Library book sale
The Friends of the Pleasanton Public Library will host a spring book sale Friday through Sunday, May 5-7, in the library’s main meeting room. The Friday night sale will run from 7-9 p.m. and is for members of the Friends group only, although the public can participate that evening by joining the organization at the door. The sale is open to the general public is from 10 a.m.ñ4 p.m. Saturday and from 1-4 p.m. on Sunday.More than 40,000 donated books of all types from bestsellers to biographies to children’s picture books will be for sale with paperbacks costing 50 cents and hardbacks and trade backs $1. Videos also will be offered for sale.
The Friends of the Pleasanton Library is a nonprofit organization created to support the Library. All revenues from the book sale will go to purchase new library materials, programs or equipment. For more information, contact Nancy Bering at 462-4368.
Career Fair
Las Positas College and the Tri-Valley One-Stop Career Center are hosting a free Career Information and Employment Fair Tuesday, April 25 at the Las Positas College Student Center, Building 1700. From 10:35 a.m.-2 p.m., students and community members will have the chance to meet with prosepective employers and hand out their resumes. Featured employers include 24-Hour-Fitness, Dynamic Office & Accounting Solutions, Hacienda Child Development Center, HFC member-KSBC Consumer Lending Group, Nellcor/Tyco Healthcare, Nobis Financial Group, the San Ramon Valley School District and more. Visit www.laspositascollege.edu/employmentcenter/employmentfair.php for a complete list. Call Katherine Dizon at 485-5272 for more information.Earth Day
Zone 7 Water Agency and the city of Pleasanton are sponsoring an Earth Day event at the Pleasanton Public Library Saturday, April 22 from 1-5 p.m. Families will learn why water conservation is critical, how local storm water systems work, the importance of groundwater and how to fight pests and grow great plants.
