Teens can participate in a button making craft at the Turlock Library on Monday, June 17 at 3 p.m. During this craft, teens age 13 through 18 can make unique buttons to pin on their bags or backpacks. Participating in this program provides teens with the opportunity to interact with their peers, be creative with crafts, and learn about the wonderful programs the Stanislaus County Library offers.

For more information, please call the Turlock Library at 664-8100 or visit the library’s information desk.

We recently had a unique opportunity to visit Santa Rosa’s Safari West and it was an adventure my children (ages 7 and 9) will likely never forget. The wildlife preserve spans several hundred acres, and though we spent only about three hours at Safari West, we were amazed at how many different animals there were to see, and by how close we were able to see them. Sitting atop a safari vehicle, driving down a dirt road, I was nuzzled by a 19-year-old Masai giraffe named Toufani! Aside from visiting the African Serengeti, I’m quite sure I would have never had that opportunity.

Another vehicle out on safari, as seen from the loading area.

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Join fellow book lovers at the Riverbank Library on Tuesday, May 28 at 4 p.m. for the Riverbank Library Book Club. May’s book club pick is “The Help” by Katherine Stockett. Readers will enjoy the story of African-American maids working in the South during the 1960s and one woman’s quest to document their lives.

For more information, please call the Riverbank Library at 869-7008.