd floor at the Cesar Chavez Central Library. Come expl...read more

Do you love anime? Check out this club! Chat about your favorite anime, create crafts, and enjoy some snacks. This free program is for teens 13-18. 

Escalon Library Legos and Listen program is designed to hone listening skills and explore creativity. Children ages 4-10 will listen quietly to childrens audiobooks while creating projects with Lego building blocks. 

Grab a friend and come to the library for an afternoon of gaming. This is a teen only program.

Give a warm welcome back to the new school year by making your teacher a gift.

Looking for fun and easy conversation practice in English? Join us at the Manteca Library! 

Come join us as we work on painting a banner to take home. All ages are welcomed. Supplies will be provided. 

Join as we make a refreshing sugar scrub.

We have the bricks, you bring the imagination.  Come join us to build and create with Legos.  We have both small Legos and Duplos to share.  Lego donations accepted, bricks needed more than sets with little tiny pieces.  Lego Friends pieces desperately needed for the girls to enj...read more

Ideal for Ages 2-12. Be creative! Build whatever you can imagine with fun lego or duplo designs and put it on display in the library! All blocks provided.

Visitanos para escuchar cuentos y mas en español! Martes alternos con hora de cuentos en inglésCome by for stories and more in Spanish! Alternating Tuesdays with English Story Time.

The whole family will enjoy this half hour storytime where library staff will share quiet bedtime stories, rhymes and songs in preparation for bedtime.   Please join us at 5:30pm each Tuesday throught the fall. 

Join us for Family Movie Night at the Linden Library, where we'll be showing a fun, family-friendly movie - Super Mario Bros (2023)!This movie is rated PG. All ages are welcome!

Teens and Adults,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 at the Cesar Chavez Central Library. Come explore various tech equipment like 3D printers (MakerBot Replic...read more

Join us for a STEM filled fun activities! Science, Technology, Engineering & Math. Hands on learning opportunities to practice critical thinking, problem solving, innovative thinking, and teamwork. This free program is for ages 8 & up. All supplies will be provided.

Tweens will be painting their very own hanging wood crafted mermaids! Recommended for ages 9-12. 

Create and build with various items from circuits to arts and craft materials. 

Learn about the planets, constellations, and make an alien craft!

Come join us as for coloring club as we color a different project weekly. All ages are welcomed. Supplies will be provided.

Beat the heat with homemade lemonade! Join us as we make different flavor lemonades using mason jars. Program is open to all teens and adults. All supplies will be provided. Registration is strongly recommended as supplies and space is limited.

Learn computer basics at Weston Ranch. This program is for adults and seniors.

Join us at the Escalon library to learn to crochet or just hang out and crochet with others in a casual and frinedly environment. Learn a new skill and meet some new friends.Ages 10-adult

Ideal for Ages 10-18. Drop-in and try your hand at a variety of STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Arts and Math) activities.

Design a fun summer sign with popsicle sticks, color sand, and shells.

This Club is to help students learn to make and practice short speeches.  Club members will be given tips and tricks that will help them do just that.  We are hoping this will build member confidence and prepare them for making speeches at school and elswhere in the future. The current sch...read more

Come make cute bookmarks with us for back to school. 

HI everyone.  Now that school has begun let's get together to make bookmarks for the readers in our livess.

We'll wrap yarn around canvas boards to create a birch tree design--or you might choose to make an abstract design. We will use acrylic paints, cotton balls and clothespins to make a fast-drying picture on a small canvas board. After we apply paint, the yarn comes off to reveal white lines....read more

Ven a jugar Lotería en Weston Ranch el tercer jueves de cada mes. Este programa es para adultos y personas mayores.

This half-hour program 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 and simple songs.Above all it ...read more

Join us for about 30 minutes of stories, songs and activities on Thursday mornings at 10:30 am. After storytime, we will play for about half an hour. This mellower storytime is designed for our smallest friends and their caregivers--siblings are welcome, too!

This half-hour program 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 picture books, board books, fingerplays, rhythm/rhyme and simple songs. Above all it'...read more

Calling all babies and toddlers! Join us for Storytime and enjoy stories, songs, rhymes, and playtime. Storytime is held twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.

 Bring your preschoolers to this half hour storytime where library staff will share age appropriate stories, rhymes and songs and we will all have a very fun time. For ages 3-5; older siblings welcome.  Please join us at 11:15am on Thursdays.

Enjoy a family movie while snacking on Smores!

Jenga! Guess Who! Chutes and Ladders! Life! And more!Join us for board game and snacks!

Express your creativity at the library through painting!

Join us for a fun BINGO game - with sharks as the theme!For kids 4-12.

Learn how to make your own Pin Board at Fair Oaks Library to display your favorite pins! This program is for teens.

Grades 6-12. Make bookmarks using a needle and yarn. It's surpisingly easy! Pick from a variety of bright, colorful yarns and stitch designs on plastic canvas. No experience necessary. All materials supplied.

Join our English conversation club and practice your English skills in a safe and fun environment! Improve your fluency, learn common phrases and words, learn different greetings and practice responding to real-life scenarios!

Are you looking for fun crafts & activities to do? Join in the fun & get creative at the Manteca Library! Designed for all ages. All supplies will be provided.

Join us every Friday at 10:15 for this half-hour program for children and their caregivers.We will share fun, colorful picture books, sing happy songs, and make simple, cute crafts to take home.

Please join us to make a classy Terrarium to take home. This program is for adults only. ( No Children Please) This craft needs to be postponed until a later date.  Sorry for any inconvenience this might have caused.

Drop by during this hour with your questions. You may bring your own device (phone, tablet, laptop). No reservations.

Bring your babies 24 months and younger for a drop-in play time from 10:30am - 12:00pm. You and your little ones will enjoy socializing with other caretakers and babies. Toys will be provided.

Get the creativity flowing early! Mini Monets let's young toddler and preschool aged kids take part in an art-focused, fun program, letting them learn colors, how to hold brushes, and just express their inner artistic side!This month we're going to play with clay, making shapes, imprints, an...read more

Join us for a Stay and Play. Children 5 and under can make new friends as they play with different toys.

Create and build with our Lego pieces. Design marble mazes and Lego portrait art or make your own creation.

Relax and let your imagination run free at Stribley Micro Library! What will you create?

A different kid-friendly art activity on select Fridays. Activities could include using paints, textiles, crafting or other surprise media. Best suited for school-aged kids, but younger children may participate with parental/caregiver help. 

Show off your skills and let your imagination transform legos into masterpiece creations. Work on your own project or team up with friends. Each meeting will offer a different challenge, but you're welcome to design whatever you'd like! If you'd like to share your work of art, please hav...read more

Have questions on how to navigate your device? We're here to help!

Pratice your English skills in a casual group setting.

Ideal for Ages 6+. Play or learn to play chess on Saturdays mornings. All equipment provided.

Play Xbox/Playsation and board games!

Come to the library and watch a critically acclaimed movie, and stay for a short discussion afterward. The Fabelmans is rated PG-13.

Come join us for a film for the family to enjoy. We will be showing Puss in Boots: The Last Wish in the program room. Popcorn and refreshments will be provided. 

Families are invited to a screening of The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023-PG). There will be crafts for the kids and free snacks for all. (While supplies last.) For extra fun, come dressed in your favorite Mario or Nintendo gear!Peaches! PEACHES.  PEACHES!!

A Toastmaster sponsored club for 11-18 year old youth that educates, empowers and elevates them while building their confidence level.  There is no fee for this club.  For more general information about this club see the Toastmasters website: https://www.toastmasters.org/membership/how-to-...read more

Looking for someone to play chess with?  Here is your chance.  This is not a class. Children 6 years old and older are playing for fun to practice and learn.

The always fun Crazy 8's Math club uses hands-on activities and materials to introduce and practice math concepts for children in grades K-2nd. This program is 8 weeks long and will meet every Monday, 3:30-4:30 pm. Registration is required. 

Join the Ripon library as we welcome Bingo Schmingo Music, a language-based music program. Music lovers will enjoy Kathleen Rushing's creative musical, language and social experiences that promote phonemic awareness, rhythm and rhyme.Our seating is limited. Please come early to get in line. Tick...read more

Learn some crochet basics and get started on crafting with yarn and a crochet hook. You will learn how to make a slip knot, make a chain and a single crochet stitch. Those who are already experienced are welcome to join us and bring their own projects. Yarn and a crochet hook will be available to us...read more

Come join the Linden Library as we tackle a STEAM-based LEGO challenge for an afternoon of fun! Each challenge is a fun surprise that tests your determination, creativity, and thirst for knowledge! *Some challenges may be more complex than others. Younger kids may need some adult guidance on oc...read more

Children ages 6 & older are invited to create rainsticks to take home. Supplies are limited, please arrive early.

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

In Resume Builder you will be given a short work history interview where we will go over your jobs held, duties conducted, skills and awards obtained as well as any training and schools attended. From there we will build your resume from scratch or enhance an existing resume. If you already have a r...read more

Enjoy a fun evening playing your favorite games at the library!

You are invited to watch The Super Mario Bros. Movie at Manteca Library. Popcorns & snacks will be provided. 

Practice your English language skills in a relaxed and welcoming environment. Every 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month. 

The interactive storytime is geared toward infants to two years old. Parents and caregivers can expect a half hour of music, books, and activities. Engaging the very young with their first steps toward literacy. 

Enjoy stories & songs with your child in this engaging and interactive story time & craft that lasts about 30 minutes. Stay & Play will be from 11:00AM-12:00PM and it is not necessary that you attend story time first. This program is designed for ages 3-5 years old, b...read more

Calling all babies and toddlers! Join us for Storytime and enjoy stories, songs and rhymes. Scarves, and other objects will be provided for music and movement.Storytime is held weekly on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.

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.

Do you have a baby, toddler or preschooler at home? Every Tuesday morning at 11:00 am, we have a free play program! Come check out Stay & Play! You can get to know new families, connect with other parents, while your kids will get to play safely with some fun toys! The program is drop-in, a...read more

Applying for jobs or internships? Do you need help updating your resume? Come to Manteca Library!

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. 

Teens and Adults,The Chavez MakerSpace room will be open every Tuesday & Wednesday from 2 to 5 PM and every Saturday from 1 to 4 PM (starting 2/18/2023). If you haven't been to the MakerSpace room before, it is located on the 2nd floor at the Cesar Chavez Central Library. Come expl...read more

Join the Escalon Library and Ms. Sonya to do some fun rock painting.

Enjoy a fun day of teen related activities!

Looking for someone to play chess with? If so, come to our Chess Club! Ages 6 and older will be playing for fun to practice and learn.*This is not an instructional class. 

The Cesar Chavez Central Library offers Sewing Basics class for teens and adults every 4th Tuesdays each month from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. in the MakerSpace room on the 2nd floor. In this workshop, you will learn the basics of sewing, including operating a sewing machine, threading a bobbin,and...read more

We bring the bricks.You bring the imagination!Join us on the 4th Tuesday of every month for LEGO Club. For families with children of all ages.**Please note that LEGO Club will be meeting at 4:00 PM beginning in January 2024** 

Enjoy a fun day of teen related activities!

Design and color a Tape Resist Train.  This easy and colorful craft will put a smile on any preschoolers face and create a ice picture for your refrigerator.

Teens ages 12-18 join us for music, snacks, and bead crafts!

Take a break from being back in school and come make a variety of themed Diary of a Wimpy Kid Crafts! Ideal for ages 6-12. 

Come by for stories and more! Alternating Tuesdays with Spanish Story Time.

Bring your friends & family to join us and play some board games.

The whole family will enjoy this half hour storytime where library staff will share quiet bedtime stories, rhymes and songs in preparation for bedtime.   Please join us at 5:30pm each Tuesday throught the fall. 

Join us as we make our own coasters in this fun DIY project!This program is for Teens. While supplies last.

Come by to pick up a special take - away craft to do at home.

Teens and Adults,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 at the Cesar Chavez Central Library. Come explore various tech equipment like 3D printers (MakerBot Replic...read more

Come decorate your favorite treats! This free program is designed for ages 8 & up. Introduce them to awesome activities of baking & decorating. All supplies will be provided.  

Create and build with various items from circuits to arts and craft materials. 

Come join us as for coloring club as we color a different project weekly. All ages are welcomed. Supplies will be provided.

Join us as we watch Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. Based on the popular roleplaying game, the film follows a band of thieves on the hunt for a valuable relic. Under the leadership of a talented thief named Edgin, the band goes on adventures to collect bounties across the land. When they ...read more

Lego Club is for all ages and no sign-up or membership required. Drop-in and build something cool! Each session we come up with a theme to direct the building, but you can make whatever your heart desires.Lego Club is every other Wednesday at 3:30 pm.We have classic blocks and Duplos.

Kids who are interested in learning how to do crochet, knitting or cross-stitch are invited to drop-in for individual or small group beginner instruction. No "projects" will be completed at these sessions. We will be learning and practicing the basics upon which kids can slowly build their...read more

Learn to cook at Weston Ranch with Liesha Barnett. This program is for adults and seniors.

Ideal for Ages 10-18. Drop-in and try your hand at a variety of STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Arts and Math) activities.

The Rice Krispie is your delicious canvas to decorate!

Fair Oaks Library invites Lego enthusiasts to let their creativity take the reins and see what they can build!

Come by the library to pick up some weaving skills and create a mini basket!For kids 4-12. While supplies last.

Add a fun decoration to your flowers and plants with a kodama terrarium. Kodamas are tree spirits from Japanese folklore and can be seen in Studio Ghibli's Princess Mononoke. Program is open to teens and up. All supplies will be provided.

Come play a crossword at Weston Ranch. This program is for adults and seniors.

Join us for about 30 minutes of stories, songs and activities on Thursday mornings at 10:30 am. After storytime, we will play for about half an hour. This mellower storytime is designed for our smallest friends and their caregivers--siblings are welcome, too!

This half-hour program 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 picture books, board books, fingerplays, rhythm/rhyme and simple songs. Above all it'...read more

Calling all babies and toddlers! Join us for Storytime and enjoy stories, songs, rhymes, and playtime. Storytime is held twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.

Create artwork using salt, glue, and watercolors! Recommended Ages 1-5.  First come first served as space and supplies are limited.

Ask questions get help---basic computer and mobile device use. Bring your device with you if you have specific questions.

Join us after storytime for Camp Read S'more. We will go on a bear hunt, go fishing , make a s'more pop and have a craft to take home to create. While supplies last.  Ages 3-6

Create slime you can eat!

Does your child need help with their homework? Come to Manteca Library! Available for grades 1st - 8th. 

Come join us as we craft together a bird feeder for the birds to feed on. All ages are welcomed. Supplies will be provided.

We're bringing back past crafts today! Here's your chance to partake if you missed out when they originally occurred, quantities limited.

Paint your own wooden mermaid using acrylic paints. 

Come and relax at Fair Oaks Library with a movie and snacks! While supplies last.

Grades 6-12. Learn study strategies that will make your study time way more effective.

Join our English conversation club and practice your English skills in a safe and fun environment! Improve your fluency, learn common phrases and words, learn different greetings and practice responding to real-life scenarios!

Enjoy Bluey themed games and crafts. Recommended for ages 3-6 years old and their caregivers. 

Are you looking for fun crafts & activities to do? Join in the fun & get creative at the Manteca Library! Designed for all ages. All supplies will be provided.

Come by to pick up a special take - away craft to do at home.

Join us every Friday at 10:15 for this half-hour program for children and their caregivers.We will share fun, colorful picture books, sing happy songs, and make simple, cute crafts to take home.

Join us to explore an online graphic design tool. Canva is free-to-use. People use Canva to create social media posts, presentations, posters, videos, logos and more. Bring your own device (laptop, tablet or smart phone) or use one of our laptops for this free class. No registration.

Join us for a Stay and Play. Children 5 and under can make new friends as they play with different toys.

We will read Harod and the purple crayon and use our imagination to create some fun. Toddlers will have fun with activities and crafts that go along with the story

Create and build with our Lego pieces. Design marble mazes and Lego portrait art or make your own creation.

Build a variety of mazes with different materials, and test them.  

A different kid-friendly art activity on select Fridays. Activities could include using paints, textiles, crafting or other surprise media. Best suited for school-aged kids, but younger children may participate with parental/caregiver help. 

This makerspace hour, will introduce children 4-8 years old to different S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math), skills while allowing them to use their natural curiosity and imagination to explore these concepts. Children are free to explore at different stations at their own ...read more

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Attention Teens!  Looking for something to do on a Friday afternoon?  Come to the Maya Angelou Library and enjoy fun activities or just hang out with other teens.

Ideal for Ages 6+. Play or learn to play chess on Saturdays mornings. All equipment provided.

Grades 9-12. Take a official full-length, computer-based practice test for the SAT or ACT (essay not included). Students will need to create a free account at Collegeboard (for the SAT) or My ACT (for the ACT). The Collegeboard or My ACT account can be created on-site or at any time before arri...read more

Play Xbox/Playsation and board games!

Decorate a wooden box in the shape of a book with the provided materials!This program is for Adults. While supplies last.

Passport to India-A Window Into Life In The Subcontinent is a presentation on the geography, diversity, and streetlife in the world’s largest democracy and the second most populous country in the world. We will take a colorful “trip” to experience the smells, sights, and sound...read more

Join us for a fun afternoon of video games.

Enjoy a fun day of games and activities with friends and family!

Looking for someone to play chess with?  Here is your chance.  This is not a class. Children 6 years old and older are playing for fun to practice and learn.

The always fun Crazy 8's Math club uses hands-on activities and materials to introduce and practice math concepts for children in grades K-2nd. This program is 8 weeks long and will meet every Monday, 3:30-4:30 pm. Registration is required. 

Bring your friends and family and enjoy an afternoon of boardgames!

Learn some crochet basics and get started on crafting with yarn and a crochet hook. You will learn how to make a slip knot, make a chain and a single crochet stitch. Those who are already experienced are welcome to join us and bring their own projects. Yarn and a crochet hook will be available to us...read more

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

Enjoy a fun evening playing your favorite games at the library!

This is a reading program for children in 1st, 2nd, or 3rd grades who are reading below grade level and is similar to Summer Book Buddies. One-on-one or small group sessions are led by screened teen volunteers to help young readers develop the skills they need to excel. Meetings will take place Mond...read more

Practice your English language skills in a relaxed and welcoming environment. Every 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month. 

Families are welcome to join us for classic board games for all ages. Free snacks will be provided. (While supplies last.)

Come join us and discuss our next book read! This month we will read "Me Before You" by Jojo Moyes.

Come by to pick up a special take - away craft to do at home.

The interactive storytime is geared toward infants to two years old. Parents and caregivers can expect a half hour of music, books, and activities. Engaging the very young with their first steps toward literacy. 

Enjoy stories & songs with your child in this engaging and interactive story time & craft that lasts about 30 minutes. Stay & Play will be from 11:00AM-12:00PM and it is not necessary that you attend story time first. This program is designed for ages 3-5 years old, b...read more

Calling all babies and toddlers! Join us for Storytime and enjoy stories, songs and rhymes. Scarves, and other objects will be provided for music and movement.Storytime is held weekly on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.

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.

Genealogical Help, First and Last Tuesday of Each Month

Do you have a baby, toddler or preschooler at home? Every Tuesday morning at 11:00 am, we have a free play program! Come check out Stay & Play! You can get to know new families, connect with other parents, while your kids will get to play safely with some fun toys! The program is drop-in, a...read more

Applying for jobs or internships? Do you need help updating your resume? Come to Manteca Library!

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. 

Teens and Adults,The Chavez MakerSpace room will be open every Tuesday & Wednesday from 2 to 5 PM and every Saturday from 1 to 4 PM (starting 2/18/2023). If you haven't been to the MakerSpace room before, it is located on the 2nd floor at the Cesar Chavez Central Library. Come expl...read more

Do you want to test your building skills? Come build with us at the Manteca Library! Design a lego creation. This free program is for ages 8 & up. All supplies will be provided.

Escalon Library Legos and Listen program is designed to hone listening skills and explore creativity. Children ages 4-10 will listen quietly to childrens audiobooks while creating projects with Lego building blocks. 

Join us for the film Guardians of the Galaxy 3.Film rated PG-13.Snacks will be provided!

Art Expressions will provide a youth beginner's acrylic class taught by Menchie Oliva. This free class is for ages 7-16 years old. Registration is required as space is limited.  

Does your child need help with their homework? Then bring them by our Homework Help, where screened volunteers can assist grades 1st-8th with all subjects. This service is free and is first come, first served. Please sign in at children's reference desk. 

Looking for fun and easy conversation practice in English? Join us at the Manteca Library! 

Enjoy a fun day of teen related activities!

All Ages. Based on the Super Mario Video Games, the animated film follows Mario on adventures with his friends.Mario joins forces with Princess Peach and Toad. The trio is in search of Mario's Brother Luigi. Together, they hope to defeat the evil Bowser and save the Mushroom Kingdom from de...read more

Visitanos para escuchar cuentos y mas en español! Martes alternos con hora de cuentos en inglésCome by for stories and more in Spanish! Alternating Tuesdays with English Story Time.

Come join us to learn some crochet or knitting basics, get some pattern ideas, and work on projects in company!This program is for Adults, but teens are welcome.

Teens and Adults,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 at the Cesar Chavez Central Library. Come explore various tech equipment like 3D printers (MakerBot Replic...read more

This program has been cancelled. 

You are invited to a magic show. Come to the Manteca Library! San Francisco's top magician, Perry Yan. This free show is for all ages. 

Create and build with various items from circuits to arts and craft materials. 

Come join us as for coloring club as we color a different project weekly. All ages are welcomed. Supplies will be provided.

Join us at the Escalon library to learn to crochet or just hang out and crochet with others in a casual and frinedly environment. Learn a new skill and meet some new friends.Ages 10-adult

Ideal for Ages 10-18. Drop-in and try your hand at a variety of STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Arts and Math) activities.

Personalize your own tumbler with a variety of fun vinyl decals. For all ages.

This Club is to help students learn to make and practice short speeches.  Club members will be given tips and tricks that will help them do just that.  We are hoping this will build member confidence and prepare them for making speeches at school and elswhere in the future. The current sch...read more

Come to the library and create some buttons for you and your friends using our handy button machine.This program is for Teens. While supplies last.

This is a reading program for children in 1st, 2nd, or 3rd grades who are reading below grade level and is similar to Summer Book Buddies. One-on-one or small group sessions are led by screened teen volunteers to help young readers develop the skills they need to excel. Meetings will take place Mond...read more

We will dicuss The Hypnotist's Love Story by Liane Moriarty. This book club now uses the Book Club in a Box program; you may ask a staff member for a copy to borrow beginning July 26, 2023. 

Come by to pick up a special take - away craft to do at home.

Come play mahjong at Weston Ranch. This program is for adults and seniors.

Join us for about 30 minutes of stories, songs and activities on Thursday mornings at 10:30 am. After storytime, we will play for about half an hour. This mellower storytime is designed for our smallest friends and their caregivers--siblings are welcome, too!

This half-hour program 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 picture books, board books, fingerplays, rhythm/rhyme and simple songs. Above all it'...read more

Calling all babies and toddlers! Join us for Storytime and enjoy stories, songs, rhymes, and playtime. Storytime is held twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.

Create your own candle with custom scents and colors of your choice! This free program is for teens only. All materials will be provided. 

Make beautiful designs with sand. 

Make fruit-themed crafts & play games! Who will be the fruit ninja king?

Let your creativity go wild in this open art session. All supplies will be provided!

Does your child need help with their homework? Then bring them by our Homework Help, where screened volunteers can assist grades 1st-8th with all subjects. This service is free and is first come, first served. Please sign in at children's reference desk. 

Wizarding school is back in session! We invite any Muggles who have not yet received their acceptance letter to check out our "classes". What will be your favorite? Potions? Charms? Or maybe try your hand at Quidditch! For extra fun, come dressed in your favorite robes or house colors. Fun...read more

Does your child need help with their homework? Come to Manteca Library! Available for grades 1st - 8th. 

Bring the little ones and join us for Storytime as we read books of all kinds. Crafts will be available after reading our fun books.

Past crafts are making a come back today in limited quantities, don't miss out!!

Grades 6-12. Learn a variety of ways you can use old magazines to make art and then create something all your own. No experience necessary. All materials supplied.

Join our English conversation club and practice your English skills in a safe and fun environment! Improve your fluency, learn common phrases and words, learn different greetings and practice responding to real-life scenarios!

Learn more about the Edible Schoolyard Project and how to make a healthy, tasty dish!! Watch Chef Liesha whip up something yummy right before your eyes. Recommended for ages 6 & up.