Put your mailbox on a diet!!

 
         
Do you feel these look familiar at your own mailbox? Do you feel annoyed that you get tons of junk mails every day?  Do you know that nearly 100 million tress, or 1.5 per household, are used to print junk mail each year in the U.S.?  Do your part to save these trees and keep the unwanted [...]

Exercise your right to vote!

On May 19th, there will be a special statewide election. There are six propositions to consider about the state budget and how to deal with spending commitments. To help you understand the propositions, the League of Women Voters, publishes the Easy Voter Guide. The guide is available online at www.easyvoter.org and also available here at [...]

Monday Children’s Book Reviews for April 27

Willoughby & the Lion by Greg Foley
“This is the story of Willoughby, whose new house feels too small and very lonely.
It’s also the story of an enchanted lion and spectacular wishes come true: of roller coasters, and fast, fast shoes, and enormous crowds of people.
But most of all, it’s the story of one important question: What [...]

Rumi, Poet of Love and People

Rumi has been hailed by western scholars as the greatest mystical poet of all time. The translation of his poems into the English language became the best seller book in the US in 1997. Ever since, the book of Rumi’s poetry has always been among the best selling books in the United States. [...]

California Public Utilities Commission Provides Special Phones For Free

If you or someone you know has difficulties with using a regular phone because of problems with seeing, hearing, speaking, remembering or moving there is a special phone available to help. The CTAP program provided by the California Public Utilities Commission will put one in your home for free if you qualify.  For more information [...]

Assistive Technology is here to help you!

Do you, or anybody you know,  have problem accessing information at the library’s computer station due to aging, vision, hearing, or mobility difficulties?  If you do, no problem from now on.  Union City Library, part of the Alameda County Library system, is happy to offer some new and updated assistive technologies to help you read, listen, and even write [...]

Dia de los Ninos Program

Everyone is invited to the Union City Library 2 p.m.  Saturday, April 25, to enjoy an exciting program of dance and music performed by El Ballet Folklórico de James Logan High School.  The celebration of El Día de los Niños Celebrating Young Americans is a gift from the Latino community to all children. Many nations throughout the [...]

Monday Children’s Book Reviews for April 20

Maisy Bakes a Cake: a Maisy First Science Book by Lucy Cousins
“Let’s get cooking! Step into Maisy’s kitchen for a pull-the-tab, lift-the-flap adventure that has all the right ingredients for a fun introduction to science.
Maisy is donning an apron, washing her hands, opening the cupboard – it can only mean that she’s ready to make a cake! [...]

Death and Taxes

It was Mark Twain who claimed that the two certainties of life
are ‘death and taxes’… I was going to write about a book by Dorothy Parker called Death and Taxes ,then I realized we do not have that in our system and neither I can borrow it from Link + . The book is rare [...]

Worlds Connect At Union City Library

National Library Week  is happening this week. Come in to your home town Library and see what you can find. Connect to the world through books, dvds, internet, books on CD, listen to stories, find workshops, buy used books,  see what’s happening in your community.  The Library is the hub. Find out why this week.