Making Stories

Young storytellers get the table at Rockridge Library

On Tuesday, November 24, Rockridge Library is making space for kids ages 8 to 12 to write, draw, make, and share stories after school. The session runs from 3:30 to 5 pm at 5366 College Avenue in Oakland.

This is a relaxed club style workshop, so kids can come in with a big idea or start from a prompt once they sit down. They can work solo, pair up with a friend, or join a small group. Comics, poems, zines, plays, little books, and illustrated stories are all fair game.

The Rockridge branch has that easy neighborhood library feel. It is calm, welcoming, and right in the middle of College Avenue, which makes it a nice stop for families after school. There is room to focus, but the mood is still social and playful.

The performers are the kids themselves, sharing a comic, a poem, a tiny book, or a scene when they feel ready. Finished pieces may even be added to the library collection, which is a pretty sweet reason to keep going with a story.

No registration is needed, and new members are welcome. Just drop in.

Event details and venue info.

Children ages 8 to 12 are invited to join us on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month from 3:30-5 pm to write, illustrate, make, and tell your own stories. 

This is a workshop/club, where kids can work alone, in pairs, or in small groups to write and illustrate stories. Do a fun writing or drawing game, follow a prompt, free-write, or illustrate.

Create a book, a zine, a comic, a story, a kamishibai, a play, a poem, or whatever! 

We’ll set a date for people who want to read aloud their finished stories and celebrate, and we welcome stories to be added into the library collection.

Drop in, no registration required. New members always welcome. 

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