Library Visit – Castro Valley
This February I read at the Castro Valley Public Library thanks to librarian extraordinaire Angela Moffett who I met years ago at Fairyland in Oakland. The above photo was taken while I gave a demonstration of how to make the juice from my book Fresh Juice. I made juice for 20 people using carrots, ginger, apple, orange, greens, and cayenne pepper. All the participants got to try a sample and I showed them my juicer and how it works.
When I arrived that day it was raining and it was dark outside already. Here’s some photos of Angela setting things up and a volunteer.
As I mentioned above, immediately after reading the story to a crowd of children, adults, and elders the volunteer students and I went into serving/ demo mode. Photos taken by Angela Moffett.
I always bring art samples if its a book I have illustrated and I handed out my sketchbook, drawings, and paintings from the book.
That’s it for this one. I have been reading in SF, Oakland, and Berkeley for over a decade. Recently I have been reaching out to libraries beyond these cities to read to more students. I’d never read at Castro Valley at a school or library so it was cool to see their library and meet some folks there.
My name is Rob. I’m the author and illustrator of “Fresh Juice” and I’ve been reading and presenting to children in schools and libraries for over 14 years. If you’d like me to visit your school or library give me a holler.
Here are some other places I’ve read at:
- School visit – Sacajawea Elementary (Seattle, WA)
- School Visit – Alvarado Elementary ( Union City, CA)
- Storyland Story time – Oakland, CA
- Library Visit – Detroit/ Grosse Pointe (Detroit, MI)
