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Bring your family to the library for a fun night out together! For this special program, bring along a stuffed animal friend who would like to spend the night at the library. We’ll read books, sing the animals to sleep, and tiptoe away to let them enjoy their sleepover. Come back the next day to pick up your stuffed animal friend and find out how what the animals did overnight. Last year they had a wild party. This year – who knows?

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.

Faded Southern belle Blanche DuBois visits her sister Stella in a seedy section of New Orleans. Stella's boorish husband Stanley not only scorns Blanche's aristocratic affectations, but also thinks she's holding out on inheritance money that rightfully belongs to Stella. On the fringes of sanity, Blanche is trying to forget her checkered past and start life anew. Starring Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter and Karl Malden. Directed by Elia Kazan.

Paul Woodland's whimsical tales amuse and delight all ages. Purveyor of the oral tradition and ancient art of storytelling, Paul Woodland's motto is 'Folktales, folklore, and folksongs, along with riddles and rhymes, in hopes that we'll have a good time!' Paul Woodland is especially renowned as a teller of tales of animals and other aspects of the natural world. His storytelling is energetic and hilarious, making him a well-known voice in all local storytelling venues and on the radio. Paul hosts the "Whippy Dip" radio show. Paul's storytelling flows from a natural gift, and was honed to a fine edge under the tutelage of renowned folklorist Ruth Stotter and fabled storyteller Gay Ducy at Dominican University where he earned a Certificate in Storytelling.

Let's get some Book Chat going at the Ferndale Library! Share your great reads and discover new authors in this relaxed and casual opportunity to 'talk books' with other people who love to read.

The book to be discussed this month is Educated, by Tara Westover Have you read it? Drop in and join the discussion!

Terry Malloy is a tough prizefighter-turned-longshoreman who must make a choice -- remain loyal to the mob-connected union boss Johnny Friendly and Johnny’s right-hand man, Terry’s own brother Charley; or help a murdered man's sister and a streetwise priest by providing information that will smash the dock racketeers. Starring Marlon Brando, Eva Marie Saint, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, and Rod Steiger. Directed by Elia Kazan.

Latina storyteller, performance artist, writer and teacher, Olga Loya uses a dramatic mix of Spanish and English to share traditional tales from Latin America as well as stories from her own varied and colorful life growing up in East Los Angeles. Known nationally and described as an 'alchemist' who can conjure up images and fill them with life, her shows are bursting with color and passion. Loya uses her voice, body, and sometimes music and dance to draw her audience into the imaginative and surprising worlds of the tales she tells. Each child in attendance will receive a free book, new or gently used.

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.

An ambitious young radio producer finds a charming rogue named Larry 'Lonesome' Rhodes in an Arkansas drunk tank and puts him on the air. Soon, Rhodes' local popularity gets him an appearance on television in Memphis, which he parlays into national network stardom. But the new star's ego, arrogance and womanizing threaten his rise to the top. Stars Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal and Walter Matthau. Directed by Elia Kazan.

In honor of National Poetry Month and Earth Day, Ryan will read from his two publications, 'Re-Membering' and 'High-Cooing Through the Seasons', plus new & juicy material from upcoming books. Ryan is this year’s recipient of Toyon Literary Magazine's Jodi Stutz Poetry Award for 'And All the Walls Between Them', his poem about the political /social/ physical /emotional /literary walls that currently haunt our culture.

Let's get some Book Chat going at the Ferndale Library! Share your great reads and discover new authors in this relaxed and casual opportunity to 'talk books' with other people who love to read.

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, but you are welcome to bring your own laptop if you prefer.

Rio Dell Library is undergoing a remodel! Please be patient as we work on improving this building, which needs some love and care. The library will be closed for most of April and hopes to reopen for regular hours in May. We do expect to open for a few special days during the work, and this is one of them!

Cal Trask, the son of a California farmer, feels that his father cares only about his brother, Aron. When Cal embarks on a business venture to gain the favor of his dad, he finds himself dealing with his estranged mother, now the owner of a brothel, and tensions in the family rise even further when he begins to fall for Aron's girlfriend, Abra. Starring James Dean, Julie Harris and Raymond Massey. Directed by Elia Kazan.