ATASCADERO — The Atascadero Library is pleased to announce its new programming for August.

Children’s programs include three storytimes for kids five and under. Bilingual Storytime will be on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m., Storytime at Sunken Gardens is on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m., and English Storytime will be on Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. There kids will experience stories, songs, and more fun.

A visit from Charles Paddock Zoo, where kids can get up close and personal with animals from Atascadero’s Charles Paddock Zoo will take place on Friday, Aug. 9, at 1 p.m.

Lego Club, with all it’s Lego-building fun, will take place on Saturday, Aug. 17, at 2 p.m. Lego Club is for kids aged 5-12.Registration is required.

Teens aged 10-17 are invited to join the library for an afternoon making perler bead keychains on Friday, Aug 30, at 2:30 p.m.

Contact Sally LaPorte at slaporte@slolibrary.org or (805) 461-6163 for more information on children and teen programming.

The Transition Mental Health Association (TMHA) will be at the library on Wednesdays from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Get connected with primary care, recovery, clothing, food, Medicare, shelter, mental health, showers, health insurance, and more. No appointment is needed.

Adults can also head to the library to join UC Master perservers and learn how to make their own raspberry chocolate jam. Participants also get to take their jam home. The workshop will take place on Thursday, Aug. 1, at 2 p.m., and registration is required.

Read-A-Latte Book Group will be meeting on Saturday, Aug. 17, at 10:30 a.m. to discuss “The Island of Sea Women” by Lisa See. Coffee and tea will be provided.

Library patrons of all ages are invited to attend the Climate Change Film Festival on Tuesday, Aug. 17, from 3 to 5 p.m. and Saturday, Aug. 31, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Short films on climate change will be shown.

For more information on adult programming, contact Melanie Bales at mbales@slolibrary.org or (805) 461-6162.