Thursday 02/13/2025 |
Albany – Little Dance Party
Dance your heart out at Albany Library. Get your ya-yas out! Let's all have fun together dancing to songs the little ones know and love and other music that's new to them. Parents, caregivers, toddlers and preschoolers are all welcome to hit the dance floor and move their bodies at this inclusive event. Date: Every Thursday Time: 10:30AM – 11AM Location: Albany Library – Edith Stone Room, 1247 Marin Ave., Albany Cost: Free |
Thursday 02/13/2025 |
Berkeley – Asheba: Caribbean Music for Children
Enjoy Caribbean music at Berkeley’s North Branch Library. Come enjoy, dance and sing along with the upbeat, joyful music of Asheba! Asheba is a musical storyteller who specializes in children's music and calypso, the music and folkloric tradition of Trinidad, Asheba's homeland. Hope and happiness are the focus of his songs, which range from original melodies to classic children's music with a Caribbean twist! Date: Thursday, February 13, 2025 Time: 4PM – 4:30PM Location: North Branch-Meeting Room, 1170 The Alameda, Berkeley Cost: Free |
Thursday 02/13/2025 |
Oakland – Black History Month Crafting Series
Celebrate Black History Month with Oakland Public Library. Join the 81st Avenue Library for weekly crafting sessions in honor of Black History Month. Activities will be held on Thursdays 3-5pm from February 6th - February 27 (excluding February 20th). Feb. 6th: Croc charms + keychains Feb. 13th: Painted vases + Kente roses Feb. 27th: Kente kitty plushies Date: Every Thursday Time: 3PM – 5PM Location: 81st Avenue Branch, 1021 81st Ave., Oakland Cost: Free |
Friday 02/14/2025 |
Berkeley – MOCHA Creative Art Play
Make art at Berkeley Library. Join the library every week for different projects with a Teaching Artist from MOCHA. Kids and family welcome! Date: Every Friday Time: 3:30PM – 5PM Location: Central Library-4th Floor, 2090 Kittredge St., Berkeley Cost: Free |
Friday 02/14/2025 |
Livermore – Yoga Storytime
It’s yoga time at Livermore’s Rincon Library. Join the library for a yoga practice filled with stories, songs, movement, and fun for little yogis. Free sessions on Fridays at 12 p.m., indoors at Rincon Library. No registration required. Call 925-373-5540 for more info. Date: Every Friday Time: 12PM Location: Rincon Library, 725 Rincon Ave., Livermore Cost: Free |
Friday 02/14/2025 |
Livermore – STEAM Valentine: Geometric Hearts on Rincon
Make Valentine hearts at Livermore’s Civic Center Library. Create a geometric heart to give away or keep. Two designs available based on skill level. Recommended for ages 4 and up. Date: Friday, February 14, 2025 Time: 3:30PM – 4:30PM Location: Rincon Library, 725 Rincon Ave., Livermore Cost: Free |
Friday 02/14/2025 |
Oakland – Valentine's Day Slime
Make slime with Oakland Public Library. Join Elmhurst Library on Wednesday February 12th for a fun-filled Valentine's Day Slime event! Get creative and make your own slime with all materials provided, including an apron, gloves, and tasty snacks. Date: Friday, February 14, 2025 Time: 3:30PM – 4:30PM Location: 81st Avenue Branch, 2032 81st Ave., Oakland Cost: Free |
Saturday 02/15/2025 |
Berkeley – MOCHA Creative Art Play
Make art at Berkeley’s West Library. Join the library every week for different projects with a Teaching Artist from MOCHA. Kids and family welcome! Date: Every Saturday Time: 10:30AM – 12PM Location: West Library-Community Room, 1125 University Ave., Berkeley Cost: Free |
Saturday 02/15/2025 |
Berkeley – Haitian Dance with Portsha Jefferson
Celebrate Black History Month at Berkeley Public Library. Enjoy a dance experience designed to uplift, inspire, and inform. Learn about Haitian folkloric dance and a little about Haitian culture with dancer and educator Portsha Jefferson! Come ready to dance and enjoy! Ages 5 and up. Date: Saturday, February 15, 2025 Time: 4PM – 4:30PM Location: Tarea Hall Pittman South Branch, 1901 Russell St., Berkeley Cost: Free |
Saturday 02/15/2025 |
Livermore – Sensory Storytime for Kids w/Special Needs
Stop by Livermore’s Civic Center Library for a storytime. A welcoming, interactive, sensory-friendly environment designed for children with special needs. Includes visuals, interactive preschool-level stories, and multi-sensory activities. Class is held in the Storytime Room at Civic Center Library. Date: Saturday, February 15, 2025 Time: 11AM Location: Civic Center Library-Storytime Room, 1188 S. Livermore Ave., Livermore Cost: Free |
Saturday 02/15/2025 |
Emeryville – Year of the Snake: A Lunar New Year Celebration
Join Bay Street Emeryville for a Lunar New Year celebration. The Year of the Dragon 2025 invites us to be embrace change, development and new opportunities and this celebration will not disappoint. Experience the traditional artforms of Lion Dancing, Dragon Dacing, Chinese Calligraphy and more. Date: Saturday, February 15, 2025 Time: 12PM – 2PM Location: Bay Street Plaza, 5616 Bay St., Emeryville Cost: Free |
Sunday 02/16/2025 |
Livermore - Snake Talk
Learn all about snakes at Del Valle Regional Park. Meet our animal ambassador Julius Squeezer, the gopher snake! Learn about the important role snakes play in the ecosystem with an up-close look at Julius in the Park. Date: Every Sunday Time: 11AM - 11:30AM Location: Del Valle Regional Park-Visitor Center, 7000 Del Valle Rd., Livermore Cost: Free, $10 parking fee may apply Link: Click here for more information. Practice COVID-19 precautions. Share: |
Sunday 02/16/2025 |
Fremont – Community Circle for Kids with Special Needs
Fremont Main Library in collaboration with Bountiful Blossom is hosting a community circle for kids with special needs. This program is an inclusive program, designed for children with special needs but open to children of all abilities. Ages 5-14 welcome. Registration is required. Limited space available. Date: Sunday, February 16, 2025 Time: 2PM – 4PM Location: Fremont Library-Fukaya Room B, 2400 Stevenson Blvd., Fremont Cost: Free Link: Click here to register. |
Wednesday 02/19/2025 |
Fremont – Kids Yoga and Movement
Join Fremont Library for Kids Yoga and Movement. Kids ages 6-12 are welcome to join. Yoga helps kids to relax, relieve stress and anxiety, sleep better, improve emotional regulation, increase empathy, and improve mood and affect. Please dress appropriately and bring your own water, yoga mat or a towel. This is a free ticketed event with limited capacity. Tickets will be handed over at the Children's Service Desk 15 minutes prior to the start of the program. Date: Wednesday, February 19, 2025 Time: 4PM – 5PM Location: Fremont Library-Fukaya Room A, 2400 Stevenson Blvd., Fremont Cost: Free |
Wednesday 02/19/2025 |
San Leandro – Family Fun Night: Black History Month Celebration with Unique Derique
Celebrate Black History Month at San Leandro Main Library. Unique Derique presents his History of Hambone show for all ages at this Family Fun Night in celebration of Black History Month. Date: Wednesday, February 19, 2025 Time: 6:30PM – 7PM Location: San Leandro Main Library, 300 Estudillo Ave., San Leandro Cost: Free |
Wednesday 02/19/2025 |
Oakland - MOCHA at the Library
Make art with MOCHA at Oakland Public Library. Join Oakland Public Library for weekly art workshops for children and families led by teachers from the Museum of Children's Art (MOCHA). For ages 5-15 and caregivers. MOCHA workshops focus on building creativity, social-emotional and academic skills through art. Date: Every Wednesday Time: 1:30PM - 3PM Location: 81st Avenue Branch, 1021 81st Ave., Oakland Cost: Free Link: Click here for more information. Share: |
Thursday 02/20/2025 |
Albany – Little Dance Party
Dance your heart out at Albany Library. Get your ya-yas out! Let's all have fun together dancing to songs the little ones know and love and other music that's new to them. Parents, caregivers, toddlers and preschoolers are all welcome to hit the dance floor and move their bodies at this inclusive event. Date: Every Thursday Time: 10:30AM – 11AM Location: Albany Library – Edith Stone Room, 1247 Marin Ave., Albany Cost: Free |
Friday 02/21/2025 |
Berkeley – MOCHA Creative Art Play
Make art at Berkeley Library. Join the library every week for different projects with a Teaching Artist from MOCHA. Kids and family welcome! Date: Every Friday Time: 3:30PM – 5PM Location: Central Library-4th Floor, 2090 Kittredge St., Berkeley Cost: Free |
Friday 02/21/2025 |
Livermore – Yoga Storytime
It’s yoga time at Livermore’s Rincon Library. Join the library for a yoga practice filled with stories, songs, movement, and fun for little yogis. Free sessions on Fridays at 12 p.m., indoors at Rincon Library. No registration required. Call 925-373-5540 for more info. Date: Every Friday Time: 12PM Location: Rincon Library, 725 Rincon Ave., Livermore Cost: Free |
Saturday 02/22/2025 |
Berkeley – MOCHA Creative Art Play
Make art at Berkeley’s West Library. Join the library every week for different projects with a Teaching Artist from MOCHA. Kids and family welcome! Date: Every Saturday Time: 10:30AM – 12PM Location: West Library-Community Room, 1125 University Ave., Berkeley Cost: Free |
Saturday 02/22/2025 |
Fremont– Storytime with AAC
Enjoy a storytime with AAC Fremont Library. This program is designed for emergent communicators, ages 7 & under who are learning to communicate using AAC Systems. Open to children of all abilities! Storytime with AAC” aims to support families/caregivers of emergent communicators by demonstrating language using AAC Systems, helping children develop a love for reading and building language through shared interaction and connection. Date: Every other Saturday Time: 10:30AM – 11:30AM Location: Union City Library, 34007 Alvarado-Niles Rd., Union City Cost: Free |
Saturday 02/22/2025 |
Oakland – Lunar New Year Parade
Celebrate Lunar New Year at Wilma Chan Park. Welcome the year of the snake at the Lunar New Year Parade in Oakland’s Chinatown. The Parade will begin and end at Wilma Chan Park (near Madison St. & 9th St in Oakland). Date: Saturday, February 22, 2025 Time: 10AM – 4PM Location: Wilma Chan Park, 810 Jackson St., Oakland Cost: Free |
Sunday 02/23/2025 |
Livermore - Snake Talk
Learn all about snakes at Del Valle Regional Park. Meet our animal ambassador Julius Squeezer, the gopher snake! Learn about the important role snakes play in the ecosystem with an up-close look at Julius in the Park. Date: Every Sunday Time: 11AM - 11:30AM Location: Del Valle Regional Park-Visitor Center, 7000 Del Valle Rd., Livermore Cost: Free, $10 parking fee may apply Link: Click here for more information. Practice COVID-19 precautions. Share: |
Sunday 02/23/2025 |
Oakland – Black Joy Parade & Celebration
Celebration Black Joy in Oakland. Black Joy Parade is a hyper-positive, family-friendly event to celebrate the Black experience past, present, and future. It is the largest free, family-friendly event of its kind. You’re invited to come to be present, be creative, be open, and be free. Date: Sunday, February 23, 2024 Time: 12:30PM - 7PM Location: Harrison St. & 14th St., Oakland Cost: Free |
Wednesday 02/26/2025 |
Oakland - MOCHA at the Library
Make art with MOCHA at Oakland Public Library. Join Oakland Public Library for weekly art workshops for children and families led by teachers from the Museum of Children's Art (MOCHA). For ages 5-15 and caregivers. MOCHA workshops focus on building creativity, social-emotional and academic skills through art. Date: Every Wednesday Time: 1:30PM - 3PM Location: 81st Avenue Branch, 1021 81st Ave., Oakland Cost: Free Link: Click here for more information. Share: |
Thursday 02/27/2025 |
Albany – Little Dance Party
Dance your heart out at Albany Library. Get your ya-yas out! Let's all have fun together dancing to songs the little ones know and love and other music that's new to them. Parents, caregivers, toddlers and preschoolers are all welcome to hit the dance floor and move their bodies at this inclusive event. Date: Every Thursday Time: 10:30AM – 11AM Location: Albany Library – Edith Stone Room, 1247 Marin Ave., Albany Cost: Free |
Thursday 02/27/2025 |
Oakland – Black History Month Crafting Series
Celebrate Black History Month with Oakland Public Library. Join the 81st Avenue Library for weekly crafting sessions in honor of Black History Month. Activities will be held on Thursdays 3-5pm from February 6th - February 27 (excluding February 20th). Feb. 6th: Croc charms + keychains Feb. 13th: Painted vases + Kente roses Feb. 27th: Kente kitty plushies Date: Every Thursday Time: 3PM – 5PM Location: 81st Avenue Branch, 1021 81st Ave., Oakland Cost: Free |
Friday 02/28/2025 |
Berkeley – MOCHA Creative Art Play
Make art at Berkeley Library. Join the library every week for different projects with a Teaching Artist from MOCHA. Kids and family welcome! Date: Every Friday Time: 3:30PM – 5PM Location: Central Library-4th Floor, 2090 Kittredge St., Berkeley Cost: Free |
Friday 02/28/2025 |
Livermore – Yoga Storytime
It’s yoga time at Livermore’s Rincon Library. Join the library for a yoga practice filled with stories, songs, movement, and fun for little yogis. Free sessions on Fridays at 12 p.m., indoors at Rincon Library. No registration required. Call 925-373-5540 for more info. Date: Every Friday Time: 12PM Location: Rincon Library, 725 Rincon Ave., Livermore Cost: Free |
Friday 02/28/2025 |
Berkeley – Village Rhythms Drumming
Enjoy Village Rhythms Drumming at Berkeley’s Claremont Branch. Come out and enjoy a participatory family experience of African drumming with Village Rhythms' Onye Onyemaechi! All ages are invited- you won't be able to sit still once the drums start playing! Date: Friday, February 28, 2025 Time: 4:15PM – 5:15PM Location: Claremont Branch, 2940 Benvenue Ave., Berkeley Cost: Free |