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• Riverside County Social Services will host Family Support through Kinship and Youth Warm Line on
October 13 th
• Financial education will be provided to local residents through the How to Prevent Fraud and Identity
Theft class on October 18 th
• The library book discussion group Book Talk for Book Lovers event will be held on October 24 th
• Cal Para will host The Safety and Dangers of Paranormal Investigations on October 25 th
• Master Roberto Ramos will visit bilingual story time on October 27 for Kinder Karate.
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• Basic Computer Class - October 29 .
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• Catholic Charities will host citizenship classes in the library on Fridays at 1:30 p.m.
• Inland Scribes will host writing workshops in the library on Sundays at 2 p.m.

Brainfuse Career Resources

The library has a digital library resource called Brainfuse, which provides free online tutoring to adult
learners. This resource provides career resources for job searching and high school equivalency preparation.
Library patrons can submit a resume for feedback via Brainfuse. It also provides Microsoft Office training for
MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint programs. Local residents must provide library card number information
and a personal identification number (PIN) to log in to this digital library resource.
December Library Programs

Holiday themed programs are scheduled for December.

• Inland Scribes will host writing workshops on Sundays from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
• Preschool Story time is held every Tuesday at 11 a.m.
• Covered California events will be held in the story room section of the library on Tuesdays from 3 p.m.
to 7 p.m.
• Teen Night is hosted by library staff every Wednesday at 5 p.m.
• Bilingual Story time is held every Thursday at 11 a.m. Family Night is hosted every Thursday at 6 p.m.
• Santa Claus will visit the children’s room section of the library on December 13th at 11 a.m.
• Library staff has planned a Wacky Winter Adventure Puppet Show on December 15th at 11 a.m.
• A special dance performance will be presented by the Cultural Heritage Performers on December 20th
at 11 a.m.

International Games Day
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The library hosted International Games Day on November 19 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The purpose of this
program is to encourage the spirit of collaboration and teamwork within the local community. This is an
annual event that is celebrated internationally on the third Saturday of November in public libraries. This free
event celebrates table top games for the whole family. Library patrons are encouraged to bring their favorite
family games to this event. Games included in this program include card, social, trivia and video games as
well as chess. This program is sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and Moreno Valley
Friends of the Library.

Vietnam Veteran’s Appreciation Day

Library staff has committed to providing ongoing resources and services to veterans in the local community.
In an effort to provide a community gathering place for local veterans, the library hosted a Vietnam Veterans’
Appreciation Day and Open House on November 12 . Local Veterans enjoyed refreshments and share their
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stories related to military service. To learn more about the Vietnam War, library patrons can visit
www.vietnamwar50th.com/.

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