Alameda Free Library Event Alert September 2025

Published on September 09, 2025

Event Descriptions – Ongoing Adult and Teen Events: 

Make It: Please join us for a fiber arts craft circle. All kinds of fiber artists are welcome. Please bring your own materials and expertise. Limited instruction available. It will be an afternoon of community building and crafting.

Teen Advisory Group: Are you a teen in 7th–12th grade looking to share your ideas, help with library projects, and earn volunteer hours? Join our Teen Advisory Group (TAG)! Registration is required.

Grown Folks Storytime: Try a different pace of life with our new weekly storytime for adults! Bring your lunch to the Children's Programming Room of the Main Library on Wednesday afternoons for a half-hour of short stories, picture books, and other tales curated by our expert librarians.

Teen Book Club: Teen book club members choose what we read from a variety of titles and genres each month. Additionally, while supplies last, book club members receive a free copy of the book to keep. The September book is Never Thought I’d End Up Here by Ann Liang. All teens, ages 13 to 18, are invited to join the book group. The registration link is on the calendar. We will be meeting in person in the Stafford Room at the Main Library.

Tech Petting Zoo: Registration required (limited to 10 learners). Learn the basics of 3D modeling and printing in this hands-on workshop.  Submit your questions for the presenter ahead of time along with your registration - no question is too large or too small!

Alameda Great Books Discussion Group: The September selection is The Legacy of Zig by S. Scott .

Allons-y! French Conversation Circle: Join us on the second Friday of every month to practice your French conversation skills. This is a monthly series designed to increase your confidence in speaking French conversationally in your communities. All levels and dialects are welcome.

Alameda Library Writers Group: Come prepared for a short intro, including: your name, why you write, what you write (genre(s)), what you're working on now or most recently. And then let's get to it!

I will provide 5 short prompts for your choosing for those of you that like warming up or prefer to start with some inspiration for writing short stories and such.

A Cup of Coffee and a Good Book Club: Wondering what to read next? Instead of a monthly book everyone reads, A Cup of Coffee and a Good Book Club will discuss what everyone is currently reading or has recently read that they enjoyed.  The September theme is Classics (any genre). Please email the facilitator, Lynda, at llyndaw@gmail.com for more information.

The Reset: Charting Your Roadmap to Career Success: Join us on the fourth Friday of each month for a workforce development community of practice. New job, new you. Your next chapter starts right here in Alameda. Let us support you in taking that first step toward your future. You bring the hustle, we’ll bring the tools. From resumes to interviews, networking to job boards, we’ve got what you need to get hired. Because every great journey starts with a roadmap—come get yours. Any and all career stages welcome.

Mystery Book Clubs: Join the Alameda Free Library’s Mystery Book Clubfor a fun and engaging literary discussion!  We are offering this popular book club in two different locations, the Main Library and the Bay Farm Island Library. The September selection is Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto.

A Novel Idea:  A Novel Idea is a book club for adults featuring novels from diverse genres and authors.  The September selection is Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo. Join us for a lively discussion and deepen your engagement with your reading!

Event Descriptions – Special Adult/Teen Events: 

Online Author Talks - Register and add questions for the author, then tune in live or watch the event recording: Hannah Nicole Maehrer; Jefferson Fisher; Gabe Henry

Alameda Free Library Blood Drive: To sign up please visit redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code ALAMEDALIBRARY  

Community Puzzle Swap: Looking for a free and eco-friendly way to say goodbye to your old puzzles and get some new ones? Join us for a community puzzle swap!

Deaf Awareness Month Film Screening: Join us for a film screening and discussion in honor of Deaf Awareness Month. The film will be "Signing Black in America," the first documentary about Black American Sign Language.

Fascinating Rhythm: Fascinating Rhythm! Love Gershwin? Cole Porter? Join us at the West End Library on September 30 at 6:30 pm for an evening of music that defined America during the first half of the 20th century.

Event Descriptions – Ongoing Weekly Children's Events: 

Mother Goose on the Loose - This fast paced lap-sit program for little ones and their caregivers includes songs, nursery rhymes, knee-bounces, and movement to help develop important pre-literacy skills. This class is appropriate for infants through 2 years old. This program starts promptly at 10:30am. Latecomers may not be admitted.

Toddler - A 20-30 minute program that uses stories, songs, fingerplays, and movement to help young children ages 1-3 years old develop word and sound recognition, gain background knowledge of how the world works, and encourages families to build social connections with other parents and children.

Toddler Plus - Toddler Plus Storytime is a 20-30 minute program using stories, songs, fingerplays, and movement to help young children ages 2-3 years old develop word and sound recognition, gain background knowledge of how the world works, and encourage families to build social connections with other parents and children. Toddler Plus Storytime is a bit longer and more complex than what is typically presented during Toddler Storytime and is perfect for children about to enter preschool.

School Age Storytime - A 45 minute program for children in Kindergarten through third grade. Through the use of books and conversation, children are encouraged to engage with the stories, learning context from pictures and memory, and building comprehension by asking questions about the book they just read.

Family Storytime - Geared for a mix of ages, we invite families to participate as we read stories, sing songs, do fingerplays and more.  

Build with LEGO - We will provide the LEGO building blocks.  Use your imagination and creativity to create with them!  

Event Descriptions – Special Adult and Teen Events: 

Hispanic Heritage Month:

Malinky Music Bilingual Storytime - Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by participating in this engaging, bilingual music and movement program! Designed for ages 0-5.

Loteria - Join us in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month and play Lotería! No experience required.

Aguacate Music Kids- Natalia will be singing traditional Latin American songs to help us celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.  

Grandparents Day - Petit Picassos Art Camp: Celebrate the special bond between grandparents and grandchildren through stories, crafts and collaborative work. Open to children ages 5 and up with a grandparent or a family member or friend who fills that role. Space is limited and registration is required.  

Ballet Storytime with Tutu School Alameda: Tutu School's Ballet Storytime is an interactive ballet that brings famous ballets to life for youth through storytelling and movement! Join us for this special Coppelia Ballet Story - focused on positive messaging, beautiful music, and lots of twirling!

Family Movie Matinee: Enjoy The Minecraft Movie (PG)! During movie showings we aim to create a sensory-friendly environment by keeping half the room lights on, lowering the volume, turning on movie captions, offering fidget toys to use during the movie, and leaving open seating with wobble cushions so kids have room to move around. Audience participants are welcome to bring in food, blankets, and pillows! We provide light refreshments and snacks during the movie screening.