Name: Middle Grade Book Club
Start: 2025-07-25T14:00
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Location: Claremont Helen Renwick Library

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Middle Grade Book Club

In-Person Program

Claremont Helen Renwick Library

Join us for a new book club for middle grade readers! We're starting off with "Holes" by Louis Sachar. Come share your thoughts on some of the best stories of all time and enjoy a book-themed activity. For ages 10 – 14.

Stanley Yelnats is under a curse. A curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather and has since followed generations of Yelnatses. Now Stanley has been unjustly sent to a boys' detention center, Camp Green Lake, where the boys build character by spending all day, every day digging holes exactly five feet wide and five feet deep. But what could be buried under a dried-up lake? Stanley tries to dig up the truth in this inventive and darkly humorous tale of crime and punishment—and redemption.

Find copies of Holes at the Claremont Library. It can also be ordered here.

Upcoming book and meeting:

August 22 - One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia

Registration is recommended but not required.

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Children |

EVENT TYPE: | Books, Poetry, & Writing |

TAGS: | Book Club |

Claremont Helen Renwick Library

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About the branch

Claremont Library was founded in 1914. It has been at its current location since 1928. The present building opened on April 25, 1975. The Friends of the Claremont Public Library was founded in 1957.

Upcoming events

Naloxone (Narcan) Clinics - In-Person Program

Wed, Feb 11, 12:00pm - 4:00pm

In response to an increase in fentanyl and other opioid related overdoses, we've partnered with the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health and California Department of Health Care Services to offer free doses of Naloxone (Narcan).

Youth Quilting Bee - In-Person Program

Wed, Feb 11, 3:30pm - 5:00pm

Meeting Room

Participants will learn and work together to create a group quilt that will be submitted and displayed at the LA County Fair Home Arts competition. Learn how to operate a sewing machine and the basics of putting together a quilt. For ages 10 - 17

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Smarty Pants Storytime - In-Person Program

Thu, Feb 12, 10:15am - 10:45am

Meeting Room

Let’s get ready for school! Enjoy books, songs, rhymes, and movement while learning school readiness skills and having fun. For ages 2 - 5 with their parent or caregiver.

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Toddler and Me Yoga - In-Person Program

Fri, Feb 13, 10:30am - 11:00am

Meeting Room

Join us for yoga at the library! Petra Poschmann of "Toddler and Me Yoga" will lead this parent/guardian and child program. Learn about exercises and stretches to build a stronger mind and body together! For ages 1 – 4 with a parent or caregiver.

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Baby Storytime - In-Person Program

Sat, Feb 14, 10:15am - 10:45am

Join us for a fun bonding experience with your baby through rhymes, fingerplays, and books! For babies up to 18 months, with their parent or caregiver.

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Our Place in the Sun - African American and Black History Month

Sat, Feb 14, 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Meeting Room

Join us by learning the places and spaces that existed for African American families to rest, relax, and be their full human selves. Afterwards, honor these spaces by creating your own Black Beaches Bag. For adults

Naloxone (Narcan) Clinics - In-Person Program

Wed, Feb 18, 12:00pm - 4:00pm

In response to an increase in fentanyl and other opioid related overdoses, we've partnered with the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health and California Department of Health Care Services to offer free doses of Naloxone (Narcan).

Naloxone (Narcan) Clinics - In-Person Program

Wed, Feb 25, 12:00pm - 4:00pm

In response to an increase in fentanyl and other opioid related overdoses, we've partnered with the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health and California Department of Health Care Services to offer free doses of Naloxone (Narcan).

Create and Celebrate! - In-Person Program

Wed, Feb 25, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Meeting Room

Celebrate African American and Black History Month at the library! Learn about famous Black artists and their contribution to American art as a whole, then create your own work of art inspired by them! For ages 5 – 12 with a parent or caregiver

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Mon, Feb 09	Closed
Tue, Feb 10	12:00PM to 8:00PM
Wed, Feb 11	12:00PM to 8:00PM
Thu, Feb 12	10:00AM to 6:00PM
Fri, Feb 13	10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Feb 14	10:00AM to 6:00PM
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