Mindfulness for Challenging Times with Aiko Michot
August 18th: Being with what is happening
August 20th: Restoring a more balanced view
Join online or by phone via Zoom
Web link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84124857002?pwd=c1B4S25nOHNBQi8yVE80M2xuM0I3QT09
Or call in: (669) 900-6833
Meeting ID: 841 2485 7002 Passcode: 286249
August 18th: Being with what is happening
This session willexplore meditation as a safe place to deeply listen, witness and be with all experiences. Participants will practice techniques to break free from unhelpful thought patterns and to meet difficult emotions with more compassion and care.
August 20th: Restoring a more balanced view
One of the mind’s survival strategies is being able to quickly detect threats or problems. While this can be helpful in keeping us safe, it can also perpetuate a chronic state of stress and anxiety. In this session, participants will learn how to use heart practices such as gratitude, compassion, love, and generosity to restore a more balanced perspective on reality.
Aiko Michot is certified by Mindful Schools and has been teaching Mindfulness to youth and adults in the Bay Area since 2016. She offers a safe setting for participants to conduct their own investigation about the physical, emotional and mental processes that make up their experience. Her workshops include guided meditations, interactive exercises, diads and group discussions to create an engaging student-centered learning community.
Traveling & Experience Journaling
Monday, August 24 at 7:00 PM on Zoom
Whether you are having a staycation at home, or going on a (super safe, and very responsible, social distancing) road trip, you'll have all the tips and tricks to start building your own living heirloom.
Learn fun lettering tips and a slew of ideas of things you can start documenting today (even in a quarantine!)
Materials:
-Journal or Blank Paper
-Writing Utensils: pencils, pens, markers, highlighters
-Other fun items (not needed for class, but fun to use): washi tape, stickers, scissors, glue stick or double-sided tape, paper clip, ribbon
Looking forward to adventuring with all of you!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83915000783?pwd=RGNua2lVam1DdENKTUtOdW1RUjREZz09
Meeting ID: 839 1500 0783
Passcode: 377906
On-going Adult Events
English Learners Conversation Group
Adult English learners can practice their conversation skills with staff members.
Every Wednesday from 7:00 -8:00 PM
Join Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/97309528591?pwd=VmJGaEt0a1dCaXEwWFJaV2dFZ3FuUT09
Meeting ID: 973 0952 8591
Password: 668905
Every Thursday from 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
Join Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/96847225447?pwd=MmJUdHhFZHlSdHFkMnFTeCtNc0xRQT09
Meeting ID: 968 4722 5447
Password: 586735
Sit 'n Stitch
Tuesdays 11 AM - 12 PM
Virtual Cooking with BPL
CLICK HERE TO JOIN on ZOOM
Meeting ID: 886 7031 3616
Password: 332421
Are you a teen looking for a way to give back to your community during the Pandemic? We are looking for teen mentors for our Virtual Homework Center via Zoom on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 3:30pm-5:30pm September-November 2020. If you received a 3.5+GPA last semester and enjoy working with kids from K-6th grade, you are encouraged to apply! Questions? Email Teen Librarian Jenny miner@plsinfo.org for more information.
Join the Teen Advisory Board at the Burlingame Library this upcoming school year for a chance to create the new normal for teens at the library during the Pandemic. If you are in 7th-12th grades and are excited to contribute new ideas, please apply! If you have any questions, email Teen Librarian Jenny miner@plsinfo.org for more information.
Traveling & Experience Journaling
Monday, August 24 at 7:00 PM on Zoom
Whether you are having a staycation at home, or going on a (super safe, and very responsible, social distancing) road trip, you'll have all the tips and tricks to start building your own living heirloom.
Learn fun lettering tips and a slew of ideas of things you can start documenting today (even in a quarantine!)
Materials:
-Journal or Blank Paper
-Writing Utensils: pencils, pens, markers, highlighters
-Other fun items (not needed for class, but fun to use): washi tape, stickers, scissors, glue stick or double-sided tape, paper clip, ribbon
Looking forward to adventuring with all of you!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83915000783?pwd=RGNua2lVam1DdENKTUtOdW1RUjREZz09
Meeting ID: 839 1500 0783
Passcode: 377906
First Looks Book Group- Canceled until further notice
Send a message to Jenny to register: miner@plsinfolorg
(entering grades 4 - 6)
There will be no new Virtual Storytimes in August
Virtual Storytimes will resume on Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Summer Learning Finisher Prizes
Pick up your Summer Learning Book Prize Bag in August
Tuesdays- 3-5 PM
Wednesdays 10 AM - 12 PM
at the Bellevue Door
Books are pre-sorted and bagged by type/ genre
Mock Newbery Panel
Thursday, August 20 at 4:00 PM on Zoom
Be a part of Burlingame's Own Mock Newbery Medal Panel this fall for 4th-7th graders!
On the third Thursday of each month we will meet on Zoom to discuss a book that's getting a lot of Newbery Medal buzz. On our final meeting in January we will vote on the book we think deserves to win! (Real winners are announced at the American Library Association Mid-Winter Conference one week later). Can we pick the winner? Join us and find out! Please commit to all 6 meetings if you can so voting will be as fair as possible!
The book for our August 20 meeting will be "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks. We will pick September's book at the August meeting.
Virtual Mandarin Storytime
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88504443620?pwd=b3lLTk5NeC9iK1dIY01BSk1COTh4UT09
Meeting ID: 885 0444 3620
Password: 506871
