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Birthday Cake in the Library

Celebrate 100 Years of Library Service in Benicia

Friday, August 6

Doña Benicia Room

  At 1:00 pm, we will have a short ceremony to acknowledge our 100th birthday.  Birthday cake will be served until 5 p.m.  Come celebrate the weekend with us.

 

Fine Free Week

August 6 - 12

At the Benicia Public Library

Bring back your overdue items and we will waive your late fees.

Got Late fees already on your card?  We'll waive those, too!

Must come to the Library to have your fines wavied.

(Does not apply to lost or damaged items or fines that have gone to Collections.)

 

Caterpillar Puppets

Tuesday, July 27

7:00 pm 

Doña Benicia Room

Caterpillar Puppets is back! Best for ages 3 1/2 - 8 and their families.

Bronkar's Circus of Sound

Sunday, August 8

Doña Benicia Room 

4:00 pm

Appropriate for ages 8 - 14. Come and see!

Games for the Children

Celebrate 100 Years of Library Service in Benicia 

Friday, August 6 - 3:00 - 5:00 pm

Games and activities for children outside the Library.  Party like it's 1910!

Scavenger Hunt

Celebrate 100 Years of Library Service in Benicia 

Saturday, August 7 - 12 - 5:30 pm

First clue is at the Customer Service Desk.  Enter and win prizes.

*Free* Concert

Celebrate 100 Years of Library Service in Benicia 

Saturday, August 7 - 7:00 pm

Fireplace Area

World-renowned bassist and new-age composer Michael Manring and folk guitarist, Teddy Randazzo, Jr. in concert at the Library.

Tango in the Library

Celebrate 100 Years of Library Service in Benicia 

Sunday, August 8 - 1 pm

Doña Benicia Room 

The Tango became popular in 1910.  Enjoy a demonstration of this beautiful dance and learn some of the steps.

Personal Recollections of First Library Experiences

Celebrate 100 Years of Library Service in Benicia 

Sunday, August 8  -  3:00 pm

Fireplace Area

Come, listen and share personal recollections of  first library experiences in Benicia and personal history about our town.  Refreshments will be served.

TEEN CREATIVITY WORKSHOP

CREATIVITY WORKSHOP SERIES:

SOUND: MOVEMENT: EXPRESSION

Tuesdays from 3:00 - 4:30 pm

*July 27 *August 3 *August 10

Try out one workshop or attend them all!  This is a "creative interpretation" workshop designed for working with sound, movement and expression!  If you don't know what to expect, just show up and try it out!

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