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Archive for August, 2008

Online Homework Help for All Ages

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , on Thursday, August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

 Great news: The live homework help the library has offered online for the last few years is now better than ever! Tutors are available online to help adult learners as well as K-12 students and people doing  college preparatory work.
Log on at the library or from home by clicking the Live Homework Help link on our homepage. Whether [...]

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Albany Reads: Snow Mountain Passage

Posted in Books, Libraries, Library Programs, Reading, The Albany Community on Saturday, August 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

What if all of Albany read the same book?
Everyone is again invited to participate in the third annual Albany Reads program. This year, the book chosen by a committee represented by the Albany Library, Albany Unified School District, Albany YMCA and the City of Albany, is Snow Mountain Passage by James D. Houston. Snow Mountain [...]

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Concert in the Stacks

Posted in Library Programs, Teens on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The grand finale to the Albany Library’s summer reading program was a concert featuring local teenage band Electric Cloud Sequence. Jamming with a blend of sitar, synthesizers, and electric guitars, the group mesmerized library patrons of all ages.

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Psychedelic Music… in the Library?!

Posted in Library Programs, Teens on Saturday, August 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

You heard right! Electric Cloud Sequence, a teenage band working on its first CD, will transform the Albany Library into a concert venue alive with experimental psychedelic music.  Wrap up the summer with a unique and memorable evening. The concert begins at 8pm (when the library doors close), Tuesday, August 19.

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12 Questions

Posted in Children, The Albany Community, Uncategorized on Thursday, August 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The Friends of the Albany Library will again have a booth at the annual Solano Stroll on Sunday, September 14. For the second year, we will have a prize wheel so kids can answer questions about the Library and win (small) prizes. The questions are easy, and help from parents is encouraged, so every kid is [...]

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Preparing for Disaster

Posted in Library Programs, tagged on Thursday, August 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The wildfires in California this summer served as a strong reminder that we all need to be prepared to evacuate our homes if necessary. Here in earthquake country, we also need to have enough provisions to keep our family alive and well for at least 3 days if services should get cut off.  A roomful [...]

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