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Activities for July 2009

Summer Reading Program 2009 - Programs for kids, teens, and adults!

The Library will be closed July 3 and 4, 2009 in observance of Independence Day

Printable Events Calendar for July 2009 (Adobe PDF)

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Arvin Branch

Day	Date	Time	Event
Tue	7-21	5:30 p.m.	Papercrafts: A Craft Program for All Ages.
Kids Summer Reading Program Events
Wed	all	11:00 a.m.	Creative Family Storytime
	7-1	2:00 p.m.	Omnipresent Puppet Theater
	7-8		Things That Fly
Thu	7-9	1:00 p.m.	Advanced Cartooning/Drawing (teens & adults) (Preregistration required)
Tue	7-14	5:00 p.m.	Puppet Making (teens)
Thu	7-16	all day	Sidewalk Stories (all ages)
Sat	7-18	2:00 p.m.	Puppet Show by Teens
Tue	7-21	5:30 p.m.	Papercrafts (Preregistration required)
Sat	7-25	3:00 p.m.	Summer Reading Program Party
Teen Summer Reading Program Events
Thu	7-9	1:00 p.m.	Advanced Cartooning.
Tue	7-14	5:00 p.m.	Puppet Making.

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Baker Branch

Day	Date	Time	Event
Sat	7-11	3:00 p.m.	Waterwise Garden Beauty, a Transforming Life After 50community program offered by Kern County Library. Learn how to cope with drought conditions and save money, in a discussion of the design, plant selection, and maintenance of water conserving landscapes. Bring your own questions, and gardening successes and failures. Discussion led by Bakersfield College horticulturist, Lindsay Ono and Kathy Robinson, Robby’s Nursery.
	7-18		Achieving Life Long Fitness, a *Transforming Life After 50* community program offered by Kern County Library; bring your questions and your own life experience to a discussion led by local fitness, nutrition, and lifestyle experts.
	7-25		Making your Money Work in Difficult Times,a Transforming Life After 50 community program offered by Kern County Library. Bring your finance planning, and financial crisis management questions and issues to a discussion led by KERN 1180 Radio’s Moneywise Guys.
Kids Summer Reading Program Events
Sat	7-11	3:15 p.m.	Create Duct Tape Flowers - Teens also welcome!
	7-18	10:30 a.m.	Creative Family Storytime
	7-18	3:15 p.m.	Human Bingo - Teens also welcome!
	7-25	3:15 p.m.	Omnipresent Puppet Theater.
Teen Summer Reading Program Events
Sat	7-11	3:15 p.m.	3D Art: Duct Tape Flowers.
Sat	7-18	3:15 p.m.	Human Bingo.

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Beale Memorial Library

Day	Date	Time	Event
The Arkelian Children's Room is on the 1st Floor, the Auditorium is on the 1st Floor off the Lobby, the Tejon Room and the Gates Computer Lab are on the 2nd Floor.
All computer classes are free and open to the public.
Tue			Class tours of the library may be scheduled on Tuesday mornings. Please contact the Arkelian Children's Room staff, 661-868-0750.
Mon	7-6	7:00 p.m.	Transforming Life After 50: Making your Money Work in Difficult Times - Bring your finance planning, and financial crisis management questions and issues to a discussion led by KERN Radio 1180 Moneywise Guys. Tejon Room.
Wed	7-8	6:30 - 8:30 p.m.	Computer Class: Introduction to the Computer (Lab closed 6-9).
Sat	7-11	10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	Computer Class: Microsoft Excel 2003, Session I (Lab closed 10 - 12:30).
Mon	7-13	7:00 p.m.	Transforming Life After 50: Waterwise Garden Beauty - Learn how to cope with drought conditions and save money, in a discussion of the design, plant selection, and maintenance of water conserving landscapes. Bring your own questions, and gardening successes and failures, to a discussion led by Bakersfield College horticulturist, Lindsay Ono and Kathy Robinson, Robby's Nursery. Tejon Room.
Tue	7-14	6:30 - 8:30 p.m.	Computer Class: Microsoft Excel 2003, Session II (Lab closed 6-9).
Thu	7-16	5:30 - 8:00 p.m.	Friends of the Kern County Library, Inc. Used Book Sale - Presale for Members Only. Auditorium.
Fri	7-17	10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.	Friends of the Kern County Library, Inc. Used Book Sale - Open to the Public. Auditorium.
Sat	7-18	10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.	Friends of the Kern County Library, Inc. Used Book Sale - Open to the Public. Auditorium.
Mon	7-20	10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.	Friends of the Kern County Library, Inc. Used Book Sale - Half-Price Day. Auditorium.
Mon	7-20	7:00 p.m.	Transforming Life After 50: Electronic Tools and Gadgets 101 - In a world of rapidly multiplying electronic technologies, which should we master to successfully navigate society in the future? What might we safely ignore? Discussion led by technology industry retiree and electronics enthusiast, Dave Waterman. Tejon Room.
Wed	7-22	6:30 - 8:30 p.m.	Computer Class: Beginning Internet (Lab closed 6-9).
Sat	7-25	10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	Computer Class: Microsoft Excel 2003, Session III (Lab closed 10 - 12:30).
Tue	7-28	6:30 - 8:30 p.m.	Computer Class: Finding Jobs Online (Lab closed 6-9).
Kids Summer Reading Program Events
Mon	all	10:30 a.m.	Creative Family Storytime
Tue	all	7:00 p.m.	Sunset Stories in the Arkelian Children's Room Story Pit.
Thu	7-2	7:00 p.m.	Omnipresent Puppet Theater
Thu	7-9	7:00 p.m.	Nature Noise Making Musical Crafts.
Mon	7-13	10:30 a.m.	Storytime with Bakersfield Condor Celebrity Reader!
Thu	7-16	7:00 p.m.	Figure it out! Wall art and figure drawing.
Thu	7-23	7:00 p.m.	Jeff Lee's Working Wildlife.
Teen Summer Reading Program Events
Thu	7-2	3:00 p.m.	Anime Movie: Samurai 7. Auditorium
Fri	7-10	3:00 p.m.	Art Workshop with Clare Rossetto. Tejon Room
Fri	7-17	3:00 p.m.	Create Awesome Avatars: Learn How to Make the Virtual You! Gates Computer Lab.
Fri	7-24	3:00 p.m.	Build Ballistic Stomp Rockets. Tejon Room.
Adult Summer Reading Program Events
Tue	7-7	6:30 p.m.	Mysterious California Book Discussion: Southland by Nina Revoyr. (Tejon Room)
Sat	7-11	2:00 p.m.	MARILYN MEREDITH: Award winning Mystery Writer and author of the Deputy Tempe Crabtree mystery series as well as the Rocky Bluff P.D. series will discuss the writing process and her numerous writing experiences. She will also entertain questions from the audience and be available for signing books. (Auditorium)
Sat	7-18	2:00 p.m.	KNIT AND CROCHET 101: Louise and Amanda from Classy Knits will demonstrate the basics of how to knit and how to crochet during this introductory class at the Beale. Participants must bring a skein of yarn, crochet hook, and/or knitting needles. Classy Knits is also offering a 15% discount to customers purchasing materials for the class at the Beale. Space is limited; first-come, first-seated. (Auditorium)
Tue	7-21	6:30 p.m.	Mysterious California Book Discussion: Shell Games by Kirk Russell. (Tejon Room)
Sat	7-25	2:00 p.m.	"ELVIS HAS LEFT THE BUILDING!" Elvis impersonator Sonny Elizondo takes you back in time when Elvis was the King. Spend the afternoon with Elvis reminiscing and dancing to some of his most memorable songs. See the King in action! (Auditorium)

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Boron Branch

Day	Date	Time	Event
Kids Summer Reading Program Events
Mon	7-6	5:00 p.m.	Omnipresent Puppets
Mon	7-13	4:30 p.m.	Library Campout
Mon	7-20	4:30 p.m.	Christmas in July with Michael Kennedy

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Bryce C. Rathbun Branch

Day	Date	Time	Event
Sat	7-25	1:00 p.m.	Transforming Life After 50: Achieving your "Bucket List" for Travel - Bring your questions and your life experience to discuss the varied paths that can be taken to achieve your travel goals. Discussion leader Sara Reshaw, co-host of KERN 1180 Radio's Inside Travel show.
Kids Summer Reading Program Events
Tue	all	10:30 a.m.	Creative Family Storytime
Thu	7-2	4:00 p.m.	Omnipresent Puppet Theater
Thu	7-9	4:00 p.m.	Pet Care with Kern County Animal Control
Thu	7-16	4:00 p.m.	Photobooth Fanatic: Get your picture taken!
Tue	7-21	10:30 a.m.	Storytime with Bakersfield Condor Celebrity Reader!
Thu	7-23	4:00 p.m.	Book Bingo.
Teen Summer Reading Program Events
Wed	7-1	2:00 p.m.	Sidewalk Art: Chalk It Up!
Wed	7-15	2:00 p.m.	Scrapbooking: Beyond the Paper Page!

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Buttonwillow Branch

Day	Date	Time	Event
Kids Summer Reading Program Events
Thu	7-2	12:00 - 1:00 p.m.	Decorate a Library card pouch (signups required)
Tue	7-7	12:00 - 1:00 p.m.	Paperbag Scrapbooks
Thu	7-9	4:30 p.m.	Omnipresent Puppet Show
Tue	7-14	12:00 - 1:00 p.m.	Weave a Basket
Wed	7-15	12:00 - 1:00 p.m.	Paint and color with velvet
Thu	7-16	12:00 - 1:00 p.m.	Paperbag Scrapbooks II
Tue	7-21	3:00 p.m.	Magic Show with Chris Lopez
Wed	7-22	12:00 - 1:00 p.m.	Scrapbooking SRP 2009
Thu	7-23	4:00 - 6:00 p.m.	SRP Celebration!

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California City Branch

Day	Date	Time	Event
Kids Summer Reading Program Events
Fri	all	10:30 a.m.	Creative Family Storytime
Wed	7-8	3:00 p.m.	Origami
Fri	7-10	1:00 p.m.	Omnipresent Puppet Theater
Wed	7-15	3:00 p.m.	Fun with Patchwork
Wed	7-22	4:00 p.m.	Magic of Chris Lopez
Fri	7-31	3:00 p.m.	Franklin Haynes Marionettes
Teen Summer Reading Program Events
Thu	7-9	3:30 p.m.	Express Yourself! Writing on the Wall.
Thu	7-16	4:00 p.m.	Putting Words to Music, presented by Kevin Powell, Digital Matrix Recorders, Inc.
Thu	7-23	3:30 p.m.	Thread Crafting & Henna (need parent's permission).
Thu	7-30	3:30 p.m.	Teen Summer Reading Celebration & Book Talk

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Clara M. Jackson (McFarland) Branch

Day	Date	Time	Event
Kids Summer Reading Program Events
Tue	all	10:30 a.m.	Creative Family Storytime
Wed	7-1	1:00 p.m.	Irresistible visors & handsome hats
Thu	7-9	1:00 p.m.	George the Giant
Sat	7-11	1:00 p.m.	Fancy Nancy Festivities
Thu	7-16	1:00 p.m.	Make a Frame
Sat	7-18	1:00 p.m.	Mask Making
Thu	7-23	1:00 p.m.	Be Creative with Duct Tape
Sat	7-25	12:00 p.m.	Omnipresent Puppet Show
Thu	7-30	1:00 p.m.	Fun with Balloons & Books

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Delano Branch

Day	Date	Time	Event
Kids Summer Reading Program Events
Tue	all	11:30 a.m.	Creative Family Storytime
Thu	7-2	3:00 p.m.	Creative Bingo
Thu	7-9	3:00 p.m.	George the Giant
Thu	7-16	3:00 p.m.	E&M's Reptile Family
Thu	7-23	3:00 p.m.	Ice Cream Social

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Eleanor Wilson Branch

Day	Date	Time	Event
Tue	7-7	6:00 p.m.	Transforming Life After 50: Making Family Decisions with Aging Parents - Bring your questions and your own life experience to a discussion led by CSUB psychology professor and Kern Senior Collaborative head Dr. Ken Ishida, and others.
Tue	7-14	6:00 p.m.	Transforming Life After 50: Electronic Tools and Gadgets 101 - In a world of rapidly multiplying electronic technologies, which should we master to successfully navigate society in the future? What might we safely ignore? Discussion led by technology industry retiree and electronics enthusiast, Dave Waterman.
Tue	7-21	6:00 p.m.	Transforming Life After 50: Making your Money Work in Difficult Times - Bring your finance planning, and financial crisis management questions and issues to a discussion led by KERN Radio 1180 Moneywise Guys.
Kids Summer Reading Program Events
Mon	all	10:30 a.m.	Creative Family Storytime
Wed	7-1	10:30 a.m.	Photobooth Fanatic: Get your picture taken!
Thu	7-9	11:00 a.m.	Photobooth Fanatic: Get your picture taken!
Wed	7-15	2:00 p.m.	Creative Weather & TV with Kevin Charette of KGET Channel 17.
Thu	7-23	11:00 a.m.	Creative Bingo.
Teen Summer Reading Program Events
Wed	7-8	4:00 p.m.	Pizza and Board Games.
Wed	7-22	4:00 p.m.	Art Auction.

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Frazier Park Branch

Day	Date	Time	Event
Kids Summer Reading Program Events
Wed	all	11:00 a.m.	Creative Family Storytime

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Holloway-Gonzales Branch

Day	Date	Time	Event
Thu	7-2	6:00 p.m.	Transforming Life After 50: Waterwise Garden Beauty - Learn how to cope with drought conditions and save money, in a discussion of the design, plant selection, and maintenance of water conserving landscapes. Bring your own questions, and gardening successes and failures, to a discussion led by Bakersfield College horticulturist, Lindsay Ono and Kathy Robinson, Robby's Nursery.
	7-9		Transforming Life After 50: Achieving Life Long Fitness - Bring your questions and your own life experience to a discussion led by local fitness, nutrition and lifestyle experts.
	7-16		Transforming Life After 50: Making Your Money Work in Difficult Times - Bring your finance planning, and financial crisis management questions and issues to a discussion led by KERN Radio 1180 Moneywise Guys.
	7-23		Transforming Life After 50: Making Family Decisions with Aging Parents - Bring your questions and your own life experience to a discussion led by CSUB psychology professor and Kern Senior Collaborative head Dr. Ken Ishida, and others.
	7-30		Transforming Life After 50: Achieving your "Bucket List" for Travel - Bring your questions and your life experience to discuss the varied paths that can be taken to achieve your travel goals. Discussion leader Sara Reshaw, co-host of KERN 1180 Radio's Inside Travel show.
Kids Summer Reading Program Events
Thu	7-2, 7-16	10:30 a.m.	Creative Family Storytime
	7-2	3:15 p.m.	Shooting Star: Storytime and shine your light craft.
	7-9		Duct Tape Flowers.
	7-16		Human Bingo.
	7-23		Omnipresent Puppet Theater.
Teen Summer Reading Program Events
Thu	7-9	3:15 p.m.	3D Art: Duct Tape Flowers.
Thu	7-16	3:15 p.m.	Human Bingo.

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Kern River Valley Branch

Day	Date	Time	Event
Kids Summer Reading Program Events
Tue	7-7	6:00 p.m.	Reptiles & Amphibians
Thu	7-9	3:45 p.m.	Storytime & Activity: Reader's Theatre
Sat	7-11	3:30 p.m.	Omnipresent Puppet Show
Fri	7-17	3:30 p.m.	Creative Fun & Fancy Nancy
Tue	7-21	6:00 p.m.	Reptiles & Amphibians
Fri	7-24	2:30 p.m.	Jeff Lee's Working Wildlife
Teen Summer Reading Program Events
Thu	7-2	3:30 p.m.	Teen Time: Reader's Theatre rehearsal
Thu	7-9	3:45 p.m.	Reader's Theater.
Tue	7-14	6:00 - 8:00 p.m.	Teen Night

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Lamont Branch

Day	Date	Time	Event
Kids Summer Reading Program Events
Wed	all	10:30 a.m.	Preschool Storytime
Thu	7-2	1:00 p.m.	Be Creative with the Girl Scouts
Tue	7-7	1:00 p.m.	2-Ply Creative Fashion
Wed	7-8	1:00 p.m.	Be Like Picasso
Thu	7-9	11:00 a.m.	Frosty Soap
Fri	7-10	1:00 p.m.	Sheriff's Activity League (SAL) Workshop (all ages)
Wed	7-15	1:00 p.m.	Towel Elephant
Thu	7-16	1:00 p.m.	Be Creative with the Girl Scouts
Fri	7-17	1:00 p.m.	Sheriff's Activity League (SAL) Workshop (all ages)
Tue	7-21	1:00 p.m.	Paper Airplanes
Thu	7-23	11:00 a.m.	This Isn't a Box
Fri	7-24	1:00 p.m.	Sheriff's Activity League (SAL) Workshop (all ages)
Teen Summer Reading Program Events
Wed	7-1	1:00 p.m.	Teen Photo Collage Contest begins.
Sat	7-18		Deadline for Teen Photo Collage Contest
Tue	7-21 to 7-24		Vote for your favorite teen picture collage.
Sat	7-25		Teen Photo Collage Contest winner revealed.

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Mojave Branch

Day	Date	Time	Event
Kids Summer Reading Program Events
Wed	7-1	2:30 p.m.	Creative Surprise!
Mon	7-6	2:00 p.m.	Omnipresent Puppet Theater
Wed	7-8	2:30 p.m.	Creative Story & Craft
Wed	7-15	2:30 p.m.	Art Day
Wed	7-22	2:30 p.m.	Magic at the Library
Sat	7-25	2:30 p.m.	Summer Reading Celebration

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Northeast Branch

Day	Date	Time	Event
Sat	7-18	3:00 p.m.	Transforming Life After 50: Waterwise Garden Beauty - Learn how to cope with drought conditions and save money, in a discussion of the design, plant selection, and maintenance of water conserving landscapes. Bring your own questions, and gardening successes and failures, to a discussion led by Bakersfield College horticulturist, Lindsay Ono and Kathy Robinson, Robby's Nursery.
Sat	7-25	3:00 p.m.	Transforming Life After 50: Achieving Life Long Fitness - Bring your questions and your own life experience to a discussion led by local fitness, nutrition and lifestyle experts.
Thu	7-30	7:00 p.m.	Sleepytime Storytime
Kids Summer Reading Program Events
Wed	all	10:30 a.m.	Creative Family Storytime
Fri	7-10	2:00 p.m.	Photobooth Fanatic: Take a picture and frame it - it'll last longer!
Fri	7-17	10:30 a.m.	Who are you? Life-size self portraits for kids.
Thu	7-23	7:00 p.m.	Michael Kennedy, Magician.
Fri	7-24	2:00 p.m.	Omnipresent Puppet Theater.
Teen Summer Reading Program Events
Thu	7-9	7:00 p.m.	George the Giant.
Thu	7-16	7:00 p.m.	Who are you? Life-size self portraits for teens.

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Ridgecrest Branch

Day	Date	Time	Event
Sat	7-11	10:00 a.m.	Dog Day Mornings - Practice Reading with Therapy Dogs (and handlers).
		11:00 a.m.	Bookmarkers Book Group, Adult Discussion Group - Into the Wild, by Jon Krakauer.
Thu	7-30	4:00 - 6:00 p.m.	Stories in the Sand, a teen photography and writing project exhibit opening. All are welcomed. Refreshments provided by Friends of the Ridgecrest Branch.
Kids Summer Reading Program Events
Thu	all	10:30 a.m.	Creative Family Storytime
Fri	7-10	10:30 a.m.	Omnipresent Puppet Theater
Sat	7-18	11:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m.	Be Creative Art Event with Miss Clare. Agest 6 and up. Pre-registration required.
Fri	7-24	10:30 a.m.	Jeff Lee's Working Wildlife
Teen Summer Reading Program Events
Fri	7-17	3:30 p.m.	Teen READ Comix Book Discussion.
Wed	7-22	2:00 p.m.	Henna Party! Temporary tattoos. Parental permission required.

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Shafter Branch

Day	Date	Time	Event
Kids Summer Reading Program Events
Tue	all	11:15 a.m.	Creative Family Storytime
	7-7	1:00 p.m.	Omnipresent Pupper Show
	7-14	2:00 p.m.	Fancy Nancy Stories & Face Painting
	7-21	4:00 p.m.	Bubbles!
Teen Summer Reading Program Events
Thu	7-2	3:00 p.m.	Scrapbooking
	7-9		"Frame It"
	7-16		Teen Interactive Mystery: Rock 'n' Roll Over Dead
	7-23		Teen Music Program: "Fingers on Fire"

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Southwest Branch

Day	Date	Time	Event
Tue	all	6:00 - 9:00 p.m.	Tuesday Night Needlers: Bring your projects, all levels wlecomed. Study Room, 2nd floor.
Wed	7-1, 7-8, 7-15, 7-22	6:30 - 8:00 p.m.	Adult Knitting Class for Beginners: Please bring size 8 needles and light-colored acrylic yarn.
Tue	7-7, 7-14	1:00 - 3:00 p.m.	Test Preparation for Teens.
Sat	7-11	10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	Family Law: Basic Divorce with Q&A following presentation. Free informational meeting presented by Kern Collaborative Family Law Solutions.
Wed	7-15	6:30 - 7:30 p.m.	Credit-Ability: Free informational meeting presented by the Kern Federal Credit Union on creating a good credit history, what credit reports really mean, using credit wisely, and consumer rights and responsibilities.
Sat	7-18	10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	Family Law: Custody and Visitation with Q&A following presentation. Free informational meeting presented by Kern Collaborative Family Law Solutions.
Sat	7-18	1:00 p.m.	Transforming Life After 50: Making your Money Work in Difficult Times - Bring your finance planning, and financial crisis management questions and issues to a discussion led by KERN Radio 1180 Moneywise Guys.
Tue	7-21	1:00 p.m.	Test Preparation Using the Learning Express Database.
Sat	7-25	10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	Family Law: Child Support with Q&A following presentation. Free informational meeting presented by Kern Collaborative Family Law Solutions.
Sat	7-25	7:00 p.m.	Transforming Life After 50: Electronic Tools and Gadgets 101 - In a world of rapidly multiplying electronic technologies, which should we master to successfully navigate society in the future? What might we safely ignore? Discussion led by technology industry retiree and electronics enthusiast, Dave Waterman.
Thu	7-30	3:00 p.m.	Southwest Anime Club Screening of Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle
Kids Summer Reading Program Events
Wed	all	10:30 a.m.	Creative Family Storytime
Wed	7-1	10:30 a.m.	Storytime with Bakersfield Condor Celebrity Reader!
Thu	7-2	2:00 p.m.	Camp Creative Writing.
Thu	7-9	2:30 p.m.	Beads with Debbie.
Thu	7-16	2:30 p.m.	Decorate Like a Rock Star.
Mon	7-20	4:00 p.m.	Omnipresent Puppet Theater.
Thu	7-23	11:00 a.m.	Omnipresent Puppet Theater.
Teen Summer Reading Program Events
Thu	7-2	3:00 p.m.	Writing on the Wallboard: Make Your Mark!
	7-9		Book Fan Films: Create a Video Review of Your Favorite Book.
	7-23		Words and Worlds: Build Your Own Photo-Dictionary.

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Taft Branch

Day	Date	Time	Event
Kids Summer Reading Program Events
Tue	all	11:00 a.m.	Creative Family Storytime
Thu	7-2	1:00 p.m.	At Taft College, Cougar Room - Taft Kids Have Talent!
Thu	7-9	2:00 p.m.	At Taft College, Cougar Room - Omnipresent Puppet Theater
Thu	7-16	2:00 p.m.	At Taft College, Cougar Room - Taft Kids Talent Showcase & Sing-along with Susie Shannon
Thu	7-23	2:00 p.m.	At Taft College, Cougar Room - The Magic of Christopher Lopez

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Tehachapi Branch

Day	Date	Time	Event
Tue	7-14, 7-28	6:00 - 8:00 p.m.	Fiction Writers' Critique Group
Sat	7-18	10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.	Author Visit and Book Signing: George and Kathy Melvin, authors of Tehachapi Today!, a chronicle of railroading over the Tehachapi Pass 2004 - 2009.
Sat	7-18	1:00 - 3:00 p.m.	Saturday Computer Class: Introduction to Microsoft Excel 2003, followed by a discussion about using and maintaining your home computer.
Mon	7-27	7:00 p.m.	General meeting of the Friends of the Tehachapi Branch. Public and new members are welcomed.
Kids Summer Reading Program Events
Thu	all	10:30 a.m.	Creative Family Storytime
Wed	7-1	4:00 p.m.	Native American Experience
	7-8		George the Giant
	7-15		FACT from CSUB
	7-22		Instrument Petting Zoo

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Wanda Kirk (Rosamond) Branch

Day	Date	Time	Event
Kids Summer Reading Program Events
Thu	all	10:30 a.m.	Creative Family Storytime
Wed	7-1	1:00 p.m.	Treasure Hunt
Wed	7-8	1:00 p.m.	You're the Artist
Fri	7-10	1:00 p.m.	Book & a Craft
Wed	7-15	1:00 p.m.	Drama Time! Let's Ham It Up!
Wed	7-22	1:00 p.m.	Puzzles and Games
Fri	7-24	1:00 p.m.	SRP PARTY

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Wasco Branch

Day	Date	Time	Event
Kids Summer Reading Program Events
Thu	7-2	11:30 a.m.	Preschool Storytime
Tue	7-7	4:30 p.m.	Omnipresent Puppet Theater
Thu	7-9	3:00 p.m.	Legos!
Tue	7-14	3:00 p.m.	Kindermusik
Thu	7-16	3:00 p.m.	Things that Fly
Tue	7-21	2:00 p.m.	Wild Child Bubble Adventures
Thu	7-23	3:00 p.m.	Creative Poetry

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Wofford Heights Branch

Day	Date	Time	Event
Kids Summer Reading Program Events
Thu	7-2	11:00 a.m.	Fourth of July Spectacular
Thu	7-16	11:00 a.m.	Creative Family Storytime

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Branch Events and Activities

Activities for July 2009

Summer Reading Program 2009 - Programs for kids, teens, and adults! The Library will be closed July 3 and 4, 2009 in observance of Independence Day

Printable Events Calendar for July 2009 (Adobe PDF)

Summer Reading Program 2009 - Programs for kids, teens, and adults!

The Library will be closed July 3 and 4, 2009 in observance of Independence Day