By KATHRYN JOHNSON<\/p>\n
Thank you to all our patrons for making 2019 a great success for your library. We added new staff and new programs this year and are looking forward to serving you in the 2020! Happy holidays from all of us at the branch.<\/p>\n
In fact, it is that time of year for our annual Snowmen Coloring Contest. Please stop in for your entry and submit before Jan. 3 to be entered into the contest.<\/p>\n
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Programming for adults<\/strong><\/p>\n Be sure to stop in for your program calendar, which details all our regular, ongoing programs.<\/p>\n Book Club: <\/strong>On Tuesday, Dec. 9, at 1 p.m. the Book Club will discuss \u201c<\/strong>Less\u201d by Andrew Sean Greer.<\/p>\n This well-reviewed book by O\u2019Henry-winning author Andrew Sean Greer has been touted as his finest work yet. Readers will enjoy this read, which has been described as \u201cvery funny and occasionally wise\u201d by the Kirkus Review.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Programming for youth<\/strong><\/p>\n Cookie Decorating: <\/strong>Wednesday, Dec. 11, at 4:30 and 5 p.m.<\/p>\n Are you a cookie lover? Patrons will enjoy decorating a snowman cookie. Children under 8 should be accompanied by an adult. Please register to attend.<\/p>\n Noon Year\u2019s Eve Party: <\/strong>Tuesday, Dec. 31, at 11 a.m.<\/p>\n Come join us for a family New Year\u2019s celebration. We\u2019ll be ringing in the new year at noon \u2014 perfect for those of us who can\u2019t stay up to midnight. We\u2019ll have a dance party, crafts, a story and light refreshments all leading up to a noon year\u2019s countdown. Registration is required as space is limited. Come one, come all \u2014 no age limit!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Schedule alerts and save the dates<\/strong><\/p>\n All San Diego Public library branches will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Dec. 24 and closed all day on Dec. 25. On Tuesday, Dec. 31, we will be open 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. All locations will be closed on Wednesday, Jan. 1, and reopen Thursday, Jan. 2.<\/p>\n Winter Reading Challenge 2020: <\/strong>Readers of all ages are welcome to join us for a winter reading challenge starting Jan. 1. Read five books or five hours and receive a prize.<\/p>\n Vegan Adventures: <\/strong>Tuesday, Jan. 14, at 6 p.m.<\/p>\n Are you a long-time vegan looking for new recipes or someone new to veganism and not sure where to start? All are welcome to this free, live cooking demonstration and sampling. Each program has a different delicious theme.<\/p>\n \u2014 Kathryn Johnson is managing librarian of the Allied Gardens\/Benjamin Brach Library.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By KATHRYN JOHNSON Thank you to all our patrons for making 2019 a great success for your library. We added new staff and new programs this year and are looking forward to serving you in the 2020! Happy holidays from all of us at the branch. In fact, it is that time of year for […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1035,"featured_media":231631,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"11558","_seopress_titles_title":"Happenings at the Allied Gardens Library","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[11547,11558],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-231632","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","category-mission-times-courier"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231632","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1035"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=231632"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231632\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/231631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=231632"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=231632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}