KCL - Rathbun Branch Library

Calling all plant people! Rathbun will be hosting an extra special plant swap for a limited time only! Bring your propagates and potted plants and swap them for something new! Keep checking back from July 7th-25th to see what might be new - who knows what treasures you will find!

Thank you to our team, patrons, and East Bakersfield Hillside Mushrooms for your donations to start our table!

(Please bring a clean and healthy plant in a sturdy container and swap it with a plant of equal or lesser value. One plant per trade.)

Join us for BINGO!!

Do you believe in magic? We sure do! Join us at Rathbun Branch Library for a special lunchtime meet-and-greet with a magical fairy guest from Bakersfield Fairytale Friends, followed by a fun craft.

🌟Thanks to funding from Measure K, Kern County’s Unincorporated Public Safety, Vital Services, and Local Control Measure, the Library Department is able to provide additional materials, programs, technology, and staff reinforcing the library's commitment to prioritizing literacy and creative learning opportunities for all ages.🌟

"""BLUEY"" is coming to a library near you via the 1️⃣0️⃣th anniversary season of Books in Motion®: DANCE + LITERACY! 📚✨💃

Join our friends from Spotlight Dance Academy for their upcoming “Bluey: Bob Bilby” performances published by Penguin Young Readers Licenses and translated by Isabel Mendoza.

CATCH the “Bluey: Bob Bilby” PERFORMANCE:

July 10 @ 3 PM - RATHBUN *

* Performances in English and Spanish

📖 Books in Motion is an award-nominated, evidence-based FREE summer program that encourages reading through dancing!!

🔗 Learn more at www.kerndance.org/BIM.

The Books in Motion program features:

💃 A live dance performance (in English, Spanish, and American Sign Language) based upon well-known children’s books.

🕺A mini dance class where children will learn a short dance that coincides with the book’s theme.

✂️ A crafting session to reinforce the book’s theme and promote role playing.

📕 A FREE BOOK to encourage reading at home.

🌟 Thank you to our sponsors:

California Arts Council, 23ABC, Virginia and Alfred Harrell Foundation, Amicus Foundation, Blue Zones Project, Kern County Library Foundation, Valley Strong, Ability Central, California Resources Corporation (CRC), and PG&E

Here’s to 10 years of stories coming alive through the arts! We can’t wait to see these books reach families across Kern County. 🎉

📅 Books in Motion runs July 6 through August 1

🔗 Full schedule at www.kerndance.org/BIM

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Join us tomorrow at the library for fun kids’ events! Enjoy a day of activities, creativity, and family-friendly fun.