Start the new year by checking off some healthy habits. Each month from January to May 2022 will focus on a different aspect of health: financial, mental, physical, spiritual and social.
In January, pick up your financial checklist at the Information Desk.
Complete at least 12 activities to earn a prize entry for that month.
Return your list to the Information Desk by February 5th for a chance to win one of three physical prizes or a $30 gift certificate from a local store. As a bonus, you will get an additional prize entry for each additional 3 activities you complete in a month.
Finish all 5 lists for an entry for a $50 gift certificate from a local business.
Starting September 19, 2021, the Dublin Library will be returning to our pre-pandemic hours. This means we will no longer be open on Fridays, but that our Sunday hours and evening hours will resume. Our full hours are as listed below:
Masks are still required and appreciated when you come in to visit the library. Disposable masks for adults and children over 2 years are available if you forget yours. Please stay home if you are sick or have COVID-19 symptoms.
Donations for the Friends of Dublin Library are not being accepted at this time.
To see the expanded hours at other Alameda County Library locations (some of which have changed from their pre-pandemic open hours) and for more information on our current visiting guidelines, see our Welcome Back page. To see our current open hours, you can also always check the Dublin Library page of the ACL website.
We’re excited to be offering you more open hours, and look forward to seeing you in the library. Until then, happy reading!
Exciting news! Starting August 1, 2021, we will expand library visiting hours and end No Contact Pickup and midday closures. Ending No Contact Pickup will allow us to more easily staff our expanded visiting hours. If you are unable to come into the building to pick up your holds, please call us at 925-803-7252.
We plan to resume our pre-pandemic library hours in September; stay tuned for more details.
Once our new hours begin, we will be discontinuing some of our pre-made grab bags. We will still have the graded book bags at the Check Out desk for Grades 2-3, 4-5 or 6-8. For pre-readers, teens and adults, you can get book recommendations through the library’s Book Match program.
All Alameda County Library locations continue to require face coverings and social distancing for staff and visitors, regardless of vaccination status. As a reminder, please stay home if you are sick or have COVID-19 symptoms.
Hold Pickup Times return to 7 days
As our libraries become more open, we are returning to our pre-pandemic holds period. Once you are notified that your hold is ready, you will have seven days to pick up the item before your hold expires. Note the “Pickup by” date in your hold’s notice. You can also see this information when you log in to your account and select “On Hold” under “My Borrowing.”
Welcome Back
We look forward to seeing more of you in the coming weeks. At this time, for the safety of our staff and the public, the library is still holding our programs entirely online. We do not know when we will resume in-person indoor programs. In the meantime, check out our online calendar of events.
There’s no better time to come back and visit your neighborhood library. Our shelves are full and waiting for you to browse and check out armloads of items. Happy reading, everybody!
Starting today, the Dublin Library is expanding our visiting hours to include Monday evenings, as well as Friday and Saturday afternoons. Here’s a summary of our new service hours:
You can always check our webpage for the current visiting hours. We do not know when we will return to our old hours or when we will start in-person programs again. We thank you for your patience.
If you’re not ready to come indoors, we are still offering no contact pickup holds, as well as our grab-bags of pre-selected fiction for various age groups, from baby board books to adult. You can request a bag while scheduling your no contact appointment. These grab bags are also available during our visiting hours by going to the Holds Pick-up area.
If you visit us on a Saturday, be sure to check out our new Children’s Book Bundles! These special bundles include 5 picture books on a theme.
Bundles are ONLY available on Saturday.
Bundles are available while supplies last.
Check out the entire bundle and leave the tag and rubber band behind.
The books do not need to be returned as a set.
There is no limit on the number of bundles per family.
So come on by, say hello, and stock up on some good reads and maybe some DVDs or other items, too! We look forward to seeing you.
Starting the week of March 22, Fremont Main and the Dublin Library will be open for limited walk-in visitors. (Both the number of visitors and the length of visits will be limited.) Available in-person services include browsing, printing, and computer use. See the library’s Welcome Back page for our full guide on what services are available in the library, outside the library, and what is currently not available.
We will continue to offer No Contact Pickup appointments, on a reduced schedule, as shown above. You can schedule your Dublin No Contact Pickup appointment online.
We are following county and state public health guidelines to ensure your visit is as safe and pleasant as possible, and will continue to adapt and modify services in accordance with the Alameda County Public Health Reopening Plan.
We’re excited to have you back in the library! Be sure to wear your mask, and stay home if you are sick or have Covid-19 sy
Do you have items to return to the library? You can drop them off during our No Contact Pickup hours. Place your items in the large bin next to the pickup tables. If you prefer to use the book drop, the book drop is only open from Saturday at 5 pm – Monday at 9:30 am. Be aware that all returns are quarantined and will not be cleared from your account for at least 96 hours.
No Contact Pickup hours for Dublin Library (by appointment) (updated 11/16/2020) Monday: 12 pm – 7 pm Tue – Fri: 10 am – 6 pm Saturday: 10 am – 5 pm Sunday: CLOSED
Want to pick up your holds at the library? Visit AC Library’s No Contact Pickup page to learn more about how the process works.
Did you know you can book your no contact pickup appointment online? In the email notification that your hold is ready, click on the “Dublin Library” link and complete all 3 screens to schedule your appointment. You will get an email confirmation of your appointment upon completion.
Not sure what to read next? Get a customized reading list from our Book Match librarians! Fill out a questionnaire about your reading preferences and we’ll send you a list of books to try. You can then place holds on the titles you want.
Miss the serendipity of stumbling upon a book while browsing? You can request an extra bag of books when you schedule your No Contact Pickup. These “grab bags” are a random selection of 5-10 books in specific categories, including Picture Books, 2nd-3rd grade Fiction, Teen Graphic Novels, Adult Mysteries, and more. See the full list of available bags when you schedule your appointment; only one bag per card.
As you can see, there’s still a lot that the library can do for you while our locations are closed. We do not know when the library building will reopen to the public, but we are working hard to get our staff and our building ready to reopen safely. For more information, see AC Library’s Phased Reopening Plan.
Thank you for your continued support of the library. We miss seeing you! Still have questions? Call us at 925-803-7252.
Volunteer applications will be available at the Dublin Public Library from Monday, December 30, 2019 – Wednesday, January 15, 2020.
Completed applications are due by January 15th at 8 pm. Incomplete or late applications will not be considered for a volunteer position.
Please note that filling out an application does not guarantee you a volunteer position. When you return the application, please sign up for an interview slot.
Mandatory interviews are scheduled for January 21st and 22nd.
Volunteer session runs from January 27, 2020 – May 9, 2020.
The Concord Mobile Veterans Center (MVC) provides readjustment counseling and information resources to veterans. Outreach specialists offer referral and connection to other VA or community benefits and service, including employment, education, healthcare and housing, Veteran CAID or Driver’s License, and Proof of Service Form DD-214
Have you written and independently or professionally published a book, and do you live in the Dublin or Tri-Valley area? If so, then the Dublin Library and the California Writer’s Club Tri-Valley Branch invite you to apply for our 2nd Annual Local Author Showcase!
We are looking for 12 published East Bay authors to join us for our free mixer-style event. Meet readers and possibly sell your books! Each author that is accepted into the showcase will have a table to display their work and have the option to do a short reading during the first hour of the event.
Applications to be included in the Showcase are available here and at the Information Desk at the Dublin Library between July 1st and July 31st. Applications are due by Thursday, August 1st. You can turn in your application at the Information Desk, or mail it to:
Local Author Showcase Dublin Library 200 Civic Plaza Dublin, CA 94568
Please see the terms and conditions on the reverse of the application form for more information.
Applicants will be notified by mid-August. The Local Author Showcase will take place in the Community Room at the Dublin Library on Saturday, October 12, from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
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