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For more info contact SCPL staff Jesse at silvaj@santacruzpl.org or Encompass staff Kris at kris.younggren@encompasscs.org or Meredith at meredith.flores@encompasscs.org . Cuéntame un Cuento @ Online Monday, May 10 (5:30 PM - 6:30 PM) Location: Virtual Library Room: Online Acompáñanos para una hora de cuentos, actividades y canciones en español. Este programa es para niños de 0-8 y sus familias. La hora será lunes - 5:30PM. Será una reunión virtual en vivo de Zoom. Es necesario registrarse para este evento. Los registrantes recibirán un correo electrónico 24 horas y 1 hora antes del programa con un enlace Zoom e instrucciones para iniciar sesión. Join us for Spanish Storytime, Mondays @ 5:30. It's going to be a live Zoom meeting. Registration is required for this event. Registrants will receive an email 24 hours and 1 hour prior to the program with a Zoom link and instructions for logging in. Register Now! Virtual Zoom Toddler Time by Julie Tuesday, May 11 (10:30 AM - 11:00 AM) Location: Virtual Library Toddler Time is a weekly early literacy program for families with children ages 0-3 years old. Music, movement, stories, fingerplays, rhymes, and songs are a fun way for your child to learn. You must register for this event in order to receive the Zoom link by email. Let's play and learn together! Register Now! Dungeons & Dragons Tuesday, May 11 (3:30 PM - 6:30 PM) Location: Virtual Library Attention 12-16yr olds -- Adventure awaits! A friendly introduction to Dungeons & Dragons for players of all experience levels, led by an experienced player. Held every Tuesday from 3:30-6:30pm. Our Campaign lasts from May 4th to August 31st. Form a party, hunt for ancient treasures, and use your wits, magic, or brute force to battle kobolds, dragons, and more. Dungeons & Dragons is a game of adventure, imagination and near-limitless possibilities. If you've been curious but unsure how to start, it's time to roll the dice and join this campaign. An experienced D&Der will guide you, and all the necessary materials & manuals will be provided. Parents: Please be prepared to briefly meet our volunteer who leads the program. Zoom Link will be emailed the day of the event - MAY 4th please register in advance so that we know who and how many to expect, Thank you! Register Now! JavaScript Coding Wednesday, May 12 (3:00 PM - 4:00 PM) Location: Virtual Library Room: Online This program will follow the curriculum from Khan Academy called “Intro to JS: Drawing & Animation”. It covers fundamental ideas of computer science, and helps students learn one of the most popular programming languages right now, JavaScript. The curriculum has 18 modules, each with a few videos, short readings, and hands-on activities. Notable modules include Drawing Basics, Variables, Functions, Looping, and Objects. Students are free to work at their own pace; for students who finish quickly, an advanced Khan Academy course is available. No prior programming experience is required. About the instructor: Saashin is a local high school student. He's always been passionate about computer programming and technology. His first experience with coding was in 4th Grade, when he completed the introductory Khan Academy course on JavaScript. Since then, he's completed online courses in Python, HTML/CSS and JavaScript from University of Michigan, UC Davis and Hong Kong Institute of Technology. He's volunteered with CodeCombat and is currently at doing a internship with a local company. This class is open to students 8-18 years old. For more information please contact Julie Soto at sotoj@santacruzpl.org Register Now! Stories for Bedtime Wednesday, May 12 (7:00 PM - 7:45 PM) Location: Virtual Library Join us on Facebook or Youtube for Bedtime Stories presented by SCPL Librarian Jackie. On alternating weeks, Jackie will read bedtime stories, sing songs, and chant rhymes for families. New programs will be available every other Wednesday at 7:00 pm and on the library's YouTube Channel after that. Watch the Premiere! For more fun, please visit our Storytimes for Children playlist. Wings Birth Certificate Office Hours Thursday, May 13 (10:30 AM - 12:00 PM) Location: Downtown Wings Homeless Advocates offers open office hours at the corner of Center and Locusts streets , outside of the Downtown Library on Thursdays, 10:30am - 12:00pm. Wings provides free birth certificates and notary services for people experiencing homelessness. Appointments are required and can be made by contacting Wings at id@wingsadvocacy.org or leaving a voicemail at 831-291-5096 No other services will be available at this time Physical distancing and masks (or face cover...