Storytime at Alameda County Library

Storytime at the library!

Please join us as we learn through stories, songs, and movement activities. Toddlers, preschoolers and families are welcome.

Saturday Storytime is held most Saturdays*.

Free tickets will be given out 15 minutes before the event begins. Please bring blankets to sit on for our outdoor storytime.

*This event will be cancelled during bad weather.

An ASL (American Sign Language) interpreter or closed captioning can be provided for this program if requested at least seven business days in advance. For assistance, please contact your library or [email protected].

Build your child’s communication skills through Shared Reading! “Storytime with AAC” aims to support families/caregivers of AAC users in demonstrating language on their child’s AAC device, along with developing a love for reading and building language through shared interaction and connection. This program is conducted by graduate students in the Speech-Language Pathology program at Cal State East Bay.*

Who Can Attend? This program is designed for emergent communicators four years old and up (emergent communicators are new/existing AAC users who typically communicate with single words). Open to children of all abilities! Please note that communicating with an AAC device is usually very slow, and we will pace storytime with this in mind.

A parent/caregiver must accompany the child for all the sessions. Due to limited seating, we request only 1 caregiver per child. For questions or additional accommodations, please contact Polina at [email protected] or 510-745-1464, ext 6.

Library staff may take photos, videos, or audio recordings at our events. Please tell us if you do not wish to be photographed, video-recorded, or audio-recorded. We will always respect your requests!

An ASL (American Sign Language) interpreter or closed captioning can be provided for this program if requested at least seven (7) days in advance. For assistance, please contact your library or [email protected].

Please join us for a Storytime in Arabic.

The program is in Arabic, but all are welcome.

An ASL (American Sign Language) interpreter or closed captioning can be provided for this program if requested at least three business days in advance. For assistance, please get in touch with your library or [email protected].

Families are invited to join us for stories, songs and fingerplays! This program is geared towards toddlers and preschoolers, but is open to all ages. We will be meeting in the Virginia Bennett Room. No registration necessary. 

An ASL (American Sign Language) interpreter or closed captioning can be provided for this program if requested at least seven (7) business days in advance. For assistance, please contact your library or [email protected].

Join us for a storytime perfect for the whole family. Get ready for fun songs and stories!

Library staff may take photos, videos, or audio recordings at our events. Please tell us if you do not wish to be photographed, video-recorded, or audio-recorded. We will always respect your requests!

An ASL (American Sign Language) interpreter or closed captioning can be provided for this program if requested at least seven (7) days in advance. For assistance, please contact your library or [email protected].

Join us for baby storytime at the Albany Library! 

This lapsit storytime is designed for babies up to 18 months and their adult caregivers. Hear stories, sing songs, participate in lap bounces, and stay after to play with toys and meet new friends. 

Join us for baby storytime at the Albany Library! 

This lapsit storytime is designed for babies up to 18 months and their adult caregivers. Hear stories, sing songs, participate in lap bounces, and stay after to play with toys and meet new friends.