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Want to improve your English for everyday life, work, or school? The College of the Redwoods offers FREE English as a Second Language (ESL) classes, Wednesdays 4:30-7:30 at the Eureka Main Library. Free child care is provided for class members.

Hear four of Humboldt’s most dynamic poets in performance tonight! David Holper, Vanessa Pike Vrtiak, Therese Fitzmaurice, and Anne Fricke. More information about each poet is below.

For beginners! These classes are set up to teach the basics to adults with little-to-no computer experience - enough to help you find your way around and be comfortable on a computer. College of the Redwoods Adult Ed teachers offer these free classes at the library. They will bring computers to use at the class, or you are welcome to bring your own laptop if you prefer.

Want to improve your English for everyday life, work, or school? College of the Redwoods offers FREE English as a Second Language (ESL) classes, Wednesdays 4:30-7:30.

Pregnant and nursing parents and their partners and children are invited to join Breastfeeding USA counselor Elena Mack for an evening meet-up. The purpose of the group is to provide evidence-based information and breastfeeding support and to help families find out about other community resources for parents and their children. Children are welcome to attend.

Stretch your body, calm your mind with certified yoga instructor Jessalyn Delucchi.

For those who want to join a book club, but also want to eat great snacks and drink local libations, this is the event for you! This month, the topic is graphic novels. Share your favorites in this modern illustrated genre, which ranges from memoir to romance to slapstick and superhero.

For beginners! These classes are set up to teach the basics to adults with little-to-no computer experience - enough to help you find your way around and be comfortable on a computer. College of the Redwoods Adult Ed teachers offer these free classes at the library. They will bring computers to use at the class, or you are welcome to bring your own laptop if you prefer.

For beginners! These classes are set up to teach the basics to adults with little-to-no computer experience - enough to help you find your way around and be comfortable on a computer. College of the Redwoods Adult Ed teachers offer these free classes at the library. They will bring computers to use at the class, or you are welcome to bring your own laptop if you prefer.

Babies and their families are invited to share songs, rhymes, bouncing games, finger plays, and short stories at this early literacy event. Following the program, there's time for play with developmentally appropriate toys and socializing for both parents and children. The program is designed for children aged 3-24 months, and occurs on the first and third Friday of each month.

Families gather for a musical story time with shaker eggs, rhythm sticks and scarves, led by Ms. Sue.

Meet Rufus, a licensed therapy dog, and his human, Jean Ann. Rufus loves playing at the beach, digging in the garden, and listening to stories. Read to Rufus, tell him a story, or just sit with him and talk for a while. Reading to a dog is a low-pressure way for children to practice their reading skills, and fun besides! A parent or legal guardian must sign a permission form before children read with Rufus, and must accompany children to the story room. Stop by the desk in the children's room to complete the form and sign up for a turn with Rufus.

The Humboldt County Library is developing a strategic plan to better identify and address the needs of the communities it serves. That means we want to make the library work better for you! Your input and advice is needed to identify how the library can change and improve.

The Humboldt County Library is developing a strategic plan to better identify and address the needs of the communities it serves. That means we want to make the library work better for you! Your input and advice is needed to identify how the library can change and improve.

Want to improve your English for everyday life, work, or school? College of the Redwoods offers FREE English as a Second Language (ESL) classes, Wednesdays 4:30-7:30.

Luis Alberto Urrea's novel, according to Kirkus Review, is 'a wise, funny, tragic family saga that asks what it means to be American.' The hero, Miguel Angel de la Cruz, or Big Angel, is dying. He decides to throw a final birthday party for himself. The plot thickens, though, when his mother dies first. An accomplished writer of fiction and nonfiction, Urrea bases Big Angel, on his oldest brother, who passed a month after their mother died. The de la Cruzes are a messy, complicated, loyal family: 'All we do, mija,' Big Angel tells his daughter, 'is love. Love is the answer. Nothing stops it. Not borders. Not death.' Urrea’s novel clearly celebrates the American experience and familial strength with real people struggling in a harsh world.

Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis is a wise, funny, tragic memoir about a delightful little girl growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. It unfolds in bold, black-and-white images depicting a childhood inseparable from the history of the author’s country. Persepolis reminds readers of the horror of war and political repression, but celebrates the human capacity to endure absurdities with laughter through tears.

Do you want to start writing but have no idea where to begin? Do you have a manuscript and want some feedback? Do you need motivation to stick with it? Then, bring a packed lunch, share your writing – just two pages, please – and find encouragement, feedback and general discussion. Writing is much more enjoyable with support from a writing community.