Welcome to Week 7! We invite you to reach out to others and make connections. Consider how can we practice empathy as we engage others with the intent to learn from each other and about each other.

READ

• Recommendations from Children's Librarians
• Week 7 Prize Books - pick one while supplies last. 

WATCH 10:30am Saturday, July 10

• Kristy Oshiro Taiko Artist/Kristy Oshiro Artista de Taiko
•  Queer Taiko at OACC

DO

• 4pm Thursday, July 15 - Get a Pen Pals From Around The World 
  click here for more information 
• Phone a friend
• Write a letter
• Mail a postcard
• Volunteer in your community

PLAYLIST

• Reach Out (I'll Be There) - Four Tops : 
• Reach Out And Touch (Somebody's Hand) - Diana Ross: 

What's your favorite song about reaching out?

While Halloween is celebrated October 31, Día de los Muertos is celebrated right after, on November 2. Many communities that celebrate Día de los Muertos also celebrate Halloween.

FIVE Facts About Día de los Muertos (The Day of the Dead)

1. It’s not the same as Halloween
2. It originated in Mexico and Central America
3. It’s a celebration of life, not death
4. The ofrenda is a central component
5. Flowers, butterflies and skulls are typically used as symbols

FIVE BOOKS TO READ for Día de los Muertos

1. The Day of the Dead /El Día de los Muertos by Bob Barner;translated by Teresa Mlawer
2. The remembering day /El día de los muertos by Pat Mora;illustrations by Robert Casilla;Spanish translation by Gabriela Baeza and Pat Mora
3. Festival of bones: the little-bitty book for the day of the dead / El festival de las calaveras by Luis San Vicente ; translation by John William Byrd & Bobby Byrd
4. Mi familia calaca / My skeleton family by Cynthia Weill;paper-mâché by Jesús Canseco Zárate
5. La Catrina : emotions /emociones : a bilingual book of emotions  by Patty Rodriguez & Ariana Stein ; illustrations by Citlali Reyes

FIVE FAMILY FRIENDLY BAY AREA CELEBRATIONS

1. Sunday, 21 October, 12:00pm - 4:30pm Oakland Museum of CA
   24th Annual Days of the Dead Community Celebration
2. Friday, 26 October, 2:30pm - 4:00pm Melrose Branch Library
   Build An Altar
3. Monday, 29, October,  3:00pm Main Library Children's Room
   Decorate Non-Sugar Skulls
4. Saturday, 3 November, 1:00pm Dimond Branch
   Coco & Calaveras
5. Sunday, 4 November, 10:00am-5:00pm Fruitvale Village
   23rd Annual Dia de los Muertos Festival