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Salida Library Book Club

Salida Library Book Club

Join fellow bibliophiles at the Nick W. Blom Salida Regional Library on Tuesday, May 14 at 10 a.m. for the Salida Library Book Club. May’s book club pick is “The Dogs of Babel” by Carolyn Parkhurst. Readers will enjoy the tale of professor Paul Iverson, his wife Lexy, and the search for answers surrounding Lexy’s death.

For more information, please call the Salida Library at 543-7315.

Shakespeare for All at the Modesto Library

Shakespeare for All at the Modesto Library

Community members will perform “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at the Modesto Library on Saturday, May 11 at 12 p.m. This production will be directed by the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival and provides an excellent opportunity for children, teens, and adults in our community to become interested in the works of William Shakespeare!

This free program is made possible through a grant from the James Irvine Foundation.

For more information, please call the Modesto Library at 558-7810. The Modesto Library is located at 1500 I Street with free parking available behind the library and on the street.

Thousand words & Breathless Book Review

Thousand words & Breathless Book Review

Ashleigh is with her boyfriend Kaleb but he is going off to College soon. So she sends him a naked picture to her boyfriend. But things end up happening , and she ends up doing community service. She meets Mack , and her friends disappear. Her dad might also lose his job over this. Ashleigh also loves to thrift store shopping , and make up stories We see her journey through the counting of... Read More

Reconstructing Amelia Book Review

Reconstructing Amelia Book Review

Kate is a lawyer , and has been a single mom raising Amelia. She has been working some crazy hours on this project. Amelia is best friends with Sylvia . She has been asked to join an exclusive group called the Magpies. She is also friends with Ben who she meet online and is gay. Amelia is also trying to figure herself out. She also becomes curious on who is her dad. Kate gets a call to come... Read More

Nowhere but Home

Nowhere but Home

Queenie Wake is busy working in NYC at her job . She gets another complaint and is fired over some eggs & ketchup. She doesn't have anywhere to go except home. She moves in with her sister Merry , and her son Cal. She also runs into her love Everett. She has been in love with him since kindergarten. She gets a job cooking the last meal of inmates. This is a small town, and everyone has their ... Read More

"Cinco de Mayo" Celebration

"Cinco de Mayo" Celebration
"Cinco de Mayo" Celebration

Come celebrate Cinco de Mayo with us on May 4 at 7p.m. The event will take place at the Atherton Auditorium. Bring everyone for a night of music, costumes, and dancing! There is a $2.00 discount if tickets are purchased before April 7, 2013 for Adult, Student, Senior, and Child (4-12 yrs.) tickets only.

 To order your tickets, visit our website here