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Alameda County Youth Poet Laureate Competition Opens April 1

Alameda County teens: be a voice for social justice, civic engagement, and literary excellence as the next Youth Poet Laureate!
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Composting 101: Turning Scraps into Soil

Composting is one of the easiest ways to reduce waste and help your garden. Let's learn how.
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Allensworth

Mar 30th | 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Newark
Learn about Allensworth, a historic African American town in California, with docent and former longtime volunteer, Susie Smith.

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Free 24/7 Homework Help for Students

Get free online tutoring anytime, day or night, in English or Spanish. All you need is a library card to access Brainfuse HelpNow.
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If You Liked KPop Demon Hunters...

...Then you might like these books, which are full of demon-hunting, Korean mythology, and, of course, K-pop.
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Bring Your Little Ones to the Library

Bring little ones to the library for storytimes and play. Use early learning eResources online or pick up a free Early Literacy Calendar.
Photo of student writing math problems while using online tutoring services with their laptop. Two AC Library cards are stacked next to the photo.
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Free 24/7 Homework Help for Students

Get free online tutoring anytime, day or night, in English or Spanish. All you need is a library card to access Brainfuse HelpNow.
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If You Liked KPop Demon Hunters...

...Then you might like these books, which are full of demon-hunting, Korean mythology, and, of course, K-pop.
On an AC Library blue background, three organically shaped photo frames of young children are displayed, including two preschoolers with down syndrome joyously blowing bubbles, two happy black moms snuggling their smiling baby, and a father with a hearing aid looking at a phone with his child.
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Bring Your Little Ones to the Library

Bring little ones to the library for storytimes and play. Use early learning eResources online or pick up a free Early Literacy Calendar.

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Microhistories

History examined through the lens of a specific topic.
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Choose Your Aesthetic: Cottagecore films

Flee the pressures of a modern capitalistic society with these films that embrace a return to nature.
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The Unquiet Pen

New fiction by female authors
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Microhistories

History examined through the lens of a specific topic.
Staff List

Choose Your Aesthetic: Cottagecore films

Flee the pressures of a modern capitalistic society with these films that embrace a return to nature.
Staff List

The Unquiet Pen

New fiction by female authors

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