Stay & Play

Wed · Oct 28·12:30 PM – 2 PM·Orinda Library, Orinda

Knitting & Needle Arts Club (Orinda Library) — Drop‑in sessions for knitting, crochet, embroidery and other needlecrafts, sharing tips and learning new techniques; bring projects and supplies. Ages 18+.

Wed · Oct 28·10:15 AM – 10:45 AM·Walnut Creek Library, Oak View Room, 2nd Floor , Walnut Creek

Free lively songs and stories fill the Oak View Room at Walnut Creek Library, then free playtime for children ages 1–5 and caregivers.

Wed · Oct 28·10:15 AM – 10:45 AM·Dimond Branch, Dimond Park's Toddler Lot, Oakland

Outdoor storytime with songs, active rhymes and stories at Dimond Park's Toddler Lot, moving indoors if rain or mud, limit 65, for ages 1–3.

Wed · Oct 28·10:30 AM · 11:45 AM·Main Library, Children's Room, Oakland

Songs, books, and socializing for babies, followed by 30‑minute play time, at the Main Library Children’s Room, Oakland, for ages 1 and under and 3–12.

Wed · Nov 4·10:30 AM – 11 AM·Orinda Library, Garden Room, Orinda

Valorie from Yoga Village leads stretches and movements for toddlers and caregivers in the Orinda Library Garden Room, for ages 1–5.

Wed · Oct 28·10:30 AM – 11 AM·Lafayette Library, Children's Area, Lafayette

Ms. Jennifer leads storytime with reading, songs, fingerplays and movement at the Lafayette Library Children’s Area, ages 5 and under.

Wed · Oct 28·10:30 AM – 11:30 AM·Eastmont Branch, Oakland

Stories, songs, and playtime at the Eastmont Branch Play Cafe, with snacks for kids and caregivers, for all ages.

Tue · Oct 27·11:30 AM – 12:30 PM·San Pablo Library, San Pablo

English conversation group at San Pablo Library lets adults practice speaking and listening, with babies welcome, for ages 1 and under and 18 and up.

Tue · Oct 27·12 PM – 12:30 PM·Walnut Creek Library, 2nd Floor, Oak View Room, Walnut Creek

Songs, fingerplays and lap bounces for babies 0‑1 in Walnut Creek Library’s Oak View Room, with post‑session playtime; no registration required, for ages 1 and under.

Tue · Oct 27·12:15 PM – 1:15 PM·San Ramon Library, Upstairs program room, San Ramon

Guided seated meditation using visualizations and objects, followed by optional journaling or partner conversation, at San Ramon Library upstairs program room, ages 18 and up.